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320 Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Conductors

A

Wire, cable, or other body or medium that can carry electric current

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2
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Insulators

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A device having electrical resistance and used for supporting or separating conductors

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3
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Semiconductors

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A solid crystalline material whose electrical conductivity is between that of a conductor and an insulator

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4
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When arsenic is added to germanium it becomes what type of material

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N type

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5
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Holes are considered to be what type of carriers in P-type material

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Positive

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6
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Is conduction possible in a germanium crystal before doping

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No

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7
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What are the minority carriers in a P-type material

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Positive charges (holes)

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8
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What impurities are added to silicon to make N-type material

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Phosphorus

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9
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Diode

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Allows current to pass through it in only one direction

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10
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Forward bias

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Voltage applied across a PN junction that causes it to conduct current. The positive voltage is applied to the P material, and the negative to the N material

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Reverse bias

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Voltage applied across a PN junction that prevents it from conducting. Positive voltage is applied to the N material, and the negative to the P material

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12
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Germanium diode’s threshold voltage

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3/10

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13
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Silicon diode’s threshold voltage

A

6/10

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14
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Peak-inverse voltage

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Breakdown voltage for the diode

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15
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If a diode measures a low resistance in both directions, is it good or bad

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Bad

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16
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Is a reverse biased diode’s resistance high or low

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Low

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17
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What happens to a reverse biased diode if it has an excess of current for a long period of time

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Produces enough heat to damage the diode permanently

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18
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Rectifiers

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Circuits that convert AC power to DC power

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19
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Ripple

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Residual AC voltage in the output of a power supply, consisting of a small AC component riding on the DC component

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20
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Half-wave recifier

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A rectifier circuit using one diode which conducts for every other alternation of the AC input voltage

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21
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Pulsating direct current

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DC voltage or current with its amplitude changing in value, usually at regular intervals

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22
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Filtering

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The use of a group of components connected so there is little opposition to certain frequencies, but considerable opposition to others

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23
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What DC waveform is available at the output of a half-wave rectifier

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A pulsating DC waveform

24
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The half-wave rectifier conducts only what portion on the signal

25
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What is the amount of curvature in a signal called

A

The ripple

26
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What components do you need to make up a half-wave rectifier

A

Diode, resistor, and AC

27
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Full-wave rectifier

A

A rectifier circuit that usually using two diodes one of which conducts for each alternation of the AC input voltage

28
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How many diodes are in a full-wave rectifier

29
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What is the difference in output between the half-wave rectifier and the full-wave rectifier

A

The full-wave rectifiers output is doubled

30
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Is the full-wave rectifier’s output more or less smooth than the half-wave rectifier’s output

A

More smooth

31
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Is the full-wave rectifier’s amplitude more or less than the half-wave rectifier’s amplitude

32
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What type of transformer is used in a full-wave rectifier

A

Center tapped transformer

33
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Bridge rectifier

A

A full-wave rectifier circuit in which four diodes are connected in a bridge arrangement

34
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How many diodes are in a full-wave bridge rectifier

35
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The full-wave bridge rectifiers output most closely approximates the output amplitude of what rectifier

A

Full-wave rectifier

36
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The full-wave bridge rectifiers output frequency most closely approximates the output frequency of which rectifier

A

Full-wave rectifier

37
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Do you use a center-tapped transformer in a full-wave bridge rectifier

38
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What type of output voltage does the full-wave bridge rectifier produce

A

Pulsating DC

39
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Zener Diode

A

A solid-state diode used for voltage regulation

40
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In terms of bias, how is a zener diode unique as compared to other diodes

A

They are designed to operate reverse bias

41
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In terms of current and voltage, how is a zener diode unique as compared to other diodes

A

They use reverse currents and voltage which remains constant in a diode while the current increases to a higher value

42
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Why would you use a zener diode instead of a standard diode

A

To in sure voltage regulation

43
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How is a zener diode reverse bias characteristic curve different than a standard diode characteristic curve

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The breakdown voltage for a zener diode happens long before the breakdown on a standard diode

44
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Doping

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The addition of impurities to a semiconductor to achieve a desired characteristic

45
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Majority carriers

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The type of carrier, that is, electron or hole, that constitutes more than half the carriers in a semiconductor

46
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Minority carriers

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The type of carrier, electron or hole, that constitutes less than half the total number of carriers in a semiconductor

47
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2 most common elements in a semiconductor

A

Silicon and germanium

48
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Diodes allow current to pass through them…

A

When they are forward biased

49
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The forward bias in a semiconductor diode….

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Increases with an increase in bias voltage

50
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Threshold voltage is….

A

The bias voltage value reached that causes the current to increase sharply

51
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Voltage across a zener diode remains constant….

A

At zener voltage

52
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Will a good rectifier have a large or small amount of ripple

53
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The simplest rectifier circuit is

A

Half-wave rectifier

54
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A half-wave rectifier circuit is a

A

Resistor diode combination across an AC source

55
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The full-wave bridge rectifier is

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Always used

56
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Ripple is

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The AC component of a rectifier output

57
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The rectifier with the highest ripple factor is the

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Half-wave rectifier

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