Electrical Engineering Flashcards

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capacitors

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  • stores electrical charge
  • releases its stored charge
  • stabilizes an unsteady power supply
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diodes

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  • allows current to flow only one way
  • rectification ( A.C to D.C)
  • emits light
  • blocks current from traveling in opposite direction (PROTECTS battery)

ex. when u put batteries in backwards it wont workk

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transistors

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  • blocks or amplifies electric current
  • C : current flows to E, through B like a door
  • B : can stop or allow current to flow

ex. binary code

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relays

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  • controls high voltage circuit from a distance with low- volatge circuit
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