Exam 1- through EKG lecture 1 Flashcards
Circuit
collection of elements or elements and signals connected together for purposes of modifying input signals to obtain other desired signals or responses
Electric Current
flow of charges per unit time
Electric Voltage
potential difference measured between 2 points. Expression of potential energy required to move a charge of one coulomb from point A to point B
Ohm’s Law
V=IR
Ohm’s Law Corollary/Darcy’s Law
P(pressure)=Q(flow)R(resistance)
Voltage Analogs
Pressure P (dynes/cm2), temperature T (C), solute concentration C (mg/ml)
Current I(amperes) Analogs
Flow V (cm3/sec), Heat Flow q(Watts), solute flow Q(mg/min)
Frequency
1/Period(T)
Period
1/frequency (f)
Coulomb’s Law
F=k(q1xq2/d^2), The greater the distance between the charges, the weaker the force
Power
P=IV
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
The sum of the voltage variations around a loop is 0.
Kirchhoff’s Current Law
The sum of all currents that converge on a node will be 0.
Parallel Resistance
1/R= 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3…
Series Resistance
R= R1+R2+R3…
Transducer
Converts one form of energy to another form
Wheatstone Bridge
V=0 when R1xR4=R2xR3
Capacitance
“compliance”- the ratio of change in an electric charge in a system to the corresponding change in its electric potential
Parallel Capacitance
C=C1+C2+C3
Inductors - Inertance
Measure of the pressure gradient in a fluid required to cause a change in flow rate with time
Series Inductance
Added together
Parallel Inductance
same formula as parallel resistance
Most circulatory systems
are parallel systems
I=V/R
Q=P/R
Open Circuit
No current flow
Current (capacitor)
decreases as time increases due to charge buildup on capacitor
Time Constant (capacitor)
Equals Resistance x Capacitance (RC)
Voltage
across the capacitor increases as time increases due to charge buildup on the capacitor
Current (inductor)
increases as time increases due to diminished impediment from the inductor
Time constant (inductor)
inductance/resistance (L/R)
Capacitive Reactance
Xc=1/2pifC, inversely proportional to frequency
Inductive Reactance
Xl=2pifL , directly proportional to frequency
Impedance
sum of resistance, capacitive reactance, and inductive reactance taking the phase contribution of each into account (Z)
High Pass Filter
output component chosen to be resistor rather than capacitor
American Heart Association Bandwidth
0.05-100.0 Hz
RMS Amplitude (root mean square)
the amplitude a DC signal would need in order to provide the same average power=(.707)peak amplitude
Peak Amplitude
the maximum amplitude in either the positive or negative half cycle
Peak to Peak Amplitude
twice the peak amplitude, includes positive and negative maxima
Average Amplitude
average amplitude for either half cycle= (.637) peak amplitude
Ohm’s Law Corollaries
P=QR (hydraulic/hemodynamic systems), T=qR (thermal systems), C=QR (concentration systems)
Current (I)
Amount of charge carriers moving through a circuit or circuit element per time, measured in Amperes
Voltage (V)
measure of electrical pressure needed to force charge carriers through a circuit or circuit element. Difference in electrical pressure measured across any elements that impede or resist flow of the charge carriers (measured in volts)