The Principle and Application of IMPATT Diode

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The Impact Avalanche Transit Time (IMPATT) diode is a high power radio frequency (RF) generator that operates from 3 to…

The General Principle of using a Servo Motor for Position Control

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Servo motors are typically employed in closed-loop position control; for example let us consider the following application, where the angular…

The Shockley Diode Features & Operation

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The Shockey diode is a four layer sandwich of PNPN semiconductor material very similar to the SCR but without a…

Basic Features of Autotransformer Starter

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A 3-phase autotransformer is typically employed where star or delta starting provides insufficient starting torque. Each phase of an autotransformer…

Manipulating Devices & Actuators in Process Instrumentation

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The function of the manipulating device is to influence the process variable. Its main purpose is to regulate a mass…

The Diac Features & Applications

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Features of a Diac The diac is a two-terminal, semiconductor, bi-directional switching device. It can conduct in both directions. The…

ZigBee Wireless Protocol for Industrial Communication

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ZigBee is an open wireless standard for low-rate networks. It is an IEEE standard 802.15.4 protocol. The physical layer radio…

Unijunction Transistor Features and Operation

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The unijunction transistor (UJT) is a three terminal, single-junction device which exhibits negative resistance and switching characteristics totally unlike those…

What is a Discontinuous Controller?

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This is a controller with only 2 switching states, that is, the output signal is switched ON and OFF depending…

How Modbus is used in Industrial Networks

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Modbus is an open standardized communication protocol that was founded by Modicon. Initially it was designed for the communication among…