**Under Construction**: VA7FI is editing this section, please do not edit it until this notice is taken down. ====== Electronics ====== In this section we'll discuss the three basic electronic components: ^Name ^Property ^Unit ^ Symbol ^ Picture ^Source | |Resistor (R) |Resistance |Ohm (Ω) | {{r.png}} | {{resistors.jpeg?100|}} |[[wp>Resistor]] | |Inductor (L) |Inductance |Henry (H) | {{l.png}} | {{inductors.png}} |[[wp>Inductor]] | |Capacitor (C) |Capacitance |Farad (F) | {{c.png}} | {{capacitors.jpeg?100}} |[[wp>Capacitor]] | ===== Resistor ===== The easiest component to start with is the resistor. Resistors have many usage: <> [[wp>Resistor |Wikipedia: Resistor]] ===== RLC Impedance ===== {{ lc_graphs.png?250}} ^Impedance (Ω) ^Low Frequency ^ Medium Frequency ^ High Frequency | |Resistance, R | Doesn't depend on frequency ||| |Inductive Reactance \\ \$X_L = 2\pi f L\$ | Low | Medium | High | |Capacitive Reactance \\ \$X_C = \frac{1}{2\pi f C}\$ | High | Medium | Low | ===== RLC Addition ===== |< 100% >| ^ ^ Series ^ Parallel | |\\ \\ \\ Resistor, R [Ω] | \\ {{r_series.png}} | {{r_parallel.png}} | | ::: | \$R = R_1 + R_2\$ | \$\frac{1}{R} = \frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2}\$ | |\\ \\ \\ Inductor, L [H] | \\ {{l_series.png}} | {{l_parallel.png}} | | ::: | \$L = L_1 + L_2\$ | \$\frac{1}{L} = \frac{1}{L_1} + \frac{1}{L_2}\$ | |\\ \\ \\ Capacitor, C [F] | \\ {{c_series.png}} | {{c_parallel.png}} | | ::: | \$\frac{1}{C} =\frac{1}{C_1} + \frac{1}{C_2}\$ | \$C = C_1 + C_2\$ | ====== Questions ====== [[practice |{{/back.png }}]] [[electronics|{{ /next.png}}]]