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Balmores, Jose Pascual P.

Gr. 8 – OLHT
 ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

RESISTOR
A resistor is an electrical component that restricts the flow of
current in the circuit. Resistor can also be used to afford a
specific voltage to a transistor. When current flows through the
resistor, the resistor absorbs the electrical energy and
degenerates it in the form of heat.

CAPACITOR
A capacitor is a two terminal linear passive component which is
made from two conductive plates with an insulator between
them. The main function of a capacitor is that it stores electrical
energy when an electric charge is forced onto its terminals from
a power source. It maintains the charge even after getting
disconnected from the power source.

TRANSFORMER
A transformer is an electrical device which consists of two coils
of wire, that are linked by an iron core. It offers the much needed
capability of changing the current and voltage levels easily. The
main function of the transformer is that to increase (step-up) or
decrease (step-down) AC voltages.
 BATTERY
A battery is an electrical device which is used to convert chemical
energy into electrical energy through electrochemical discharge
reactions. It is composed of one or more cells wherein each cell
has an anode (+), the cathode (-) and the electrolyte. The anode
and the cathode are kept up to an electrical circuit. Batteries are
classified into two types; they are primary or disposable batteries
and secondary or rechargeable batteries, wherein the primary
batteries are not rechargeable while the secondary batteries are
rechargeable.

TRANSISTOR
The Transistor is an electronic device, which consists of three
terminals, made of semiconductor material which controls
the flow of voltage or current and acts as a switch for
electronic signals. There are two types of transistors PNP and
NPN, most circuits tend to use NPN transistor.

SWITCHES
A switch is an electrical device which is used to break
the circuit, interrupting the current and to supply the
current from one conductor to another conductor. The
switch works with ON and OFF mechanism.

MOTOR
A motor is an electrical device and the main function of the
motor is to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy.
The motor contains rotor, stator, bearings, conduit box,
enclosure and eye bolt. Electric motors are everywhere, from
common machines to the most complex computers.

RELAY
Relays are electromechanical switches that are used to control
the circuits by using a low power signal. The relays comprise of
an electromagnet, an armature, a series of electrical contacts and
a spring. First relays were used as amplifiers in long distance
telegraph circuits. There is no electrical connection between the
two circuits in the relay because they are connected through
magnetic connection. Relays are used to perform logical
operations in telephone exchanges and computers etc.

INTERGRATED CIRCUIT (IC)

The short form of an integrated circuit is IC and sometimes it
is also called as microchip. The Integrated circuit is a
semiconductor device, where loads of resistors, capacitors,
and transistors are fabricated. It can function as an oscillator,
microprocessor, amplifier, and timer.

FUSE
A fuse is a material or a piece of wire which is used
to protect the components from destruction due to
excessive current flowing through them. When an
excessive current flows through the circuit, the wires
get heated up and get damaged. As a result, the
current stops flowing. When the fuse melts due to
overflow of current then, the element of the fuse
absorbs some energy. The absorbed energy is given
by I2t.