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Collection of Circuit Building Blocks
Class 1: Elementary Passive Circuits with Current Output (10 blocks).
| indivisible building blocks |
sources/loads |
voltage source |
current load |
| converters |
voltage-to-current converter |
resistance-to-current converter |
| compound building blocks |
current sources |
voltage-controlled current source |
resistance-controlled current source |
| measuring devices |
voltmeter |
non-linear ohmmeter |
| multi-input devices |
voltage-over-resistance divider |
series voltage summer |
Class 2: Elementary Passive Circuits with Voltage Output (10 blocks), so far 20 blocks "invented".
| indivisible building blocks |
sources/loads |
current source |
voltage load |
| converters |
current-to-voltage converter |
resistance-to-voltage converter |
| compound building blocks |
voltage sources |
current-controlled voltage source |
resistance-controlled voltage source |
| measuring devices |
ammeter |
linear ohmmeter |
| multi-input devices |
current-by-resistance multiplier |
parallel current summer |
Class 3: Compound Passive Circuits with Voltage Output (8 blocks), so far 28 blocks "invented".
| single-input devices (converters) |
voltage-to-voltage |
displacement-to-voltage |
| resistance-to-voltage (direct) |
resistance-to-voltage (reversed) |
| multi-input devices (various) |
ratio-by-voltage multiplier |
parallel voltage summer |
| parallel voltage subtractor (comprator) |
bridged circuit |
Class 4: Passive Integrators and Differentiators (8), so far 36 blocks "invented".
Class 5: Diode Circuits (10), so far 46 blocks "invented".
| KINDS |
parallel |
series |
| limiters |
positive |
negative |
both |
positive |
negative |
both |
| stabilizers |
parallel voltage stabilizer |
potential shifting circuits |
| functional devices |
logarithmic converters |
antilogarithmic converters |
Class 6: Transistor Circuits without Feedback (6), so far 52 blocks "invented".
| KINDS |
with transistor grounded |
with floating transistor |
| amplifiers |
series |
parallel |
series |
parallel |
| current sources |
current source |
current sink |
Class 7: Transistor Circuits with Negative Feedback (7), so far 59 blocks "invented".
| Followers |
emitter follower |
emitter follower disturbed |
| Transistor amplifiers (deliberately disturbed followers) with NFB, controlled from the: |
| base |
emitter |
both base and emitter |
| common emitter stage |
common base stage |
differential amplifier |
| Transistor amplifiers with NFB and dynamic load |
| amlifier with dynamic load |
amlifier with dynamic load controlled |
Class 8: Op-amp Amplifiers with Negative Feedback (9), so far 68 blocks "invented".
| Op-amp followers |
| follower (non-inverting amplifier with K = 1) |
invertor (inverting amplifier with K = -1) |
| Op-amp disturbed followers |
| proportional disturbed followers |
additive disturbed followers |
| with series NFB |
with parallel NFB |
with series NFB |
with parallel NFB |
| followers |
invertors |
followers |
invertors |
| Op-amp amplifiers with negative feedback |
| with series NFB |
with parallel NFB |
with mixed NFB |
| non-inverting amplifier |
inverting amplifier |
differential amplifier |
Class 9 : Op-amp Converters with Parallel Negative Feedback (22), so far 90 blocks "invented"..
| Op-amp Resistive Circuits with Current Output |
| voltage-to-current converter |
resistance-to-current converter |
| voltage controlled current source |
resistance controlled current source |
| voltage/resistance divider |
| Op-amp Resistive Circuits with Voltage Output |
| current-to-voltage converter |
resistance-to-voltage converter |
| current x resistance multiplier |
| Op-amp Compound Circuits with Voltage Input and Output |
| inverting voltage divider |
inverting voltage summer |
| Op-amp Reactive Circuits with Voltage/Current Output |
| KINDS |
integrators |
differentiators |
| I output |
L integrator V > I |
C differentiator V > I |
| V output |
C integrator I > V |
L differentiator I > V |
| Op-amp Reactive Circuits with Voltage Input and Output |
| KINDS |
integrators |
differentiators |
| capacitive |
RC integrator V > V |
RL differentiator V > V |
| inductive |
LR integrator V > V |
RL differentiator V > V |
| Op-amp Diode Circuits with Voltage Input and Output |
| limiters |
parallel |
series |
| functional |
logarithmators |
antilogarithmators |
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Class 11: Components and Sub-systems for Analog-Digital Signal Processing (?? blocks), so far ?? blocks "invented".
Last updated
October 24, 2004
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