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Every week I add here a little description of a basic circuit principle (every, even the most elementary circuit, is based on a simple basic idea). I number and date these ideas consecutively as they have appeared in my mind; then, I arrange the principles systematically of circuit evolution - passive > transistor > op-amp etc.
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Number/Week | Subject | Circuit Principles/Devices |
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Basic Principles for Building Passive Circuit | ||
Principle 1 September 27, 2004 |
Obtaining Current | Obtaining a current by applying a voltage across a resistor. Voltage-to-Current Converter |
Principle 2 October 04, 2004 |
Obtaining Constant Current | Obtaining a constant current by depreciating a voltage across the load. Simple Current Source |
Principle 3 October 11, 2004 |
Current Regulating | Regulating a current by a resistance. Resistance-to-Current Converter |
Principle 4 October 18, 2004 |
Obtaining Voltage | Obtaining a voltage by passing a current through a resistor. Current-to-Voltage Converter |
Principle 5 October 25, 2004 |
Voltage Regulating | Regulating a voltage by a resistance. Resistance-to-Voltage Converter |
Principle 6 November 01, 2004 |
Voltage Attenuating | Attenuating a voltage by taking a partial voltage drop across a part of resistor. Voltage Divider |
Principle 7 November 08, 2004 |
DC Potential Shifting | Moving a DC voltage by a resistor connected in series with the input voltage source and supplied by a current source. Shifting Stage |
Principle 8 November 15, 2004 |
Series Voltage Summing | Summing/subtracting voltages by connecting the input voltage sources in series. Series Voltage Summer/Subtracter |
Principle 9 November 22, 2004 |
Parallel Current Summing | Summing/subtracting currents by connecting the input current sources in parallel. Parallel Current Summer/Subtracter |
Principle 10 November 29, 2004 |
Parallel Voltage Summing | Summing/subtracting voltages by preconverting the input voltages into currents. Parallel Voltage Summer/Subtracter |
Principle 11 December 06, 2004 |
AC Voltage Stiffening | AC voltage stiffening by parallel capacitor connecting. Bypass (Shunt) Capacitor |
Principle 12 December 13, 2004 |
AC Voltage Shifting | AC voltage shifting by series capacitor connecting. Blocking (Decoupling) Capacitor |
Principle 13 December 20, 2004 |
AC Voltage Decoupling | AC voltage decoupling by series inductor connecting. Inductive Filter |
Principle 14 December 27, 2004 |
Pulse Shortening | Pulse shortening by series capacitor connecting. CR Differentiator |
Principle 15 January 03, 2005 |
Reversing Voltage | DC voltage reversing by differentiating. CR Differentiator, LR Differentiator |
Principle 16 January 10, 2005 |
Slowly Charging, Quickly Discharging | Slowly charging, quickly discharging. Flash Light |
Basic Principles for Building Solid-State Circuits | ||
Principle 17 January 17, 2005 |
DC Voltage Decoupling | Voltage decoupling by series diode connecting. Decoupling Diodes, Diode Logic Circuits |
Principle 18 January 24, 2005 |
Current Rectifying | Current rectifying by series diode connecting. Diode Rectifier, Reverse-Polarity Protector |
Principle 19 January 31, 2005 |
Series Voltage Limiting | Voltage limiting by series diode connecting. Series Diode Limiters |
Principle 20 February 07, 2005 |
Parallel Voltage Limiting | Voltage limiting by parallel diode connecting. Parallel Diode Limiters, Overvoltage Protectors |
February 14, 2005 |
Peak Detection | Charging a capacitor to the maximal/minimal value Peak Detector |
Principle 22 February 21, 2005 |
DC Restoration | Automatic voltage shifting of an AC signal with the peak value. DC Restoration Circuit (Diode Clamp) |
Principle 23 February 28, 2005 |
DC Voltage Stiffening | DC voltage stiffening by parallel (zener) diode connecting. Voltage Regulator |
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Last updated February 27, 2005