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<?php include('header.php') ?>
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<div class="heading">
Circuit Elements
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<div class="blog-page">
And the journey starts😀. Let’s start with some conceptual things. So in this blog, we will study circuit
elements. What are these and where do we see them in daily life and robotics?🤔
<br><br>
But before starting with circuit elements, do you know what a circuit is?
A circuit is an arrangement of individual electronic components, such as resistors, transistors, capacitors,
inductors, and diodes, connected by conductive wires or traces through which electric current can flow.
Now let’s understand this with a hypothetical activity.
<ol>
<li>
Required elements: <br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image12.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
In case you have your real-world LED, switch, battery, and wires, they will work better, but if you don’t
have them, you can take these hypothetical ones. Assume them to be similar to the real-world ones.
</li>
<li>
<img src="img/images/elements/image16.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
Now, you need to connect a piece of wire to each terminal of LED and analyze whether it is a circuit
according to the definition. <br>
Is it a circuit? No, it’s not because it does not make a closed path. (The one in red is the positive
terminal and the one in black is negative)
<br>
</li>
<li>
<img src="img/images/elements/image11.png" class="img-responsive floating-image left"><br>
Now, connect the end terminals of wire extending from the terminals of LED and connect them.
<br>
Is it a circuit now? Even though you have closed the loop, it cannot be called an electric circuit because
of the absence of the flow of electric current since the power source is absent. So, you need to add a power
source. <br>
</li>
<li>
<img src="img/images/elements/image3.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
Disconnect the wire ends from each other and connect them to the battery in a way that the wire from the
longer terminal of the LED connects to the positive terminal of the battery and that from the shorter
terminal of the LED must connect to the negative terminal of the battery.
</li>
</ol>
You’ll notice that your LED will start to glow, and voila! You’ve created your very first circuit.
Now you must be wondering why we needed the switch to
demonstrate about circuits, we don’t really. Our elementary electric circuit is now complete. But we need a switch
to illustrate some more concepts.
<br><br>
Suppose you connect a switch in series with your circuit, but the simple on/off switch can only have two states,
on or off, and takes only one of them at once.
<br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image25.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
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<tr>
<td>
A quick question - would the arrangement still be called a circuit if I set the switch in the OFF state?
There is no flow of electric current, so it defies the definition of a circuit.
Try and think by yourself! If it is, why? Consider this as an assignment to yourself. Contact us with
your doubts.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br> <br>
Now that you know what exactly is a circuit, let’s study the types of circuit elements.
<br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image21.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image left"><br>
<h1>Active Circuit Elements</h1>
The elements that supply energy to the circuit are called active elements.
<br><br><br>
<h1>Passive Circuit Elements</h1>
A passive component is an electronic component that cannot introduce net energy to the circuit. The definition is
really simple. In the above circuit, Battery is an Active element and Bulbs are Passive. What are some other
passive circuit elements that we use? Yeah! Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Transformers, Diodes🙄 all are
passive components.
<br><br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image9.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
Now try to think of some active components.🤔 Battery…uh...um...battery.🤫 I’m not playing this. Wait, you're here
to learn, so, let us tell you. Other than batteries we have...ah… it’s hard really...😒...yes...generators? Yes,
they supply energy to the circuit...or we say generally, all voltage and current sources are active circuit
elements.
<br><br><br>
Let’s now study these elements one by one
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
<h1>Resistors</h1><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image26.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
Resistors are electronic components that have specific, never-changing (given physical conditions are constant)
electrical resistance. They play a significant role in Ohm’s law. That’s why the resistance's SI unit is
Ohmmmmm😀…
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image10.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
Symbols-
Two common resistor schematic symbols. R1 is an American-style 1kΩ resistor, and R2 is an international-style 47kΩ
resistor.
<br><br><br><br>
<table style="border: 2px solid black;">
<tr>
<td>
There is one more reason for why there are two different symbols of resistor. Try to figure out!
Think as a manufacturer of circuits.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br><br><br>
These are resistors-
<br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image17.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
You see the different colored stripes on them. Many of you might know why they are for it. Yes! They are for
determining their resistances. <br><br>
<strong>Fun Fact:</strong> But do you know that resistors may contain 3 to 6 colored strips. The table given below
might come in handy.
<br><br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image24.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
<br><br><br>
Let’s discuss different types of resistors.
<br><br>
<br>
<h2>Carbon Film Resistors</h2><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image19.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
They are constructed out of a ceramic carrier with a thin pure carbon film around it, that functions as resistive
material. These resistors provide the basic need of adding resistance to circuits but they generate thermal noise
which interferes with high-frequency signals in circuits. To overcome this, Metal Film Resistors were invented.
<br><br><br>
<h2>Metal Film Resistors</h2><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image6.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
Construction and working are similar to that of carbon film resistors except they use the metal strips to give the
desired resistance. Generate less thermal noise but expensive than carbon film resistors. These resistors are
pretty much accurate but some circuits require highly accurate resistors with low noise so Wire Wound resistors
come to the rescue!
<h2>Wire Wound Resistors</h2><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image2.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right">
A Wirewound Resistor is made by winding a thin metal alloy wire (generally Nichrome or Manganin) or similar wire
onto an insulating ceramic former in the form of a spiral helix similar to the film resistors above.
These types of the resistor are generally only available in very low ohmic high precision values (from 0.01Ω to
100kΩ) due to the gauge of the wire and number of turns possible. But they can’t handle low-frequency signals well
enough than metal film resistors. Wherever high precision resistors are required with high-frequency signal
circuits, Wire Wound resistors are used.
<br><br>
The above-described resistors are used on a through-hole circuit as they all have long end metal terminals but
circuits with a through-hole mounting scheme are large. We use the surface mounting scheme to overcome that but
these through-hole resistors make life miserable to be used on a surface mounting scheme circuit so a surface
mount resistor saves the day.
<h2>Surface Mount Resistors</h2><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image22.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image left"><br>
A surface mount resistor is a tiny rectangular ceramic body with silver conductive edges on either end. It offers
advantages in saving space on printed circuit boards (PCBs). You notice a number written on the resistor.
Yes, this code is used to calculate the resistance value for the resistors.
<br><br>
The first three numbers(if it’s a 3 digit code the first two digits) will indicate the significant digits, and the
third will be the multiplier, telling you the power of ten to which the two significant digits must be multiplied
(or how many zeros to add). You can refer <a
href="https://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/smdcalc.php#smd_resistor_code">to this</a> for more info on the
resistor code.
<br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image5.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
<br><br><br><br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image5.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br>
Now as it’s the end of resistors, but these are not all types. There are LDRs, Photodiodes, and Thermistors also
but you will study them in sensors. <br><br><br>
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<tr>
<td>
And, we have an assignment for you, try to figure out what is the use of zero ohm resistors in circuits
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br><br><br>
<strong>Fun Fact-
</strong>This is what happens when you pass a large amount of current through a resistor. <br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image28.gif" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br>
<br><br><br>
<h1>Capacitors</h1><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image14.gif" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image7.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br><br><br><br>
The capacitor is a device that stores charge for a short period of time, that consists of two metallic plates
separated by a dielectric. <br><br>
Let’s now discuss the types of capacitors.
<br><br>
<h2>Film Capacitors</h2><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image1.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br><br><br><br>
Film capacitors are made of a thin dielectric film that may or may not be metalized on one side. The film is
extremely thin, with the thickness being under 1 µm.
<img src="img/images/elements/image13.png" class="img-responsive floating-image left"><br><br><br><br>
After the film is drawn to the desired thickness, the film is cut into ribbons. The width of the ribbons depends
on the capacity of the capacitor being produced.
<br><br><br><br>
<h2>Axial Lead type capacitors</h2><br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image15.gif" class="img-responsive floating-image left"><br><br><br><br>
As the above figure shows they are made from long thin strips of thin metal foil with the dielectric material
sandwiched together which are wound into a tight roll and then sealed in paper or metal tubes.
<img src="img/images/elements/image4.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br><br><br><br>
These film types require a much thicker dielectric film to reduce the risk of tears or punctures in the film and
are, therefore, more suited to lower capacitance values and larger case sizes.
<br><br><br>
<h2>Ceramic Capacitors</h2>
<br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image27.png" class="img-responsive floating-image right"><br><br><br><br>
A ceramic capacitor uses a ceramic material as the dielectric.
<br><br>
Ceramic dielectrics do not give as high a level of capacitance per unit volume as some types of capacitors and as
a result ceramic capacitors typically range in value from a few picofarads up to values around 0.1 µF. So if we
want a high level of capacitance per unit volume we use electrolytic capacitors.
<h2>MLCC - Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors
</h2><br>
<br>
<img src="img/images/elements/image20.png" class="img-responsive floating-image center"><br><br><br><br>
<br>
MLCCs consist of 500 layers and more, with a minimum layer thickness of approximately 0.5 microns. As technology
progresses, the layer thickness decreases, and higher capacitances are achievable for the same volume.
<br><br><br>
<h2>Electrolytic Capacitors</h2>
<img src="img/images/elements/image18.jpg" class="img-responsive floating-image left">
Electrolytic capacitors are made of two aluminum foils and a paper spacer soaked in electrolyte. One of the two
aluminum foils is covered with an oxide layer, and that foil acts as the anode, while the uncoated one acts as a
cathode.
<br><br>
These capacitors have the highest level of capacitance per unit volume. Electrolytic capacitors are polarised,
i.e. they can only be placed one way round in the circuit.
You studied many types of capacitors. But, how do we identify the capacitance of the capacitor just by seeing it?
You can refer to <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Read-a-Capacitor">this</a> for information about it.
<br><br>
Huh!🤕 A lot of components for one blog. Ok...ok...let’s end this blog here and see you in the next blog with some
more parts of “heart”.
<br><br>
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<td>
Mail your assignment answers to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> and contact us in communication channel with doubts.
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</table>
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