Various Pilot Devices in Motor Control: Motor control devices may be classified as primary control devices and pilot control devices. Pilot devices control the primary control devices which in turn…
What is Electrodes? - Definition, Types, Applications and Advantages An electrode is a piece of wire or rod (of a metal or alloy), with or without flux covering, which carries…
Power Diode - Structure, Symbol, Characteristics and Types: Diodes find many applications in electronics and electrical engineering circuits. Power diodes play a significant role in power electronics for conversion of…
Elemental Semiconductor Materials: Group IV includes five elements viz., Carbon (C), Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge), Tin (Sn) and lead (Pb). The elements of this subgroup show marked similarity as well…
Thyratron Working Principle: Thyratron is a hot cathode gas filled triode. Normally it is filled with a small amount of inert gas such as argon, hydrogen, neon or mercury vapour.…
Design of Current Carrying Capacity Systems: The Current Carrying Capacity Systems of a circuit breaker consists not only of electrical conductors but also of mechanical devices like springs which do…
Vacuum Circuit Breaker: Although the advantages of interrupting the arc in a vacuum were recognized as early as the nineteenth century, this did not find wide application till a few…
Oil Circuit Breaker: Oil Circuit Breaker are extensively employed in our power systems. In these the properties of the arc are employed for arc extinction. Thus by using arc energy…