Regulated and Switching Power Supplies Interview Questions and Answers: 1. What is a regulated power supply? Ans. A regulated power supply is an electronic circuit designed to provide constant dc voltage…
Gate Controlled Switch (GCS) Circuit - Operation and Advantages: As mentioned earlier, low-current drop out is the normal way in which the SCR is turned off. Gate controlled switch is…
Difference Between Thyristor and Transistor: As already mentioned, transistors and thyristors are both semiconductor devices. They are now widely employed in switching operations because of their numerous advantages such as…
Applications of FETs (Field Effect Transistors): Applications of FETs - FET has a very high input impedance (100 MΩ in case of JFETs and 104 to 109 MΩ in case of…
What is Dual Power Supply? -Circuit Diagram and its Workings? Many discrete and ICs need bipolar (dual power supply or ± V) supplies. This can be easily accomplished with two…
What is Current Limiting Protection? The circuit arrangement for IC 723 as low voltage or high voltage regulator has no protection. If short circuiting takes place (when load demands more…
Regulated and Unregulated Power Supply: Almost all electronic devices used in electronic circuits need a dc source of power to operate. The source of dc power is used to establish…
Zener Diode Application: Zener diodes have numerous applications in transistor circuitry. Some of their common Zener Diode Application are explained below. 1. Zener Diode as a Voltage Regulator:Â Voltage regulation is…