Friday, 26 April 2024, 10:46 PM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: Electronics (Mike Jaroch)
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CABLEEither a stranded conductor (single-conductor cable) or a combination of conductors insulated from one another (multiple conductor cable). Small sizes are commonly referred to as stranded wire or as cords [4]. |
CABLE HARNESSA group of wires or ribbons of wiring used to interconnect electronic systems and subsystems [14]. |
CAPACITANCEThe property of an electrical circuit that opposes changes in voltage [2]. |
CAPACITIVE REACTANCEThe opposition, expressed in ohms, offered to the flow of an alternating current by capacitance. The symbol for capacitive reactance is X C [2] [9]. |
CAPACITORAn electrical device capable of storing electrical energy in an electrostatic field [2]. |
CAPACITOR FILTERThis filter is used on extremely high-voltage, low-current power supplies and also where the ripple frequency is not critical [7]. |
CAPACITOR-START MOTORA type of single-phase, ac induction motor in which a starting winding and a capacitor are placed in series to start the motor. The values of XC and R are such that the main-winding and starting-winding currents are nearly 90 degrees apart and the starting torque is produced as in a two-phase motor [5]. |
CARBON MICROPHONEA microphone in which sound waves vary the resistance of a pile of carbon granules. May be single-button or double-button [12]. |
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATIONProcedure designed to restore breathing after cardiac arrest. Includes clearing air passages to lungs and heart massage [1]. |
CARRIER FREQUENCYThe frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output [12] [18]. |