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Electrical and Electronic Symbols
A series of electrical symbols and information on what the components do.
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Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate 1
02/12/2014

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Term

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Definition

Cable or Wire

1. Wire 2. Connected Wire

3. Non-Connected Wire


Definition:
Used to conduct electricity from one component to the next.

 

-When the dot is present the wires are electrically connected/common.

-When there is no dot the lines cross only for the sake of the drawing and aren't connected/common.

Term

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Definition

Ground

1. Earth Ground 2. Chassis Ground

3. Signal Ground


Definition:
In electrical engineering, Ground or Earth can refer to the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth.

Term

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3[image]

Definition

Lamp

1. Illumination Lamp 2. Illumination Lamp alt

3. Indicator Lamp


Definition:


-Illumination Lamps are used for light to see by.

-Indicator Lamps are used as a means of notifying an observer to a condition of something (IE A Green Lamp could mean that a motor is running)

Term

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Definition

Antenna or Aerial

1. Radio Antenna 2. Radio Antenna alt

3. Dipole Antenna

 

Definition:

An Antenna is an electrical device which converts electric power into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver. In transmission, a radio transmitter supplies an oscillating radio frequency electric current to the antenna’s terminals, and the antenna radiates the energy from the current as electromagnetic waves (radio waves). In reception, an antenna intercepts some of the power of an electromagnetic wave in order to produce a tiny voltage at its terminals, that is applied to a receiver to be amplified.

Term

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Definition

Capacitor (originally Condenser)

1. IEEE Capacitor 2. IEC Capacitor

3. Polarized IEEE Capacitor

4. Polarized IEC Capacitor

5. Variable Capacitor

 

Definition:

 

A Capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store energy in an electric field. For comparison, an inductor stores energy in a magnetic field, and a resistor does not store energy but rather dissipates energy as heat.

Term

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3[image]     4[image]

5[image]     6[image]

7[image]

Definition

Diode

1. Diode 2. Zener Diode

3. Schottky Diode

4. Vericap Diode or Varactor

5. Tunnel Diode

6. Light Emitting Diode or LED

7. Photodiode

 

Definition:

A Diode is a two-terminal component with an asymmetric transfer characteristic. Low Resistance (0) to current flow in one direction and high resistance () the other direction.

Term

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Definition

Inductor

1. Inductor 2. Iron Core Inductor

3. Variable Inductor

 

Definition:

An Inductor (also choke, coil, or reactor) is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in its magnetic field. For comparison, a capacitor stores energy in an electric field, and a resistor does not store energy but rather dissipates energy as heat.

Term

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3[image]     4[image]

5[image]     6[image]

7[image]     8[image]

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Definition

Logic Gates

1. NOT Gate 2. AND Gate

3. NAND Gate 4. OR Gate

5. NOR Gate 6. XOR Gate

7. D Flip-Flop 8. Multiplexer/Mux

9. Demultiplexer/Demux

 

Definition:

A Logic Gate is a device implementing a Boolean function, that is, it performs a logical operation on one or more logical inputs, and produces a single logical output.

Term

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Definition

Measuring Devices

 

1. Ammeter 2. Ohmmeter

3. Voltmeter 4. Wattmeter

 

Definition:

Measuring Devices (or, Metering Devices) are, in this context, devices which are used to check some aspect of the electrical equipment you are working with.

Term

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3[image]     4[image]

5[image]     6[image]

7[image]     8[image]

Definition

Power Source

1. Voltage Source 2. AC Voltage Source

3. Controlled Voltage Source 4. Current Source

5. Controlled Current Source 6. Generator

7. Battery 8. Single Battery Cell

 

Definition:

Power Source or Power Supply is, in this context, a device which provides some form of electrical power to an electrical load.

Term

1. [image]     2. [image]

3. [image]     4. [image]

5. [image]     6. [image]

7. [image]     8. [image]

9. [image]

Definition

Resistor

1. IEEE Resistor 2. IEC Resistor

3. IEEE Potentiometer 4. IEC Potentiometer

5. IEEE Rheostat 6. IEC Rheostat

7. IEEE Trimmer Resistor 8. IEEE Thermistor

9. Photoresistor or Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)

 

Definition:

A Resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. For comparison, a capacitor stores energy in an electric field, and an inductor stores energy in a magnetic state.

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