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Advantages, disadvantages and applications of single stage RC coupled CE amplifier

Advantages: It has wide frequency response and large bandwidth. It is most convenient and least expensive amplifier. It provides high audio fidelity. It has low amplitude distortion. It provides low frequency distortion. Disadvantages: It has a tendency

Working of AC tachogenerator

The AC tachogenerator is used to measure the speed only in one direction. In AC tachogenerator the armature is provided with an AC winding, either single phase or three phase windings. Working: When the rotor is stationary

Well type monometer

The well type monometer is widely used because of having only one leg.  The main difference between a U-tube manometer and a well type manometer is that the U-tube is substituted by a large well such that

Difference between LED and PN junction diode

LED PN junction diode The LED emits light. The PN junction diode cannot emit light. The LED uses GaAs, GaAsP or GaP material. The PN junction diode silicon or germanium material. In LED all energy converted into

Advantages and disadvantages of DC tachogenerator

There are some advantages of DC tachogenerator which are given below. The DC tachogenerator has linear charactristic. In DC tachogenerator, temperature compensation is easily achived. It does not have zero speed error. It is capable to generate

Advantages and disadvantages of point contact diode

There are some advantages of point contact diode which are given below. The point contact diode has very low forward resistance. The point contact diode has very low reverse resistance. It has very low junction capacitance. It

Advantages, disadvantages and applications of induction generator

There are some advantages of induction generator which are given below. The induction generator is smaller in size per kilowatt output power. It needs less auxiliary equipment. Parallel operation is possible without hunting. The induction generator has

Induction motor

The other name of induction motor is a synchronous motor. It is most popularly used motors in many applications. An induction motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor used to

Applications of Zener diode

There are some important applications of Zener diode which are given below, The zener diode is used in voltage regulator circuits to provide regulated DC voltage. The zener diode is used for meter protection against damage from

Difference between RTD and thermistor

There is difference between RTD and thermistor which are given below. RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) Thermistor Here conductor us used which gives increase in resistance with increase in temperature.(i.e. PTC ) Here semiconductor is used which gives