Power Supply Circuits
A circuit device that turn AC into DC
What is a rectifier?
Taking an input signal, and creating an output signal that is greater than the input is known as what?
Amplification
What are the 3 types of filter circuits?
LC Choke
LC Capacitor
RC Capacitor
What is an Oscillator
Circuits that generate a REPETITIVE AC signal
what piece of equipment measures sine waves?
Oscilloscope
this is the simplest form of information on how a circuit or system is connected
Block diagram
Full Wave
Half Wave
Three phase
What are the three circuit amplifier types?
Common-Base
Common-Emitter
Common-Collector
Filtering out unwanted frequencies can be attained by using what?
Piezoelectric crystals
What is the most common circuit in oscillators known as?
LC Tank
name four categories of aircraft
•Airplane
•Rotorcraft
•Glider
•Lighter-Than-Air
•Powered Lift
•Rocket
what is a pictorial diagram
a diagram that shows what units look like and where they are in a circuit or system
Piezoelectric crystals are made up of what?
Small slivers of quartz
What are the four classifications of Amplifiers?
Class A
Class AB
Class B
Class C
A Filter that decreases the amplitude of some frequencies is known as?
Demodulation
Regenerative feedback circuit
in a Parallel circuit, Total resistance will Always be ____ than the _____ resistor
this tech pub has information on how a part or piece of equipment should be properly wired, maintained, and tested in an airplane along with much more
Installation manual
Frequency of ripple in the output of a rectifier is known as what?
Ripple Amplitude
Which classification of amplifiers has the greatest Fidelity
Class A
What are the 4 filter types?
Low pass
High pass
Band pass
Band Reject
Without oscillators in a feedback circuit what would you get?
Dampening
name the four classifications of airplanes
•Single-Engine Land
•Single-Engine Sea
•Multi-Engine Land
•Multi-Engine Sea
this diagram shows a detailed description of how a circuit or system is connected, often has values and detail to the component level
Schematic
When the value of capacitor is increased what happens to the ripple of the sine wave?
the ripple decreases
power loss in an a amplifier circuit occurs due to what?
your impedance being improperly matched
What kind of filter produces a current or voltage gain
Active filter
What are Nonsinusoidal oscillators also known as?
Multivibrators
What is the frequency range for aircraft radios?
118-132 MHz
STC