Introduction Electricity is complex system and in order to understand it, you will have to break it down into subsystems and farther into components. In our discussion today, we will look at busbars. A busbar is a metallic strip or bar that is a good conductor of electricity that ‘transports’ power from incoming feeders to …
DEFINITION A photodiode is a semiconductor device that converts light into an electric current. In the presence of light, the diode generates charge carriers that flow into a current from one terminal to the other. It can also be referred to as a photodetector or photosensor. OPERATION The special diode operates by the principle of …
A transformer is electrical equipment or device that converts voltage from one voltage level to another while ideally retaining input and output power the same. There are various types of transformers depending on the basis of classification. To broad classification is on construction and purpose or use. On the basis of purpose, we have; power …
When its day time and no clouds, you will see a blue sky and a yellow sun, right? Now that to me is very beautiful. Ever wondered why the sky color is not any other but blue, well as you read through you will understand this is. Rayleigh scattering is attributed to this phenomenon. What …
In the electronics world, you will not go far without meeting a capacitor. A very important device as we will soon see. This excerpt will unravel what a capacitor is, how it operates, and why we need it. A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in the electric field. A passive device with …
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Introduction A transformer is not a new word for you. You have been told countless times that the transformer close to your hood is the one that pumps electric power, isn’t it? Well, that’s from a layman, today we will be looking at this single device which is very important in the electrical world and …
Definition A servo motor is a basic electrical device that is used to rotate or move the gadgets with great precision and accuracy at different angles and with different velocities. It is a closed-loop feedback-controlled system. The main feature that distinguishes it from other motors is its propensity to work accurately with distance and precise …
A transformer is electrical equipment or device that converts voltage from one voltage level to another while ideally retaining input and output power the same. There are various types of transformers depending on the basis of classification. One way of classification is on the magnitude of voltage it handles, in this case, we have low …
Engineering is a branch of knowledge that the world cannot do without. More than 80% of countries’ budget allocation is drained to the hands of engineers. In fact, you can say that a country’s development equals to engineering projects invested in. The second most junk of budget goes to human resource and still in these …
Hi there! I usually begin with greetings, it’s an African thing, for the rest, I don’t know though I have met some non-Africans who as well really like greetings. This is a follow-up post to the one we shared last week and as promised here comes your read. It’s paramount for me to state that …