Voltage, also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points...
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input voltage (Vin). Voltage division is the result of distributing the input voltage among the components of the divider. A simple example of a voltage divider...
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High voltage electricity refers to electrical potential large enough to cause injury or damage. In certain industries, high voltage refers to voltage above...
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A voltage regulator is a system designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage. It may use a simple feed-forward design or may include negative...
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The breakdown voltage of an insulator is the minimum voltage that causes a portion of an insulator to experience electrical breakdown and become electrically...
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A voltage multiplier is an electrical circuit that converts AC electrical power from a lower voltage to a higher DC voltage, typically using a network...
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In electronics, the cut-off voltage is the voltage at which a battery is considered fully discharged, beyond which further discharge could cause harm....
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Diode (redirect from Diode forward voltage drop)
junction connected to two electrical terminals. It has an exponential current–voltage characteristic. Semiconductor diodes were the first semiconductor electronic...
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In electrical engineering, low voltage is a relative term, the definition varying by context. Different definitions are used in electric power transmission...
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The threshold voltage, commonly abbreviated as Vth or VGS(th), of a field-effect transistor (FET) is the minimum gate-to-source voltage (VGS) that is...
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