Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline focused on the design, fabrication, testing and operation of circuits, electronic components, devices, and systems.

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differential capacitor

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dual variable capacitor with two identical stator sections, and a single rotor section that turns into one stator section and out of the other. The capacitance of one section decreases while that ...

differential transducer

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dual-input, single-output sensor, such as a pressure transducer, that is actuated by two sensed quantities and delivers an output proportional to their difference.

dynamic dump

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dump that occurs during a program run. See dumping.

dc converter

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dynamoelectric machine for converting low-voltage dc into higher-voltage dc. It is essentially a low-voltage dc motor coupled mechanically to a higher-voltage dc generator. Compare dc inverter.

amplidyne

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dynamo-like rotating dc machine that can act as a power amplifier because the response of the output voltage to changes in field excitation is quite rapid. Used in servo systems.

dynamophone

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dynamometer (See dynamometer, 2) that uses two telephone circuits to measure the twist of a shaft.

double-winding generator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A dynamo-type generator having separate armature windings for supplying two voltages, either of which can be direct (dc voltage) or alternating (ac voltage).