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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Ayrton-Mather galvanometer shunt

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A step-adjustable universal shunt resistor for varying the sensitivity of a galvanometer. It has the virtue of keeping the galvanometer critically damped. The shunt is also useful in multirange ...

algorithm

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, (e.g., the procedure for finding the square root of a number). It can be expressed in a line-by-line instruction set or as a flowchart.

distribution transformer

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A step-down transformer used to supply low-voltage alternating-current (ac) utility power to one or more consumers from a high-voltage line.

add-and-subtract relay

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A stepping relay that can be switched either uprange (add) or downrange (subtract).

control block

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A storage block for control information in a computer.

base insulator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A stout dielectric insulator, used to support a heavy conducting element and keep the conductor isolated from other possible conductors or conductive paths.

A strip or disk of bimetal. When the element is heated, it bends in the direction of the metal that has the lower temperature coefficient of expansion; when cooled, it unbends. Usually, an electrical ...