electrical element
smallest basic component of an electrical circuit, considered as a unit
galvanic cell
device for spontaneous conversion of chemical into electrical energy
slip ring
electromechanical device used to electrically connect a rotating component to a static one
jumper
short length of conductor used to close, open or bypass part of an electronic circuit
dimmer
device used to lower the brightness of a light
n-port
electrical network (circuit) or device connected to the rest of the circuit using the given number of pairs of terminals
Feeder
electrical element
electrical receptacle
the fixed, less movable of a pair of electrical connectors
temperature sensor
electrical element
ideal electrical element
idealized, abstract model of the part of an electrical circuit that imparts specific electrical behavior
inductor
passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in its magnetic field
rotary dial
component that allows dialing numbers
electrical load
electrical component or portion of a circuit that consumes electric power
motor soft starter
device used with AC electrical motors
linear electrical element
electrical element described by a linear constitutive equation
nonlinear electrical element
electrical element that cannot be described by a linear constitutive equation
fuse element
metal strip or wire housed between a pair of electrical terminals inside a fuse
Air capacitor
capacitor in which the dielectric medium is air
time relay
electrical switch with time delay
current collector
Pantograph is an apparatus that collects current on one or more contact wires.
dependent source
voltage source or a current source whose value depends on a voltage or current somewhere else in the network
electric power converter
any device that converts between different forms of electric power (e.g. DC/AC, voltage levels, phase)
electrical switch
electrical component that can break an electrical circuit
fuse
electrical safety device
one-port circuit
electrical network (circuit) or device with a single pair of terminals to connect to the rest of the circuit
electronic component
basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields
Leyden jar
antique electrical device which stores a high-voltage electric charge
commutator
rotary electrical switch that periodically reverses the current direction between the rotor and the external circuit
resistance thermometer
type of temperature sensor (thermometer)
logic gate
computational equipment, physical or theoretical, that performs a boolean logic function
half-cell
structure in electrochemistry
electron gun
electrical component producing a narrow collimated electron beam
variable-frequency drive
type of adjustable-speed drive
transformer
electrical device that transfers energy through electromagnetic induction from one circuit to another circuit
transformer
electrical device that transfers energy through electromagnetic induction from one circuit to another circuit
thermopile
device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy
coil
electrical component
electrical plug
the more movable of a pair of electrical connectors