Electromagnetic Interference & Compatibility

Everday we come across many electronic devices like radio, television, smartphone, computer, tablets, speakers, headphones, chargers, etc. All these devices are the source of radiated electromagnetic fields called radiated emissions. These radiated emissions are the accidental by-product of the device design. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) It is the degradation in performance of a device due to fields … Read more

Inductor and Its Types

An inductor is an electronic device which stores energy in the form of magnetic field. It opposes the changes in the current passing through it. An inductor is just a coil of wire around some kind of core. The core could be just air or it could be a magnet. The amount of magnetic field … Read more

Capacitor and Its Types

A capacitor is an electronic device which stores energy in the form of the electrostatic field. It consists of two parallel conducting plates which are separated by an insulating material known as the dielectric. The commonly used dielectrics in capacitors are paper, mica, air etc. These conducting plates could be in the form of rectangular, circular, … Read more

Resistor Color Codes

A resistor is an electrical component that opposes the flow of current. We all have seen different resistors used in the circuits. But have you noticed that there are some colour bands on the resistor? What they indicate? Actually, Resistors are coded are with colours to identify their value and function. There are different resistors depending … Read more

Electrical Appliance Classes

We use many electrical appliances in our houses, college, offices like a fan, heater, refrigerator, charger, vacuum cleaner, etc. Electrical Appliances are divided into certain classes according to the IEC 61140 standard and used to differentiate between the protective-earth connection requirements of devices. These are Class 0, Class I, Class II, and Class III. Fig. … Read more