Bistable Multivibrator - Working and Types: A bistable multivibrator, as its name implies, has two stable states. It can stay in either of the two states indefinitely (as long as…
Feedback Amplifier - Block Diagram, Definition, Operation and Types: Figure 19.7 represents the block diagram of an Feedback Amplifier. The output quantity (either voltage or current) is sampled by means…
Class D Power Amplifiers - Circuit Diagram, Operation and Applications: Historically, audio amplifiers have been configured as class A, class B or class AB and the art of design is…
Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) or Switching Regulators: Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) - The regulated power supplies described earlier were basically linear voltage regulators. A linear voltage regulator possesses…
IC Voltage Regulators: IC voltage regulators are versatile and relatively inexpensive and are available with features such as a programmable output, current-voltage boosting, internal short-circuit current limiting, thermal shutdown, and…
Op Amp Regulators: The Op Amp Regulators which includes Op-Amp Series Voltage Regulator Circuit, Current Limiting circuit, Foldback Limiting and Op-Amp Shunt Voltage Regulator Circuit. Let us see one by…
Shunt Voltage Regulator Block Diagram: A shunt voltage regulator provides regulation by shunting current away from the load. The block diagram of such a voltage regulator is depicted in Fig.…
Series Voltage Regulator - Block Diagram and Working Principle: The basic connection of a series voltage regulator circuit is shown in the block diagram given in Fig. 43.4. The series…