Contents

1. Resistor

1. Introduction  

1.1 Electronic Components          

1.2 Classification of Electronic Components          

2. Resistors     

2.1 Classification of Resistors    

2. Capacitor     

1. Introduction  

1.1 Concept of Capacitor           

1.2 Construction of Capacitor      

1.3 Unit of Capacitor        

1.4 Property of Capacitor          

1.5 Materials used for Capacitors  

2. Classification of Capacitors    

2.1 Fixed Value Capacitors   

2.2 Variable Capacitors

3. Capacitor Coding    

3. Inductor

1. Introduction of Magnetic Materials

1.1 B-H (Hysteresis) Curve         

1.2 Ferromagnetic Materials        

1.3 Losses of Magnetic Materials   

2. Electromagnetic Induction 

2.1 Production of Induced emf      

2.2 Faraday's First Law of Electromagnetic Induction       

2.3 Faraday's Second Law of Electromagnetic Induction      

2.4 Self-Induced emf         

2.5 Mutually Induced emf           

2.6 Coefficient of Coupling        

3. Inductor

3.1 Colour Coding of Inductors     

3.2 Classification of Inductors    

3.3 Symbols of Inductors           

3.4 Fixed Value Inductors          

3.5 Frequency Range Inductors      

4. Semiconductor Diodes

1. Introduction  

1.1 Properties of Semiconductors   

1.2 Types of Semiconductor         

1.3 Review of P-type and N-type Semiconductors       

2. P-N Junction  

2.1 Formation of P-N Junction      

2.2 Formation of Depletion Layer         

2.3 Barrier Potential / Junction Potential

2.4 External Biasing   

2.5 Forward Biased     

2.6 Reverse Biased     

2.7 P-N Junction Diode 

2.8 Static and Dynamic Resistance        

2.9 Specifications of Diode  

3. Zener Diode   

3.1 Construction             

3.2 Working Principle        

3.3 Current Limiting Resistor

3.4 Forward Biasing          

3.5 Reverse Biasing          

3.6 Salient Features         

3.7 Applications             

3.8 Zener Diode as Voltage Regulator     

3.9 Breakdown Mechanism      

3.10 Zener Diode Specifications          

4. Special Diodes

4.1 PIN Diode    

4.2 Schottky Diode

4.3 Tunnel Diode 

5. Optical Diodes

5.1 LED (Light Emitting Diode)           

5.2 Photo Diode              

5.3 Laser Diode              

5. Rectifiers and Filters    

1. Need of Rectifier   

1.1 Types of Rectifier       

Solved Examples  

1.2 Comparison of All Rectifier Circuits             

2 Filters  

2.1 Need of Filters          

2.2 Types of Filters         

2.3 Comparison of Filters    

Solved Examples        

6. Wave Shaping Circuit

1. Introduction  

1.1 Classification of Wave Shaping Circuit           

2. Linear Wave Shaping Circuits    

2.1 Differentiating Circuit or RC      Differentiator

2.2 R-C Integrator or Integrating Circuit A          

3. Non-Linear Wave Shaping Circuits

3.1 Clipping Circuit               

3.2 Clamping Circuit         

Solved Examples        

7. DC circuits and Network Theorems

1. Introduction to Electricity     

1.1 Concept of E.M.F   

1.2 Conductance (G)    

Solved Examples        

1.3 Ohm’s Law          

1.4 Series Circuit     

1.5 Parallel Circuit   

Solved Examples        

1.6 Concept of Open and Short Circuit    

1.7 Kirchoff’S Laws    

Solved Examples        

1.8 Maxwell’s Loop Current Method        

Solved Examples        

2. Node Analysis 

Solved Examples  

2.1 Voltage Source and Current Source    

2.2 Source Conversion        

Solved Examples        

2.3 Star / Delta and Delta / Star Conversion   

Solved Examples        

2.4 Network Terminology

3. Network Theorems    

3.1 Superposition Theorem    

Solved Examples        

3.2 Thevenin’s Theorem 

Solved Examples        

3.3 Norton’s Theorem   

Solved Examples        

3.4 Maximum Power Transfer Theorem 

Solved Examples