The Active and Passive component / element in Electrical & Electronics
Here , if you see this word Active and Passive do you know that , what is the mean in electrical and electronics .
So let's first of all we learn to know that the , what is Active component / element in electrical and electronics ?
Active component / element : so , the active component or we can say that active element is capable of providing the energy independently for an infinite period of time , is called as or known as Active component / element .
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we can defined Active component / element in other words that : the Active component or Active element is capable to provide an average power to some external device or we can say they electronic circuit , over an infinite period of time .
So take an example of this Active component / element : Battery , vacuum tube , voltage Source , Current Source , Transistor , Op-amp etc.
Passive component / element : so here , the passive component or we can say that in other words that , the passive element is not capable to providing the energy independently for an infinite period of time , is called as or known as passive component / element .
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we can define this Passive component / element : so in other words the passive component / element is define as , it is not capable to providing the energy independently for an infinite period of time , is called as or known as Active component / element .
So here in this Passive component / element we see the examples of this is , Resistor , Capacitor , Inductor , Transformer , Diode , etc .
Let's see one by one concept of this passive component / element .
1) Resistor : As we know that , the Resistor is used to limiting the flow of electric current in the conductor , so as you know that it is only purpose of controlling the electric current only and it is not come in use to delivering energy independently for an infinite period of time .
So the Resistor is energy dependent component or we can say that in other words that , it is energy dependent element .
2) Capacitor : so here as you know that , capacitor only store energy and releases energy when come in use .
So here in this capacitor also you see that it is a energy dependent component or we can say that , energy dependent element .
3) Inductor : We know that about inductor , which it is a passive component / element which is very capable to storing the electrical energy in the form of magnetic energy .
So here we see in this inductor also , if we cut supply of electrical energy it stop storing energy in the form of magnetic energy . So it is also a energy dependent component or we can say they , energy dependent element .
4) Transformer : The transformer work to " step-up " or " step-down " voltages and current . But frequency remain as it is or we can say that frequency remains constant .
But transformer also fail , if we cut off the supply source of voltage and current . Than it means that , these also is energy dependent component or we can say that energy dependent element .
5) Diode : So as above given those component or element , this diode also work when supply sources of voltage and current is connected . So here , this diode is make flow of current in unidirectional of alternate current ( A.C ) .
So simply it's mean that , these diode is also energy dependent component or we can say that in other words that , energy dependent element .