AC vs DC currents / Changing Alternating Current to Direct Current

Semiconductor materials are used to make ?

A diode

End of the loops are connected to ?

A pair of slip rings

This dependence upon DC requires a source of ?

A source of inexpensive direct current for a variety of voltages and currents

Alternating currents is produced in an ?

AC generator , or alternator, through the interaction of magnetic fields and electric conductors.

household electrical outlets deliver ?

Alternating current (AC)

The sine wave is the basic waveform of?

Alternating current or voltage

The radio frequencies that bring us radio and tv are also ?

Alternating currents (AC)

The turn of wire rotated in the magnetic field only will only generate?

Generate a small amount of electrical energy

What two chemical elements are used as the materials for semiconductor diodes ?

Germanium an silicon are used as materials for semiconductor diodes

The N material in a junction diode has?

Has an extra electron [ therefore the (-) or N designation] for every covalent bond of the material

Semiconductors can withstand

High voltages and carry large currents

Appliances may not function correctly or even safely if used?

If used on any thing other than the intended volt

Commercial radios , and television sets have been designed to utilized ?

Utilized the selenium type of metallic rectifier

Alternating current is better than direct current when ?

When it comes to transporting power over long distance

A loop or a turn becomes apart of a complete electrical circuit whenever?

Whenever a Load is connected across the terminals of the loop

A 360 degree rotation of the loop will produce ?

Will produce a sine wave output

Power of the loop is conducted to the load through ?

a pair of brushes

the amplitude and direction of the current produces changes over time , forming a characteristic waveform or pattern know as ?

a sine wave

Large cooper oxide rectifiers were originally designed to ?

change the AC to DC

There are two types of electrical current:

direct current and alternating current

Alternating current is also important because ?

electronics devices rely so heavily on it

Junction diode -

first announced in 1949, consists of a junction between two dissimilar (not alike) sections of semiconductor material.

The word hertz means

frequency (cycles) per second so the words 1 second are not used with it

Point contact transistor

has a physical construction similar to the point contact diode but unlike the point contact diode it has a third lead with a metallic point contact which is placed near the other metallic point contact on the semiconductor

Flux density

is a constant that depends on the strength of the permanent magnet or electromagnet.

Hertz (Hz)

is a measurement of frequency , or the number of times the alternating current changes direction in one second.

Direct current (DC) is also useful for?

many devices

60Hz

mean the generator makes 60 complete cycles in 1 second

Covalent

means that the atoms share electron orbits with adjacent atoms

P semiconductor

one section of a junction diode.

AC electricity

the voltage and current that result from electromagnetic induction. ( when necessary it can be converted to DC)

alternating currents can be stepped up or stepped down by using a ?

transformer

sine wave-

waveform or pattern

Diode-

A device which allows current to flow in one direction but not the other

Frequency can also be expressed in ?

Megahertz or MHz and Kilohertz or kHz

Alternating current has a distinct advantage over direct current :

- it can be stepped up to obtain higher voltages and lower currents but still produce the same amount of power at the other end of the line - it can be transported over long distances through small wires because of the higher voltages and Lower currents

Alternating cycle

- one cycle would be voltage starting at zero -increasing to a maximum level in one direction -the decreasing to zero - increasing to a maximum level in the reverse direction - returning to zero again

Alternating current (AC) -

-Is when the current flowing in a conductor changes direction (moves back and forth) many times in a second -household electrical outlets deliver alternating current

Direct Current (DC) -

-Means that current only flows one way in a conductor. -This is the type of current that is delivered by a battery

One complete cycle of a generator is

1 Hertz

Megahertz (MHz)

1 million hertz

Kilohertz (kHz)

1000 hertz

Usually alternating current is generated at?

13,800 volts (V)

The development of the point contact transistor was announced in

1948

Other counties world use primarily (hertz/volts)

50 Hz electricity at 100-120 volts

in North America , alternating currents is always delivered at ?

60 cycles per second , this is also known as 60 hertz (Hz)

Japan uses both

60-Hz and 50Hz

Metallic rectifiers may be used in ?

Battery chargers , instrument rectifiers , and many other applications including welding and electroplating.

Alternating current can be produce by simply ?

By simply rotating one or more turns of wire and a magnetic field.

The position of the conductor while rotating in a magnetic field determines?

Determines the magnitude and direction of the induced current.

What type of current is delivered by a battery ?

Direct current (DC)

As long as the loop is rotated in the magnetic field:

Electricity is produced

Electronics depend upon direct current (DC) for ?

For many of its circuit components

The crystal structure of the resulting metallic chips or wafers permits current flow ?

In one direction only

The first use of the crystal semiconductor as a rectifier (detector) was ?

In the early days of the radio

Alternating Current (AC) is inexpensive which is why it's used

In thousands of devices

The loop is revolved (move around) at a constant speed by some external mechanical force , such as an?

Internal combustion engine, steam engine, water turbine, or electric motor

The length of the conductor in the magnetic field is ?

Is also constant (occurring continuously/ remaining the same)

Alternating current is a versatile type of power ?

It can be easily changed to the voltage or current needs of particular circuits

Sixty hertz (60Hz) means that?

Means that 60 complete voltage cycles like the one just describe take one place in one second.

What happens Once power reaches it's destination?

Once power reaches it's destination it is reduced to as low as 240 V for home use.

The P material in a junction diode has a deficiency of ?

One electron for every covalent bond of the material

In Large copper oxide rectifiers there are two sides

One side of the rectifier disk was copper and the other was copper oxide

Crystals of silicon or germanium are grown from a melt that includes small quantities of impure substances such as ?

Phosphorus , indium, boron , and other impurity or dopant atoms

North and Central American countries, along with a few North African countries and the northernmost South American countries use?

Primarily 60-Hz electricity at 100-120 volts.

The cooper oxide rectifier side allowing the current to flow in one direction produced?

Produced pulsating DC which was useful for a number of chemical processes and driving motors

Semiconductor varies in

Size from those that they are hard to see to those as large as two inches two inches diameter.

The junction diode handles larger power than

Than the point contact diode , but the junction diode has larger shunt ( push or pull) capacitance (C)

The connections to the junction diode consist of a lead to the P semiconductor material and a lead to ?

The N semi conductor

What factor is change as the coil is rotated ?

The angle , at which the conductor moves in relation to the magnetic lines of force

AC current Can be rectified (changed to DC/converted) in large cooper oxide rectifiers because

The cooper oxide rectifier side allow the current to flow in only one direction.

In Large copper oxide rectifiers, the copper allowed the current to flow easily , but the cooper oxide side:

The copper oxide side put up a great opposition to the flow of current in the other direction

The current in the load is the same as ?

The current induced in the rotating loop

Current determines ?

The size of the wire