IE 130 - Industrial Electronics

• describe the characteristics of silicon and germanium diodes;
• identify the operating conditions of diodes and their functions in simple DC circuits;
• explain the functional blocks of a basic power supply having: half-wave or bridge rectifier, simple capacitor filtering and a Zener regulator and define the terms - % ripple and voltage regulation;
• identify and describe transistor amplifier configuration;
• explain the DC load line and Q point that describes the various biasing arrangements that are used with the three transistor configurations;
• apply the knowledge of AC equivalent circuits and explain the operation of small signal amplifiers;
• identify the function and operating conditions of Field Effect Transistors;
• identify the types of amplifier circuits common to Field Effect Transistors;
• identify various operational amplifiers;
• explain the operation of large signal amplifiers;
• evaluate the operation of SCRs, DIAC and TRIAC;
• understand and use an oscilloscope to observe and measure electronic voltages and signals;
• use test equipment to verify the operation of electronic components;
• identify various electronic devices in a circuit and determine their operational function in the circuit; and
• explain the operation of rectifiers, regulators and filters in a power supply.