Common Electrical Terms & Components - VTAstrobotics/Documentation GitHub Wiki
Basic Terms: Resistance - How much a material resists the flow of current through it
Capacitance - How much a material resists chance of voltage across it
Inductance - How much a material resists chance of current through it
Filter - A capacitor/or inductor in series or parallel with a resistor to allow signals of only certain frequencies to pass.
| Part Name | Input | Output | Purpose | Example link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Converter | Higher Voltage | Lower Voltage | To efficiently convert to a lower voltage | https://www.ti.com/general/docs/suppproductinfo.tsp?distId=10&gotoUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Flit%2Fgpn%2Ftps54331 |
| Boost Converter | Lower Voltage | Higher Voltage | To convert to a higher voltage | https://www.ti.com/general/docs/suppproductinfo.tsp?distId=10&gotoUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Flit%2Fgpn%2Fucc38c40 |
| Quartz Timer | Power | Time Pulses | To act as a timer for a microcontroller | https://ecsxtal.com/store/pdf/hc_49us.pdf |
| Linear Actuator | Power | Movement | An electric motor that pushes in a line | https://www.transmotec.com/product/dla-24-20-a-150-ip65/?c=usd&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjws560BhCuARIsAHMqE0F1GnCjf8DhlZ8aj2GVkx37gocmf5uR-xV0dfcNLzvQbeuecP7Of7gaAhhDEALw_wcB |
| Motor Controller | Power | Instructions to a motor | To enable easier control of a motor | https://www.revrobotics.com/rev-11-2158/ |
| Op Amp | Input signal | Output Signal | To do almost any kind of signal manipulation with other tools | https://www.ti.com/general/docs/suppproductinfo.tsp?distId=10&gotoUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Flit%2Fgpn%2Fop07c |
| Optocoupler | Signal | Isolated version of that signal | To help isolate data lines from their source | https://www.vishay.com/docs/81753/vo615a.pdf |
| Transceiver | One type of information | A different type of information | To transform information into something usable by a different component | REPLACE |