Supplies - Electronics Area https://electronicsarea.com Electrical and Electronics Tutorials and Circuits Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:17:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 What is the Internal Resistance of a Voltage Source? https://electronicsarea.com/internal-resistance-voltage-source/ https://electronicsarea.com/internal-resistance-voltage-source/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:16:19 +0000 https://electronicsarea.com/?p=4632 Voltage sources, whether batteries, generators, etc., are not ideal (perfect). A real voltage source is composed of an ideal voltage source in series with a resistance called internal resistance.

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]]> https://electronicsarea.com/internal-resistance-voltage-source/feed/ 0 Current Limiter circuit for Power Supply using transistor & resistor https://electronicsarea.com/voltage-regulator-using-current-limiter/ https://electronicsarea.com/voltage-regulator-using-current-limiter/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:39:05 +0000 http://electronicsarea.com/?p=1434 Current Limiter circuit for a Power Supply using a transistor and a resistor.

If the load current exceeds its maximum, an over current protection is needed

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]]> https://electronicsarea.com/voltage-regulator-using-current-limiter/feed/ 0 Power Supply – Block Diagram (AC – DC conversion process) https://electronicsarea.com/basic-power-supply-block-diagram/ https://electronicsarea.com/basic-power-supply-block-diagram/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:59:45 +0000 http://electronicsarea.com/?p=404 Many electronic circuits need a direct current (DC) voltage source, but what we commonly find are voltage sources of alternating current (AC). In order to achieve a direct current voltage source, the alternating current input must follow a conversion process.

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]]> https://electronicsarea.com/transformerless-power-supply-circuit/feed/ 2 Transistorized Voltage Regulator (Zener & Transistor) https://electronicsarea.com/transistorized-voltage-regulator/ https://electronicsarea.com/transistorized-voltage-regulator/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:11:51 +0000 http://electronicsarea.com/?p=213 Explanation of a transistorized voltage regulator. Zener diode and transistor voltage regulator circuit diagram

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]]> https://electronicsarea.com/voltage-regulators-linear-switching/feed/ 0 Half Wave Rectifier – Half-wave Rectifier. Circuit diagram https://electronicsarea.com/the-half-wave-rectifier/ https://electronicsarea.com/the-half-wave-rectifier/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:13:26 +0000 http://electronicsarea.com/?p=1400 The half-wave rectifier rectification process. Polarization of semiconductor diode in the forward and in the reverse direction. Input and output waveforms

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]]> https://electronicsarea.com/full-wave-rectifier-using-center-tapped-transformer/feed/ 0 Types of Cells / Batteries https://electronicsarea.com/types-of-cells-batteries/ https://electronicsarea.com/types-of-cells-batteries/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:43:50 +0000 http://electronicsarea.com/?p=2335 Types of cells / batteries. Primary batteries (non-rechargeable): Dry, mercury, alkaline. Secondary batteries (rechargeable): Nickel-Cadmium Alkaline, Lead

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