Regulator (automatic control) — In automatic control, a regulator is a device which has the function of maintaining a designated characteristic. It performs the activity of managing or maintaining a range of values in a machine. The measurable property of a device is managed… … Wikipedia
Electronic component — Various components An electronic component is a basic electronic element and may be available in a discrete form having two or more electrical terminals (or leads). These are intended to be connected together, usually by soldering to a printed… … Wikipedia
Electronic Numbering — ENUM steht für „E.164 NUmber Mapping“ und ist eine Anwendung des Domain Name Systems zur Übersetzung von Telefonnummern in Internet Adressen. ENUM wird im RFC 3761 definiert. Der Bedarf für eine solche Lösung erwuchs aus der Verfügbarkeit von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
electronic voltage regulator — (EVR) a type of regulator that uses all solid state devices to perform the regulatory functions … Dictionary of automotive terms
Voltage regulator — A popular three pin 12 V DC voltage regulator IC. A voltage regulator is an electrical regulator designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level. A voltage regulator may be a simple feed forward design or may include negative feedback … Wikipedia
Linear regulator — In electronics, a linear regulator is a voltage regulator based on an active device (such as a bipolar junction transistor, field effect transistor or vacuum tube) operating in its linear region (in contrast, a switching regulator is based on a… … Wikipedia
Low dropout regulator — A low dropout or LDO regulator is a DC linear voltage regulator which can operate with a very small input output differential voltage. The main components are a power FET and a differential amplifier (error amplifier). One input of the… … Wikipedia
voltage regulator — Elect. a device that controls or maintains the voltage of an electrical circuit. Abbr.: VR [1910 15] * * * ▪ electronics any electrical or electronic device that maintains the voltage of a power source within acceptable limits. The voltage… … Universalium
Voltage regulator tube — A voltage regulator tube (VR tube) is an electronic component used as a shunt regulator to hold a voltage constant at a pre determined level.Physically, these devices resemble vacuum tubes, but there are two main differences: * Their glass… … Wikipedia
Voltage regulator module — A voltage regulator module or VRM, sometimes called PPM (power processing module) is an electronic device that provides a microprocessor the appropriate supply voltage. It can be soldered to the motherboard or be an installable device. It allows… … Wikipedia