1. Concepts & Components Frank Shapleigh
Basic Electronics
Concepts & Components
Frank Shapleigh

2. Thales (624 – 547 BC)
Wrote about the attraction of small pieces of straw & dust to amber (fossilized tree sap) that had been rubbed by a cloth. The Greek for amber is ELEKTRON

3. Charles Coulomb ( )
Discovered the law which determines the force between electrically charged objects
The Coulomb is the unit of electric charge

4. Alessandro Volta ( )
Determined that electricity could be produced by a combination of 2 different metals in contact with a cloth moistened with salt water.
The Volt is the unit of Electric Potential Difference

5. Hans Oersted ( )
Discovered that a current flowing through a wire produced a magnetic field
The Oersted is one unit of magnetism

6. Andre Ampere ( )
Proposed the correct theory of the electro-magnetic force.
The Ampere is the unit of electric current

7. Michael Faraday ( )
Discovered the principle of Electro-magnetic Induction
Invented the Electric Motor
The Farad is the unit of capacitance

8. Georg Ohm ( )
Discovered the law which relates the current and voltage in an electric circuit
The Ohm is the unit of electric resistance in a conductor

9. J.J. Thompson ( )
In 1897 Thompson discovered the Electron. The manipulation of this sub-atomic particle is called electronics.
Thompson won the nobel prize for Physics in 1906

10. Thomas Alva Edison In his lifetime Edison patented 1,093 inventions.
His most famous invention was the incandescent light bulb. He also invented the phonograph and an early movie film projector.

11. Samuel Morse Morse was not a scientist but a professional artist.
On an ocean voyage he over heard a conversation on electromagnets
He invented the telegraph and the code that bears his name.
The first telegraph message was sent in 1844.

12. Guglielmo Marconi
Marconi did not invent the concept of radio but did develop the first practical inventions in radio telegraphy over long distances
Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St. John’s in 1901
Marconi received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906.

13. Fleming and De Forest
Sir Ambrose Fleming invented the diode vacuum tube in 1902
Lee De Forest invented the vacuum tube amplifier in 1906
Both these developments led to the radio, long distance phone service, the television, and the first computer.

14. Shockley, Bardeen, & Brattain
Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain are credited with the research that led to the invention of the transistor in This device forms the basis of all electronic devices used today including computers
They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1956

15. Kilby and Noyce
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, working independently, invented the Integrated Circuit or Microchip in 1958.
Noyce was one of the founders of Intel, the world’s largest “chip” maker. You are reading this on a computer using an Intel processor.
Kilby invented the calculator and won the Nobel prize in Physics in 2000.

16. The Simplest Circuit The simplest circuit consists of:
A source of electrical current
A conducting path
A control element (Switch)
Something that converts electrical energy to some other form of energy (called a load resistance)
An Open Circuit has no complete path for current flow, a Closed Circuit does!

18. Simplest Circuit (cont’d)
When the control element is activated (a switch closing), current will flow in the circuit until the energy of the source is exhausted.
A circuit diagram using standard symbols is called a Schematic from the Latin Schema (plan).

20. Simplest Circuit (cont’d)
There are a number of electrical parameters (measurements) that are of importance. The 3 most basic are:
Electric Potential Difference - measured in Volts
Electric Current - measured in Amperes
Resistance - measured in Ohms

21. Simplest Circuit (cont’d)
Electric Potential Difference can be very loosely defined as the “electric pressure” which forces electric current through a conductor
Electric Current is the flow of electric charge through a conductor is a unit of time
Resistance is the opposition to the flow of current through the conductor

22. Simplest Circuit (cont’d)
In the next slide, a voltmeter and an ammeter are used to measure the electrical properties of a circuit
It is important to connect these devices to the circuit in the proper way

24. Simplest Circuit (cont’d)
The 3 parameters of an electrical circuit are related mathematically. That relationship is defined by “Ohm’s Law” and is:
E = IR or more commonly V=IR
V = Electric Potential (volts)
I = Current (amps)
R = Resistance (ohms)

25. Sample Calculation – Ohm’s Law
Sample Problem: The voltage is measured at 3 volts and the current at 0.5 amperes. What is the resistance of the load resistor?
Given: V = 3v, I = 0.5a, R = ?
Solving for R R = V / I
R = 3 /0.5
R = 6R

26. Simplest Circuit (cont’d)
There are other electrical parameters that can be measured such as Power (Watts) & Energy (Joules)
The diagram on the right is used by technicians

27. Electronic Components
A basic knowledge of electronics is not complete unless the student can identify the basic components.
A useful exercise is to take a surplus /obsolete circuit board and identify as many components as possible.
The following slides will help identify common components.