Thursday, July 1, 2010

Power Supply

Electricity from the grid is transmitted in the form of poorly regulated AC, while electronic circuits normally require a stabilized DC. A

power supply
unit (PSU) is a device that transfers electric energy from a source to a load and in the process changes its characteristics to meet specific requirements. A typical application of power supplies is to convert a utility's AC voltage into regulated DC voltage(s) required for an electronics and to provide safety isolation from the mains. Depending on the mode of operation of power semiconductors, PSU can be linear or switching (SMPS).

Power Electrical

The EPS consists of three subsystems: power reactant storage and distribution, fuel cell power plants (electrical power generation) and electrical power distribution and control.
The PRSD subsystem stores the reactants (cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen) and supplies them to the three fuel cell power plants, which generate all the electrical power for the vehicle during all mission phases. In addition, cryogenic oxygen is supplied to the environmental control and life support system for crew cabin pressurization. The hydrogen and oxygen are stored in their respective storage tanks at cryogenic temperatures and supercritical pressures. The storage temperature of liquid oxygen is minus 285 F and minus 420 F for liquid hydrogen.

Bias of Transistor

Bipolar transistor amplifiers must be properly biased to operate correctly. In circuits made with individual devices (discrete circuits), biasing networks consisting of resistors are commonly employed. Much more elaborate biasing arrangements are used in integrated circuits, for example, bandgap voltage references and current mirrors.
The operating point of a device, also known as bias point, quiescent point, or Q-point, is the point on the output characteristics that shows the DC collector–emitter voltage (Vce) and the collector current (Ic) with no input signal applied. The term is normally used in connection with devices such as transistors.