Expt No: FAMILIARIZATION OF GENERAL SYMBOLS

IN Electrical & Electronic Circyits

Symbol Componentname Neaning
WIre Symbols
Eleclrical Wire Conduclor uf olectrical curent

Connected Wires Connecled crossing

Not Conneçled Wires Wires are not GOnnecled

Groünd Symbols
Used for zero potential
Earth GiOund reference and electrical shock
protection.

Connccled lo the chassis of the

Chassis Ground
.circuit

Digital / Common Ground

ResistOr Symb9lsi
AW Resistor (EEE)
Reslslor reduces the ourrenl
flow.
o Resistor (|EC)

Potentiomeler (1EEE) Adjustable resistor - has 3

terininals.

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mVariable Resistor I
Rheostat(|EEE)
Adjustable resisior - has 2
terminals.
Variable Resistor /
Rheostat(|EC)

Trimmer Resistor Preset resistor

Thermal resistor - change

Thermistor resistance when'temperature
changes

Photoresistor / Light
Photo-resistor -change
resistance with, light iFiensity
dependent resistor (LDR) changé

Capacitor Sýmböls

Capacitor Gapacitor is used to store

electric charge. It acts as short
circuit with AC and open circuit
with DC.
H |Capacitor

Polarized Capacitor Electrolvtic capacitor

HPolarized Capacitor Electrolytic capacilor

Variable Capacitor Adjustable capacitance

nductor/ Coi! Symbols

Coil /solenoid.that generates
nducior magnetic field

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Iron Core induICLor includes iron

noi Variable Inductor

ROweSuPpiySymbols
Voltage Source Generates constanl vollage

Current Source Generates Constant current..

AG Woltage Source AG Voltage sOure

Electrical voltage ie generaled

G Geherator by mechanlcal rotalion ot the
gonerator

Battery Cell Generales'constant vollage

Battery Generales constanl vollaye

Controlled Voltage Generates vollage as a

Source funclion of vollage or currenl of
other circuit elemen,

Controlled Current Generates

of
current gs a lunclion
voltage or ourrent of ohe
Sorce
cirçuil elenernt.

MeterSyI

Vollneler
Measures voltage. las very.
Iigh resjstanoe, GonnGCLed in
paraliel.

Ammeter
Measires electriç cHrrent.
near Zero resistance, Has
Connecled serially.
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Ohmmeter Measures resistance

WWattmeter Measures electric power

LampLighiBülb Symbols

Lamp / light bulb

Generates light when Current

Lamp/ light bulb lows through

Lamp f light bulb

DiodeED CR`vmpol:
Diode allows current flowin
Diode one directiom oniy (left to right).

Allows Currentflow in one

direction, but also can flow'in
b Zener Diode the reverse direction when
above breakdown vollage

Schottky diode is a diode with

schottky Diode low voltage drop

Variable capacitance diode

Varactor / Varicap Diode

Tunnel Diode

Light Emitting Diode LED emlts liglil wliert currcnt

(LED) flows through

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Photdiode allows Current ílow

Photodiode
when exposed to light

TEransistorSómbOls
Allows current ilow when high
NPN Bipolar Transistor potential at base (middlè)

Allows currení fiow wheñ low

PNP Bipolar Transistor potential at base (mitidle)

Made from 2 bipolar

Darlingion, Transistor transistors. Has total gain of
the product of each gain.

JFET-N Transisior
N-chAnnel tield elfect transistor

JFET-P Transislor P-channe! field effecl Lransislo

N-channel MOSFET transislor

NMOS Transistor

P-channel MOSFET transistor

PMOS Transistor

MiscSymþois
Electric motor
Motor

high
Change AGvollage frpm
Transformer o low or low to high.

Rings when acliv.ate

Eleciric bell
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BuZzer ProoUCE buzzing SOund

Fuse
The tUSe dísconnecis when
current above threshold. Used
tO protect circuit from high
Curirènts.
Fuse