Basic Electronic Components – Types, Functions, Symbols

List of Types of Basic Electronic Components, Functions, Symbols.

Basic Electronic Components are electronic devices or parts usually packaged in a discrete form with two or more connecting leads or metallic pads. These devices are intended to be connected together, usually by soldering to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), to create an electronic circuit with a particular function (for example an amplifier, radio receiver, oscillator, wireless).

Some of the Basic Electronic Components are: resistor, capacitor, transistor, diode, operational amplifier, resistor array, logic gate etc.

Types of Electronic Components

These are of 2 types: Passive and Active Components. Both these types of components can be either Through-Hole or SMD.

1. Passive Components

These components are those that do not have gain or directionality. They are also called Electrical elements or electrical components.

Example: Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes, Inductors.

2. Active Components

These components are those that have gain or directionality.

Example: Transistors, Integrated Circuits or ICs, Logic Gates.

Active Components
Passive Components

Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Resistor

Transistor
Capacitor

Integrated Circuit (IC)
Inductor

Battery
Circuit Breaker

Relay (Can also be used as Passive)
Fuse

Diode
Switch

Solar Cell
Transformer

Current Sensor
Electrical Wires & Power Cables

SMD Components
Motor

Function of Basic Electronic Components

1. Terminals and Connectors: Components to make electrical connection.
2. Resistors: Components used to resist current.
3. Switches: Components that may be made to either conduct (closed) or not (open).
4. Capacitors: Components that store electrical charge in an electrical field.
5. Magnetic or Inductive Components: These are Electrical components that use magnetism.
6. Network Components: Components that use more than 1 type of Passive Component.
7. Piezoelectric devices, crystals, resonators: Passive components that use piezoelectric. effect.
8. Semiconductors: Electronic control parts with no moving parts.
9. Diodes: Components that conduct electricity in only one direction.
10. Transistors: A semiconductor device capable of amplification.
11. Integrated Circuits or ICs: A microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component.

Circuit Symbols of Electronic Components

Basic Electronic Parts and their Function

FAQs: Basic Electronic Components

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