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  2. Magnetic switch - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic switch. Magnetic switch is an electrical switch that makes or breaks contact in the presence of a magnetic field.Applications include situations where it is not desirable or possible for moving elements to make direct contact with the switch, such as in explosive environments, submerged in liquids, and where repetitive contact with a mechanical switch would result in undesired wear.

  3. Reed switch - Wikipedia

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    The reed switch [i] is an electromechanical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It was invented in 1922 by professor Valentin Kovalenkov at the Petrograd Electrotechnical University , [ 1 ] and later evolved at Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1936 by Walter B. Ellwood into the reed relay.

  4. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    High Definition Television, any television system with more than 625 scan lines. headphone An audio transducer or pair of transducers arranged to be worn on (or in) the ear. heat transfer The study of the flow of heat energy; heat transfer concerns dictate major design features of most electrical and electronic systems. heatsink

  5. Switch - Wikipedia

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    Switches can be designed to respond to any type of mechanical stimulus: for example, vibration (the trembler switch), tilt, air pressure, fluid level (a float switch), the turning of a key , linear or rotary movement (a limit switch or microswitch), or presence of a magnetic field (the reed switch). Many switches are operated automatically by ...

  6. Magnetic switchable device - Wikipedia

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    A magnetic switchable device (often called a magnetic base) is a magnetic fixture that uses one or more permanent magnets in a configuration that allows the external field to be turned on or off. They are used in many applications including optics , metalworking , lifting , and robotics, to attach items to metal surfaces in a secure but ...

  7. Relay - Wikipedia

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    This type is widely used where control is from simple switches or single-ended outputs of a control system, and such relays are found in avionics and numerous industrial applications. Another latching type has a remanent core that retains the contacts in the operated position by the remanent magnetism in the core.

  8. Electronic switch - Wikipedia

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    The most widely used electronic switch in digital circuits is the metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). [2] The analogue switch uses two MOSFET transistors in a transmission gate arrangement as a switch that works much like a relay, with some advantages and several limitations compared to an electromechanical relay.

  9. Switched reluctance motor - Wikipedia

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    The rotor however has no magnets or coils attached. It is a solid salient-pole rotor (having projecting magnetic poles) made of soft magnetic material, typically laminated steel. When power is applied to a stator winding, the rotor's magnetic reluctance creates a force that attempts to align a rotor pole with the nearest stator pole.