Electronic switch
Encyclopedia
In electronics
, an electronic switch is an electronic component
or device that can switch
an electrical circuit, interrupting the current
or diverting it from one conductor to another.
Typically, electronic switches use solid state
devices such as transistors, though vacuum tubes can be used as well in high voltage
applications.
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, an electronic switch is an electronic component
Electronic component
An electronic component is a basic electronic element and may be available in a discrete form having two or more electrical terminals . These are intended to be connected together, usually by soldering to a printed circuit board, in order to create an electronic circuit with a particular function...
or device that can switch
Switch
In electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another....
an electrical circuit, interrupting the current
Electric current
Electric current is a flow of electric charge through a medium.This charge is typically carried by moving electrons in a conductor such as wire...
or diverting it from one conductor to another.
Typically, electronic switches use solid state
Solid state
Solid state may refer to:In science:* Solid-state chemistry* Solid-state physics* Solid-state laser* Solid matterIn electronics:* Solid state , circuits built of solid materials* Solid-state fan...
devices such as transistors, though vacuum tubes can be used as well in high voltage
High voltage
The term high voltage characterizes electrical circuits in which the voltage used is the cause of particular safety concerns and insulation requirements...
applications.