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grid bias voltage [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
CONT

For example, a bias voltage is applied to a transistor in an electronic amplifier to allow the transistor to operate in a particular region of its transconductance curve. For vacuum tubes, a (much higher) grid bias voltage is also often applied to the grid electrodes for precisely the same reason.

OBS

grid bias voltage: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
CONT

La tension de polarisation de grille est telle [qu'un] tube sera conducteur avec une tension d'écran.

OBS

tension de polarisation de grille : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corriente eléctrica
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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