COM4LAB Course: Electronic Components II

The COM4LAB course Electronic Components II is the second course concerning the active electronic components that have an amplifying effect or permit control. Special transistor types and semiconductors from the power electronics sector are used. One of their main applications, phase angle control, is examined taking the thyristor and the TRIAC as examples. The students are instructed on how to use the function generator, oscilloscope and multimeters. The course comprises 14 chapters.

The course covers the following topics:

• field-effect transistors

  transfer characteristic of the JFET – output characteristic family of the JFET – JFET as switch

• MOSFET

  characteristics – MOSFET as switch

• IGBT

  characteristics – IGBT as switch

• DIAC
• thyristor

  characteristic – thyristor in a DC circuit – phase angle control with a thyristor

• TRIAC

  characteristic – phase angle control with a TRIAC

The course …

• can be displayed and filled out on your own tablet/smartphone/laptop.
• is platform-independent - a current browser is sufficient.
• can be distributed to students via QR codes.
• enables interactive experimenting: The measured values from the Master Unit are automatically made available for evaluation in tables and diagrams. The analysis and documentation of the experiment on the student device can be done at school or at home.
• can be edited and thus adapted to your own lesson plan.