From Electric to Electronic From the JUs to the Vacuum Tube

Electric vs. Electronic Electric circuits are connections of conductive wires and other devices whereby the uniform flow of electrons occurs. Electronic circuits add a new dimension to electric circuits in that some means of control is exerted over the flow of electrons by another electrical signal, either a voltage or a current. In electronics we are dealing with special devices able to control the flow of electrons according to another flow of electrons, or by the application of a static voltage. In other words, in an electronic circuit, electricity is able to control electricity.

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE FIRST JU…

1 st JU

Coil them up!

2 nd JU

Current Induced ONLY when moving!

How do you measure Inductance? The ratio of magnetic flux to the current producing it. L = Φ / I Webers/Ampere s Inductance is measured in Henries

3 rd JU Joseph Henry ( ) is widely considered the foremost American scientist of the 19th century. Henry's early investigations concerned electromagnetic phenomena, and his discovery of electromagnetic self-induction in 1831 established his reputation in America. In 1846 Henry was named first Secretary of the newly- established Smithsonian Institution, a position he held until his death. In 1868 he was elected President of the Academy; this position, too, he held until his death.

Can you picture it?!

Continuing with electronics… Using electricity to control electricity. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long- lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.

The Precursor to the Vacuum Tube Edison and his team were hard at work trying to find a light bulb filament that worked well. He had already settled on a carbonized (burned) bamboo filament, but even this solution was not perfect. After glowing for a few hours, carbon from the filament would be deposited on the inside walls of the bulb, turning it black. His assistant noticed that the carbon seemed to be coming from the end of the filament that was attached to the power supply, and seemed to be flying through the vacuum onto the walls of the bulb. Edison determined that not only was carbon flying through the vacuum, but that it carried a charge. That is, electricity was flowing not only through the filament but also through the evacuated bulb.

Thermionic Emission The flow of charged particles called thermions from a charged metal or a charged metal oxide surface, caused by thermal vibration energy overcoming the electrostatic forces holding electrons to the surface of the atom. The Edison Effect

How to fix the blackened bulbs? Edison tried to “draw” off the discoloration by placing a metal plate and charging it POSITIVE Edison noticed that, with an extra electrode connected to the positive end of the filament, a small but measurable electric current flowed between them. He termed this device an Electrical Indicator. While he was proven to be right about the flow, Edison could not explain it, and the third electrode did not prevent blackening of the bulb, so he moved on to other experiments. But he did patent the new device, because he believed that it might have some commercial applications, such as measuring electric current.

20 years later… Edison Effect in a vacuum tube was waiting to do something…

Side Note - Galvanization Luigi Galvani – 1783 Italian physicist and physician He was a pioneer in modern obstetrics, and discovered that muscle and nerve cells produce electricity.

The Galvanometer Galvanometer is the historical name given to a moving coil electric current detector. When a current is passed through a coil in a magnetic field, the coil experiences a torque proportional to the current. If the coil's movement is opposed by a coil spring, then the amount of deflection of a needle attached to the coil may be proportional to the current passing through the coil. Such "meter movements" were at the heart of the moving coil meters such as voltmeters and ammeters until they were largely replaced with solid state meters.

Back to Business Mrs. Houston! So what about this Galvano-froggy-thingy?

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The Fleming Valve Sir John Ambrose Fleming Worked to develop the first rectifier while working for the Marconi Company. He was faced with the problem of detecting weak wireless signals. He was decided to try inserting one of Edison’s lamps in an oscillatory circuit containing a galvanometer. He had found the solution to the problem of rectifying high frequency wireless circuits. Fleming designed a transmitter for to attempt transmission of radio waves across the Atlantic from Poldhu, England, to Nova Scotia, Canada. The distance between the two points was about 3,500 kilometres (2,100 miles). This was the start of the wireless revolution.

The Fleming Valve Allowed electrical current to flow in one direction, but not the other. Fleming determined that by changing the position of the metal plates around the filament he could vary the strength of the current. At the receiving end the radio waves were difficult to detect with a galvanometer, but Fleming realized that if he could get the current to flow in only one direction, the oscillations of the wireless signal could be read easily. He did this by adding a positively charged plate separate from the filament to the Edison tube. Fleming Valve, Diode Valve, Fleming Diode, Thermionic Valve, Oscillation Valve. It becomes known as a 'vacuum tube' in America

How The Fleming Valve Works Positive voltage on the plate attracts electrons from the filament. Current flows!!! A negative charge to the plate causes the current to cease. They are repelled by like charges. +-

Going One Way! The creation of the Fleming diode opened up electrical technology to both alternating current and direct current. Although now superceded by transistors and integrated circuits in electronic applications, diodes are still used in high-power transmitters, sensitive optical applications, and audio amplifiers. Rectification: –To convert alternating current into direct current.

But Wait… There’s More!

Modulation & Amplification! Lee de Forest – 1906 Modified Fleming's Valve by adding a grid to control and amplify signals, and called his device the Audion. His Audion tube, a three-electrode device (plate, cathode, control grid), was a vacuum tube which allowed for amplification for radio reception. This "grid" was a bent wire between the plate and filament. de Forest discovered that if he applied the signal from the wireless-telegraph antenna to the grid instead of the filament, he could obtain a much more sensitive detector of the signal. In fact, the grid was changing ("modulating") the current flowing from the filament to the plate. This device, the Audion, was the first successful electronic amplifier. It was the genesis of today's huge electronics industry. Audion, Triode

How A Triode Works Apply a like charge to the grid and the flow stops!! (It’s that magnetism thing at work again!!!)

So What?! A small electric current applied to the grid would result in the proportionate flow of a much larger current from the filament to the plate- in other words, amplification. The Audion became know as the Triode and was the standard means of amplification until it was gradually replaced by the transistor in the 1950's and 60's. Without the Audion, inexpensive amplification of wireless voice transmissions would not have been possible, and Radio Corporation of America would have been a significantly different enterprise.

Modulation the process of varying a periodic waveform in order to use that signal to convey a message to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio)

Amplification increasing the power and/or amplitude of a signal. Taking power from a power supply and controlling the output to match the input signal shape but with a larger amplitude. In this sense, an amplifier may be considered as modulating the output of the power supply.

Who’s Your Daddy?! Lee de Forest The father of radio