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Sunday, January 11, 2015

What is the difference between active and passive elements ?

What is the difference between active and passive elements ?

An active element is one, which is capable of generating the energy on its own. Examples,transistor,current source , FET, ect.

A passive element is one, which is incapable of generating energy on its own. But it is capable of storing and dissipating energy.It always need some external source of power.Examples, resistor, capacitor, inductor, ect.

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