Active Components Rely On A Source of Energy (Usually From The DC Circuit, Which We Have
Active Components Rely On A Source of Energy (Usually From The DC Circuit, Which We Have
Active Components Rely On A Source of Energy (Usually From The DC Circuit, Which We Have
chosen to ignore) and usually can inject power into a circuit, though this is not part of the
definition.[1] Active components include amplifying components such as transistors,
triode vacuum tubes (valves), and tunnel diodes.
Passive components can't introduce net energy into the circuit. They also can't rely on a
source of power, except for what is available from the (AC) circuit they are connected to. As a
consequence they can't amplify (increase the power of a signal), although they may increase a
voltage or current (such as is done by a transformer or resonant circuit). Passive components
include two-terminal components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers.
Passive electronic components, such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, or transformers, do not require any
source of energy to perform their function in an application.