You can find oscillators in a lot of electronics. They have been used in quartz watches for a long time. Oscillators also help in the transmission of AM radio waves. And you also need crystal oscillators to help tune the stations of those AM radios. I am sure you are reading this article on a computer and, yes, there are oscillators inside of computers too. Below you will find some information about oscillators and what they do.
You probably didn’t know it but the pendulum you see in clocks are oscillators. Have you ever pushed a pendulum? Pendulums swing back and forth at such a regulated pace that it is almost hypnotizing. The speed of the pendulum does not change, even the slightest, until it comes to a complete stop. It is the design of the pendulum that controls how fast it moves and not how hard you push it.
Different Types of Oscillators for Many Products
When something oscillates, energy moves it back and forth between two types of energy. For example, clock pendulums are volleyed back and forth from potential energy to kinetic energy. When a pendulum is on one side, the energy it has is potential but once it gets mid-swing the energy behind it becomes kinetic. Once it makes it back to the other end, it swings back the other way and when the pendulum is directly in the middle the energy again becomes potential energy again. The movement of the pendulum is oscillation.
Sooner or later, though, this energy will burn out. Eventually it will stop and friction is the culprit. It needs a steady supply of energy to keep swinging back and forth. In clocks with pendulums, there is spring that does the trick. This is basically how the clock oscillators in electronics work as well. Check out QVSTech.com to learn more about the way oscillators work.
However, electronic gadgets use different energy sources: inductors and capacitors. Capacitors and Inductors act as lock boxes for energy. Capacitors produce electrostatic energy while inductors produce magnetic energy.
Now we know a little bit more about oscillators and what they need to work. But what you still don’t know is why we need them in the first place. To put it as simply as I can, we need oscillators in a variety of devices to keep time. Applications rely on time a lot. And time is important for more than just running a clock.
There are many different types of crystal oscillators. What you need the oscillator to do will determine which one you use. Oscillators are also used in the medical industry outside of electronic devices. See QVSTech.com for more information about the best oscillators. Think about the movement of the pendulum. The rhythm of some oscillators have been shown to help people who are dealing with emotional issues. I’m sure if you looked around right now you could spot several devices that use oscillators.
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