posistor

posistor

[pä′zis·tər]
(electronics)
A thermistor having a large positive resistance-temperature characteristic.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Barium titanate's great significance is expressed in its applications, which include ceramic capacitors, PTCR thermistors (positive temperature coefficient resistors/thermistors, or posistors), piezoelectric sensors, optoelectronic devices, transducers, and actuators.
Design and Construction of Capacitors with the Use of Nano-Barium Titanate's (BaTi[O.sub.3]) Composite Materials
Disc, multilayer, microwave and trimmer capacitors, RF microwave filters, resistor networks, potentiometers, piezo alarms, RFI/EMI filters, resonators, oscillators, flyback transformers, posistors, sensors and associated electronic components.
The 1992 IEEE MTT-S exhibition guide

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?