AMPLIFIER
Charles François (2004). AMPLIFIER, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 102.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 102 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
Any device suited to increase an input signal.
Amplifiers are generally incorporated within a feedback device. M.D. RUBIN even describes the feedback as “a unilateral power amplifier, with a fraction of the output of the amplifier substracted from or added to the input of the amplifier” (1968, p.9)
H. ODUM describes a “constant gain amplifier”, within an energy network in which: “… the amount of energy supplied from the upper flow is that necessary to increase the force expressed by the system by a constant factor, called the gain” (1983, p.39)