Control electrode

Control electrode denotes:

• Electrodes that influence the field profile of an electric field to improve insulation or dielectric strength , see e.g. B. the corona ring on a high-voltage insulator
• Electrodes that influence the behavior of an electron tube or a transistor for the purpose of controlling the flowing current, such as. B. a control grid on an electron tube or the gate electrode in a field effect transistor

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.