Converter

Converter ( transducer ) is the generic term for assemblies or components , a form of energy converted into another form of energy or the value of a physical quantity (eg., Pressure) to another transfer.

Note: In the German-speaking area, a distinction is made between the following generic terms:

Converter (convert forms of energy)
Implementer (implement information)
Converter (change parameters of electrical energy)
Converter (are to be equated with "converter" in the field of electrical engineering)

The terms for these assemblies or components have grown historically, so that the respective assignment to the specified generic term cannot always be read from the colloquial name of a specific device or component.

Heat exchangers transfer the energy form "heat" from one material flow to another and therefore do not belong to the converter in the narrower sense.

Examples:

Equipment for the conversion between different physical quantities:
- Torque converter
- Force converter
- Pressure transducer
- Energy converter
- Transducer
- some types of transmitters

Assemblies for changing the electrical voltage:

Circuits for converting between different electrical quantities:

Modules for converting signals are called converters :
- Digital-to-analog converter , colloquially also digital-to-analog converter
- Analog-digital converter , colloquially also analog-digital converter

Converter still stands for:

Nightwalker, a person who wanders (wanders, walks), see somnambulism
Shapeshifter , a fictional being who willingly changes its appearance
Windwalker , a musical instrument

Converter

See also