also: シリーズレギュレーター
noun
series voltage regulator
Technical term in electronics for a linear regulator where the control element is in series with the load.
この回路にはシリーズレギュレータを使っています。
This circuit uses a series regulator.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
A switching regulator, which is more efficient but noisier than a series (linear) regulator.
A shunt regulator, where the control element is in parallel with the load, unlike the series configuration.
Loanword from English 'series regulator'.