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Practical Considerations - Transformers

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Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Design Project: Simple Component Curve-Tracer Circuit

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What do each of the oscilloscope axes represent, in real-life terms…

Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.

Inverting and Noninverting OpAmp Voltage Amplifier Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Safety Grounding

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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…

Coil Inductance Calculator

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This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.

Multiplexers and Demultiplexers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

Multi-Stage Transistor Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…

Basic Logic Gate Troubleshooting

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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

What is a Filter?

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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…

Wire-by-Number project kit introduction

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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…

Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…

Time Constant Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

AC Waveforms

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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…

Negative Feedback OpAmp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Power Added Efficiency Calculator

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A calculator designed to compute the power-added efficiency (PAE) of an amplifier

IGBTs

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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…

Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Parallel DC Circuits Practice Worksheet With Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…

Specific Resistance of Conductors

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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

Si Lab - JFET Switching Circuit and Static Electricity Sensor

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.

Basic Troubleshooting Strategies

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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…

AC Capacitor Circuits

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Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…

“Ladder” Diagrams

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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…

pH Measurement

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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…

Capacitance, Reactance, and Admittance Calculator

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A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.

Active-mode Operation (IGFET)

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Series Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…

What Are Zener Diodes?

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What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying…

Voltmeter Design

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Suppose I were about to measure an unknown voltage with a manual-range…

Ionization (gas-filled) Tubes

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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…

Single-phase Power Systems

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Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…

Current Divider Circuits and the Current Divider Formula

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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…

Square Root, Cube Root, and Nth Root Calculator

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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.

Performance-Based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

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Feedback

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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…

Op-Amp Voltage and Gain Calculator

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A calculator for computing the gain and output voltage of an operational amplifier

Electron Versus Conventional Flow

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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…

Protective Relay Circuits

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Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…

Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)

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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…

Programmable Logic Technology

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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

Practical Considerations - Transformers

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Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…

An Analogy for Divided Feedback

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A helpful analogy for understanding divided feedback amplifier…

Basic Operational Amplifiers

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Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…

Wire-by-Number project kit introduction

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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)

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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

555 Lab - Red LED Flasher

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.

Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Contributors (5)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Capacitor Impedance Calculator

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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.

Depletion-type IGFETs

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Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…

Building Resistor Circuits Using Breadboards, Perfboards, and Terminal Strips

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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…

Series Circuit Rules

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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…

The Tetrode

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As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…

Analog Lab - High-impedance Voltmeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.

Voltage-to-Current Signal Conversion

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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…

Strain Gauges

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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…