Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6-volt batteries Two NPN…
No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…
Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 470 µF…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
There was some historic crude, but usable were some historic crude,…
Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law …
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
If you’ve ever witnessed a lightning storm, you’ve seen…
Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 6 volt battery Power transformer, 120VAC step-down…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Power transformer, 120VAC step-down to 12VAC,…
Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…
Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Calculator (or pencil and paper for doing…
The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…
A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…
Associative Property In addition and multiplication, terms may be…
A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One N-channel junction field-effect transistor,…
The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
Write the following exponential expressions in expanded form: 101 =…
What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
“All men are liable to error;” —John Locke Whereas…
Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…
A helpful analogy for understanding divided feedback amplifier…
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
