In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…
At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
If we were to express the series-connected DC voltages as phasors…
The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…
So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
A tool designed to compute the values to be used in a T-match Impedance Circuit
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…
What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…
Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit producing…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…
There was some historic crude, but usable were some historic crude,…
So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…
This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.