In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.
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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…
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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
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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.
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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
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Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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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.
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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.
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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
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In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…
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Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
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The basic application of Ohm’s law to combinations of series and…
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If two coils of wire are brought into close proximity with each other…
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Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.
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Testing a JFET with a multimeter might seem to be a relatively easy…
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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
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Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
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A waveguide is a special form of transmission line consisting of a…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
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Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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