Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
Textbook
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Textbook
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
Textbook
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Tools
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Worksheets - Automotive
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
Worksheets - Automotive
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
Worksheets - Automotive
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Worksheets - Automotive
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
Tools
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
Worksheets - Automotive
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Worksheets - Automotive
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
Textbook
AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
Textbook
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Worksheets - Automotive
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
Textbook
With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…
Textbook
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Textbook
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
Tools
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
Worksheets - Automotive
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Worksheets - Automotive
Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…
Textbook
Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
Textbook
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Worksheets - Automotive
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
Worksheets - Automotive
What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
Worksheets - Automotive
During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…
Worksheets - Automotive
Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
Textbook
Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
Worksheets - Automotive
With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
Textbook
A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
Tools
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
Textbook
This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
Tools
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.
Textbook
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a three-stage common-emitter amplifier using bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about multi-stage gain and feedback.
Textbook
There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…
Textbook
A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
Tools
In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
Textbook
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.
Textbook
Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
Textbook
In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
Textbook
Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…
Textbook
Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
Textbook
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Worksheets - Automotive
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
Textbook
This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
Tools
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a T-pad attenuator.
Tools
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.
Textbook
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.
Textbook
Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
Textbook
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
Textbook
Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase. …
Textbook
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
Textbook
For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
Textbook
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
Worksheets - Automotive
This chapter will cover the physics behind the operation of…
Textbook
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
Textbook
Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
Textbook
What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
Textbook
“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
Textbook
The logic simplification examples that we have done so far could have…
Textbook