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Principles of Radio

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One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…

Fundamentals of Radio Communication

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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…

Design Project: Radio Transmitter

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Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

Networks and Busses

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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

Linear Computational Circuitry

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

Radio Circuits

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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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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.

Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…

Introduction to AC Motors

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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

DC Motor Control Circuits

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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…

Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…

AC Motor Control Circuits

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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

Electric Shock

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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…

Safety Grounding

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

Linear Computational Circuitry

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

Resonance

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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

SPICE Models

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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…

Selsyn (Synchro) Motors

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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

Principles of Radio

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One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…

Practical Considerations of ADC Circuits

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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…

Connectors

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An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…

Vol I. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

AC Power

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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…

Building Series-Parallel Resistor Circuits

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Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…

Contributors (8)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Special-purpose Batteries

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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…

DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

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To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.

EIRP Calculator

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A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna

Servo Motor Systems

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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…

Thermocouples

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Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…

Applications of Resonance

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So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…

Static Electricity

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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…

IGFET Quirks

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Resistors

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Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…

Introduction to Shift Registers

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Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…

Switches, Hand Actuated

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A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…

Solving for Unknown Time

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Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…

Elementary Circuits

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In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…