Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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.
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
Suppose a 12 volt lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 20…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, what…
What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…
A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…
