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Lorentz Force Calculator

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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

Tools

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

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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

Parallel Resistor Calculator

Tools

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.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

Tools

The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Calculus for Electric Circuits

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…

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

Textbook

After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…

Stepper Motors

Textbook

Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

Tools

The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.

Resonance

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

AC Commutator Motors

Textbook

Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…

Stepper Motors

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

Polyphase Motor Design

Textbook

AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…

Design Project: Stepper Motor Driver

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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…

Conventional Transistor Overview and Special Transistors

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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…

Design Project: DC Motor

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The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…

DC Motor Control Circuits

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

Basic Troubleshooting Strategies

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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…

Motor Control Circuits

Textbook

The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

Tools

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

Radio Circuits

Textbook

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

DC Motor Theory

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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Textbook

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

Right Triangle Trigonometry

Textbook

  A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…

Special Transformers and Applications

Textbook

Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…

Millman’s Theorem

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

Snell’s Law Calculator

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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.

Basic Logic Gates

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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…

Contributors (15)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Digital Logic Signals

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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…

The R/2R DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…

PN Junctions

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

Programmable Logic Technology

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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

Solving for Unknown Time

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

Switches, Hand Actuated

Textbook

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

The “Operational” Amplifier

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Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…

The S-R Latch

Textbook

A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…

Negative Binary Numbers

Textbook

With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…

Emergency Response

Textbook

Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Voltage and Current Calculations

Textbook

There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…

R, L and C Summary

Textbook

With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…

Electric Fields and Capacitance

Textbook

Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…