Rectifier Circuits

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

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Overcurrent Protection

What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…

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Time Constant Circuits

Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…

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Switches, Hand Actuated

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

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Electrical Energy Calculator

This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

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Si Lab - JFET Current Regulator

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) current regulator and learn some of the advantages of JFETs over BJTs for current regulation.

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Digital Lab - Introduction

In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.

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Si Lab - Simple Op Amp

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a custom operational amplifier (op amp) and learn about the application of current mirrors and the use of negative feedback in op amp circuits.

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Phase-locked Loops

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Clipper Circuits

A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…

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The NOT Gate

The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…

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555 Lab - Introduction to the 555 Timer IC

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.

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Simple AC Circuit Calculations

Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…

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Waveguide Calculator (Circular)

This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide

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Phase-Locked Loops

This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…

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Safe Circuit Design

As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…

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Parallel R, L, and C

We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…

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Microstrip Patch Antenna Calculator

This tool calculates the dimensions of the microstrip patch antenna given the desired operating frequency.

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Insulator Breakdown Voltage

The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…

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Current Divider Circuits

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

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Basic Operational Amplifiers

Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…

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Power in Resistive and Reactive AC circuits

Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…

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Vol V. Credits

All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

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The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)

If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…

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Digital Lab - 3-bit Binary Counter

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a 3-bit down counter using J-K flip-flops and learn about asynchronous counter functionality.

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Finite-length Transmission Lines

A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…

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Solving Series and Parallel Circuits With the Table Method and Ohm’s Law

The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…

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555 Lab - Advanced Red LED Flasher

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.

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Table (landscape view)

Periodic table of chemical elements.

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Safe Meter Usage

Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…

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Phasing

Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…

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Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…

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Design Project: Power Inverter

A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…

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Table (portrait view)

  Periodic table of chemical elements.

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Synchronous Condenser

Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…

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Mutual Inductors

Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…

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Millman’s Theorem Revisited

You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…

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Characteristic Impedance

The Parallel Wires of Infinite Length Suppose, though, that we had a…

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DC Transducers

Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…

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Intro Lab - Resistor Power Dissipation

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.

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