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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Reluctance Motor

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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…

Other Specialized Motors

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Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…

Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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

AC Motor Theory

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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…

AC Commutator Motors

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

What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

Single-phase Induction Motors

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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

Reluctance Motor

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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…

Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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AC Commutator Motors

Textbook

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

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

Textbook

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

Other Specialized Motors

Textbook

Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…

Si Lab - JFET Current Regulator

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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.

AC Waveforms

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When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…

What is Norton’s Theorem and the Norton Equivalent Circuit?

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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…

Safe Practices

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If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…

Comparator with Hysteresis (Schmitt Trigger) Calculator

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This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Special-output Gates

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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…

Conductors and Insulators

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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…

Simple Series Resonance

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A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…

Voltage and Current Calculations

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

Universal Shift Registers: Parallel-in, Parallel-out

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The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…

Lock-out / Tag-out

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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

AC Lab - Sensing AC Electric Fields

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC electric fields using the sensitive voltage detector and learn about capacitive coupling, EMI, and shielding techniques.

Common Derivatives

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    RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…

Table (portrait view)

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  Periodic table of chemical elements.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

Parallel Wire Inductance Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the inductance of two parallel wires