Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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.

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Other Specialized Motors

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

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What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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

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AC Lab - Induction Motor

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.

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Reluctance Motor

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

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Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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

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Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

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AC Commutator Motors

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

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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Series Circuit Rules

Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…

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Solid-state Relays

Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…

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Inverting Op-Amp Resistor Calculator

This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.

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Wire Over Plane Inductance Calculator

This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.

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Practical Considerations - Transformers

Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…

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AC Instrumentation Transducers

Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

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Multiple-input Gates

The Use of Logic Gate Inverters and buffers exhaust the possibilities…

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Wattmeter Design

Power in an electric circuit is the product (multiplication) of…

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pH Measurement

A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…

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The Thyristor

A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…

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Computational Circuits

When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…

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The Tetrode

As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…

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Boolean Algebra

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

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Capacitance

Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

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Full-Adder

The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…

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How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…

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Polyphase Motor Design

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

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Design Project: Telegraph System

What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?

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Multiplexers and Demultiplexers

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

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Binary Subtraction

We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…

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