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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Reluctance Motor

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

What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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

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…

Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

Induction Motor

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PARTS AND MATERIALS AC power source: 120VAC Capacitor, 3.3 µF…

AC Commutator Motors

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

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Basic Troubleshooting Strategies

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

Parallel Circuit Rules

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Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…

Special Diodes

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

Transistor Ratings and Packages (JFET)

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Superposition Theorem

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The superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes…

Si Lab - Full-wave Center-tap Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.

Design Project: Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Signal Generator

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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…

Series Resistor-Inductor Circuits

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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…

555 Lab - Red LED Flasher

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.

DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

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To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.

Design Project: Power Inverter

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

RF Power Conversion Calculator

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A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa

DC Lab - Capacitor Charging and Discharging

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.

Stripline Crosstalk Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a stripline

Time Constant Calculations

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

Other Waveshapes

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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…

Noise Figure Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the noise figure of cascaded amplifiers

Intro Lab - How to Use an Ammeter to Measure Current

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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure current using the ammeter function.

Performance-Based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

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Resistance, Reactance, and Impedance

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What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…