Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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AC Commutator Motors

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

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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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What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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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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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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

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Other Specialized Motors

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

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Reluctance Motor

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

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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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Calculus for Electric Circuits

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

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Elementary Circuits

In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…

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Current Divider Circuits and the Current Divider Formula

A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…

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Elementary Amplifier Theory

Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…

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JFET Biasing Techniques

Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.

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The Cascode Amplifier

While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…

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Analysis Options

AC ANALYSIS: General form: .ac [curve] [points] [start] [final]…

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Intro Lab - A Simple Lighting Circuit

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.

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Fundamentals of Radio Communication

What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…

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The Quadratic Formula

Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…

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Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…

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Synchronous Condenser

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

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Quantum Physics

“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…

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Microphones

Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…

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Capacitor Quirks

As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…

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Voltmeter Design

As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

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Vectors and AC Waveforms

OK, so how exactly can we represent AC quantities of voltage or…

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Junction Diodes

There was some historic crude, but usable semiconductor…

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Peak, Average, and RMS Measurements

How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…

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Thyristor Application Circuits

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

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