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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Reluctance Motor

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

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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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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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Other Specialized Motors

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

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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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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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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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

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Complex Voltage and Current Calculations

There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…

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Passive Filter Circuits

In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…

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The Quadratic Formula

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

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AC Bridge Circuits

As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…

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The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)

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Intro Lab - How to Use an Ohmmeter to Measure Resistance

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

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Multi-Stage Transistor Amplifiers

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

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Shock Current Path

As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…

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Link Budget Calculator

A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.

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Radio Circuits

(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…

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Si Lab - Astable Multivibrator Audio Oscillator

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.

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Ionization (gas-filled) Tubes

So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…

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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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Introduction to SPICE

“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…

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Inductive Reactance

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

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Calculus for Electric Circuits

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

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Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) theory

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

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Digital Lab - Basic 2-Input NAND Gate Circuit

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test a 2-input digital NAND gate with LED indicators and learn to read pinout diagrams, power a digital IC, connect unused inputs and outputs, and use pulldown resistors.

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Special-output Gates

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

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The P-N Junction

If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…

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