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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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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…

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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.

What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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

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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Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

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.

AC Commutator Motors

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

Other Specialized Motors

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

Junction field-effect transistors (JFET)

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

Boolean Relationships on Venn Diagrams

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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…

JFET Biasing Techniques

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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.

Optical Data Communication

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A modern alternative to sending (binary) digital information via…

Introduction to SPICE

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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…

Contributors (1)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Conductor Ampacity

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The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…

Questions relating to project management

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Power Conversion Circuits

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

The Thyristor

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

555 Lab - Advanced Red LED Flasher

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.

Si Lab - Half-wave Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.

Factoring Equivalencies

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Factoring Identities :   a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…

Light-Pulse Switch

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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…

The Tetrode

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

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

Flyback Switch Mode Regulator Calculator

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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator

Series Resistor-Inductor Circuits

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

Digital Logic Signals

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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…

N-Way Power Divider Calculator

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This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.