Reluctance Motor

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

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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 - 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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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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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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Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

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Other Specialized Motors

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

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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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AC Commutator Motors

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

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An Analogy for Ohm’s Law

Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…

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DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

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.

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Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

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Conductors, Insulators, and Electron Flow

The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…

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Three-phase Transformer Circuits

Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…

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Hyperbolic Functions

Note: all angles (x) must be expressed in units of radians for these…

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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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Capacitor Impedance Calculator

This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.

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Boolean Relationships on Venn Diagrams

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

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Current Mirror BJTs

Bipolar Junction Transistor or BJT Current Mirror An often-used…

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Stripline Trace Width Calculator

A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating

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Encoder

What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…

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Design Project: Sensitive Audio Detector

The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…

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Rules for Antiderivatives

Constant Rule     Rule of Sums     Rule of…

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Radar Maximum Range Calculator

This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect

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Ohm’s Law (again!)

A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Superposition Theorem

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

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Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)

The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…

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Resistors

Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…

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