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Mixed-Frequency Signals

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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…

Biasing Techniques (BJT)

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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…

Square Wave Signals

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It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…

Passive Filter Circuits

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

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

Digital Ramp ADC

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Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…

Mixed-Frequency Signals

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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…

Linear Computational Circuitry

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

The R/2R DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…

Calculus for Electric Circuits

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

AC Lab - Signal and Noise Coupling

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.

The R/2nR DAC: Binary-Weighted-Input Digital-to-Analog Converter

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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…

Multiplexers and Demultiplexers

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

What is a Filter?

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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…

Bandpass Filter Calculator

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This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.

Practical Considerations of ADC Circuits

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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…

Current Signal Systems

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Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…

Design Project: Audio Media-Based Signal Generator

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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…

Introduction to Digital-Analog Conversion

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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…

Summer and Subtractor OpAmp Circuits

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

Digital-to-Analog Conversion

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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…

Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors (MOSFET)

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The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…

AC Phase

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Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…

Introduction to Mixed-Frequency AC Signals

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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…

Basic Ohmmeter Use

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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…

The Shockley Diode

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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…

How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…

Questions to Ask Before Proceeding

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Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…

AC Lab - Automotive Alternator as AC Generator

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.

Delta and Wye 3-Phase Circuits

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Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…

Summary of Filters

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As lengthy as this chapter has been up to this point, it only begins…

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Inductors

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…

Voltage Regulation

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As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…

Active Versus Passive Devices

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Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…

Time Constant Circuits

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

Decoder

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A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…

Design Project: Power Inverter

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

Inductance, Reactance, and Admittance Calculator

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This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor

DC Mesh Current Analysis

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