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Square Wave Signals

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

Biasing Techniques (BJT)

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

Passive Filter Circuits

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

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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

Mixed-Frequency Signals

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

Square Root, Cube Root, and Nth Root Calculator

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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.

Biasing Techniques (BJT)

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

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

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

Voltage-to-Current Signal Conversion

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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…

Flash ADC

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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…

AC Lab - Musical Keyboard as a Signal Generator

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.

Successive Approximation ADC

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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…

Electrical Signal Types

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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…

Practical Considerations of ADC Circuits

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

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Digital-to-Analog Conversion

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

Polyphase Motor Design

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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…

Slope (integrating) ADC

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So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…

Calculus for Electric Circuits

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

Introduction to Digital Communication

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In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…

Voltage Signal Systems

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The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…

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.

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Digital Ramp ADC

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

Design Project: Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Signal Generator

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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…

Stepper Motor Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor

Vol III. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

555 Timer Astable Oscillator Circuit

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In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.

Shift Registers

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

Definite Integrals and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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        RELATED WORKSHEET: Calculus for Electric…

Phase-locked Loops

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Early Tube History

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Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…

Shift Registers: Serial-in, Serial-out

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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…

Tachogenerators

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An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…

AC Motor Control Circuits

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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

Design Project: Telegraph System

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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?

Creating Custom Calibration Resistances

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Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…

Special-purpose Diodes

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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Design Project: Simple Component Curve-Tracer Circuit

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What do each of the oscilloscope axes represent, in real-life terms…

Reflection Attenuator Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.

Contactors

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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…

Design Project: Stepper Motor Driver

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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…

Boolean Arithmetic

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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…

Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions

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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…