Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…
As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…
A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit…
This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…
If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that…
Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…
This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…
There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a T-pad attenuator.
Pure semiconductors are relatively good insulators as compared with…
What factors determine where potentiometers Rpot1 and Rpot2 must be…
Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One N-channel junction field-effect transistor,…
One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
A modern alternative to sending (binary) digital information via…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 470 µF…
In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: …
An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…
Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
A calculator designed to compute the VSWR, reflection coefficient, return loss and matching loss in a transmission line
What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Multimeter, digital or analog Assorted batteries…
Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…
