Safe Circuit Design

As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…

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Analog Lab - Non-inverting Amplifier

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.

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SPICE Simulation of Series and Parallel Circuits

Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…

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Computer Simulation of Electric Circuits

Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…

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Analog Lab - Precision Voltage Follower Using an Op Amp

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an op amp voltage follower and learn about negative feedback in operational amplifier circuits.

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Simulating JFET Circuits Using LTspice

Learn about junction field effect transistors (JFETs), their equations, and how to model and simulate JFETs in LTspice.

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Introduction to Solid-state Device Theory

This chapter will cover the physics behind the operation of…

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Ohm’s Law Calculator

Calculate circuit parameters using Ohm's Law

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Temperature Coefficient of Resistance

You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…

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Boolean Algebraic Properties

Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…

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Electrical Conduction in Semiconductors

In any electrically conductive substance, what are charge carriers?…

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AC Network Analysis

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

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Coefficients of Specific Resistance

Specific resistance at 20o C:  Material Element/Alloy ohm-cmil/ft…

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Phase Rotation

Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…

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Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors

What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…

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555 Lab - Oscillator With Hysteresis

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.

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Special Transformers and Applications

Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…

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“Ladder” Diagrams

Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…

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What is Network Analysis?

The basic application of Ohm’s law to combinations of series and…

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Voltage and Current

As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…

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AC Instrumentation Transducers

Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

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Inductance, Reactance, and Admittance Calculator

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

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Larger 5 & 6-variable Karnaugh Maps

Larger Karnaugh maps reduce larger logic designs. How large is large…

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DC Lab - Precision Potentiometer

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.

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The Cascode Amplifier

While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…

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Class A BJT Amplifiers

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

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Contributors (2)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Boolean Algebra

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

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Design Project: Power Inverter

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

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Power Density Calculator

A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna

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Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors (MOSFET)

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

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Active Versus Passive Devices

Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…

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What Are Electric Circuits?

You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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JFET Quirks

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Step-up and Step-down Transformers

So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…

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Class B BJT Amplifiers

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

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Calculating Electric Power

Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…

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Beam Power Tubes

In the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the…

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Shift Registers

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ElectroStatic Discharge

At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…

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Some Examples with AC Circuits

Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…

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Full-Adder

The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…

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How to Use Thevenin’s Theorem

This page will walk you step-by-step through the process of…

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AC Lab - Variable Inductor

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.

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