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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…
This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
Larger Karnaugh maps reduce larger logic designs. How large is large…
Unijunction transistor: Although a unijunction transistor is not a…
The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…
In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
If your event sensing switch is mechanical in nature, you will likely…
If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a 3-bit down counter using J-K flip-flops and learn about asynchronous counter functionality.
Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
A waveguide is a special form of transmission line consisting of a…
A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.