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Switch Contact Design

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A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…

The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)

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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…

Light-Pulse Switch

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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…

Hysteresis

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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…

Special-output Gates

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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…

Intro Lab - Circuit With a Switch

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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.

AC Lab - Using a Transformer to Build a 12 VAC Power Supply

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

Heat Sink Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand

Voltage Regulation

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Brushless DC Motor

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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…

Switches, Electrically Actuated (Relays)

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The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…

Flyback Switch Mode Regulator Calculator

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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator

Digital Logic Functions

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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…

AC Bridge Circuits

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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…

Motor Control Circuits

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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

ElectroStatic Discharge

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

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.

Three-phase Power Systems

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What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…

Polyphase Power Systems

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Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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

Wire-by-Number project kit introduction

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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…

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

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

Energy, Work, and Power

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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.

Decibels

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The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…

Important Constants

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Euler’s Number Euler’s constant is an important value for…

pH Measurement

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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…

Common Derivatives

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    RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…

Critical Temperatures for Superconductors

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Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…

The Command-line Interface

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If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…

Basic AC-DC Power Supplies

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

Voltmeter Impact on Measured Circuit

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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…

Introduction to Boolean Algebra

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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…

Digital Lab - 10-bit Flashing LED Sequencer

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.

Peak Detector

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A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…

DC Lab - Parallel Batteries

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.

The Common-source Amplifier (JFET)

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RELATED WORKSHEETS: JFET Amplifiers Worksheet

Design Project: Audio Tone Control

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Suppose you were installing a high-power stereo system in your car,…

Si Lab - Bipolar Transistor as a Switch

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Resistors Types

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These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…

Microstrip Inductance Calculator

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This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

Op-amp Circuits

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

Physiological Effects of Electricity

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Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…

Why L/R and not LR?

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Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…

Stripline Max Current Calculator

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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle

Potentiometers

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

Tracking ADC

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A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…

Optothyristors

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Like bipolar transistors, SCRs and TRIACs are also manufactured as…

Building a Differential Amplifier

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Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…

Time Constant Equations

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Value of time constant in series RC and RL circuits   Time…

Series and Parallel Inductors

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When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…

Complex Number Arithmetic

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Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…

Polyphase Motor Design

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

Factorials

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Definition of a Factorial Denoted by the symbol “!” after…