Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
SCRs are unidirectional (one-way) current devices, making them useful…
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.
A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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.
Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.
Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…
A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…
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.
As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…
What Is an Instrumentation Amplifier? An instrumentation amplifier…
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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
Inductive Reactance Capacitive Reactance …
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
Design a passive circuit that will create a "split” ( V/-V) power…
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a rectangle loop.
Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
Pure semiconductors are relatively good insulators as compared with…
With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
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.
A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.
A tool designed to calculate the characteristic impedance of a twisted-pair cable
Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law …
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…
