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Linear Computational Circuitry

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

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

Latch Circuits

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

AC Commutator Motors

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Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…

Protective Relays

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A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…

The S-R Latch

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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…

The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)

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

Step-up and Step-down Transformers

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

Digital Lab - Digital Combination Lock

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a digital combination lock with LED output indicators and learn about XOR gate functionality and how to implement NOR logic functionality using diodes.

AC Bridge Circuits

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

Solid-state Relays

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Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…

Selsyn (Synchro) Motors

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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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

Brushless DC Motor

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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…

Light-Pulse Switch

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

Boolean Algebra

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

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…

Heat Sink Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand

Thyristors

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Amplifier Circuits

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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…

Waveguide Calculator (Rectangular)

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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide

Unit Conversion Calculator

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Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque

Analog Lab - PWM Power Controller

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.

Introduction to Digital-Analog Conversion

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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…

Polar Form and Rectangular Form Notation for Complex Numbers

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In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

Vol IV. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Electrical Signal Types

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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

Electron Versus Conventional Flow

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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…

Digital Communication

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

AC Lab - Automotive Alternator as AC Generator

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.

Conversion From Decimal Numeration

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Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…

Decibel Measurements

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During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…

Current Mirror BJTs

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Bipolar Junction Transistor or BJT Current Mirror An often-used…

Nonlinear Conduction

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“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…

Analog Lab - PWM Power Controller

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.

Solving Simultaneous Equations: The Substitution Method and the Addition Method

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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…

The “Buffer” Gate

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If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…

Analysis Options

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AC ANALYSIS: General form: .ac [curve] [points] [start] [final]…

Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

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In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.

Measurements of AC Magnitude

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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…

Copper Wire Ampacity Table

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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…

Depletion-type IGFETs

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Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…

Power in Electric Circuits

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In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…

Sum and Product Notation

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For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…

Temperature Converter

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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin

Switches, Electrically Actuated (Relays)

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

PN Junctions

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Decibels

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

Wound Rotor Induction Motors

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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…

Table (portrait view)

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  Periodic table of chemical elements.

Voltage and Current in a Practical Circuit

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Because it takes energy to force charge to flow against the opposition…

Basic Logic Gates

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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…