Switch Contact Design

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

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The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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

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DC Motor Control Circuits

How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…

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Latch Circuits

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

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Monostable Multivibrators

We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…

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Resonance

The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…

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Voltage Regulation

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

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Fuses

Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…

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Monostable Multivibrators

We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…

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Resonance

The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…

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Latch Circuits

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

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Flip-Flop Circuits

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

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CMOS Logic Gates

Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

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Light-Pulse Switch

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

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Encoders and Decoders

What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…

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Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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

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Reluctance Motor

The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…

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Torque Conversion Calculator

A tool designed to convert between units of torque

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AC Motor Theory

Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…

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The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)

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

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Contactors

All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…

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AC Motor Control Circuits

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

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Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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

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Stepper Motor Calculator

A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor

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High Voltage Ohmmeters

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

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Hysteresis

Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…

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Servo Motor Systems

Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…

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Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

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

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What is Network Analysis?

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

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True, Reactive, and Apparent Power

Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…

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Re-drawing Complex Schematics

Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…

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Octal and Hexadecimal Numeration

Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…

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Contributors (11)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Contributors (4)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Bipolar Junction Transistors

The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…

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Inductor Commutating Circuits

A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…

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Boolean Algebraic Properties

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

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Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)

What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…

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Meter Check of a Transistor (BJT)

Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…

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RF Power Conversion Calculator

A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa

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Introduction to Diodes And Rectifiers

All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…

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Vol V. Credits

All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

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What is Norton’s Theorem and the Norton Equivalent Circuit?

This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…

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Inductor Quirks

In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…

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Introduction to Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)

What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…

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DC Bridge Circuits

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

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