The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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

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Resonance

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

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Switch Contact Design

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

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Latch Circuits

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

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DC Motor Control Circuits

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

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Monostable Multivibrators

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

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Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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

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Brushless DC Motor

Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…

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Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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.

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Polyphase Motor Design

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

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Relay Construction

Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

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Encoders and Decoders

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

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Si Lab - Full-wave Center-tap Rectifier

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.

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Switches

What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

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AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

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Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.

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Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…

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Synchronous Condenser

Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…

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Stepper Motors

Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

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Performance-Based Assessments for DC Circuit Competencies

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555 Lab - LED Flasher with Inductive Flyback

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.

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AC Commutator Motors

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

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AC Motor Theory

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

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Switch Contact Design

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

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Time Constant Calculations

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

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Miscellaneous Diode Applications

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

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Edge Coupled Stripline Impedance Calculator

A calculator for computing the impedance of an edge coupled stripline.

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Safe Meter Usage

Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…

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The Cascode Amplifier

While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…

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Algebraic Substitution for Electric Circuits

There are two basic Ohm’s Law equations: one relating voltage,…

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DC Generator Theory

Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…

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Magnetic Fields and Inductance

Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…

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DC Lab - Current Divider

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

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Transistor Ratings and Packages (JFET)

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Factors Affecting Inductance

There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…

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Trigonometric Derivatives

    RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…

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Coil Inductance Calculator

This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.

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Design Project: Audio Media-Based Signal Generator

Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…

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DC Lab - Potentiometric Voltmeter

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.

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Biasing Techniques (BJT)

In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…

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Minterm vs Maxterm Solution

So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…

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AC Bridge Circuits

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

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Design Project: Audio Tone Control

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

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Non-right Triangle Trigonometry

The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…

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Digital Logic With Feedback

With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…

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What is Alternating Current (AC)?

Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…

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