What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
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A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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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.
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
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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.
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The discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity…
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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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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
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Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
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It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…
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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.
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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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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As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
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A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
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A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
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Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…
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A tool designed to convert between units of torque
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This tool calculates the dimensions of the microstrip patch antenna given the desired operating frequency.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.
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The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
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Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
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A tool designed to calculate the characteristic impedance of a twisted-pair cable
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.
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Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.
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Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…
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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure voltage using the voltmeter function.
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Euler’s Number Euler’s constant is an important value for…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.
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A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…
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Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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