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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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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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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Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
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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.
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A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
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SCRs are unidirectional (one-way) current devices, making them useful…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple circuit that will teach you how to use a commutating diode to reduce inductive kickback.
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The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…
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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
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Thyristors are a class of semiconductor components exhibiting…
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“All men are liable to error;” —John Locke Whereas…
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Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…
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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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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.
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
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Standing waves at the resonant frequency points of an open- or…
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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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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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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Note that the direction of the arrow at the gate indicates the…
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Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
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If vectors with uncommon angles are added, their magnitudes (lengths)…
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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This chapter will cover the physics behind the operation of…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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One of the more advanced ADC technologies is the so-called…
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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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