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Switch Types

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Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…

555 Lab - LED Flasher with Inductive Flyback

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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.

Digital Logic Functions

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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…

Light-Pulse Switch

Worksheets - Switches

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

Thyristor Application Circuits

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

Switches

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

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

Motor Control Circuits

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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…

AC Bridge Circuits

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

Voltmeter Impact on Measured Circuit

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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Linear Computational Circuitry

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

Intro Lab - Circuit With a Switch

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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.

Time Constant Calculations

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

Contact “Normal” State and Make/Break Sequence

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Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…

AC Lab - Using a Transformer to Build a 12 VAC Power Supply

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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.

The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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

CMOS Logic Gates

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

Fail-safe Design

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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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

DC Motor Control Circuits

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

Heat Sink Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand

Protective Relays

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

Time-delay Relays

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What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…

Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Switch Types

Textbook

Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…

Linear Computational Circuitry

Worksheets - Switches

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

555 Lab - LED Flasher with Inductive Flyback

Textbook

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.

Inductor Commutating Circuits

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

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.

Introduction to AC Motors

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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…

What is Alternating Current (AC)?

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

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

Worksheets - Switches

Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

CMOS Logic Gates

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

“Ladder” Diagrams

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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

Switch Contact Design

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

The J-K Flip-Flop

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Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

Analog Lab - Precision Voltage Follower Using an Op Amp

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an op amp voltage follower and learn about negative feedback in operational amplifier circuits.

Shift Registers: Serial-in, Serial-out

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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…

Twisted-Pair Impedance Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the characteristic impedance of a twisted-pair cable

Amplifier Circuits

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

Electrical Signal Types

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

Vol IV. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

RF Power Conversion Calculator

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

Special-purpose Batteries

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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…

Superposition Theorem

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The superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes…

Microstrip Inductance Calculator

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This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.

Quantum Devices

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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…

Kelvin (4-wire) Resistance Measurement

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Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…

DC Lab - Thermoelectricity

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.

Stripline Max Current Calculator

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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle

N-Way Power Divider Calculator

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This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.

Digital Display Circuits

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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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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.

Torque Conversion Calculator

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A tool designed to convert between units of torque

Wire Stripline Impedance Calculator

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A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

Worksheets - Switches

Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…