Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
As lengthy as this chapter has been up to this point, it only begins…
This tool calculates the dimensions of the microstrip patch antenna given the desired operating frequency.
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…
What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…
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Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…
As was stated in the last chapter, there is more than one type of…
A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…
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There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
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Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…
A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit…
By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
The Inductance Formula Wheeler’s formulas for…
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This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
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Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
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Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
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Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…
Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
