Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One 12AX7 dual triode vacuum tube Two power…
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous SPICE is a…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
If I wanted to build a battery-powered electric drill, would it be…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Length of bare (uninsulated) copper wire Length of…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Paper tube, from a toilet-paper roll Bar of iron…
RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…
Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The first and most straightforward network analysis technique is…
While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
This calculator computes the resonant frequency of a tank circuit
Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…
Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries Capacitor, 0.1 µF…
By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two AAA Batteries Battery Clip (Radio Shack…
Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…
This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
