Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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.
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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.
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.
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
Value of time constant in series RC and RL circuits Time…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…
JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…
There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…
This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…
In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
This chapter explores the response of capacitors and inductors to…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
