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.
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.
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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.
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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.
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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.
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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.
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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.
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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.
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.
This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace
This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
Capacitance Formula Permittivity of Dielectric …
Series and Parallel Resistances Series and Parallel…
What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…
Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…
When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
