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Lorentz Force Calculator

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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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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.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Textbook

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

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

Textbook

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.

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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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.

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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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.

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

Worksheets - Motors

Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

Worksheets - Motors

Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

Worksheets - Motors

Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…

Networks and Busses

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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

Network Protocols

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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

Tools

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.

AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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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.

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

Textbook

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.

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

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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.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Winding Configurations

Textbook

Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Textbook

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

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

Textbook

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.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

Tools

The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.

Lorentz Force Calculator

Tools

This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.

Network Topology

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Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…

Capacitive Reactance

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

The DIAC

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Like all diodes, Shockley diodes are unidirectional devices; that is,…

Valence and Crystal Structure

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Valence: The electrons in the outermost shell, or valence shell, are…

Electrical Conduction in Semiconductors

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In any electrically conductive substance, what are charge carriers?…

DC Lab - Introduction

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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…

Analog and Digital Signals

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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…

Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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

Control Circuits

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Emergency Response

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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…

Time-delay Relays

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

The Common-drain Amplifier (IGFET)

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Basic Ammeter Use

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Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…

The Importance of Electrical Safety

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With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…

The S-R Latch

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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…

Optoelectronic Devices

Worksheets - Motors

In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…

Bridge Circuits

Textbook

No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…

Soldering

Worksheets - Motors

Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…

Derivatives of Power Functions of e

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Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…

Torque Conversion Calculator

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A tool designed to convert between units of torque