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DC Lab - Thermoelectricity

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…

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.

Network Protocols

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

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

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)

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

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.

ElectroStatic Discharge

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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

Network Topology

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

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

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.

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

Winding Configurations

Textbook

Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Networks and Busses

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

Analog Lab - 555 Oscillator (Astable Multivibrator)

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.

Contributors (12)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Resistors

Worksheets - Process Control

Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…

Low-pass Filters

Textbook

By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…

Other Diode Technologies

Textbook

Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…

Electromechanical Relay Logic

Worksheets - Process Control

In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…

Non-right Triangle Trigonometry

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The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…

DC Lab - Capacitor Charging and Discharging

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.

DC Lab - Rheostat Range Limiting

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.

Series Circuit Rules

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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…

Contact “Normal” State and Make/Break Sequence

Textbook

Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…

Series DC Circuits Practice Worksheet with Answers

Worksheets - Process Control

In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…

Op-amp Circuits

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

Millman’s Theorem

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In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…

Transistor Biasing Calculations

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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…

Electrical Noise and Interference

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Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…

Introduction to Complex Numbers

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If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…

The Antiderivative (Indefinite Integral)

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  Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…

What is the Relationship Between Conductance and Resistance?

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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…

DC Mesh Current Analysis

Worksheets - Process Control

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