The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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.
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…
Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…
If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog differentiator circuit that outputs a signal proportional to the rate-of-change and learn about one of the advantages of analog circuits.
All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.
Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
