The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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.
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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…
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
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.
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
“All men are liable to error;” —John Locke Whereas…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.
A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…
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.
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
This page provides a step-by-step introduction to using the mesh…
The following problems are arranged in order from most likely to least…
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…