This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
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.
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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an AC voltage source connected to speakers to learn about sound waves and the foundational principle used in noise cancelling headphones.
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…
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Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law …
Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…
An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.
Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
Suppose you were installing a high-power stereo system in your car,…
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…
Input impedance varies considerably with the circuit configuration…
The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…
This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a stripline
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
Specific resistance at 20o C: Material Element/Alloy ohm-cmil/ft…
Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.