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Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…
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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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PARTS AND MATERIALS 4001 quad NOR gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
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A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, use…
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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
SCRs are unidirectional (one-way) current devices, making them useful…
The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
Thevenin’s Theorem states that it is possible to simplify any…
Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…
Reminders When Using Ohm’s Law One of the most common mistakes…
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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a microstrip.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries Dual operational amplifier,…
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PARTS AND MATERIALS Power transformer, 120VAC step-down to 12VAC,…
The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
Valence: The electrons in the outermost shell, or valence shell, are…
A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
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Although the prime intent of octal and hexadecimal numeration systems…
What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
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