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AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

Thyristors

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

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

Superconducting Devices

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Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…

Superconducting Devices

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Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…

Light-Pulse Switch

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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

Electric Shock

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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…

Timer Circuits

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

Parallel Resistor Calculator

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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.

Soldering

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Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

Physiological Effects of Electricity

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Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…

What Is the Skin Effect?

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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…

Thyristors

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

Textbook

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

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

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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.

Emergency Response

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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…

Physical Effects of Electricity

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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…

ElectroStatic Discharge

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

Skin Depth Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Ohm’s Law (again!)

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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…

Design Project: Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Signal Generator

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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…

Capacitance, Reactance, and Admittance Calculator

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A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.

Regulated Power Sources

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

The Common-source Amplifier (JFET)

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Critical Temperatures for Superconductors

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Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…

What is a Meter?

Textbook

A meter is any device built to accurately detect and display an…

DC Circuit Equations and Laws

Textbook

Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law    …

Current Divider Circuits and the Current Divider Formula

Textbook

A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…

JFET Biasing Techniques

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Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.

Safety Grounding

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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…

Lock-out / Tag-out

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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

Si Lab - Simple Op Amp

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a custom operational amplifier (op amp) and learn about the application of current mirrors and the use of negative feedback in op amp circuits.

The “Operational” Amplifier

Textbook

Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…

DC Lab - Series Batteries

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in series and learn the relationship between the individual battery voltages and the total series voltage.

Time-Delay Electromechanical Relays

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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…

The Unijunction Transistor (UJT)

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Unijunction transistor: Although a unijunction transistor is not a…

The Junction Field-effect Transistor (JFET) as a Switch

Textbook

Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…

Si Lab - Full-wave Center-tap Rectifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.

AC Commutator Motors

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Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…

Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…