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Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

Thyristors

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

Superconducting Devices

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

Soldering

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

Quantum Physics

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“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

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.

Thyristors

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

What Is the Skin Effect?

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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…

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.

Light-Pulse Switch

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

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…

ElectroStatic Discharge

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

Electric Shock

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

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

Physical Effects of Electricity

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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…

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.

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

Ohm’s Law (again!)

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

Physiological Effects of Electricity

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

Pulse Width Modulation

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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…

Half-Adder

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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…

Harmonic Phase Sequences

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In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…

Resistors Types

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These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…

Protective Relays

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A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…

DIY EE Lab - Introduction to Electronics Projects

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To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.

Inductors

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An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…

AC Circuit Equations

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Inductive Reactance     Capacitive Reactance    …

Basic Ohmmeter Use

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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)

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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…

Noise Figure Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the noise figure of cascaded amplifiers

Speed Distance Time Calculator

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This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.

Switch Contact Design

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A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…

Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

Vol III. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

DC Lab - Parallel Batteries

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.

Resistivity Calculator

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This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.

Physical Effects of Electricity

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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…

Historical, Nonmechanical Memory Technologies

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Perhaps the most ingenious technique was that of the delay line. A…

555 Lab - Monostable Multivibrator (One-shot)

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.

What is a Meter?

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