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Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

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…

Thyristors

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

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…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

Quantum Physics

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

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.

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.

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

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.

Signal Modulation

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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

What Is the Skin Effect?

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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…

Light-Pulse Switch

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

Ohm’s Law (again!)

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

Pulse Width Modulation

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

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.

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…

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…

Physiological Effects of Electricity

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

Thyristors

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

Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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

Analog Lab - Non-inverting Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.

Questions relating to project management

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NAME:…

The S-R Latch

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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…

Design Project: Sensitive Audio Detector

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The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…

Programmable Logic Technology

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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

Design Project: Event Counter

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If your event sensing switch is mechanical in nature, you will likely…

Resonance

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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…

Basic Circuit Troubleshooting

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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…

Simple Vector Addition

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Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…

Boolean Rules for Simplification

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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…

Practical Considerations of ADC Circuits

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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…

Absolute dB scales

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Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…

Stripline Crosstalk Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a stripline

Safe Circuit Design

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As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…

Elementary Amplifier Theory

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Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…

DC Lab - Rheostat Range Limiting

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.

Impedance

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

The Common-source Amplifier (IGFET)

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Wavelength (TEM) Calculator

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This calculator determines the wavelength of a signal given the frequency and dielectric constant.