Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…
A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…
The Mesh-Current Method, also known as the Loop Current Method, is…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Low-voltage AC power supply Bridge rectifier pack…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Calculator (or pencil and paper for doing…
Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
The field effect transistor was proposed by Julius Lilienfeld in US…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
