Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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A tool designed to convert between units of torque
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
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Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
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With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…
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A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
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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.
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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
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If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
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When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.
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Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
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In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.
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As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…
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Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…
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The Use of Logic Gate Inverters and buffers exhaust the possibilities…
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…
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A calculator for computing the impedance of an edge coupled stripline.
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Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
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There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
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A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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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.
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Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…
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