The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
A tool designed to convert between units of torque
A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
PARTS AND MATERIALS AC power source: 120VAC Capacitor, 3.3 µF…
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
PARTS AND MATERIALS AC power source: 120VAC Capacitor, 3.3 µF…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Operational amplifier, model 1458 or 353…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.
As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…
An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire loop.
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Fallacious reasoning and poor interpersonal relations account for more…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Operational amplifier, model TL082 recommended…
A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Calculator (or pencil and paper for doing…
When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…
Parts and Materials Operational amplifier, model 1458 or 353…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4011 quad NAND gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 6-volt battery Low-voltage incandescent lamp…
Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…
For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
