Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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.
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
This calculator computes for the output pulse width of a 555 timer monostable circuit
A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
So far, we’ve only been able to escape the sheer volume of…
As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…
What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying…
The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC electric fields using the sensitive voltage detector and learn about capacitive coupling, EMI, and shielding techniques.
With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…
An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
This calculator computes the resonant frequency of a parallel inductor and capacitor "tank" circuit.
As was stated in the last chapter, there is more than one type of…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…