Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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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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Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
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JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
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A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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There are not too many circuit symbols for bipolar transistors. There…
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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…
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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
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It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
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A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…
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A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.
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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…
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This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.
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