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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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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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 students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
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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 very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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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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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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The benefits of scientific notation do not end with ease of writing…
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Wiring for AC and DC power distribution branch circuits are color…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…
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This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.
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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
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Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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If two coils of wire are brought into close proximity with each other…
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A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…
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Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
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When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will learn about electromagnetic induction using an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…
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A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
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This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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