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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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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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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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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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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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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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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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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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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The logic simplification examples that we have done so far could have…
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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
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We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…
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Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…
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Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
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