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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Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
A tool designed to convert between units of torque
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.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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.
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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.
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…
When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…
An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.
A permanent magnet is a device that retains a magnetic field without…
In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace
In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…
This chapter explores the response of capacitors and inductors to…
For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…