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Motor Control Circuits

Textbook

The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…

Torque Conversion Calculator

Tools

A tool designed to convert between units of torque

AC Commutator Motors

Textbook

Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…

Wound Rotor Induction Motors

Textbook

A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.

DC Motor Control Circuits

Worksheets - Industrial

How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…

AC Motor Control Circuits

Worksheets - Industrial

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

Textbook

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.

Design Project: Stepper Motor Driver

Worksheets - Industrial

At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…

AC Instrumentation Transducers

Textbook

Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

Stepper Motor Calculator

Tools

A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor

DC Generator Theory

Worksheets - Industrial

Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…

AC Motor Theory

Worksheets - Industrial

Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…

DC Motor Theory

Worksheets - Industrial

If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

Textbook

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.

Rectifier Circuits

Worksheets - Industrial

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

AC Generator Theory

Worksheets - Industrial

If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…

Motor Control Circuits

Textbook

The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

Tools

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.

Polyphase Motor Design

Textbook

AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…

Servo Motor Systems

Worksheets - Industrial

Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…

Flip-Flop Circuits

Worksheets - Industrial

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

More on Spectrum Analysis

Textbook

Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…

Solving Simultaneous Equations: The Substitution Method and the Addition Method

Textbook

What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…

Tracking ADC

Textbook

A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…

Noise Figure and Noise Temperature Calculator

Tools

This calculator computes the noise figure and noise temperature in a system

Critical Temperatures for Superconductors

Textbook

Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…

Synchronous Counters

Textbook

What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…

Voltage Regulation

Textbook

As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…

Lorentz Force Calculator

Tools

This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.

Optoelectronic Devices

Worksheets - Industrial

In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…

Computer Simulation of Electric Circuits

Textbook

Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

Worksheets - Industrial

Electrical Isolation

Textbook

SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Solving Series and Parallel Circuits With the Table Method and Ohm’s Law

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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…

Electrical Noise and Interference

Worksheets - Industrial

Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…

Voltmeter Design

Textbook

As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

Three-phase Transformer Circuits

Textbook

Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…

DIY EE Lab - Introduction to Electronics Projects

Textbook

To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.

Band-pass Filters

Textbook

How to Create Band-pass Filter There are applications where a…

AC Lab - Frequency Analysis

Textbook

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use the frequency spectrum display from an oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn about spectral analysis.