The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
A tool designed to convert between units of torque
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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.
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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.
At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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.
AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…
What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
This calculator computes the noise figure and noise temperature in a system
Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…
Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
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.
How to Create Band-pass Filter There are applications where a…
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.
