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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…
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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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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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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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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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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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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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The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
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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.
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All About Contactors When a relay is used to switch a large amount of…
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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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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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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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A tool designed to convert between units of torque
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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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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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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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.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.
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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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The discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity…
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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
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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.
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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…
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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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Dielectric strength in kilovolts per inch (kV/in): Material*…
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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
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Fallacious reasoning and poor interpersonal relations account for more…
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Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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