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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 variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
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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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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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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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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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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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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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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
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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 mathematically…
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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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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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If the ends of a wire loop are attached to two half-circular metal…
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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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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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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
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Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…
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What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
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There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…
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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
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Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
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Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
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There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
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What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
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While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
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