Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Low-voltage AC power supply Two capacitors, 0.1…
In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
Provide a definition for phasor, as the term applies to electrical…
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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna
While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Low-voltage AC power supply Two audio speakers…
What Is an XOR Gate? One element conspicuously missing from the set of…
Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
If we examine a four-bit binary count sequence from 0000 to 1111, a…
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.
We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…
A tool designed to compute the values to be used in a T-match Impedance Circuit
“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…
To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque
“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…
A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…
Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…
