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AC Motor Control Circuits

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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

Applying Ohm’s Law—Rules and Methods for Circuit Analysis

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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…

DC Generator Theory

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

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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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.

Parallel R, L, and C

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We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…

Analog Lab - 555 Ramp Signal Generator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, construct a signal generator circuit that creates two different types of ramp signals and learn how capacitors charge when connected to resistors and constant current sources.

Time Constant Circuits

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

The Shockley Diode

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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…

Si Lab - Multi-stage Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a three-stage common-emitter amplifier using bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about multi-stage gain and feedback.

Resistivity Calculator

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This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.

Calculating Electric Power

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Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…

Capacitors and Calculus

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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…

Parallel Resistor-Capacitor Circuits

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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…

Resistor Color Codes

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Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…

Practical Considerations - Capacitors

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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…

Basic AC-DC Power Supplies

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

Parallel DC Circuits Practice Worksheet With Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…

DC Lab - Build Your Own Multimeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.

Inductor Commutating Circuits

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A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…

A 50-Ohm Cable?

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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…

Differential Equations

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As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…

Class A BJT Amplifiers

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

Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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

Electrical Energy Calculator

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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

Polar Form and Rectangular Form Notation for Complex Numbers

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In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…

Specific Resistance

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Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…

Specific Resistance of Conductors

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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

Power Measurement

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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…

Wire Microstrip Impedance Calculator

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A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.

Si Lab - Differential Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.

Stripline Trace Width Calculator

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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating

SPICE Models

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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…

Measurements of AC Magnitude

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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…

Magnetic Units of Measurement

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If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…

Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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Introduction to Digital-Analog Conversion

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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…

Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

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It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…

Printed Circuit Board Layout and Manufacture

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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…

Metric Prefixes and Unit Conversions

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Metric Prefixes   Yotta = 1024 Symbol: Y Zetta = 1021 Symbol: Z…

Half-Adder

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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…

Inductors

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…

Multiplexers

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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…

Introduction to Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)

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What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…

Intro Lab - How to Use an Ohmmeter to Measure Resistance

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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.

Op-Amp Data

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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…

Vol IV. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Binary Overflow

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One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…

DC Bridge Circuits

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

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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

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…

SPICE Models

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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…

Solving for Unknown Time

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Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…

Common Derivatives

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    RELATED WORKSHEETS: Calculus for Electric Circuits…

Basic Ohmmeter Use

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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…

Microstrip Max Current Calculator

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A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.

DC Lab - Parallel Batteries

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.

Why digital?

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Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…

Bit Grouping

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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…

Current Divider Circuits

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