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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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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.
The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
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.
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…
Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
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In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…
Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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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.
The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…
In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…
Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…
The following is a partial list of contributors to the current online…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
A calculator designed to compute the VSWR, reflection coefficient, return loss and matching loss in a transmission line
De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…
A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, what…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
What Is an Instrumentation Amplifier? An instrumentation amplifier…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a custom operational amplifier (op amp) and learn about the application of current mirrors and the use of negative feedback in op amp circuits.
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
Input impedance varies considerably with the circuit configuration…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
