Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…
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There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple circuit that will teach you how to use a commutating diode to reduce inductive kickback.
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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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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.
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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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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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
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Suppose a 12 volt lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 20…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
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The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.
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The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
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The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, what…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…
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Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
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Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…
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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
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How to Create a Band-stop Filter? Also called band-elimination,…
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As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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This calculator calculates the RMS Voltage value from either the peak voltage, the peak-to-peak voltage, or the average voltage.
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So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
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Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
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In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.
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The electrical resistance of a conductor at any temperature may be…
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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…
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Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
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A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…
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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
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Digital computers communicate with external devices through ports:…
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