In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.
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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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.
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
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There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
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Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…
The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…
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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 an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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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.
This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use potentiometers to vary a voltage and learn about voltage divider ratios and potentiometer applications.
Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
Many different equations used in the analysis of electric circuits may…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.
It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…
A tool designed to convert between units of torque
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Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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.
The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…
Computerized Fourier analysis, particularly in the form of the FFT…
What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
Because batteries create current flow in a circuit by exchanging…
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.
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