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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.
Inductors, like all electrical components, have limitations which must…
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
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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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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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.
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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Inductive Reactance Capacitive Reactance …
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.
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.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a rectangle loop.
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Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…
Suppose you were installing a high-power stereo system in your car,…
Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…
As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…
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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…
A high-pass filter’s task is just the opposite of a low-pass…
Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
Calculate circuit parameters using Ohm's Law
AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…
Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
