Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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.
Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous SPICE…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
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.
Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
What factors determine where potentiometers Rpot1 and Rpot2 must be…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
Suppose a 12 volt lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 20…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…
As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…
Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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.
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.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog differentiator circuit that outputs a signal proportional to the rate-of-change and learn about one of the advantages of analog circuits.
Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
This calculator calculates the RMS Voltage value from either the peak voltage, the peak-to-peak voltage, or the average voltage.
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.
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.
The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…
The first, and perhaps most important, relationship between current,…
The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…
The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
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.
Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…
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The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.
