Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Inductors, like all electrical components, have limitations which must…
The Inductance Formula Wheeler’s formulas for…
Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: …
Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Oscilloscope Assortment of non-polarized…
In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two AAA Batteries Battery Clip (Radio Shack…
Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…
There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
(Template)
(Template)
The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
The principle of non-sinusoidal, repeating waveforms being equivalent…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…
It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…
The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will create a battery from a potato (yes! a potato) and learn about the relationship between chemical energy and electric energy.
OK, so how exactly can we represent AC quantities of voltage or…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Audio detector with headphones …
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…
Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
Associative Property In addition and multiplication, terms may be…
Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries Operational amplifier, model…
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
Parts and Materials 6-volt battery 6-volt incandescent lamp Jumper…
With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
