The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…
To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
The Inductance Formula Wheeler’s formulas for…
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.
Inductors, like all electrical components, have limitations which must…
In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…
“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous SPICE…
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…
If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.
Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…
There are two basic Ohm’s Law equations: one relating voltage,…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…
The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.
Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.
There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
Calculate circuit parameters using Ohm's Law
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.
There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
The discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…
Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…