The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
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Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
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Design a passive circuit that will create a "split” ( V/-V) power…
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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a three-stage common-emitter amplifier using bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about multi-stage gain and feedback.
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Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
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“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous SPICE…
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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
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Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…
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This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.
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Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
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The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, construct a signal generator circuit that creates two different types of ramp signals and learn how capacitors charge when connected to resistors and constant current sources.
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Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…
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We know that the current in a series circuit may be calculated with…
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While Oersted’s surprising discovery of electromagnetism paved…
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Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…
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A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
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A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.
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A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
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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.
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So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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So far we have been finding Sum-Of-Product (SOP) solutions to logic…
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The SPICE circuit simulation computer program uses scientific notation…
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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
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Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase. …
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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