In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.
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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…
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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
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Solid Copper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
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A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
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To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.
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Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a microstrip.
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
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What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
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The purpose of the parallel-in/ parallel-out shift register is to take…
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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…
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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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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or…
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…
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Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…
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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
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Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
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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 determines the bias and feedback of resistors for a non-inverting Op-Amp
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a rectangle loop.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
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You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
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Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
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Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
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Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
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Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…
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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: …
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