Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.
How much voltage is there between the following pairs of points in…
Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.
What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…
Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple transformer and learn some important transformer fundamentals including voltage step-up and step-down.
Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…
The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Buses and networks are designed to allow communication to occur…
In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…
It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Product of Powers Property am an = am+n Power of a Product…
Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…
In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
A high-pass filter’s task is just the opposite of a low-pass…
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 the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the…
We have the symbols for depletion mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs -…
In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…
Introduction This third volume of the book series Lessons In Electric…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
A third variation on the counter-DAC-based converter theme is, in my…
It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
Inductive Reactance Capacitive Reactance …
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…
The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
Periodic table of chemical elements.
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
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.
A helpful analogy for understanding divided feedback amplifier…
In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…