Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
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There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
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Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) current regulator and learn some of the advantages of JFETs over BJTs for current regulation.
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A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage…
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Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
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Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
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Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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Many different equations used in the analysis of electric circuits may…
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In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.
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If vectors with uncommon angles are added, their magnitudes (lengths)…
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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
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A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…
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“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
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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.
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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
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In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
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Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
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If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…
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With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…
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Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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This page provides a step-by-step introduction to using the mesh…
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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
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In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
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Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
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Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
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If we were to express the series-connected DC voltages as phasors…
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