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Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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Three-phase Y and Delta Configurations

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Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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In the chapter on mixed-frequency signals, we explored the concept of…

Si Lab - Zener Diode Voltage Regulator

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.

“Ladder” Diagrams

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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…

Ohmmeter Design

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Though mechanical ohmmeter (resistance meter) designs are rarely used…

Differential Transistor Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Multi-Stage Transistor Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

The P-N Junction

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If a block of P-type semiconductor is placed in contact with a block…

Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

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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.

Oscilloscope Trigger Controls

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A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…

Phasor Mathematics

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Provide a definition for phasor, as the term applies to electrical…

Clamper Circuits

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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…

The NOT Gate

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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…

Protective Relays

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A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…

Si Lab - BJT Common-collector Voltage Follower

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.

Design Project: Audio Media-Based Signal Generator

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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…

Delta and Wye 3-Phase Circuits

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Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…

Voltage-to-Current Signal Conversion

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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…

Performance-Based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

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From Electric to Electronic

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Introduction This third volume of the book series Lessons In Electric…

Non-right Triangle Trigonometry

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The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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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.

Amplifier Circuits

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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…

Ammeter Design

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Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.

Encoder

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What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…

Introduction to Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)

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What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…

DC Lab - Capacitor Charging and Discharging

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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.

Negative Binary Numbers

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With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…

Peak, Average, and RMS Measurements

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How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…

Radar Maximum Range Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect

Coax Impedance Calculator

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A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.

DC Lab - Voltage Divider

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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.

Introduction to Shift Registers

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Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…

Conductors and Insulators

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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

DC Metrology

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Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…

Venn Diagrams and Sets

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Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…

Active-mode Operation (BJT)

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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…

Series Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…

Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions

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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…

Larger 4-variable Karnaugh Maps

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Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…

Rectangle Loop Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a rectangle loop.

Microprocessor Programming

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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…

Trace Resistance Calculator

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This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace

Kelvin (4-wire) Resistance Measurement

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Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…

Digital Logic With Feedback

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With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…

Microstrip Crosstalk Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a microstrip.

Active Filters

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Elementary Amplifier Theory

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Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…

Voltage Multipliers (Doublers, Triplers, Quadruplers, and More)

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A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit producing…

Table (portrait view)

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  Periodic table of chemical elements.

Power in Electric Circuits

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In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…

Karnaugh Maps, Truth Tables, and Boolean Expressions

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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…

The common-drain Amplifier (JFET)

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What is the Difference Between Series and Parallel Circuits?

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Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…

Digital Lab - Introduction

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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.

Wattmeter Design

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Power in an electric circuit is the product (multiplication) of…