Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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Bipolar Junction Transistor or BJT Current Mirror An often-used…
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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.
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Though mechanical ohmmeter (resistance meter) designs are rarely used…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will create a battery from a potato (yes! a potato) and learn about the relationship between chemical energy and electric energy.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…
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So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
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What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
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Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
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Suppose a 12 volt lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 20…
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The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…
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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
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Though mechanical ohmmeter (resistance meter) designs are rarely used…
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The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
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Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
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If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…
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A calculator designed to compute the power-added efficiency (PAE) of an amplifier
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…
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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…
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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law …
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What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
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Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…
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What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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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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When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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If vectors with uncommon angles are added, their magnitudes (lengths)…
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The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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Periodic table of chemical elements.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
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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.
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