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Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

The Junction Field-effect Transistor (JFET) as a Switch

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Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

Ionization (gas-filled) Tubes

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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…

PN Junctions

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Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…

Voltage and Current Calculations

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There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…

Design Project: Dual-output AC-DC Power Supply

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Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…

Capacitor Charge and Time Constant Calculator

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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.

Specific Resistance of Conductors

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

The P-N Junction

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

Intro Lab - How to Use a Voltmeter to Measure Voltage

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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure voltage using the voltmeter function.

Transistor Biasing Calculations

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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) theory

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Bipolar Junction Transistors

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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…

Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…

IGBTs

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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…

Other Diode Technologies

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Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…

Safety Grounding

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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…

Elementary Amplifier Theory

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

Measurements of AC Magnitude

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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…

AC Network Analysis

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Calculus for Electric Circuits

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…

Fuses

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Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…

Mesh Current Method (Loop Current Method)

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This page provides a step-by-step introduction to using the mesh…

Nonlinear OpAmp Circuits

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Digital Lab - 10-bit Flashing LED Sequencer

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.

“Ladder” Diagrams

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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…

Characteristic Impedance

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The Parallel Wires of Infinite Length Suppose, though, that we had a…

Bipolar Junction Transistors

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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…

Active-mode Operation (BJT)

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

DC Branch Current Analysis

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Optoelectronic Devices

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In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

Finite-length Transmission Lines

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A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…

Analog Lab - Class B Audio Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.

AC Power

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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…

Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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General Troubleshooting Tips

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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…

Antiderivatives of Power Functions of e

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  Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…

Time Constant Circuits

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IGFET Quirks

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Digital Logic With Feedback

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

Contributors (12)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Applications of Resonance

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So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…

Digital Communication

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

AC Inductor Circuits

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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…

Vol II. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

JFET Biasing Techniques

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Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.

Design Project: Audio Tone Control

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Suppose you were installing a high-power stereo system in your car,…

TTL NAND and AND gates

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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…

555 Lab - Monostable Multivibrator (One-shot)

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.

Finite-length Transmission Lines

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A transmission line of infinite length is an interesting abstraction,…

Practical Power Factor Correction

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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…

Reflection Attenuator Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.

Voltmeter Design

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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

L-Match Impedance Matching Circuits

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This calculator is designed to compute for the parameters needed to design a L-Match Impedance Circuit

Bit Grouping

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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…