As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
If I wanted to build a battery-powered electric drill, would it be…
A stepper motor is a “digital” version of the electric…
In the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…
The electrical resistance of a conductor at any temperature may be…
Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
The field effect transistor was proposed by Julius Lilienfeld in US…
Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
Because batteries create current flow in a circuit by exchanging…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit…
Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries One potentiometer, single…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…
As was stated in the last chapter, there is more than one type of…
Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
If you’ve ever witnessed a lightning storm, you’ve seen…
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Tables of specific resistance and temperature coefficient of…
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…
The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…
