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Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Passive Integrator and Differentiator Circuits

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

Power Quality Measurement

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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…

Class A BJT Amplifiers

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

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.

Oscillator Circuits

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

Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Polyphase Power Systems

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Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…

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.

Protective Relays

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

Some Examples with AC Circuits

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Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…

“Ladder” Diagrams

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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…

AC Generator Theory

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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…

The Common-emitter Amplifier

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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…

The R/2R DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…

Reluctance Motor

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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…

Attenuators

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What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…

AC Lab - Using a Transformer to Build a 12 VAC Power Supply

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.

Harmonics in Polyphase Power Systems

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

The NOT Gate

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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…

Series Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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

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.

Analog Lab - High-impedance Voltmeter

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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.

DC Generator Theory

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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…

Practical Considerations - Batteries

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When connecting batteries together to form larger “banks”…

Basic Oscilloscope Operation

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An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…

Example Circuits and Netlists

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The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…

What Are Zener Diodes?

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What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying…

Input and Output Coupling

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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…

Ohm’s Law Practice Worksheet With Answers

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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.

Simple Circuits

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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…

Timer Circuits

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

Biasing Techniques (BJT)

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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…

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.

Synchronous Condenser

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Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…

Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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

Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)

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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…

Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

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It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…

Inductance

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! One of the fundamental principles of…

Lock-out / Tag-out

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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

Half-Adder

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As a first example of useful combinational logic, let’s build a…

MESFETs

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Sum-of-Products and Product-of-Sums Expressions

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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…

Boolean Algebraic Properties

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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Power Density Calculator

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A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna

Building Series-Parallel Resistor Circuits

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Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…

Introduction to Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors

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As was stated in the last chapter, there is more than one type of…

Link Budget Calculator

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A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.

Mixed-Frequency Signals

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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…

Boolean Algebraic Identities

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In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…

Display Tubes

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In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…

Harmonic Phase Sequences

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In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…

Characteristic Impedance

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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…

The “Buffer” Gate

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If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…

Capacitor Transient Response

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Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…

Characteristic Impedance

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

AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.

Full-Adder

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The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…

Design Project: Sensitive Microphone Amplifier

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Identify which direction each potentiometer wiper must move in this…