It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test a 2-input digital NAND gate with LED indicators and learn to read pinout diagrams, power a digital IC, connect unused inputs and outputs, and use pulldown resistors.
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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
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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.
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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.
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Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…
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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
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Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…
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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
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Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…
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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…
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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
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The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…
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The first, and perhaps most important, relationship between current,…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.
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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
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If we were to express the series-connected DC voltages as phasors…
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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…
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If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…
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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…
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Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…
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Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…
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Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
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Just like voltmeters, ammeters tend to influence the amount of current…
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It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a rectangle loop.
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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Serial-in, serial-out shift registers delay data by one clock time for…
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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.
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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
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Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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