Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…
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.
Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…
(Template)
Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…
What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
How to Create Band-pass Filter There are applications where a…
Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
We have the symbols for depletion mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs -…
Inductive Reactance Capacitive Reactance …
The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…
Metric Prefixes Yotta = 1024 Symbol: Y Zetta = 1021 Symbol: Z…
So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.
When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
What Is an Instrumentation Amplifier? An instrumentation amplifier…
Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…
At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
RELATED WORKSHEETS: Decibel Measurements Worksheet
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…
All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Critical temperatures given in Kelvins Material Element/Alloy Critical…
Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…
This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
