Categories

Power Sources

Textbook

There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…

Speed Distance Time Calculator

Tools

This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.

Sources of Electricity

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…

Electrical Energy Calculator

Tools

This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

Special-purpose Diodes

Textbook

Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…

Design Project: Power Inverter

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…

Regulated Power Sources

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

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

Textbook

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.

How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

Textbook

When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…

Energy, Work, and Power

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

Tools

This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.

AC Power

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Design Project: Audio Media-Based Signal Generator

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…

Intro Lab - Resistor Power Dissipation

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.

Power in Resistive and Reactive AC circuits

Textbook

Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…

Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.

Basic Oscilloscope Operation

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Overcurrent Protection

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…

555 Lab - Schmitt Trigger

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.

The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)

Textbook

The Pentode

Textbook

Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…

Binary Addition

Textbook

The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…

Time Constant Calculations

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Design Project: Audio Power Amplifier

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…

What is the Difference Between Series and Parallel Circuits?

Textbook

Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…

Dielectric Strengths for Insulators

Textbook

Dielectric strength in kilovolts per inch (kV/in): Material*…

Inductive Reactance

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Shift Registers: Serial-in, Parallel-out (SIPO) Conversion

Textbook

A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…

History of SPICE

Textbook

SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…

Latch Circuits

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

555 Lab - Advanced Red LED Flasher

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.

Solving for Unknown Time

Textbook

Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…

Time-delay Relays

Textbook

What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…

Voltage-to-Current Signal Conversion

Textbook

In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…

AC Inductor Circuits

Textbook

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

Optoelectronic Devices

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Shift Registers: Serial-in, Parallel-out (SIPO) Conversion

Textbook

A serial-in, parallel-out shift register is similar to the serial-in,…

Making a Venn Diagram Look Like a Karnaugh Map

Textbook

Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…

Introduction to Conductance and Conductors

Textbook

By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…

Electrical Signal Types

Textbook

With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…

Winding Configurations

Textbook

Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Practical Power Factor Correction

Textbook

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

AC Power

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Voltmeter Impact on Measured Circuit

Textbook

Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…

Contributors (1)

Textbook

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Special Diodes

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Active Filters

Worksheets - Smart Grid/Energy

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

Noise Figure and Noise Temperature Calculator

Tools

This calculator computes the noise figure and noise temperature in a system

Introduction to Combinational Logic Functions

Textbook

The term “combinational” comes to us from mathematics. In…

IGBTs

Textbook

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

Diode Ratings

Textbook

In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…

The Antiderivative (Indefinite Integral)

Textbook

  Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…