A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…
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.
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
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.
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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.
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave bridge rectifier using silicon diodes and learn some of this circuit's advantages and disadvantages.
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…
Though mechanical ohmmeter (resistance meter) designs are rarely used…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in series and learn the relationship between the individual battery voltages and the total series voltage.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, learn the difference between a latch and a flip-flop, and experience how a switch bounce can cause logic errors.
The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.
Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
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Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…
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.
If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
As an example of using several circuits together, we are going to make…
Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
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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.
The armature windings of your DC motor will have very low resistance.…
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A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…
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If we were to connect two inverter gates together so that the output…
What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
Write the following exponential expressions in expanded form: 101 =…
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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…
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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…