If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, use…
In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis.
What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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The node voltage method of analysis solves for unknown voltages at…
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.
SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…
Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
The field effect transistor was proposed by Julius Lilienfeld in US…
As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
OK, so how exactly can we represent AC quantities of voltage or…
The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…
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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
The node voltage method of analysis solves for unknown voltages at…
Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…
Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
The Voltage Gain Because amplifiers have the ability to increase the…
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Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque
To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
