A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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.
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
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.
This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
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.
If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…
Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…
Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
The term “combinational” comes to us from mathematics. In…
Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…
The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…
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Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.
Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…
It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…
If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…
Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…
In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
