Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Power transformer, 120VAC step-down to 12VAC,…
A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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…
If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, use…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Electromagnet from previous experiment Permanent…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
A stepper motor is a “digital” version of the electric…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
It is imperative to understand that the type of numeration system used…
With the notable exception of calculations for power (P), all AC…
The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…
Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law NOTE: the symbol…
The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 6-volt battery Magnetic compass Small permanent…
Reminders When Using Ohm’s Law One of the most common mistakes…
A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
PARTS AND MATERIALS One N-channel junction field-effect transistor,…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a coil.
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 470 µF…
