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Design Project: Power Inverter

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

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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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.

Energy, Work, and Power

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

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

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

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

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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.

Speed Distance Time Calculator

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

How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

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

Electrical Energy Calculator

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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.

AC Power

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

Power Sources

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

Regulated Power Sources

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

Special-purpose Diodes

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

Sources of Electricity

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

Thyristors

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Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…

Passive Filter Circuits

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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…

Brushless DC Motor

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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…

Rules for Derivatives

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Constant rule Rule of sums Rule of differences Product rule Quotient…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

Introduction to Mixed-Frequency AC Signals

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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…

Lock-out / Tag-out

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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

MESFETs

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Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit

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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…

Boolean Rules for Simplification

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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…

Introduction to Combinational Logic Functions

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

Basic Ammeter Use

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Show how this ammeter would be connected to the light bulb circuit to…

The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)

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Clamper Circuits

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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…

Factors Affecting Capacitance

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There are three basic factors of capacitor construction determining…

The Common-gate Amplifier (JFET)

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Magnetic Fields and Inductance

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Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…

Converting Between Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits

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Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…

DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

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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.

Op-Amp Data

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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

Introduction to Junction Field-effect Transistors (JFET)

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A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…

Conductor Size

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It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…

General Troubleshooting Tips

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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…

Clamper Circuits

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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…

Solid-state Relays

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Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…

Radio Circuits

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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…

Current Signal Systems

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Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…

Converting Truth Tables into Boolean Expressions

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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…

Trigonometry for AC Circuits

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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…

Feedback

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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…

The Command-line Interface

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If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…

Measurement Circuits

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Figure below shows a photodiode amplifier for measuring low levels of…

Si Lab - JFET Switching Circuit and Static Electricity Sensor

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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 (4)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Active-mode Operation (JFET)

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JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…

The Shockley Diode

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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…

Display Tubes

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In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…

The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

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Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…