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Sources of Electricity

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

Special-purpose Diodes

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

Regulated Power Sources

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

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.

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.

Design Project: Power Inverter

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

Sources of Electricity

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

Speed Distance Time Calculator

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

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…

Power Sources

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

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.

How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

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

AC Power

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

Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…

Basic AC-DC Power Supplies

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

Practical Considerations of ADC Circuits

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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…

Magnetism

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A permanent magnet is a device that retains a magnetic field without…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

Circuit Wiring

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So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…

Combination Tubes

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Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…

Inductor Commutating Circuits

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A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…

AC Waveforms

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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…

Wire Self Inductance Calculator

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This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.

Amplifier Circuits

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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…

The NOT Gate

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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…

Transistor Biasing Calculations

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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…

Tachogenerators

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An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…

Heat Sink Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand

Intro Lab - Circuit With a Switch

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.

Other Waveshapes

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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…

Fundamentals of SPICE programming

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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…

Wiring Color Codes

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Wiring for AC and DC power distribution branch circuits are color…

Impedance Transformation

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Standing waves at the resonant frequency points of an open- or…