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Special-purpose Diodes

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

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.

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

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

Regulated Power Sources

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

Energy, Work, and Power

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

Speed Distance Time Calculator

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

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.

Sources of Electricity

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

Power Sources

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

Design Project: Power Inverter

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

How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

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

Special-purpose Diodes

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

AC Power

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

The Common-emitter Amplifier

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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…

Building Series-Parallel Resistor Circuits

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Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…

Si Lab - BJT Common-emitter Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.

The J-K Flip-Flop

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Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…

Metric Prefix Conversions

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To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…

Capacitive Reactance

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

Peak to Peak Voltage Calculator (VP-P)

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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.

Contributors (2)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Bridged-Tee Attenuator Calculator

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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.

Contributors (7)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

What is a Filter?

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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…

Series and Parallel Inductors

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When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…

Power Quality Measurement

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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…

Capacitance

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

DC Lab - 4-wire Resistance Measurement

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.

Derivatives of Power Functions of e

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Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…

Counter Modulus

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Permanent Magnets

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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…

Don’t Care Cells in the Karnaugh Map

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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…

Step-up and Step-down Transformers

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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…