A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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.
This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
There are many different types of power sources, and here some of the…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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.
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit 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.
What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
