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

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.

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How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

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

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Speed Distance Time Calculator

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

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Energy, Work, and Power

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

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AC Power

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

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Voltage, Current, and Resistance

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

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Design Project: Power Inverter

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

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Regulated Power Sources

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

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Electrical Energy Calculator

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.

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Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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.

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Power Sources

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

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Sources of Electricity

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

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Special-purpose Diodes

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

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Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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

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Definite Integrals and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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Standing Waves and Resonance

Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…

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Safe Practices

If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…

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Vol VI. Credits

The following is a partial list of contributors to the current online…

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Antiderivatives of Power Functions of e

  Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…

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Numbers versus Numeration

It is imperative to understand that the type of numeration system used…

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Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)

What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…

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Meter Check of a Transistor (BJT)

Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…

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Contributors (11)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Lock-out / Tag-out

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

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Averager and Summer Circuits

If we take three equal resistors and connect one end of each to a…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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JFET Quirks

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The Cascode Amplifier

While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…

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Counter Modulus

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DC Transducers

Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…

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AC Lab - Frequency Analysis

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use the frequency spectrum display from an oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn about spectral analysis.

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Intro Lab - Build an Electromagnet

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an electromagnet and learn about electromagnetism including the relationship of magnetic polarity to current flow.

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