In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will compare the resistance of a lamp filament in its on and off states and learn about nonlinear resistances by applying Ohm's law.
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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
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Complex numbers are useful for AC circuit analysis because they…
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To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
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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.
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
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An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
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Though mechanical ohmmeter (resistance meter) designs are rarely used…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.
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The principle of non-sinusoidal, repeating waveforms being equivalent…
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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…
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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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Factoring Identities : a2 - b2 = (a + b) (a - b) a2 + 2ab + b2…
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In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
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As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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Three-Phase Alternator Let’s take the three-phase alternator…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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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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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
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A common class of operation used in radio-frequency (RF) amplifier…
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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
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In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
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When connecting batteries together to form larger “banks”…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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Another variation on a theme of bistable multivibrators is the J-K…
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A modern alternative to sending (binary) digital information via…
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Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…
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Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple DC voltage regulator circuit and learn how to use reverse-biased Zener diodes as voltage clamps.
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