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Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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Thyristor Application Circuits

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Rectifying Diodes

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AC Power

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

Analog Lab - High-impedance Voltmeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.

Wattmeter Design

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Power in an electric circuit is the product (multiplication) of…

Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

AC Waveforms

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When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…

Superposition Theorem

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Series Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…

DC Mesh Current Analysis

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Practical Power Factor Correction

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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…

Rectifier Circuits

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Calculus for Electric Circuits

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…

DC Lab - Voltage Divider

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

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Voltmeter Design

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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

DC Lab - Parallel Batteries

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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.

Input and Output Coupling

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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…

Square Wave Signals

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It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…

Metric Notation

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The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…

The Common-emitter Amplifier

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

DC Lab - Current Divider

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

Important Constants

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Euler’s Number Euler’s constant is an important value for…

Symmetric Stripline Impedance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.

Edge-triggered Latches: Flip-Flops

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So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…

AC Generator Theory

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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…

What is a Series-Parallel Circuit?

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With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…

Parallel Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…

What is Norton’s Theorem and the Norton Equivalent Circuit?

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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…

Power Quality Measurement

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

Data - Resistance & Superconductor

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Tables of specific resistance and temperature coefficient of…

Transistors, Insulated-gate Field-effect (IGFET or MOSFET)

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We have the symbols for depletion mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs -…

Magnetism

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

Switches

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Vol III. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Electrical Transients

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This chapter explores the response of capacitors and inductors to…

Clamper Circuits

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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…

Class B BJT Amplifiers

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The S-R Latch

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A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…

Analog Lab - High-impedance Voltmeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a high-impedance voltmeter and learn about circuit loading and how to use op amps to reduce loading effects.

Solving Simultaneous Equations: The Substitution Method and the Addition Method

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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…

Frequency and Phase Measurement

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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…

Numeration Systems

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Digital computers communicate with external devices through ports:…

Non-Inverting Op-Amp Resistor Calculator

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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for a non-inverting Op-Amp

Performance-Based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

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AC Lab - Musical Keyboard as a Signal Generator

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.

Special-purpose Diodes

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

Susceptance and Admittance

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What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…

High-pass Filters

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A high-pass filter’s task is just the opposite of a low-pass…

Parallel Circuit Rules

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Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…

Input and Output Coupling

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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…

Phasing

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Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…

Series Circuit Rules

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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…

Why L/R and not LR?

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Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…

Temperature Converter

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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin

Switches, Electrically Actuated (Relays)

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The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…

Unit Conversion Calculator

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Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque

Bipolar Junction Transistors

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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…

IGFET Amplifiers

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