(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…
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This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
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Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
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An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
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This calculator computes the resonant frequency of a parallel inductor and capacitor "tank" circuit.
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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The Parallel Wires of Infinite Length Suppose, though, that we had a…
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A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…
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Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
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By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
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Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
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Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
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This tool is designed to calculate the value of resistance R1 in a reflection attenuator.
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When lightning strikes, nearby magnetic compass needles may be seen to…
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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
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Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.
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So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
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In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.
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Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an asymmetric stripline
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…
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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
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To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.
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If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…
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The SPICE circuit simulation computer program uses scientific notation…
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We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…
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