Introduction to Electronics and Instrumentation |
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ammeter amplitude applied voltage basic battery behavior calculate capacitance capacitor voltage circuit current circuit shown connected constant current flows current source deflection Design determined device diagram diode electrical electronic equation equivalent resistance Example feedback filter frequency full-scale given hysteresis I₁ impedance input resistance input signal input terminal input voltage inverting load current load voltage maximum measured Ohm's law ohmmeter ohms op amp op-amp oscilloscope output terminals output voltage parallel peak polarity positive power supply pulse width quantity R₁ R₂ range rectifier reference voltage resistor sawtooth wave shown in Figure sine wave slew rate Solution square wave switch temperature Thevenin's theorem time-varying signals transistor triangle wave typical V₁ V₂ voltage divider voltage follower voltage gain voltage source voltage transfer characteristic voltmeter volts Vsat waveform wire zero ΚΩ