Chapter 15 Capacitance and RC Circuits 223
15.1 CAPACITANCE AND THE CAPACITOR 223
Calculating Capacitance 224
Types of Capacitors 225
Tuner Circuits 228
15.2 TRANSIENT RESPONSE OF THE CAPACITOR 230
RC Time Constant 231
Project 15-1: Flashing LED RC Circuit 232
Capacitors in Series and Parallel 232
15.3 CAPACITANCE IN AC CIRCUITS 233
Power in Capacitive Circuits 234
Resistance and Capacitance in an AC Circuit 235
Parallel RC Circuit 236
Project 15-2: Building a Tunable Electronic Organ 237
Chapter 16 Tuned Circuits and RCL Networks 241
16.1 RCL NETWORKS 241
Resonance 241
Acceptor Circuit 242
Tank Circuit 244
Reject Circuit 245
Q of Tuned Circuits 246
Loading the Tank Circuit 248
16.2 FILTERING CIRCUITS 248
Filtering Action 249
Experiment 16-1: Demonstrate RC Coupling 250
Bypassing 250
Applied E&E: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 251
Low-Pass Filters 252
High-Pass Filters 252
Tuned Circuit Filters 253
Nomograph 254
Chapter 17 Introduction to Semiconductors and Power Supplies 257
17.1 SEMICONDUCTORS 257
Atomic Characteristics 258
Conduction of Electricity 258
Applied E&E: Superconductivity 259
Doping 260
17.2 SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES 262
Forward and Reverse Biasing 263
Types of Semiconductor Diodes 263
Diode Characteristics and Ratings 265
Series and Parallel Rectifier Arrangements 265
Testing Diodes 265
17.3 POWER SUPPLIES 267
Power Supply Functions 267
Power Transformers 267
Half-Wave and Full-Wave Rectification 269
Filters 271
17.4 VOLTAGE REGULATION 273
Load Resistor 273
Project 17-1: Building a Voltage Regulator 274
Voltage Regulator Circuit 275
17.5 VOLTAGE DOUBLERS 276
Project 17-2: Building a Trickle Charger 277
Project 17-3: Building a Small Power Supply 278
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