ELectrical ENgineering Education

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Welcome to the ElectronX website, a site focused on sharing knowledge and interest in all things related to electricity, electronic circuits, electronic systems and Electrical Engineering. In the Education section you will find articles discussing electrical and electronic theory as well as links to all of the fantastic “Socratic Electronics”…Continue reading “About”

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Mind Your P’s and Q’s

By many accounts, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison did not like each other much. There was probably a level of mutual respect. but it wasn't full respect from either side.…

Self Resonance Frequency of an Inductor

2018-01-032018-01-03

The self resonance frequency (SRF) of an inductor is the frequency at which resonance between the inductance and the parasitic capacitance of the inductor occurs. At the SRF, the inductor…

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Electrical Nursery Rhymes

2017-12-192017-12-20

Hey diddle diddle, the cap is too little, the coil makes the voltage too soon. The little source laughed to see such a short and the power factor went out…

The Difference Between Engineering Technologists and Engineers

2017-12-152017-12-18

Engineers and engineering technologists are both highly trained professionals and have similar, but not identical roles in a wide range of industries. This article specifically applies to engineering technologists and…

Updating a ThingSpeak Channel Using an Arduino

2016-11-282017-11-20

ThingSpeak is a cloud based internet of things service that allows you to send HTTP requests to interface to a channel of data. You can send data, retrieve data, and…

Student Projects

Animatronic Hand – Student Project Fall 2014

2015-01-302017-12-17

This project, constructed by Brad Billwiller, uses an Arduino Uno as the interface between a glove and a mechanical hand. Flex sensors on the fingers of the glove change resistance…

Student Projects

2D Plotter – A Student Project from Fall 2014

2015-01-252017-12-17

This project, built by Nathaniel Nolt, reuses a couple of old CD ROM drives from a computer, an Arduino Mega and a stepper motor control board to create a 2…

Student Projects

First Year Electronics Projects 2014

2015-01-252017-12-17

Students in the Introduction to Electronic Engineering Technology class at Okanagan College are required to complete an electronics project for the course. The course is a first semester course and…

Kirchoff’s Voltage Law

2014-08-282017-11-20

The concept behind Kirchoff's Voltage Law is that around any electrical loop, the sum of the voltage rises equals the sum of the voltage drops. Another way to put this…

A Study in Electrical Component Device Failure

With special thanks to Tchaikovsky and Afrotechmods.