The learner will understand the operation of motor control circuits used to start and stop three-phase motors.
In this animated activity, learners study how the magnetic field of an armature can distort the DC motor's main magnetic field. A brief quiz completes the object.
The learner will examine the internal parts of a DC electrical motor.
The learner will understand the operation of the six fundamental logic gates and the inverter by using truth tables, Boolean Algebra equations, switch analogies, and written statements.
Learners will understand how binary-coded decimal information is decoded and used to drive a seven-segment display.
Learners solve for horsepower, RPM, and torque.
The learner will follow steps to convert values from Gray code to binary code. And then change binary values to Gray code values.
The learner will review the Current Divider Rule and solve practice problems.
In this animated object, learners examine the design of a ladder circuit that provides manual control to a water pumping system. Students also study modifications to the circuit as the complexity of the system increases.
The learner will examine an animated block diagram that describes the function of each element in a closed-loop system used in industrial automation.
Learners will identify ladder logic diagrams and the logic functions they perform.
Learners study the interaction between the conductors of the stator and the armature inside a DC motor, which causes the shaft to rotate. A short quiz completes the activity.
Learners demonstrate their understanding that once a liquid has reached a full boil, additional heat does not raise the liquid’s temperature but that pressure can vary the boiling point.
Learners will use Kirchhoff's Current Law to solve for current in parallel branches.
Learners will apply Kirchhoff's Voltage Law to find an unknown circuit voltage value.
Learners will identify the schematic symbols used in ladder logic diagrams.
The learner will use Ohm's law to solve 12 problems.
Learners examine the occurrence of overflow and underflow conditions in a programmable logic controller. It is recommended that users view the learning app “Signed Binary Numbers: 2's Complement” in advance of this doing this activity.
The learner will understand the different phase relationships between line-neutral and line-line voltages.
The learner will understand the two methods used to create a phase shift in current between two windings.
The learner will understand the operation and configuration of various types of PLC output modules and how they're used.
Learners become familiar with the animated Timer-On Delay instruction and the Timer-Off Delay instruction of a PLC timer.
Learners use three formulas to find DC power.
The learner will practice reading a resistor's color code.
The learner will understand how to change the connections to cause a DC motor to reverse its rotation.
Learners will determine how the applied AC frequency and the number of stator poles affect the synchronous speed of an AC motor.
Learners will solve for voltage, current, and power for components in a series-parallel circuit.
Learners will differentiate between signed and unsigned binary numbers and convert binary numbers using 2’s complement.
Learners will understand how the interaction of the armature magnetic field and the rotating stator field cause the rotor of a single-phase AC motor to turn.
The learner will understand, apply, and troubleshoot motor control circuits.
In this animated object, learners study how the internal parts of an AC synchronous motor interact with magnetic fields to cause rotation. A short quiz completes the activity.
Learners understand the operation of a semiconductor diode when it is forward and reverse biased.
The learner will understand the operation of a DC shunt motor and its characteristics.
Learners determine the frequency of multi-pole generators.
In this animated object, learners examine how the rotation of an induction AC motor's armature slips behind the synchronous rotational speed of the stator's field to create magnetic fields. These fields interact and produce torque. A quiz completes the activity.
The learner will understand the circuit configuration and operation of an integrator op amp.
The learner will examine the four steps used to reduce a complex circuit to a simple series circuit and will solve problems.
Learners will understand how a three-phase AC generator produces sine waves.
The learner will examine how torque is developed in an induction motor.
The learner will understand how to correctly wire a three-wire sinking and sourcing sensor.
The learner will apply three formulas to find the total resistance of three types of parallel resistor circuit configurations.
Learners work practice problems to calculate the total resistance of a circuit.
The learner will examine how PLC up/down-counters are used to control an automated parking lot gate.
Learners identify value-added and non-value-added manufacturing processes.
The learner will use the Voltage Divider Rule to determine the voltage drop across a resistance within a series circuit.
The learner will apply the concept that the voltage drop across a series circuit resistor is proportional to its resistance when compared to total circuit resistance.
The learner will understand how a zener diode maintains a constant voltage as the resistance values of a load change.