Output Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. R

    How to measure the output of a generator

    I am doing a math project. Our goal is to use Mathematica to design some small wind turbine blades, 3D print them, and then attaching it to a small dc motor. I did something very similar for science Olympiad, where we had been measuring the "power" by measuring the voltage between the two wires...
  2. D

    Find output current of NMOS transistor

    Homework Statement Vtn = 0.4V W/L = 10 NMOS1 Saturation Region Drain = 2.5V Gate = 1.9V Source = 0V Vtn = 0.4V W/L = 10 NMOS2 Triode/Linear/Ohmic Region Drain = 0.5V Gate = 2.2V Source = -2.3V tox = 9um un = 250cm^2/V W/L = 10 Homework Equations Saturation: Id = Kn * (Vgs-Vt)^2/2...
  3. B

    Power supply for multiple devices -- effects on accuracy

    Hi, For my project I am plotting a Force vs Displacement graph using 2 analog inputs which are going to a DAQ. The two analog inputs are coming from; -A 5k potentiometer (for the displacement) -A 1000 lb load cell sensor (for the force) I would like to use a regulated 12V DC (1Amp) power...
  4. C

    Increasing the Power Output of a Turbine

    I have a hydro turbine spinning at 62.746RPM and it produces 170.195Nm of torque. It generates 1.1183kW but ideally, I would like to step it up to at least 4.5kW. Is this possible using a gearbox and if so how can it be done?
  5. D

    I don't get a reasonable output for my code?

    I'm trying to plot the probability of error for the following equation using Matlab software, i want to use the command "trapz" for the numerical integration, the problem is that i get a fine shape for the plot, but the values in the y-axis are wrong, the whole curve should be between 0 and 1.2...
  6. P

    Variable 100-350VAC output controlled by PLC?

    Hello, I have a strange request from a client. He has a "burn-off" which is used to burn bits of labels that are stuck onto his products, that's a bit vague, but it's all the info I have. The request is that he wants to be able to change the voltage going through the burn-off anywhere between...
  7. T

    Boost converter output voltage spike on startup

    I'm trying to simulate a boost converter using multisim. I get this waveform Why does it spike like that at the start ?, is it because of the inrush current ?
  8. M

    Question about the output voltage of 79L05

    Hi, today I used 79L05 as the negative electrical level. The output filter capacitance is very large at first, just like the figure below: It is -12V. Under this condition, the chip is very hot,and the output voltage is just about -2V. I changed the 220uf to 47uf, then the chip worked well...
  9. Elektrokaninen

    Formula for calculating the output voltage of a pickup coil

    It should be possible to calculate the output voltage in millivolts of a pickup coil at a given frequency, based on the number of turns of wire, the wire resistance / meter, the inductance of the coil in Henrys, coil capacitance, the BH max in Joule, or flux density in Tesla, and volume of the...
  10. C

    Power Output of a Turbine (Rotational Energy)

    Homework Statement A Verdant Power water turbine (a “windmill” in water) turns in the East River near New York City. Its propeller is 2.5 m in radius and spins at 32 rpm when in water that is moving at 2.0 m/s. The rotational inertia of the propeller is approximately 3.0 kg∙m^2. Determine...
  11. T

    Fortran Why Won't My Fortran 90 Loop Output to a File?

    Hi, guys I am very new to programming in fortran90 and I am just experimenting with stuff. I have been trying to get my output of my loop program to a text file. But for some reason it will not work. Could someone please advise. Code displayed below: PROGRAM loop IMPLICIT NONE integer ...
  12. C

    Finding R, I & V in an PLC output interface

    Homework Statement The circuit shown below is part of the interface of a relay output module. Ib is 1 mA and VCC is 9 V. The relay requires a minimum of 50 mA to energise. Complete the values of the assumptions listed below in order to calculate: • voltage across R1 • value of R1 • voltage...
  13. Delta Force

    Temperature and Power Plant Output?

    This is probably a very basic engineering question, but I'm from an energy policy background and the resources I've found (such as this) are quite detailed. Internal combustion engines such as automobile engines and aircraft (jet and piston powered) produce more power in colder environments and...
  14. C

    How to control an ac motor with sinusoidal torque output

    Hello, guys. In field oriented control of ac machines, the electromagnetic torque is proportional to the q-axis current. We can control instantaneous torque by control the q-axis current. If the torque we want is a constant value,with PI controller, no problem, no steady error. But if we want to...
  15. doktorwho

    How can I analyze and understand tricky code in Pascal?

    Homework Statement This is a problem of the 10-minute test we had today in school. Its written in Pascal and it is asked of us to analyze it and figure out what is the output when it runs without writing it down. Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I wrote it in the editor...
  16. C

    Determining power output at different time intervals

    Homework Statement A 49.0 kg sprinter, starting from rest, runs 58.0 m in 9.90 s at constant acceleration. What is the sprinter's power output at 1.90 s , 3.00 s , and 5.70 s ? Homework Equations ##d=v_it + \frac{1}{2}at^2## ##F=ma## ##W=Fd## ##P=\frac{W}{t}## The Attempt at a Solution I got...
  17. SamP37

    B Can a single nuclear bomb power the world for 2 trillion years?

    Helly everyone. I'm new in physics and I don't understand many things there. What interests me the most is energy generation. I was mostly reading Wiki articles, and I found something I couldn't understand, so I'm asking for help. According to wiki, peak power output of the largest nuke ever was...
  18. hackhard

    Detect increasing or decreasing pot output

    I want to detect whether potentiometer output voltage is increasing or decreasing and convert this to a digital signal. the circuit must be able to sense tiny voltage changes (order of 10mV) and with high speed. all I am interested is if Vout increases or decreases not by how much increasing V...
  19. M

    Engineering Output load voltages in Bridge Rectifier circuit

    Homework Statement It appears to me that output load voltages in a Bridge Rectifier circuit with capacitor always seem to be greater than that without a capacitor. I'm aware that the function of the capacitors connected across output in rectifiers is to remove pulsation of the DC output, so...
  20. doktorwho

    Python Why does my code produce incorrect output?

    # Use Dave's suggestions to finish your daysBetweenDates # procedure. It will need to take into account leap years # in addition to the correct number of days in each month. def nextDay(year, month, day): n=month if (n==1 or n==3 or n==5 or n==7 or n==8 or n==10 or n==12) and day < 31...
  21. J

    How can I increase output speed without a significant decrease in torque?

    For a project I am doing I need to increase out put speed to 515 rpm from 1rpm with no more than a 20% decrease in torque, I need help I have been trying a lot of things and can't figure it out.
  22. doktorwho

    Why Does My Python URL Extraction Code Not Work?

    I am suppose to write a code that print put the url of a link given below. The url is defined to start where the first " appears and end where the last " url appears starting from the start_link. Its actually the last project from te lecture 1 in Udacity and the forst code of mine.. but its...
  23. D

    Centrifugal pump restricted output

    I am also constructing a small boat as a test bed for a much larger houseboat. If we forget about practicality issues... and accepting that my BS econ degree from the 60's isn't helping me much, I have a simple question with a difficult answer I guess. 2 stage centrifugal pump. (Standard...
  24. moenste

    Time for which RTG will supply the required energy output?

    Homework Statement A newspaper article stated that the NASA Galileo space probe to Jupiter 'contained 49 lb of plutonium to provide 285 watts of electricity through its radioactive thermonuclear generator (RTG)'. (Note: An RTG is a device for converting thermal energy produced by fission into...
  25. C

    Why Is Input Voltage Vd=0 Bounding Output Voltage V0 of Ideal Op-Amps?

    Homework Statement So we just covered op-amps in class and when going through the lecture notes and reading the topic about ideal op amps, I came across this. It says that if the gain A is infinite(which it is in ideal op amps), the only way the output voltage v0 can remain bounded is if the...
  26. F

    Formula For Calculating Output Power of a Turbine

    Good evening, This Conversation is in regards to questions i have of a project of mine. I am, in a sense, looking to make a generator of sorts, one that uses a magnetic tesla turbine in order to power an electric motor. Unfortunately, i am at a loss for what formula i would need to figure out...
  27. W

    Calculators Multi-screen Output for single PC (8.1)?

    Hi all, It has been my nerd dream to have many screens to be able to see the same PC (Win 8.1)output in more than one screen. Other than the obvious way of having the same input in many PCs simultaneously, is there some other way of doing this, while having the option of doing basic functions on...
  28. R

    What is the expected output for this char pointer function in Turbo C++?

    Homework Statement This is the code on Turbo C++ char * disp() { int a [ ] = {49,15,50,34} ; char c [ ] ="1234" ; for (int i= 0; i<3 ; i++) c[i] =a[i] + c[i]; cout<<c; return c; } void main() { clrscr(); cout<<" ,"<<disp()<<endl...
  29. K

    AC Output Voltage as function of frequency

    Homework Statement Given a sine-wave generator of frequency f having internal resistance R1 connected to a high-pass filter. If the generator shown in the dotted outlined box produces a voltage V0(t) = V0 cos(2π ft) with no load, derive an expression for the output voltage V1(t) = V1 cos(2π ft...
  30. S

    Overhung load, extending output shaft

    I have a hollow output shaft gearbox that will accept a 1-1/8" solid shaft, I want to extend the output shaft of a gearbox by 6 inches from the face of output seal to the end of the shaft. The manufacturer states that gear reducer is rated 899 lbs with the hollow shaft or a solid shaft that...
  31. D

    A Gaussian 09 Output file_DFT Calcuation

    Hi, I am trying to understand the functional form of B3LYP from the Gaussian output file. I have tried to relate the details in the output file with the functional form of B3LYP. But I am not sure what certain terms correspond to. I have mentioned below the details. Can you pleaese help me. In...
  32. baby_1

    Autocorrelation function of the output of the nonlinear device

    Hello for an input signal with a noise we have and for obtain Power spectural density we use autocorrelation function where hkm is but I need to know what is autocorrelation function for different inputs with different frequencies? such as Any help will appericate
  33. S

    Measuring Pulsing Current Output Average From Photodiode

    Hello all, I will be using a photodiode to measure optical power. The photodiode will convert this power into a current. The optical power will pulse rapidly in 15 ns periods with a 5 ns on-time (at full amplitude) and a 1 ns rise and fall time. I am looking for an analog averaging solution...
  34. Umar Awan

    Is it current or voltage that is fixed in transformer output

    In a transformers output, is it the current that is fixed or the voltage? I have been trying to resisitively heat some tungsten foil and I am stuck at trying to find out the amount of current I need in my transformers output. The problem I am facing is that I know that the tungsten resistivity...
  35. K

    Question regarding the output for AC circuit with capacitors

    Homework Statement Both diodes are ideal. Answers: (a) Vi (b) -Vi (c) -2Vi (d) none of the above Homework Equations Q=CV The Attempt at a Solution 1. For t=0 to Pi: Cap1 and Cap2 are in series and hence Q1=Q2, therefore Vc1 = Vc2. From this we get Vi = Vc1 + Vc2, hence Vc1 =Vc2 = Vi/2. 2...
  36. K

    Limiting Output Voltage of the Opamp to avoid saturation

    Problem: my photo diode receives pulses of width 10ns-150ns and repeating at rate of 1Hz-50KHz the current from photo diode depending on incident light can go from 10nA-100mA, in a nutshell, my application tries to digitalize the analog pulses for pulse width measurement so i have 'only' two...
  37. N

    Mathematica Why Doesn't Chop[] Remove I.0 from the Output?

    As I found on many websites, they suggest to use Chop[]. I tried that already but it doesn't work. This is my output. {{2 (Conjugate[ I.0] I.0 + (Conjugate[I.0] + Conjugate[Subscript[v, 1]]/Sqrt[ 2]) (I.0 + Subscript[v, 1]/Sqrt[2])) Subscript[\[Lambda], 1] (Conjugate[I.0]...
  38. L

    Understanding DAC Output: Can It Accidentally Spit Out Digital Values?

    I had a question regarding DACs. Can they accidentally spit out digital values? The output I am looking at seems to be fluctuating by discrete values and I was wondering if it was related to the DAC.
  39. S

    Calculating the output temperature of a Solar Thermal system

    So say I have a PV-Thermal array and assuming standard test conditions. How would I calculate the temperature of the water coming out of the system? The thermal output of the system is 67.5kWp with a maximum flow rate of 65L/h. Approximately 500m of 3/4" pipes.
  40. C

    Max Input Change for 1 Bit Output in 12-Bit ADC: 0.50037V

    Homework Statement The full range input of a12-bit, successive-approximation type ADC is 1 volt. Determine: a) the maximum input change required to give a one bit change in output of the ADC Homework Equations None The Attempt at a Solution The ADC is 12 bit, so it will produce a...
  41. A

    Output pressure formula for a pressurized waterjet

    Hello, We have a pressurized Water-jet stream, where the nozzle d= 0.8 mm. We can measure the fluid output in mm3/s, to determine the speed by dividing over the area. For this, F=ρAv2 However, the variable that would be changing, would be the distance from the nozzle to the target. If we...
  42. evinda

    MHB Maximizing Production Output with a Cost of 10

    Hello! (Wave) The production function of a company is $Q(x,y)=xy$. The cost of the production is $C(x,y)=2x+3y$. If this company can spend $C(x,y)=10$, which is the greatest quantity that it can produce?We want to maximize $Q(x,y)=xy$ under the condition $2x+3y=10$. We use the method of...
  43. D

    Question about PWM inverter output

    So, this is what I know so far, please correct me if I'm wrong. The amplitude of the output of a PWM inverter depends on how long the sinusoidal modulating signal is greater than the carrier. If you subtract the output (scaled down) from a reference signal in order to get some error and use...
  44. Shuvam Agarwal

    How to get a pwm output for a 35 V, 0.35 A dc input signal?

    I am doing a project where I need to control brightness of a led light. according to presence. the brightness can be controlled using pwm but I cannot find a way to do that for high voltage input signals.
  45. E

    Struggling with light calculations (incident power output)

    Hi guys, not sure if this is the right place. Its to do with an electronic project I've been working on. However please point me somewhere else if you know anywhere better suited! (It is quite a long post sorry) Basically, I have created an LED array used for stimulating cells with light and I...
  46. S

    How to Determine Output of Mazilli Circuit with 200 uh Inductor?

    So when supplying this circuit, with a 200 uh inductor, http://cdn.instructables.com/FIY/EAZN/G9NH8XOG/FIYEAZNG9NH8XOG.LARGE.jpg with the volts and amps values, how can I calculate the output without having to resort to measuring the distance between starting arcs? And does anybody know the...
  47. Nemo's

    Calculate Turbine gross and net output

    Homework Statement A steam power plant consists of a boiler, a turbine, a condenser and a pump. The temperature of the inner walls of the boiler is 350oC and the temperature of the condenser cooling water is 20oC. During a certain interval of time, the heat added to the boiler is 2.9x106 kJ and...
  48. B

    X-ray Tube Output: 80μGy/mAs at 1m, 900µGy/s @1m

    Homework Statement (The question is in the image attached) (c) An X-ray unit in the cardiac catheter labs has an output of 80µGy/mAs at 1 meter when the unit is set at 100 kVp. After adding 0.3mm Cu to the beam the photon intensity is reduced to a quarter and tends to vary in proportion to...
  49. J

    Power Output Given Certain Torque

    Hi, I have a problem that I've been trying to figure out for a while but cannot seem to get on my own. I'm trying to figure out how much power will be generated in a motor given a certain amount of torque. The problem is, to find the amount of power output , I also need to know the rotational...
  50. Ahmad Kishki

    What is the significance of input and output load lines in microelectronics?

    Homework Statement I am not sure i know what is meant by the input load line and the output load line in parts b and c. I tried looking it up in my book (fundamentals of microelectronics by razavi) but to no avail. Any help is appreciated.
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