Engine category

Circuits and Passives

Published tools in this category solve distinct design decisions. Each keeps its assumptions, limits, and next decision visible.

Exact DC relationship

Ohm's law and DC power solver

Solve a DC voltage, current, resistance, and power relationship from two known quantities, then check resistor dissipation.

Exact resistive relationship

Voltage-divider designer

Calculate loaded and unloaded voltage-divider output, current, output resistance, and resistor power from an input voltage and resistor pair.

Exact first-order relationship

RC time-constant designer

Calculate an RC time constant, capacitor voltage, resistor current, and five-time-constant settling reference for charge or discharge.

Exact resistive relationship

Thevenin equivalent

Reduce an ideal voltage divider to its Thevenin voltage, resistance, Norton current, and optional loaded output.

Exact DC relationship

Resistor power and voltage rating

Calculate nominal resistor dissipation and a margin-adjusted minimum rating from applied voltage and resistance.

Standard approximation

Hold-up capacitor designer

Estimate ideal hold-up capacitance for a constant-current load between a starting and minimum voltage.

Exact lumped-element relationship

Complex impedance and reactance

Calculate series RLC reactance, complex impedance magnitude, and phase at one stated sinusoidal frequency.

Exact lumped-element relationship

RLC resonance, damping, and Q

Calculate ideal series-RLC resonant frequency, quality factor, bandwidth, and damping ratio.

Exact DC relationship

Low-voltage wire drop and loss

Calculate loop resistance, voltage drop, and copper loss from conductor area, loop length, current, and resistivity.

Exact resistive relationship

Wheatstone bridge output

Calculate ideal Wheatstone-bridge differential output, midpoint voltages, and common-mode voltage.

Exact ideal relationship

Resistor pulse-load screen

Calculate rectangular-pulse resistor energy, peak power, average power, and duty cycle.

Standard approximation

Decoupling transient estimator

Estimate ideal local capacitance for a current step, duration, and allowed capacitive voltage droop.

Exact ideal relationship

Inductor current-ramp estimator

Calculate ideal inductor current change and final current from constant voltage, inductance, time, and initial current.

Exact ideal relationship

Inductor network

Calculate ideal two-inductor series or parallel equivalent inductance for uncoupled components.

Exact sinusoidal relationship

AC power and power factor

Calculate apparent, real, and reactive AC power with power factor from RMS voltage, current, and phase angle.

Exact resistive relationship

Maximum power-transfer calculator

Find matched load resistance, maximum load power, load voltage, and efficiency for an ideal resistive Thevenin source.

Exact resistive relationship

Star-delta conversion

Convert an ideal three-resistor delta network to its equivalent star-arm resistances.