Is this good for hobbyists & makers?

Yes — this version of "Grid Frequency Control for a Wheatstone bridge" is framed for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.

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Grid Frequency Control for a Wheatstone bridge

Built for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker. Simulate a Wheatstone bridge live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

PID Control

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PID ControllerLive

step response tuning

Controls

Presets

Proportional Kp

Integral Ki

Derivative Kd

A PID controller drives a system to its setpoint using three terms: proportional reacts to the current error, integral eliminates steady-state offset, and derivative damps overshoot. Tuning the three gains trades off speed, overshoot, and stability — the workhorse of industrial control.

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Data Inspector

Overshoot0%

Settling time0.00 s

Steady-state error0.000

Governing equation

u (t) = 4.0 e (t) + 1.00 \int e d t + 0.5 \frac{d e}{d t}

Reading this result: Balanced gains — proportional for speed, integral to remove offset, derivative to damp overshoot: the textbook well-tuned response.

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Three Phase

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Three-Phase PowerLive

the grid's backbone

Controls

Speed1×

Presets

Line voltage (V)

Line current (A)

Power factor

Three-phase power delivers energy on three conductors carrying sinusoids 120° apart, so total power is constant and motors self-start. Line and phase voltages differ by √3, and real power is P = √3·V_line·I·cosφ. The power factor cosφ measures how much current actually does useful work.

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Data Inspector

Phase voltage231 V

Real power P12.5 kW

Apparent S13.9 kVA

Reactive Q6.0 kVAR

Governing equation

P = 3 V_{L} I cos φ = 3 \times 400 \times 20 \times 0.9 = 12.5 kW

Reading this result: Real power P = √3·V_line·I·cosφ = 12.5 kW, trailing the 13.9 kVA apparent power by the angle φ = 26°.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for hobbyists & makers?: Yes — this version of "Grid Frequency Control for a Wheatstone bridge" is framed for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.