Electronics for Electricians

by Herman, Stephen L.

• ISBN13: 9781418028732
• ISBN10: 1418028738
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-21
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

Electronics for Electricians is written for apprentices and readers preparing for work in industrial settings. Components and circuits are explained in a clear-cut manner throughout the book, with emphasis on describing how they work, what they do, how to use them in a working circuit, and how to test them. With successfully proven laboratory experiments in every chapter, this book exposes readers to the electronic devices commonly found in industry as well as the circuit applications of those devices. In the process, it offers its readers a more practical and relevant path to understanding how electronics theory is applied in the electrical field.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Semiconductors and Resistors	1	(19)
Power Rating and Heat Sinking Components	20	(3)
Measuring Instruments	23	(19)
Junction Diodes	42	(11)
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Photodiodes	53	(7)
Single-Phase Rectifiers	60	(7)
The Polyphase Rectifier	67	(6)
Filters	73	(6)
Special Diodes	79	(10)
The Transistor	89	(10)
The Transistor Switch	99	(4)
The Transistor Amplifier	103	(6)
The Darlington Amplifier	109	(4)
Field Effect Transistors	113	(9)
Current Generators	122	(5)
The Unijunction Transistor	127	(5)
The SCR in a DC Circuit	132	(7)
The SCR in an AC Circuit	139	(6)
Phase Shifting an SCR	145	(5)
UJT Phase Shifting for an SCR	150	(4)
SCR Control of a Full-Wave Rectifier	154	(3)
A Solid-State Alarm with Battery Backup	157	(5)
The Diac and Silicon Bilateral Switch	162	(4)
The Triac	166	(4)
Phase Shifting the Triac	170	(4)
Other Methods of AC Voltage Control	174	(8)
The Solid-State Relay	182	(8)
The Oscillator	190	(11)
The DC to DC Voltage Doubler	201	(3)
The Off-Delay Timer	204	(4)
The On-Delay Timer	208	(3)
The Pulse Timer	211	(3)
The 555 Timer	214	(7)
The 555 Timer Used as an Oscillator	221	(5)
The 555 On-Delay Timer	226	(4)
The 555 Pulse Timer	230	(3)
Above- and Below-Ground Power Supplies	233	(6)
The Operational Amplifier	239	(7)
The 741 Op Amp Level Detector	246	(9)
The 741 Operational Amplifier Used as an Oscillator	255	(6)
Voltage Regulators	261	(10)
Number Systems	271	(8)
Digital Logic	279	(9)
The Bounceless Switch	288	(5)
Design of Circuit #1 (Photodetector)	293	(8)
Design of Circuit #2 (Animal Feeder)	301	(8)
Design of Circuit #3 (Solid-State Pushbutton Control)	309	(9)
Design of Circuit #4 (Electronic Lock)	318	(9)
Design of Circuit #5 (Solid-State Thermostat)	327	(4)
Laboratory Exercises	331	(88)
Appendix A Testing Solid-State Components	419	(13)
Appendix B Ohm's Law Formulas	432	(1)
Appendix C Parts List	433	(2)
Appendix D Schematic Symbols	435	(1)
Appendix E Conversion Factors for Sine-Wave Voltages	436	(1)
Glossary	437	(18)
Index	455