Preface | p. ix |
Basic Electricity | p. 1 |
A Special Note on Safety | p. 2 |
Atomic Structure | p. 6 |
Electrical Quantities and Ohm's Law | p. 15 |
Measuring Instruments | p. 24 |
Electrical Circuits | p. 35 |
Electrical Services | p. 50 |
Wire Size and Voltage Drop | p. 63 |
Inductance | p. 72 |
Capacitance | p. 79 |
Control Circuits | p. 89 |
Schematics and Wiring Diagrams | p. 90 |
Developing Wiring Diagrams | p. 107 |
Motors | p. 117 |
Split-Phase Motors | p. 118 |
The Shaded-Pole Induction Motor | p. 131 |
Multispeed Motors | p. 135 |
Three-Phase Motor Principles | p. 148 |
The Squirrel-Cage Induction Motor | p. 159 |
The Wound Rotor Induction Motor | p. 179 |
The Synchronous Motor | p. 186 |
Brushless DC Motors | p. 193 |
Transformers | p. 199 |
Isolation Transformers | p. 200 |
Autotransformers | p. 221 |
Current Transformers | p. 227 |
Control Components | p. 233 |
Overloads | p. 234 |
Relays, Contactors, and Motor Starters | p. 243 |
The Solid-State Relay | p. 248 |
The Control Transformer | p. 252 |
Starting Relays | p. 260 |
Variable-Speed Motor Control | p. 270 |
The Defrost Timer | p. 274 |
The Thermostat | p. 282 |
Pressure Switches | p. 298 |
The Flow Switch | p. 304 |
The Humidistat | p. 308 |
Fan-Limit Switches | p. 311 |
The Oil-Pressure Failure Switch | p. 317 |
Solenoid Valves | p. 321 |
The Short-Cycle Timer | p. 327 |
Methods of Sensing Temperature | p. 338 |
Gas Burner Controls | p. 347 |
Oil Burner Controls | p. 353 |
Troubleshooting Using Control Schematics | p. 359 |
Introduction to Troubleshooting | p. 360 |
Room Air Conditioners | p. 376 |
A Commercial Air Conditioning Unit | p. 383 |
Heat-Pump Controls | p. 388 |
Packaged Units: Electric Air Conditioning and Gas Heating | p. 400 |
Ice Maker And Refrigeration Controls | p. 413 |
Household Ice Makers | p. 414 |
Commercial Ice Makers | p. 436 |
Refrigeration Controls | p. 452 |
Solid-State Devices | p. 463 |
Resistors and Color Codes | p. 464 |
Semiconductor Materials | p. 472 |
The PN Junction | p. 478 |
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Photodiodes | p. 483 |
The Transistor | p. 490 |
The Unijunction Transistor | p. 496 |
The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier | p. 501 |
The Diac | p. 509 |
The Triac | p. 512 |
The Operational Amplifier | p. 518 |
Solid-State Controls | p. 531 |
Programmable Logic Controllers | p. 532 |
Programming a PLC | p. 546 |
Analog Sensing for Programmable Controllers | p. 557 |
Glossary | p. 561 |
Index | p. 579 |
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