Industrial Electricity and Motor Controls

by Miller, Rex; Miller, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780071544764
• ISBN10: 0071544763
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

Dramatically Improve Your Knowledge Base, Skills, and Applications in Every Area of Industrial ElectricityTurn toIndustrial Electricity and Electric Motor Controlsfor complete coverage of the entire industrial electrical field_from the basics of electricity to equipment, to troubleshooting and repair.Packed with over 650 illustrations, the latest codes and regulations, many study questions and review problems, this career-building tool shows you how to boost your skills and confidence, and then apply this expertise effectively in the workplace. It also includes strategies for avoiding common problems and performing proper procedures on every job.Industrial Electricity and Electric Motor Controlsfeatures: Learning how to read blueprints, schematics, schedules, site plans, as well as mechanical or electrical plans Information on electric motors and their controls Troubleshooting and repair techniques using the ladder diagram or schematic Methods for achieving safety in the workplace A handy glossary of terms A large selection of appendices for referenceInside This Comprehensive Book on Industrial Electricity you will find Tools Safety in the Workplace Symbols Control Circuits and Diagrams Switches Magnetism and Solenoids Relays Motors Timers and Sensors Sensors and Sensing Solenoids and Valves Motor Starting Methods Solid State Reduced Voltage Starters Speed Control and Monitoring Motor Control and Protection Three-Phase Controllers Drives Transformers Power Generation Power Distribution Systems Programmable Controllers Troubleshooting and Maintenance Industrial Electricity as a Career Appendices: DC Motor Trouble Chart, Wound-Rotor Motor Trouble Chart, Fractional Horsepower Motor Trouble Chart, Selection of Dual-Element Fuses for Motor-Running Overload Protection, Tables and Formulas, Full-Load Currents of AC and DC Motors, Power Factor Correcting Capacitors, Switch Symbols, Wiring Diagram Symbols, Unit Prefixes, Conversion Factors, Decibel Table

Author Biography

Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus atSUNY College at Buffalo, having taught there for more than35 years.

Mark Miller is Professor of IndustrialTechnology at the University of Texas at Tyler.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Tools and Equipment

Safety in the Workplace

Symbols

Control Circuits and Diagrams

Switches

Magnetism and Solenoids

Relays

Electric Motors

Timers and Sensors

Sensors and Sensing

Solenoids and Valves

Motor Starting Methods

Solid-State Reduced-Voltage Starters

Speed Control and Monitoring

Motor Control and Protection

Three-Phase Controllers

Drives

Transformers

Power Generation

Power Distribution Systems

Programmable Controllers

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Careers in Electricity Glossary

DC Motor Trouble Chart

Wound-Rotor Motor Trouble Chart

Fractional-Horsepower Motor Trouble Chart

Selection of Dual-Element Fuses for Motor-Running Overload Protection

Tables and Formulas

Full-Load Currents of AC and DC Motors

Power Factor Correcting Capacitors

Switch Symbols

Wiring Diagram Symbols

Unit Prefixes

Conversion Factors

Decibel

Table

Index

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