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9780878914203

REA's Handbook of Basic Electricity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780878914203

  • ISBN10:

    087891420X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-08-01
  • Publisher: Research & Education Assn
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Summary

Prepared for electrical training courses, this is a practical manual that enables even the beginner to grasp the various topics quickly and thoroughly. This one-of-a-kind book teaches the concepts of basic electricity clearly and concisely. It provides an excellent foundation for those who wish to proceed from the basics to more advanced topics. Numerous illustrations are included to simplify learning both theories and their applications. Direct-current and alternating-current devices and circuits are explained in detail. Magnetism, as well as motors and generators are described to give to the reader a thorough understanding of them. An excellent resource of the layperson as well as the licensed electrician.

Table of Contents

Safety
1(11)
Fundamental concepts of electricity
11(23)
Batteries
34(23)
Series d-c circuits
57(28)
Parallel d-c circuits
85(21)
Network analysis of d-c circuits
106(17)
Electrical conductors and wiring techniques
123(26)
Electromagnetism and magnetic circuits
149(10)
Introduction to alternating-current electricity
159(12)
Inductance
171(17)
Capacitance
188(18)
Inductive and capacitive reactance
206(9)
Fundamental alternating-current circuit theory
215(23)
Circuit protective and control devices
238(12)
Electrical indicating instruments
250(37)
Alternating-current generators and transformers
287(30)
Alternating-current motors
317(21)
Direct-current generators
338(29)
Direct-current motors
367(26)
Magnetic amplifiers
393(22)
Synchros and servomechanisms
415(70)
Appendix
I. Greek alphabet
455(1)
II. Common abbreviations and letter symbols
456(2)
III. Electrical terms
458(5)
IV. Component color code
463(5)
V. Cable type and size designations
468(1)
VI. Current-carrying capacities of conductors
469(1)
VII. Full load currents of motors
470(1)
VIII. Formulas
471(3)
IX. Trigonometric functions
474(9)
X. Square and square roots
483(1)
XI. Laws of exponents
484(1)
Index 485

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