Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity
by Herman, Stephen L.Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-05-28
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
Understanding the theory and application of electrical concepts is necessary for a successful career in the electrical field specifically in industrial maintenance and installation, and this newly revised, full color text delivers! Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity, Fourth Edition trains aspiring electricians by blending concepts relating to electrical theory with practical 'how to' information that prepares readers for situations commonly encountered on the job. This revision retains all the hallmarks of our market-leading prior editions, but displays enhancements such as more practical application problems. Topics span the major aspects of the electrical field including direct and alternating current circuits, basic theory, transformers, generators, and motors. This new edition has been organized so that all relevant information is located within a given chapter which allows for flexibility to access and cover topics in any order making this text an indispensable resource.
Table of Contents
| Atomic Structure | |
| Electrical Quantities and Ohm's Law | |
| Static Electricity | |
| Magnetism | |
| Resistors | |
| Series Circuits | |
| Parallel Circuits | |
| Combination Circuits | |
| Kirchhoff's Law, Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems | |
| Measuring Instruments | |
| Using Wire Tables and Determining Conductor Sizes | |
| Conduction in Liquids and Gases | |
| Batteries and Other Sources of Electricity | |
| Magnetic Induction | |
| Basic Trigonometry and Vectors | |
| Alternating Current | |
| Inductance in Alternating Current Circuits | |
| Resistive-Inductive Series Circuits | |
| Resistive-Inductive Parallel Circuits | |
| Capacitors | |
| Capacitance in Alternating Current Circuits | |
| Resistive-Capacitive Series Circuits | |
| Resistive-Capacitive Parallel Circuits | |
| Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Series Circuits | |
| Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Parallel Circuits | |
| Filters | |
| Three-Phase Circuits | |
| Single-Phase Transformers | |
| Three-Phase Transformers | |
| Direct Current Generators | |
| Direct Current Motors | |
| Three-Phase Alternators | |
| Three-Phase Motors | |
| Single-Phase Motors | |
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