Electricity and Electronics for Hvac (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Softcover

Miller, Rex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071496688 ISBN 13: 9780071496681

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007

Synopsis

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Master the Electric and Electronic Components that ControlToday's Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Systems!

Electricity and Electronics for HVAC provides an expert account of the electric and electronic components used for modern air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. Packed with hundreds of detailed illustrations, this in-depth reference fully explains circuits, diagrams, digital controls, safety procedures, troubleshooting, and more.

Written by the renowned technical authors Rex Miller and Mark R. Miller, this essential resource covers all electrical and electronic principles and applications of HVAC, including basic electricity...electric measuring instruments...control devices...heating circuits...refrigeration and freezer circuits...and other topics. Designed to build knowledge, skills, and confidence, Electricity and Electronics for HVAC features:

• Complete information on electric and electronic components for modern HVAC systems
• Over 345 detailed illustrations to improve technical understanding
• Standard and SI units for all problems and worked-out equations
• A PowerPoint presentation for classroom use

Inside this Career-Building HVAC Tool

· Introduction to Electricity · Current, Voltage, Resistance, and Power · Resistors, Color Code, Components, and Symbols · Series and Parallel Circuits · Magnetism, Solenoids, and Relays · Electric Measuring Instruments · Electric Power: DC and AC · Inductors, Inductive Reactance, and Transformers · Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance · Single and Three-Phase Power · Solid-State Controls · AC Motors · Electrical Safety · Control Devices · Heating Circuits · AC Circuits · Refrigeration and Freezer Circuits · Troubleshooting · Controlling Electric Power for AC Units oCareers in AC and Refrigeration · Index

About this title

Synopsis:

Authors of the blockbuster "Carpentry & Construction", bring their expertise to the field of HVAC. "Electricity and Electronics for HVAC" covers everything you need to know for a solid understanding of the electrical and electronic principles and applications of the air conditioning, heating and refrigeration field. Well-known authors Rex and Mark Miller include numerous drawings, illustrations, and diagrams to explain circuits and digital controls. This outstanding author duo covers all the essentials such as safety procedures, heating and ventilation, voltages and currents, and much more - giving you a solid grounding in the key principles and applications of HVAC.

About the Author:

Rex Miller (Round Rock, Texas) is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at the State University of New York College at Buffalo where he taught technical curriculums at the college level for more than 40 years. Dr. Miller authored or co-authored more than 100 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071496688
• ISBN 13: 9780071496681
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408