Alternating Current Fundamentals - Softcover

Herman, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111125279 ISBN 13: 9781111125271

Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning, 2011

Synopsis

ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, 8E, an industrial standard for over thirty years, is the ideal book to provide readers with the most current information available on the essentials of alternating current. The topics in this book are arranged to build readers' knowledge, progressing from basic principles such as the differences between peak, rms, and average values to more complex coverage of circuits containing resistance, inductance, and capacitance. This edition of ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, 8E is fully updated, includes additional information on diodes and rectifiers, and contains improved graphics that will assist readers in understanding state-of-the-art concepts.

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Review

1. An Introduction to Alternating Current. 2. Alternating Current Circuits Containing Resistance. 3. Inductance in Alternating Current Circuits. 4. Series Circuits - Resistance and Impedance. 5. Capacitors and RC Time Constants. 6. Capacitors in Alternating Current Circuits. 7. Series Circuits: Resistance, Inductive Reactance and Capacitive Reactance. 8. AC Parallel Circuits. 9. Series-Parallel Circuits. 10. Three-Phase Systems. 11. AC Instruments and Meters. 12. Alternating Current Generators. 13. Transformers. 14. Transformer Connections for Three-Phase Circuits. 15. Special Transformer Applications. 16. Three-Phase Induction Motors. 17. Three-Phase Synchronous Motors. 18. Single-Phase Motors. 19. Control Circuits.

About the Author

As a retired electrician and proficient instructor with more than 30 years of practical experience, Stephen L. Herman is known for his reader-friendly approach. A seasoned author, Mr. Herman has written leading books on electricity and mathematics that are popular with students and instructors alike. For two decades Mr. Herman served as lead instructor for the Electrical Technology Curriculum at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, where he received an Excellence in Education Award from the Halliburton Education Foundation. He also taught at Randolph Community College in Asheboro, North Carolina, for nine years and helped pioneer an electrical curriculum for Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, Texas. His additional publications include ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL, ELECTRICITY AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC/R, INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLS, UNDERSTANDING MOTOR CONTROLS, ELECTRONICS FOR ELECTRICIANS, ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, DIRECT CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, ELECTRICAL STUDIES FOR TRADES, ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES, EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY FOR USE WITH LAB VOLT EQUIPMENT, THE COMPLETE LABORATORY MANUAL FOR ELECTRICITY, and PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS FOR ELECTRICIANS.

Edition details

• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111125279
• ISBN 13: 9781111125271
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 768