Electrical installations technology
Title:
Electrical installations technology
Author:
Whitfield, John Frederic.
ISBN:
9781483138053
Personal Author:
Edition:
[1st ed.].
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, [1968]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 354 pages) : illustrations
Series:
The Commonwealth and international library. Electrical engineering division
Commonwealth and international library. Electrical engineering division.
Contents:
Front Cover; Electrical Installations Technology ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION: SYSTEMS OF UNITS; Chapter 1. Mechanics; 1.1. Mass, Force, Pressure and Torque; 1.2. Work, Energy and Power; 1.3. Lifting Machines; 1.4. The Parallelogram and Triangle of Forces; 1.5. Exercises; Chapter 2. Heat; 2.1. Heat; 2.2. Temperature; 2.3. Temperature Scales; 2.4. Heat Units; 2.5. Specific Heat; 2.6. Heat Transmission; 2.7. Conduction; 2.8. Convection; 2.9. Radiation; 2.10. Change of Dimensions with Temperature.
2.11. ExercisesChapter 3. Basic Electrical Principles; 3.1. What is Electricity?; 3.2. The Atomic Theory of Electric Current; 3.3. The Electric Circuit; 3.4. Conductors and Insulators; 3.5. The Effects of an Electric Current Flow; 3.6. Units of Electric Current Flow and Quantity; 3.7. Electromotive Force and Potential Difference; 3.8. Resistance -Ohm's Law; 3.9. Multiple and Submultiple Units; 3.10. Series Circuits; 3.11. Parallel Circuits; 3.12. Conductor Resistance; 3.13. Volt Drop in Cables; 3.14. The Effect of Temperature on Resistance; 3.15. Exercises.
Chapter 4. Magnetic Fields and Materials4.1. Permanent Magnets and Magnetic Fields; 4.2. Units of Magnetic Flux; 4.3. The Electromagnet; 4.4. Calculations for Air-cored Solenoids; 4.5. The Effect of Iron on the Magnetic Circuit; 4.6. Magnetization Curves; 4.7. Iron Losses; 4.8. Magnetic Materials; 4.9. Exercises; Chapter 5. Magnetic Fields and Electric Currents; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Force on a Current-carrying Conductor lying in a Magnetic Field; 5.3. E.m.f. induced in a Conductor which moves in a Magnetic Field; 5.4. Static Induction; 5.5. Self and Mutual Inductance; 5.6. Lenz's Law.
5.7. ExercisesChapter 6. Power and Energy; 6.1. Electrical Power and Energy; 6.2. Doing Work with Electricity; 6.3. Water-heating Calculations; 6.4. Electric Water Heaters; 6.5. Air Heating Calculations; 6.6. Electric Air Heaters; 6.7. Miscellaneous Applications of Electric Heating; 6.8. Control of Electric Heaters; 6.9. Exercises; Chapter 7. Primary and Secondary Cells; 7.1. Storing Electricity; 7.2. Simple Introduction to Chemical Formulae; 7.3. Primary Cells; 7.4. Secondary Cells; 7.5. Internal Resistance; 7.6. Batteries; 7.7. Capacity and Efficiency; 7.8. Exercises.
Chapter 8. Direct Current Machines8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Generator Principles; 8.3. Motor Principles; 8.4. Construction of d.c. Machines; 8.5. E.m.f. and Terminal Voltage of d.c. Generators; 8.6. Types of d.c. Generator; 8.7. Torque and Back e.m.f of d.c. Motors; 8.8. Types of d.c. Motor; 8.9. Speed Control and Reversal of d.c. Motors; 8.10. Starting and Protection of d.c. Motors; 8.11. Exercises; Chapter 9. Electric Fields and Capacitors; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Electric Charges and Electric Fields; 9.3. Capacitance; 9.4. Dielectric Breakdown; 9.5. Capacitors in Parallel and in Series.
Abstract:
Electrical Installations Technology covers the syllabus of the City and Guilds of London Institute course No. 51, the "Electricians B Certificate. This book is composed of 15 chapters that deal with basic electrical science and electrical installations. The introductory chapters discuss the fundamentals and basic electrical principles, including the concept of mechanics, heat, magnetic fields, electric currents, power, and energy. These chapters also explore the atomic theory of electric current and the electric circuit, conductors, and insulators. The subsequent chapter focuses on the chemis.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TK145 .W483 1968 | 1176858-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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