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ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY
Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology
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Third Edition

By
John Bird, BSc (Hons), CEng, CMath, CSci, FIET, MIEE, FIIE, FIMA, FCollT, Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering, HMS Sultan, Gosport; formerly University of Portsmouth and Highbury College, UK

Description
This textbook for courses in electrical principles, circuit theory, and electrical technology takes students from the fundamentals of the subject up to and including first degree level. The coverage is ideal for those studying engineering for the first time as part of BTEC National and other pre-degree vocational courses, especially where progression to higher levels of study is likely, as well as Higher Nationals, Foundation Degrees and first year undergraduate modules. The emphasis is firmly on learning by example:
  • 800 detailed worked problems give a thorough understanding of the principles
  • 1,000 further problems within 175 exercises to work through and test learning (answers provided)
  • 14 revision tests which can be used as assignments (answers available to lecturers only)
  • Learning objectives are summarised at the beginning of each chapter
  • Summaries of main formulae used
Now in its third edition, this best-selling textbook has been updated with developments in key areas such as semiconductor diodes, transistors, batteries and fuel cells, along with brand new material on ABCD parameters and Fourier's Analysis. Greater emphasis is also placed on showing how the theory covered is applied in real-life engineering practice. In addition, the text has been restructured and exercises now appear at regular intervals so that learning progress can be checked throughout. Support material for tutors is available as a free download at http://textbooks.elsevier.com
  • An Instructors' Manual giving full solutions and suggested marking scheme for all 14 revision tests in the book
  • An extensive Solutions Manual for over 700 of the 1,000 further questions in the book


Audience
First year university students of electrical and electronic engineering, and similar level qualifications such as HNC / HND and Foundation Degree. Typical module titles: Electrical Circuits; Electrical Systems; Radio Frequency Engineering; Communications Systems Principles; Electrical Drives; Power Systems Principles; Networks & Fields; Electrical Principles; Measurement & Analysis; Introduction to Electronics; Transmission Structures; Signals & Systems.

Contents


Part 1 Basic Electrical Engineering Principles
1. UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH BASIC ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 3. RESISTANCE VARIATION 4. CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRICITY REVISION TEST 1 5. SERIES AND PARALLEL NETWORKS 6. CAPACITORS AND CAPACITANCE 7. MAGNETIC CIRCUITS REVISION TEST 2 8. ELECTROMAGNETISM 9. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION 10. ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS 11. SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES 12. TRANSISTORS REVISION TEST 3 MAIN FORMULAE FOR PART 1

Part 2 Electrical Principles and Technology
13. D.C. CIRCUIT THEORY 14. ALTERNATING VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS REVISION TEST 4 15. SINGLE-PHASE SERIES A.C. CIRCUITS 16. SINGLE-PHASE PARALLEL A.C. CIRCUITS 17. D.C. TRANSIENTS 18. OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS REVISION TEST 5 19. THREE PHASE SYSTEMS 20. TRANSFORMERS REVISION TEST 6 21. D.C. MACHINES 22. THREE-PHASE INDUCTION MOTORS REVISION TEST 7 MAIN FORMULAE FOR PART 2

Part 3 Advanced Circuit Theory and Technology
23. REVISION OF COMPLEX NUMBERS 24. APPLICATION OF COMPLEX NUMBERS TO SERIES A.C. CIRCUITS 25. APPLICATION OF COMPLEX NUMBERS TO PARALLEL A.C. CIRCUITS 26. POWER IN A.C. CIRCUITS REVISION TEST 8 27. A.C. BRIDGES 28. SERIES RESONANCE AND Q-FACTOR 29. PARALLEL RESONANCE AND Q-FACTOR REVISION TEST 9 30. INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK ANALYSIS 31. MESH-CURRENT AND NODAL ANALYSIS 32. THE SUPERPOSITION THEOREM 33. THEVENIN'S AND NORTON'S THEOREMS REVISION TEST 10 34. DELTA-STAR AND STAR-DELTA TRANSFORMATIONS 35. MAXIMUM POWER TRANSFER THEOREMS AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING REVISION TEST 11 36. COMPLEX WAVEFORMS 37. A NUMERICAL METHOD OF HARMONIC ANALYSIS 38. MAGNETIC MATERIALS REVISION TEST 12 39. DIELECTRICS AND DIELECTRIC LOSS 40. FIELD THEORY 41. ATTENUATORS REVISION TEST 13 42. FILTER NETWORKS 43. MAGNETICALLY COUPLED CIRCUITS 44. TRANSMISSION LINES 45. TRANSIENTS AND LAPLACE TRANSFORMS REVISION TEST 14 MAIN FORMULAE FOR PART 3

Part 4 General reference
STANDARD ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES – THEIR SYMBOLS AND UNITS GREEK ALPHABET COMMON PREFIXES RESISTOR COLOUR CODING AND OHMIC VALUES INDEX

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 692 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8139-1
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8139-X
Imprint: NEWNES

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