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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNOLOGY
Electrical and Electronic Principles and TechnologyTo order this title, and for more information, click here
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
In this book John Bird introduces electrical principles and technology through examples rather than theory – enabling students to develop a sound understanding of the principles needed by technicians in fields such as electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications. No previous background in engineering is assumed, making this an ideal text for vocational courses at Level 2 and 3, foundation degree and introductory courses for undergraduates. The book presents a logical topic progression rather than following the structure of a particular syllabus. However, the coverage of this new edition has been brought fully in line with the electrical and electronics units of the 2007 BTEC National specification. It is also designed to cover the requirements of the BTEC First specifications. New material in this third edition includes brand new chapters on semiconductor diodes and transistors as well as added sections on batteries, fuel cells and alternative and renewable energies, relative and absolute voltages, self and mutual inductance, and virtual test and measuring instruments. Support material for tutors is available as a free download at http://textbooks.elsevier.com :
  • Instructor?s manual with full solutions and suggested marking scheme for all 7 revision tests in the book
  • Solutions manual with worked solutions for about 400 of the further problems in the book
  • Electronic files for all illustrations in the book


Audience
Technicians, students, and others new to the fields of electronics and electrical engineering.

Contents


Section 1 - BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
1. Units associated with basic electrical quantities 2. An introduction to electric circuits 3. Resistance variation 4. Batteries and alternative sources of energyRevision Test 1 5. Series and parallel networks 6. Capacitors and capacitance 7. Magnetic circuitsRevision Test 2 8. Electromagnetism 9. Electromagnetic induction 10. Electrical measuring instruments and measurements 11. Semiconductor diodes 12. TransistorsRevision Test 3 Formulae for basic electrical and electronic engineering principles

Section 2 - FURTHER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLES
13. D.C. circuit theory 14. Alternating voltages and currentsRevision Test 4 15. Single-phase series a.c. circuits 16. Single-phase parallel a.c. circuits 17. Filter networks 18. D.C. transients 19. Operational amplifiersRevision Test 5 Formulae for further electrical and electronic engineering principles

Section 3 - ELECTRICAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
20. Three-phase systems 21. TransformersRevision Test 6 22. D.C. machines 23. Three-phase induction motorsRevision Test 7 Formulae for electrical power technology Answers to multiple choice questions Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 432 pages, publication date: AUG-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8556-6
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8556-5
Imprint: NEWNES

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