Electrical and electronic principles and technology / John Bird.

By:

Bird, J. O., John Owen, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Amsterdam ; London : Newnes, 2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 407 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:

0750685565 (pbk.)
9780750685566 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

621.3 BIR

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Section 1 Basic Electrical and Electronic Engineering Principles:
Units associated with basic electrical quantities
An introduction to electric circuits
Resistance variation
Batteries and alternative sources of energy
Series and parallel networks
Capacitors and capacitance
Magnetic circuits
Electromagnetism
Electromagnetic induction
Electrical measuring instruments and measurements
Semiconductor diodes
Transistors
Section 2 Further Electrical and Electronic Principles:
d.c. circuit theory
Alternating voltages and currents
Single-phase series a.c. circuits
Single-phase parallel a.c. circuits
Filter networks
d.c. transients
Operational amplifiers
Section 3 Electrical Power Technology:
Three-phase systems
Transformers
d.c. machines
Three-phase induction motors
Revision tests
Formulae
Index