Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology, 3/e

Descritpion

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

Table of 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