Audel electrical trades pocket manual / / L.W. Brittian

• Autore: Brittian L. W
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2012]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 621.3
• Soggetto topico: Electric industries - Vocational guidance; Electrical engineering - Vocational guidance
• Classificazione: TEC005030
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Audel Electrical Trades Pocket Manual; Contents; Introduction; Disclaimer; Chapter 1 THE LAWS THAT CONTROL AND EXPLAIN ELECTRICITY; POWER FACTOR; THREE-PHASE POWER; CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICES; Chapter 2 POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATORS; TOTAL LOADS SERVED; TYPES OF ONSITE POWER GENERATION; Chapter 3 POWER, CONTROL, AND LIGHTING TRANSFORMER; ELECTRICAL POWER; INSULATION MATERIAL TEMPERATURE RISE; GROUNDING; TERMINAL CONNECTION MARKINGS; THREE-PHASE, OIL-COOLED POWER TRANSFORMERS; THREE-PHASE DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMERS ; DRY-TYPE SINGLE-PHASE CONTROL CIRCUIT TRANSFORMERS Chapter 4 ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR; MOTOR CONTROL CENTER; PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF SWITCH GEAR; LOW-VOLTAGE POWER DISTRIBUTION; BUS BAR AND CIRCUIT BREAKER ARRANGEMENTS; OPTIONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES; METAL-CLAD SWITCH GEAR; CONTINUOUS CURRENT RATINGS; ARC-RESISTANT SWITCH GEAR; Chapter 5 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICES; MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS; MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKERS; VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKERS; INSULATED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS; LOW-VOLTAGE POWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS; SUPPLEMENTAL PROTECTORS; MOTOR CIRCUIT PROTECTORS; OIL CIRCUIT BREAKERS ; GAS INSULATED CIRCUIT BREAKERS FUSES; CIRCUIT BREAKER MAINTENANCE; COORDINATION BETWEEN PROTECTIVE DEVICES; Chapter 6 PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE DEVICES; INTRODUCTION; GROUND FAULT PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT; HISTORY AND NOMENCLATURE OF GFCIS IN THE UNITED STATES; TROUBLESHOOTING GFCIs; TIME AND CURRENT LEVELS PROTECTED BY CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS; Chapter 7 THREE-PHASE MOTORS; ELECTRIC MOTOR PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION; RATED FULL LOAD SPEED; SERVICE FACTOR; RATED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; STAT OR WINDING INSULATION CLASSES; TYPES OF TORQUE PRODUCED BY A MOTOR ; Chapter 8 CONTROLLING AND PROTECTING THREE-PHASE MOTORS COMPONENTS OF A MOTOR STARTER; MOTOR STARTER SIZES; METHODS OF STARTING THREE-PHASE INDUCTION MOTORS; FULL VOLTAGE, ACROSS THE LINE MOTOR STARTERS; HOW A MOTOR STARTER OPERATES; THREE-WIRE CONTROL CIRCUIT CONTROLLING A THREE-PHASE MOTOR STARTER; SIZING OF OVERLOAD HEATER ELEMENTS; Chapter 9 VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES; FOUR-QUADRANT OPERATION; TORQUE; PARTS OF A DRIVE; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SIX-STEP METHOD OF DRIVE CONTROL; PROGRAMMING DRIVES; Chapter 10 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; BLACK BOX CONCEPT; PLC SIZES; PLC CONSTRUCTION ; TYPES OF INPUTS AND OUTPUTS TIMERS; COUNTERS; BENEFITS OF USING PLCS; I/Os AND MEMORY ADDRESSES; Chapter 11 ELECTRICAL SERVICES; METERING EQUIPMENT; GROUNDING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; BONDING VERSUS GROUNDING; FAULT CURRENT PATH, CONDUITS, AND LOCKNUTS; LOW AND HIGH IMPEDANCE GROUNDED SYSTEMS; UNGROUNDED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; SECOND GROUND FAULT; SEPARATION OF THE GROUNDED SYSTEM CONDUCTOR (NEUTRAL) AND THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR; WHAT CONDUCTORS MUST BE GROUNDED; SEPARATELY DERIVED SYSTEMS; STANDARD VOLTAGES; Chapter 12 ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURES; APPLICATIONS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES ; DESIGN OF LIGHTING SYSTEMS
• Sommario/riassunto: Answers at your fingertips This hands-on guide will help you trouble-shoot and solve electrical problems in industrial and commercial settings. You'll find plain-English explanations for a wide range of electrical equipment and systems, from transformers and switch gears to alarm and wiring systems. Use this book to quickly access reliable information and improve your on-the-job skills. Get useful rules of thumb and quick tricks Discover formulas, charts, and tables essential for plant electrical work Locate technical data quickly and get up to speed on
• Altri titoli varianti: Electrical trades pocket manual
• Titolo autorizzato: Audel electrical trades pocket manual
• ISBN: 1-280-59241-9; 9786613622242; 1-118-27775-9; 1-118-27780-5; 1-118-27778-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825484603321
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