AC/DC Principles and Applications

AC/DC Principles and Applications is a comprehensive textbook that covers electrical and electronic theory and its application to alternating- and direct-current circuits. Each chapter includes electrical, electronic, and mathematical concepts and applications that address the skill-set needs of technicians and equipment designers and tie key concepts and applications to real-world systems and equipment. This edition reinforces comprehension with typical industry applications. Special emphasis is placed on the development of AC and DC circuit design skills. CONTENTS * Basic Concepts of Electricity * Electrical Safety * Resistance * Voltage Sources * The Simple Circuit and Ohm’s Law * DC Series Circuits * DC Parallel Circuits * DC Series/Parallel Circuits * Complex Network Analysis Techniques * Electromagnetism * DC Circuit Inductance * DC Circuit Capacitance * AC Fundamentals * Vectors and Phase Relationships * Resistive AC Circuits * Inductive AC Circuits * Capacitive AC Circuits * Inductive-Resistive-Capacitive Circuits * Resonance * Three-Phase AC * Transformers * AC Motors