
Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology
John Bird(Author)
Newnes (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 14. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
430 pages
978-0-08-089056-2 (ISBN)
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Description
For students following pre-degree vocational electronic and electrical engineering courses at levels 2 and 3; foundation degree students and undergraduates.
The BTEC National Engineering course has a brand new syllabus and this text is now fully updated to reflect these changes. It introduces electrical principles and technology through examples rather than theory, enabling level three students to develop a sound understanding of the principles needed for careers in electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications. Free online instructor's manual and a solutions manual are available.
The BTEC National Engineering course has a brand new syllabus and this text is now fully updated to reflect these changes. It introduces electrical principles and technology through examples rather than theory, enabling level three students to develop a sound understanding of the principles needed for careers in electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications. Free online instructor's manual and a solutions manual are available.
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Edition
4th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
6,000 BTEC National Engineering students annually; Students following pre-degree vocational electronic and electrical engineering courses at levels 2 and 3; foundation degree students and undergraduates.
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1292 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-089056-2 (9780080890562)
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Person
John Bird, the author of over 100 textbooks on engineering and mathematical subjects, is the former Head of Applied Electronics in the Faculty of Technology at Highbury College, Portsmouth, U.K. More recently, he has combined freelance lecturing at Portsmouth University, with technical writing and Chief Examiner responsibilities for City and Guilds Telecommunication Principles and Mathematics, and examining for the International Baccalaureate Organisation. John Bird is currently a Senior Training Provider at the Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering in the Defence College of Marine and Air Engineering at H.M.S. Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. The school, which serves the Royal Navy, is one of Europe's largest engineering training establishments.
Content
Preface; 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; Main formulae for Section 1; 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; Main formulae for Section 2; Section 3 Electrical Power Technology; Three phase systems; Transformers; D.c. machines; Three-phase induction motors; Formulae for Section 3; Section 4 Laboratory Experiments; Experiments on Ohm's law; Series-parallel d.c. circuits; Superposition theorem; Thevenin's theorem; Use of CRO to measure voltage; frequency and phase; Use of CRO with a bridge rectifier circuit; Measurement of the inductance of a coil; Series a.c. circuit and resonance; Parallel a.c. circuit and resonance; Charging and discharging a capacitor; Answers to multiple choice questions; Index