Electrical and Electronic Principles

1 Units and Definitions System of Units Fundamental Dimensions Derived Units Electrical Units Radian Measure Symbols Problems for Section2 Series and Parallel Circuits Ohm's Law Arrangements of Resistors Internal Resistance Power in a Circuit Problems for Section 23 Electrical Networks The Superposition Theorem Kirchhoff's Laws Potential Dividers Problems for Section 34 Capacitors and Capacitance Flux Density Electric Force Permittivity The Capacitor Problems for Section 45 Capacitors In Circuit Capacitors in Series Capacitors in Parallel Energy in a Charged Capacitor Practical Capacitor Construction Problems for Section 56 Magnetism and Magnetisation Electromagnetism Definition of Unit Current The Solenoid Permeability Magnetisation Curves Magnetic Hysteresis Hysteresis Loss Problems for Section 67 Electromagnetic Induction the Generator Principle The Motor Principle Self-Inductance Inductance of a Coil The Transformer Principle Energy Stored in an Inductance Problems for Section 78 Alternating Voltages and Currents Measurement of Alternating Quantities The A.C. Generator Principles Phasors Phase Addition and Subtraction of Sine Waves Problems for Section 89 Magnetic Circuits Series Magnetic Circuits Circuits with Air Gap Magnetic Circuit Materials Magnetic Screening Problems for Section 910 Reactance and Impedance Circuit with Resistance Circuit with Inductance Inductive Impedance Circuit with Capacitance Capacitive Impedance Problems for Section 1011 Power and Resonance Power in A.C. Circuits Power in Series Circuits Resonance in a Series Circuit Reactance Curves Voltages at Resonance Problems for Section 1112 A.C. to D.C. Conversion A.C. to D.C. Conversion Rectifiers and Rectification Smoothing Problems for Section 1213 Instruments and Measurements Moving Coil Meter Moving Iron Meter Shunts And Multipliers Connections and Errors Measurement of Resistance The D.C. Potentiometer Alternating Current Measurements Rectified Instruments Problems for Section 1314 Principles of Control Systems Open-Loop and Closed-Loop System Characteristics of Control Systems Automatic Control Temperature Control Transient and Steady-State Behaviour Hysteresis Position Control Stability Problems for Section 1415 Elements of Data Transmission Analogue and Digital Quantities Data Transmission Transmission Methods Modulated Data Transmissions Modems Channel Capacity and Encoding Serial and Parallel Transmission Rs232c Interface Problems for Section 15Solutions to ProblemsIndex