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Gussow, Milton. Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, Second Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, Second Edition

Authors: Milton Gussow

Published:  August 2009

eISBN: 9780071702508 0071702504 | ISBN: 9780071635288
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  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 The Nature of Electricity
  • Structure of the Atom
  • The Electric Charge
  • The Coulomb
  • The Electrostatic Field
  • Potential Difference
  • Current
  • Current Flow
  • Sources of Electricity
  • Direct and Alternating Currents and Voltages
  • Chapter 2 Electrical Standards and Conventions
  • Units
  • Introduction
  • Metric Prefixes
  • Powers of 10
  • Scientific Notation
  • Rounding Off Numbers
  • Graphical Symbols and Electrical Diagrams
  • Schematic Diagram
  • One-Line Diagram
  • Block Diagram
  • Wiring Diagram
  • Electrical Plan
  • Chapter 3 Ohm’s Law and Power
  • The Electric Circuit
  • Resistance
  • Fixed Resistors
  • Variable Resistors
  • Ohm’s Law
  • Electric Power
  • Horsepower
  • Electric Energy
  • Chapter 4 Direct-Current Series Circuits
  • Voltage, Current, and Resistance in Series Circuits
  • Polarity of Voltage Drops
  • Conductors
  • Total Power in a Series Circuit
  • Voltage Drop by Proportional Parts
  • Chapter 5 Direct-Current Parallel Circuits
  • Voltage and Current in a Parallel Circuit
  • Resistances in Parallel
  • Open and Short Circuits
  • Division of Current in Two Parallel Branches
  • Conductances in Parallel
  • Power in Parallel Circuits
  • Chapter 6 Batteries
  • The Voltaic Cell
  • Series and Parallel Cells
  • Primary and Secondary Cells
  • Types of Batteries
  • Battery Characteristics
  • Chapter 7 Kirchhoff’s Laws
  • Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)
  • Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)
  • Mesh Currents
  • Node Voltages
  • Chapter 8 Determinant Solutions for DC Networks
  • Second-Order Determinants
  • Third-Order Determinants
  • Cramer’s Rule
  • Determinant Method for Solving Currents in a Two-Mesh Network
  • Determinant Method for Solving Currents in a Three-Mesh Network
  • Chapter 9 Network Calculations
  • Y and Delta Networks
  • Superposition
  • Thevenin’s Theorem
  • Norton’s Theorem
  • Series–Parallel Circuits
  • Wheatstone Bridge Circuit
  • Maximum Power Transfer
  • Line-Drop Calculations
  • Three-Wire Distribution Systems
  • Chapter 10 Magnetism and Electromagnetism
  • The Nature of Magnetism
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Electromagnetism
  • Magnetic Units
  • BH Magnetization Curve
  • Magnetic Circuits
  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • International System of Units
  • Chapter 11 Direct-Current Generators and Motors
  • Motors and Generators
  • Simple DC Generator
  • Armature Windings
  • Field Excitation
  • DC Generator Equivalent Circuit
  • Generator Voltage Equations and Voltage Regulation
  • Losses and Efficiency of a DC Machine
  • Direct-Current Motor
  • DC Motor Equivalent Circuit
  • Speed of a Motor
  • Motor Types
  • Starting Requirements for Motors
  • Chapter 12 Principles of Alternating Current
  • Generating an Alternating Voltage
  • Angular Measurement
  • Sine Wave
  • Alternating Current
  • Frequency and Period
  • Phase Relationships
  • Phasors
  • Characteristic Values of Voltage and Current
  • Resistance in AC Circuits
  • Chapter 13 Inductance, Inductive Reactance, and Inductive Circuits
  • Induction
  • Characteristics of Coils
  • Inductive Reactance
  • Inductors in Series or Parallel
  • Inductive Circuits
  • Q of a Coil
  • Power in RL Circuits
  • Chapter 14 Capacitance, Capacitive Reactance, and Capacitive Circuits
  • Capacitor
  • Capacitance
  • Types of Capacitors
  • Capacitors in Series and Parallel
  • Capacitive Reactance
  • Capacitive Circuits
  • Power in RC Circuits
  • Chapter 15 Single-Phase Circuits
  • The General RLC Circuit
  • RLC in Series
  • RLC in Parallel
  • RL and RC Branches in Parallel
  • Power and Power Factor
  • Chapter 16 Alternating-Current Generators and Motors
  • Alternators
  • Paralleling Generators
  • Ratings
  • Losses and Efficiency
  • Polyphase Induction Motors
  • Synchronous Motors
  • Single-Phase Motors
  • Chapter 17 Complex Numbers and Complex Impedance for Series AC Circuits
  • Introduction
  • Definition of a Complex Number
  • Operator j
  • Rectangular and Polar Forms of Complex Numbers
  • Operations with Complex Numbers
  • Complex Impedance in Series
  • Chapter 18 AC Circuit Analysis with Complex Numbers
  • Phasors
  • Two-Terminal Network
  • Series AC Circuit
  • Parallel AC Circuit
  • Series–Parallel AC Circuit
  • Complex Power
  • Determinant Solution for AC Circuits
  • AC Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions
  • Chapter 19 Transformers
  • Ideal Transformer Characteristics
  • Transformer Ratings
  • Impedance Ratio
  • Autotransformer
  • Transformer Losses and Efficiency
  • No-Load Condition
  • Coil Polarity
  • Chapter 20 Three-Phase Systems
  • Characteristics of Three-Phase Systems
  • Three-Phase Transformer Connections
  • Power in Balanced Three-Phase Loads
  • Unbalanced Three-Phase Loads
  • Chapter 21 Series and Parallel Resonance
  • Series Resonance
  • Q of Series Circuit
  • Parallel Resonance
  • Q of Parallel Circuit
  • Bandwidth and Power of Resonant Circuit
  • Summary
  • Chapter 22 Waveforms and Time Constants
  • RL Series Circuit Waveforms
  • RL Time Constants
  • RC Series Circuit Waveforms
  • RC Time Constants
  • Calculation for Time t
  • Index