Electrical Engineer's Reference Book
- 16th Edition - September 27, 2002
- Latest edition
- Editors: M. A. Laughton, D.F. Warne
- Language: English
For ease of use, this edition has been divided into the following subject sections: general principles; materials and processes; control, power electronics and drives; environment;… Read more
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Description
Description
For ease of use, this edition has been divided into the following subject sections: general principles; materials and processes; control, power electronics and drives; environment; power generation; transmission and distribution; power systems; sectors of electricity use.
New chapters and major revisions include: industrial instrumentation; digital control systems; programmable controllers; electronic power conversion; environmental control; hazardous area technology; electromagnetic compatibility; alternative energy sources; alternating current generators; electromagnetic transients; power system planning; reactive power plant and FACTS controllers; electricity economics and trading; power quality.
New chapters and major revisions include: industrial instrumentation; digital control systems; programmable controllers; electronic power conversion; environmental control; hazardous area technology; electromagnetic compatibility; alternative energy sources; alternating current generators; electromagnetic transients; power system planning; reactive power plant and FACTS controllers; electricity economics and trading; power quality.
Key features
Key features
*An essential source of techniques, data and principles for all practising electrical engineers
*Written by an international team of experts from engineering companies and universities
*Includes a major new section on control systems, PLCs and microprocessors
*Written by an international team of experts from engineering companies and universities
*Includes a major new section on control systems, PLCs and microprocessors
Readership
Readership
Professional engineers, engineering managers, academics, students
Table of contents
Table of contents
Preface.
General Principles:
Units, Mathematics and Physical Quantities.
Electrotechnology.
Network Analysis.
Materials & Processes:
Fundamental Properties of Materials.
Conductors and Superconductors.
Semiconductors, Thick and Thin-Film Microcircuits.
Insulation.
Magnetic Materials.
Electroheat and Materials Processing.
Welding and Soldering.
Control:
Electrical Measurement.
Industrial Instrumentation.
Control Systems.
Digital Control Systems.
Microprocessors.
Programmable Controllers.
Power Electronics and Drives:
Power Semiconductor Devices.
Electronic Power Conversion.
Electrical Machine Drives.
Motors and Actuators.
Environment:
Lighting.
Environmental Control.
Electromagnetic Compatibility.
Health and Safety.
Hazardous Area Technology.
Power Generation:
Prime Movers.
Alternative Energy Sources.
Alternating Current Generators.
Batteries.
Transmission and Distribution:
Overhead Lines.
Cables.
HVDC.
Power Transformers.
Switchgear.
Protection.
Electromagnetic Transients.
Optical Fibres in Power Systems.
Installation.
Power Systems:
Power System Planning.
Power System Operation and Control.
Reactive Power Plant and FACTS Controllers.
Electricity Economics and Trading.
Power Quality.
Sectors of Electricity in Use:
Road Transport.
Railways.
Ships.
Aircraft.
Mining Applications.
Standards and Certification.
Index.
General Principles:
Units, Mathematics and Physical Quantities.
Electrotechnology.
Network Analysis.
Materials & Processes:
Fundamental Properties of Materials.
Conductors and Superconductors.
Semiconductors, Thick and Thin-Film Microcircuits.
Insulation.
Magnetic Materials.
Electroheat and Materials Processing.
Welding and Soldering.
Control:
Electrical Measurement.
Industrial Instrumentation.
Control Systems.
Digital Control Systems.
Microprocessors.
Programmable Controllers.
Power Electronics and Drives:
Power Semiconductor Devices.
Electronic Power Conversion.
Electrical Machine Drives.
Motors and Actuators.
Environment:
Lighting.
Environmental Control.
Electromagnetic Compatibility.
Health and Safety.
Hazardous Area Technology.
Power Generation:
Prime Movers.
Alternative Energy Sources.
Alternating Current Generators.
Batteries.
Transmission and Distribution:
Overhead Lines.
Cables.
HVDC.
Power Transformers.
Switchgear.
Protection.
Electromagnetic Transients.
Optical Fibres in Power Systems.
Installation.
Power Systems:
Power System Planning.
Power System Operation and Control.
Reactive Power Plant and FACTS Controllers.
Electricity Economics and Trading.
Power Quality.
Sectors of Electricity in Use:
Road Transport.
Railways.
Ships.
Aircraft.
Mining Applications.
Standards and Certification.
Index.
Review quotes
Review quotes
For its concise and concentrated text and data and for its outstanding arrangement and indexing it is essential to more-or-less any electrical engineering office and laboratory and so will also prove extremely useful for any library collection serving practising or theoretical electrical engineers.' Reference Reviews
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 16
- Latest edition
- Published: September 27, 2002
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
ML
M. A. Laughton
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Electronics and Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary & Westfield, London, UKDW
D.F. Warne
REMaCS: Consultancy and engineering support in the design, testing and performance of rotating electrical machinery, Bromsgrove, UK
Affiliations and expertise
REMaCS Engineering Consultancy, Bromsgrove, UKView book on ScienceDirect
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