The Complete Textbook of Basic Electricity: Fundamental Principles, Circuit...

The Complete Textbook of Basic Electricity: Fundamental Principles, Circuit Analysis, AC and DC Systems, Electrical Measurements, Components, Calculations, and Practical Applications

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FROM ELECTRIC CHARGE AND OHM'S LAW TO AC CIRCUITS, THREE-PHASE SYSTEMS, TRANSFORMERS, MOTORS, AND ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT—BUILD YOUR UNDERSTANDING ONE STEP AT A TIME.The Complete Textbook of Basic Electricity teaches the subject the way it actually has to be learned: one idea at a time, with each new concept built from what came before.Some introductory electricity books present formulas and relationships with too little explanation, making them difficult to reconstruct when forgotten. Others assume a mathematical background that a beginning or self-directed learner may not have.This book takes a different approach.It begins with electric charge, matter, conductors, insulators, current, voltage, and resistance, then develops those foundations systematically through DC circuit analysis, electrical components, magnetism, AC theory, three-phase systems, electrical machines, and measurement.Nothing important is treated as something you simply have to memorize.WHAT THE BOOK COVERS1. 21 chapters organized into five progressive parts. Part I establishes electrical quantities and units. Part II develops direct-current circuit analysis from Ohm's law through Kirchhoff's laws and network theorems. Part III covers resistors, magnetism, capacitance, inductance, and transient behavior. Part IV develops alternating current, phase, reactance, impedance, resonance, filters, power factor, three-phase systems, transformers, generators, and motors. Part V closes with electrical measurement and practical applications.2. 166 original figures created specifically for the book. Schematics, waveforms, component diagrams, graphs, and technical illustrations support the explanations rather than simply decorating the pages.3. 124 fully worked examples. Follow the reasoning, formula selection,…