Principles of Electrical Engineering: Theory and Practice |
Contents
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION CHAPTER I | 1 |
Electric Charge | 2 |
Flow of Electric Current | 4 |
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alternating current alternating-current alternator ampere-hour amperes angle applied voltage armature armature current assuming battery brake brushes Calculate capacitance cell cent power factor charge coil commutator conductor connection constant copper copper loss core current flow current input curve cycles delta connection determined direct current direct-current discharge effect efficiency electric electromotive force energy equal equipment excitation field current frequency full-load horsepower induction motor insulation iron lagging lamps lead-acid battery lighting line voltage load conditions losses machine magnetic circuit magnetomotive force maximum meter method no-load normal ohms operation parallel phase plate pole Prob reactance reference resistance result rheostat rotation rotor secondary series motor short-circuited shown in Fig shunt motor shunt-field single-phase starting supply switch synchronous motor temperature terminal voltage three-phase tion torque transformer tube usually vary vector diagram voltage and current voltage drop volts watt-hour meter wattmeter watts wave winding wire zero