Electrical Power SimplifiedThis book simplifies electrical power engineering. Equations are avoided as far as possible to provide a working knowledge of the field. |
Contents
Generator Principle | 1 |
Understanding 10 and 30 power | 13 |
Line voltage and phase voltage | 25 |
Conductors and Protection | 28 |
Motors | 52 |
Synchronous motor | 53 |
Brushless generators | 59 |
Universal Motor | 59 |
Autotrans | 59 |
Isolation Transformer | 59 |
Other transformer developments | 62 |
Electrical formulas | 64 |
Power Factor | 65 |
Calculations | 78 |
Magnetism | 82 |
Low Voltage wiring | 82 |
Inductors | 59 |
Capacitors | 59 |
Transformers | 59 |
Losses in a transformer | 59 |
Electric Cars | 82 |
Superconductivity | 82 |
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