Book description
Basic AC Circuits, Second Edition is a step-by-step approach to AC circuit technology for the beginning student, hobbyist, technician, or engineer. The book is built into a series of self-paced, individualized learning goals covering electronics concepts, terms and the mathematics required to fully understand AC circuit problems--simple or complex. Each chapter includes learning objectives, fully-illustrated examples, practice problems and quizzes providing teachers, trainers and students a complete AC technology resource. Basic AC Circuits has been a staple of the electronics educational market since 1981, but in the new edition the author has updated the book to reflect changes in technology, especially the test equipment available today.Basic AC Circuits has been a keystone for curriculum plans around the country for nearly two decades. This book was originally part of the Texas Instruments series published by Sams Publishing.- Provides a fully-revised introduction to AC circuit technology that includes full examples, practice problems and quizzes to measure learning
- Includes the mathematics training for AC circuit design that so many technicians and engineers are missing
- Written in an easy-to-read and follow format with many illustrations, examples, and hands-on practice
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Features of This Book
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Alternating Current
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Chapter 2: AC and the Sine Wave
- REVIEW OF WAVEFORM FREQUENCY AND PERIOD RELATIONSHIPS
- WAVEFORM AMPLITUDE SPECIFICATIONS
- THE SINE WAVE AND SINE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
- USING A 0 TO 90 DEGREES TRIGONOMETRIC TABLE
- Additional Trigonometric Calculations
- Cosine
- Tangent
- Finding Sides When Theta and Hypotenuse Are Given
- Find the Hypotenuse and Angle When Sides Are Given
- First Example
- Second Example
- SUMMARY
- Chapter 3: The Oscilloscope and Its Use
- Chapter 4: The Sine Wave and Phase
- Chapter 5: Resistive Circuits
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Chapter 6: Capacitance
- INTRODUCTION
- PROPERTIES OF CAPACITANCE
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A CAPACITOR
- VALUES OF CAPACITORS
- TYPES OF CAPACITORS
- COMPARISON OF RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE
- PHASE RELATIONSHIPS IN CAPACITIVE CIRCUITS
- FREQUENCY RELATED TO CAPACITIVE IMPEDANCE
- CAPACITIVE REACTANCE
- CAPACITIVE REACTANCE INSERIES AND PARALLEL
- CAPACITANCE IN SERIES AND PARALLEL
- Capacitance in Series
- Capacitance in Parallel
- ANALYSIS OF SERIES AND PARALLEL CAPACITIVE CIRCUITS
- Summary
- Chapter 7: RC Circuit Analysis
- Chapter 8: Inductance and Transformers
- Chapter 9: RL Circuit Analysis
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Chapter 10: RC and RL Time Constants
- INTRODUCTION
- RC DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: CHARGE CYCLE
- RC DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: DISCHARGE CYCLE
- RC TIME CONSTANTS
- UNIVERSAL TIME CONSTANT CHART
- RL DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: OPPOSING A CURRENT INCREASE
- DC RL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: OPPOSING CURRENT DECREASE
- RL TIME CONSTANTS
- RL TIME CONSTANTS DEFINED
- THE UTCC AND DC RL CIRCUIT
- SUMMARY
- Chapter 11: RLC Circuit Analysis
- Chapter 12: Phasor Algebra
- Chapter 13: Complex RLC Circuit Analysis
- Chapter 14: Resonance
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Basic AC Circuits, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2000
- Publisher(s): Newnes
- ISBN: 9780080493985
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