Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Introduction
• The Electrical/Electronics Industry
• A Brief History
• Units of Measurement
• Systems of Units
• Significant Figures, Accuracy, and Rounding Off
• Powers of Ten
• Conversion between Levels of Powers of Ten
• Conversion within and between Systems of Units
• Symbols
• Conversion Tables
• Calculators
• 2 Current and Voltage
• Atoms and Their Structure
• Current
• Voltage
• Fixed (dc) Supplies
• Conductors and Insulators
• Semiconductors
• Ammeters and Voltmeters
• 3 Resistance
• Resistance: Circular Wires
• Wire Tables
• Resistance: Metric Units
• Temperature Effects
• Superconductors
• Types of Resistors
• Color Coding and Standard Resistor Values
• Conductance
• Ohmmeters
• Thermistors
• Photoconductive Cell
• Varistors
• 4 Ohm's Law, Power, and Energy
• Ohm's Law
• Plotting Ohm's Law
• Power
• Wattmeters
• Efficiency
• Energy
• Circuit Breakers, GFCIs, and Fuses
• 5 Series Circuits
• Series Circuits
• Voltage Sources in Series
• Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
• Interchanging Series Elements
• Voltage Divider Rule
• Notation
• Internal Resistance of Voltage Sources
• Voltage Regulation
• Measurement Techniques
• 6 Parallel Circuits
• Parallel Elements
• Total Conductance and Resistance
• Parallel Networks
• Kirchhoff's Current Law
• Current Divider Rule
• Voltage Sources in Parallel
• Open and Short Circuits
• Voltmeters: Loading Effect
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• 7 Series-Parallel Networks
• Series-Parallel Networks
• Descriptive Examples
• Ladder Networks
• Voltage Divider Supply (Unloaded and Loaded)
• Potentiometer Loading
• Ammeter, Voltmeter, and Ohmmeter Design
• Grounding
• 8 Methods of Analysis and Selected Topics (dc)
• Current Sources
• Source Conversions
• Current Sources in Parallel
• Current Sources in Series
• Branch-Current Analysis
• Mesh Analysis (General Approach)
• Mesh Analysis (Format Approach)
• Nodal Analysis (General Approach)
• Nodal Analysis (Format Approach)
• Bridge Networks
• âÇ U-âÇ D (T-âÇ p and âÇ D-âÇ U (âÇ p-âÇ T) Conversions
• 9 Network Theorems
• Superposition Theorem
• Thévenin's Theorem
• Norton's Theorem
• Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• Millman's Theorem
• Substitution Theorem
• Reciprocity Theorem
• 10 Capacitors
• The Electric Field
• Capacitance
• Dielectric Strength
• Leakage Current
• Types of Capacitors
• Transients in Capacitive Networks: Charging Phase
• Discharge Phase
• Initial Values
• Instantaneous Values
• T=RThC
• The Current Ic
• Capacitors in Series and Parallel
• Energy Stored by a Capacitor
• Stray Capacitances
• 11 Magnetic Circuits
• Magnetic Fields
• Flux Density
• Permeability
• Reluctance
• Ohm's Law for Magnetic Circuits
• Magnetizing Force
• Hysteresis
• Ampÿre's Circuital Law
• The Flux âÇ F
• Series Magnetic Circuits: Determining NI
• Air Gaps
• Series-Parallel Magnetic Circuits
• Determining âÇ F
• 12 Inductors
• Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
• Lenz's Law
• Self-Inductance
• Types of Inductors
• Induced Voltage
• R-L
• Transients: Storage Cycle
• R-L
• Transients: Decay Phase
• Initial Value
• Instantaneous Values
• T=L/RTh
• Inductors in Series and Parallel
• R-L and R-L-C
• Circuits with dc Inputs
• Energy Stored by an Inductor
• 13 Sinusoidal Alternating Waveforms
• Sinusoidal ac Voltage Characteristics and Definitions
• The Sine Wave
• General Format for the Sinusoidal Voltage or Current
• Phase Relations
• Average Value
• Effective Values
• AC Meters and Instruments
• 14 The Basic Elements and Phasors
• The Derivative
• Response of Basic R, L, and C
• Elements to a Sinusoidal Voltage or Current
• Frequency Response of the Basic Elements
• Average Power and Power Factor
• Complex Numbers
• Rectangular Form
• Polar Form
• Conversion between Forms
• Mathematical Operations with Complex Numbers
• Calculator and Computer Methods with Complex Numbers
• Phasors
• 15 Series and Parallel ac Circuits
• Impedance and the Phasor Diagram
• Series Configuration
• Voltage Divider Rule
• Frequency Response of the R-C Circuits
• Summary: Series ac Circuits
• Admittance and Susceptance
• Parallel ac Networks
• Current Divider Rule
• Frequency Response of the Parallel R-L Network
• Summary: Parallel ac Networks
• Equivalent Circuits
• Phase Measurements (Dual-Trace Oscilloscope)
• 16 Series-Parallel ac Networks
• Illustrative Examples
• Ladder Networks
• 17 Methods of Analysis and Selected Topics (ac)
• Independent versus Dependent (Controlled) Sources
• Source Conversions
• Mesh Analysis
• Nodal Analysis
• Bridge Networks (ac)
• D-Y, Y-D Conversions
• 18 Network Theorems (ac)
• Superposition Theorem
• Thévenin's Theorem
• Norton's Theorem
• Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• Substitution, Reciprocity, and Millman's Theorems
• 19 Power (ac)
• Resistive Circuit
• Apparent Power
• Inductive Circuit and Reactive Power
• Capacitive Circuit
• The Power Triangle
• The Total P, Q, and S
• Power-Factor Correction
• Wattmeters and Power-Factor Meters
• Effective Resistance
• 20 Resonance
• Series Resonant Circuit
• The Quality Factor (Q)
• ZT
• Versus Frequency
• Selectivity
• VR, VL, and VC
• Examples (Series Resonance)
• Parallel Resonant Circuit
• Selectivity Curve for Parallel Resonant Circuits
• Effect of Ql ô
• 10 Summary Table
• Examples (Parallel Resonance)
• 21 Decibels, Filters, and Bode Plots
• Logarithms
• Properties of Logarithms
• Decibels
• Filters
• R-C
• Low-Pass Filter
• R-C
• High-Pass Filter
• Pass-Band Filters
• Stop-Band Filters
• Double-Tuned Filter
• Bode Plots
• Sketching the Bode Response
• Low- Pass Filter with Limited Attenuation
• High-Pass Filter with Limited Attentuation
• Other Properties and a Summary Table
• Crossover Networks
• 22 Pulse Waveforms and the R-C
• Response
• Ideal versus Actual
• Pulse Repetition Rate and Duty Cycle
• Average Value
• Transient R-C Networks
• R-C Response to Square-Wave Inputs
• Oscilloscope Attenuator and Compensating Probe
• 23 Polyphase Systems
• The Three-Phase Generator
• The Y-Connected Generator
• Phase Sequence (Y-Connected Generator)
• The Y-Connected Generator with a Y-Connected Load
• The Y-D System
• The D-Connected Generator
• Phase Sequence (D-Connected Generator)
• The D-D, D-Y Three-Phase Systems
• Power
• The Three-Wattmeter Method
• The Two-Wattmeter Method
• Unbalanced Three-Phase, Four-Wire, Y-Connected Load
• Unbalanced Three-Phase, Three-Wire, Y-Connected Load
• 24 Nonsinusoidal Circuits
• Fourier Series
• Circuit Response to a Nonsinusoidal Input
• Addition and Subtraction of Nonsinusoidal Waveforms
• 25 Transformers
• Mutual Inductance
• Series Connection of Mutually Coupled Coils
• The Iron-Core Transformer
• Reflected Impedance and Power
• Equivalent Circuit (Iron-Core Transformer)
• Frequency Considerations
• Air-Core Transformer
• Impedance Matching, Isolation and Displacement
• Nameplate Data
• Types of Transformers
• Tapped and Multiple-Load Transformers
• Networks with Magnetically Coupled Coils
• 26 System Analysis An Introduction
• The Impedance Parameters Zi and Zo
• The Voltage Gains Av NL , Av, and Av T
• The Current Gains Ai and AiT, and the Power Gain A G
• Cascaded Systems
• Impedance (z) Parameters
• Admittance (y) Parameters
• Hybrid (h) Parameters
• Input and Output Impedances
• Conversion between Parameters
• Appendix A PSpice, C++, and MathCAD
• Appendix B Conversion Factors
• Appendix C Determinants
• Appendix D Color Coding of Molded Mica Capacitors (Picofarads)
• Appendix E Color Coding of Molded Tubular Capacitors (Picofarads)
• Appendix F The Greek Alphabet
• Appendix G Magnetic Parameter Conversions
• Appendix H Maximum Power Transfer Conditions
• Appendix I Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
• Index