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Handbook of Basic Electricity
Essential Concepts, Calculations, and Safety Practices Explained
Verlag:
Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36705364
EAN: 9798190326420
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Zustellung: Do, 29.10.2026
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CHF 36.50
Beschreibung
Understand Electricity From First Principles and Learn to Use It Safely. Most people who need to understand electricity are given the wrong kind of book. Some textbooks bury the subject beneath theory without showing how it connects to real wires, measurements, and equipment. Other guides focus on procedures while skipping the reasoning behind the formulas. The result is a frustrating gap between knowing a rule and truly understanding why it works. Handbook of Basic Electricity. was created to close that gap. This practical, carefully structured handbook takes you from the atomic origins of electric charge to circuit analysis, alternating current, electrical machines, measurement instruments, conductor sizing, grounding, bonding, and essential safety practices. Each topic builds naturally on the one before it, creating one clear learning path instead of a collection of disconnected explanations. Every chapter explains what you should be able to understand and calculate by the end. Important formulas are developed from first principles, numerical examples are worked step by step, and units are tracked carefully so you can reproduce the method when solving new problems. Inside, You Will Learn How To:. Build a strong understanding of charge, current, voltage, resistance, and electrical power. Analyse series, parallel, and series-parallel resistive circuits. Apply mesh analysis, nodal analysis, superposition, and source-equivalent reduction. Calculate electrical power, energy use, operating cost, and efficiency. Understand maximum-power transfer in practical electrical and electronic systems. Work with capacitors and inductors as energy-storage components. Analyse RC and RL charging, discharging, and transient behaviour. Understand AC waveforms, RMS values, reactance, impedance, and phasors. Calculate AC power, apparent power, reactive power, and power factor. Understand transformers, motors, generators, magnetism, and electromagnetic induction. Use multimeters, clamp meters, and oscilloscopes more confidently. Apply code-aware principles of conductor sizing, grounding, bonding, and fault protection. The book also includes chapter-end practice problems and a complete answer key, helping you test your understanding and strengthen your problem-solving skills. Written For:. First-year engineering and electrical-technology students. Apprentice electricians. Trade and vocational learners. Maintenance technicians. Serious hobbyists. Homeowners seeking a genuine understanding of electrical systems. This handbook does not replace supervised practical training, a licensed electrician, or the electrical code adopted in your jurisdiction. What it provides is an honest, first-principles foundation that makes further study, hands-on training, and professional instruction easier to understand. Stop memorising disconnected rules. Start understanding how electricity actually works-one concept, one equation, and one fully worked example at a time.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- David P. Lawson
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 344