Description
Used by the United States Navy as a training course text, BASIC ELECTRICITY provides thorough coverage of the basic theory of electricity and its applications. An excellent text for both classroom use and home-study, or resource for layman or licensed electrician. Fully illustrated throughout. 1. Safety 2. Fundamental concepts of electricity 3. Batteries 4. Series d-c circuits 5. Parallel d-c circuits 6. Network analysis of d-c circuits 7. Electrical conductors and wiring techniques 8. Electromagnetism and magnetic circuits 9. Introduction to alternating-current electricity 10. Inductance 11. Capacitance 12. Inductive and capacitive reactance 13. Fundamental alternating-current circuit theory 14. Circuit protective and control devices 15. Electrical indicating instruments 16. Alternating-current generators and transformers 17. Alternating-current motors 18. Direct-current generators 19. Direct-current motors 20. Magnetic amplifiers 21. Synchros and servomechanisms Appendix I. Greek alphabet II. Common abbreviations and letter symbols III. Electrical terms IV. Component color code V. Cable type and size designations VI. Current-carrying capacities of conductors VII. Full load currents of motors VIII. Formulas IX. Trigonometric functions X. Square and square roots XI. Laws of exponents Index
