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Electrical Power: Motors, Controls, Generators, Transformers
by: Joseph L. Kaiser
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Electrical Power provides an understanding of the principles and operation of motors, generators, transformers, and motor controls. Chapters cover the rules governing the behavior of electricity and magnetism; the machines and devices that generate, transform, and use electrical power; and the control of motors.
Features:
* Includes a chapter on digital logic gates and programmable logic controllers.
* Second color is used throughout the text to enhance illustrations.
* Each chapter includes Objectives, Summary, Review Questions and Problems.
- Electricity and Electrical Circuits
- Magnetism
- Alternating Current
- Inductance
- Capacitance
- Introduction to Transformers
- Transformer Applications
- Introduction to Generators and Motors
- Single Phase AC Motors
- Three-Phase Alternators
- Three-Phase Motors
- DC Motors and Generators
- AC Motor Control Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of DC Motor Control
- Solid State Motor Control
- Programmable Logic Controllers
A Comprehensive Learning Tool for Industrial Electricians
This book is surprisingly complete, yet it is easy to use. Don't get me wrong, this is not liesure reading, but it is one of the most easily understood, yet comprehensive, books on industrial electrical equipment that I have seen in 25 years in the business. It starts with the basic subjects of Electricity, Magnetism, AC Current, Inductance, and Capacitance, and explains them very well in simple concepts. It then moves on to Transformers, Generators, and Motors, explaining how to use them, how to calculate power, torque, etc. Sizing considerations and post-installation calculations are demonstrated. Then the book goes into motor control methods, including control circuitry, older motor controllers, and Solid State Motor Controls (Drives), and even a little bit on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's). This book is highly recommended to anyone working in industrial maintenance, drive manufacturers and service engineers, industrial service shops (motors and/or controls), and aspiring industrial system engineers.
Reviews:
If you are looking for clear explanations of basic electrical principles, Mr. Kaiser does an excellent job of using mathmatical formulas to explain them. His examinations of ac theory are clear, concise, and written at apprenctice-level. The writing style is certainly dry.
Motor control occupies a very short section at the end of this book, and it is badly out of date. Look elsewhere if you are interested in recent technological advances.
Even thou I have not completed this book in its entirety, I am pleased to say that I have found it to be informative.
I have been in the electrical industry for almost twenty five years and in all that time there have been several aspects of electrical theory which I have never really fully understood.
This book has made some of the mathematical problems seem so simple and easily understood that I now feel that I have just come out of my apprenticeship.
Anyone who wishes to understand the logic behind electrical theory needs to read this book.
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