The Complete Lab Manual for Electricity, 3rd Edition

✍ Scribed by Stephen Herman

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 474
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Complete Laboratory Manual for Electricity, 3rd Edition is a valuable tool designed to fit into any basic electrical program that incorporates lab experience. This updated edition will enhance your lab practices and the understanding of electrical concepts. From basic electricity through AC theory, transformers, and motor controls, all aspects of a typical electrical curriculum are explored in a single volume. Each lab features an explanation of the circuit to be connected, with examples of the calculations necessary to complete the exercise and step-by-step procedures for conducting the experiment. Hands-on experiments that acquaint readers with the theory and application of electrical concepts offer valuable experience in constructing a multitude of circuits such as series, parallel, combination, RL series and parallel, RC series and parallel, and RLC series and parallel circuits.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Material List......Page 10
Safety......Page 16
Unit 1: Measuring Instruments......Page 20
Unit 2: Ohm's Law......Page 40
Unit 3: Series Circuits......Page 46
Unit 4: Parallel Circuits......Page 54
Unit 5: Combination Circuits......Page 66
Unit 6: Resistor Color Code......Page 86
Unit 7: Single-Pole Switches......Page 94
Unit 8: 3-Way Switches......Page 106
Unit 9: 4-Way Switches......Page 124
Unit 10: Inductance......Page 138
Unit 11: Resistive-Inductive Series Circuits......Page 150
Unit 12: RL Parallel Circuits......Page 162
Unit 13: Capacitance......Page 172
Unit 14: Resistive-Capacitive Series Circuits......Page 188
Unit 15: RC Parallel Circuits......Page 198
Unit 16: Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Series Circuits......Page 210
Unit 17: Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Parallel Circuits......Page 220
Unit 18: Power Factor Correction......Page 232
Unit 19: Transformer Basics......Page 240
Unit 20: Single-Phase Transformer Calculations......Page 256
Unit 21: Transformer Polarities......Page 264
Unit 22: Autotransformers......Page 278
Unit 23: Three-Phase Circuits......Page 290
Unit 24: Three-Phase Transformers......Page 310
Unit 25: Three-Phase Motors......Page 338
Unit 26: Start-Stop Push-Button Control......Page 344
Unit 27: Multiple Push-Button Stations......Page 354
Unit 28: Forward-Reverse Control......Page 360
Unit 29: Sequence Control......Page 366
Unit 30: Jogging Controls......Page 374
Unit 31: On-Delay Timers......Page 388
Unit 32: Off-Delay Timers......Page 396
Unit 33: Changing the Logic of an On-Delay Timer to an Off-Delay Timer......Page 406
Unit 34: Designing a Printing Press Circuit......Page 414
Unit 35: Sequence Starting and Stopping for Three Motors......Page 420
Unit 36: Hydraulic Press Control Circuit......Page 426
Unit 37: Design of Two Flashing Lights......Page 436
Unit 38: Design of Three Flashing Lights......Page 440
Unit 39: Control for Three Pumps......Page 444
Unit 40: Oil Pressure Pump Circuit for a Compressor......Page 454
Unit 41: Autotransformer Starter......Page 460
Index......Page 466