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Bird's electrical and electronic principles and technology / created by John Bird.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Routledge, 2021Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xv, 576 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780367672379
  • 9780367672355
Other title:
  • Electrical and electronic principles and technology
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Bird's electrical and electronic principles and technologyLOC classification:
  • TK146 BIR
Summary: "Now in its seventh edition, Bird’s Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology introduces and covers theory through detailed examples and laboratory experiments, enabling students to gain knowledge required by technicians in fields such as engineering, electronics, and telecommunications. This edition includes several new sections, including glass batteries, climate change, the future of electricity production, and discussions concerning everyday aspects of electricity, such as watts and lumens, electrical safety, AC vs DC, and trending technologies. The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this a great text for a range of level 2 and 3 engineering courses, which has helped thousands of students succeed in their exams. It is also suitable for BTEC First, National and Diploma syllabuses, City & Guilds Technician Certificate and Diploma syllabuses, and Foundation Degrees in engineering."-- Provided by publisher
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Core Collection Zvishavane Mining Sciences Library Core Collection TK146 BIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 163060 Available BK151146

Revised edition: Electrical and electronic principles and technology.

Includes index.

Section 1. Revision of some basic mathematics. 1. Some mathematics revision 2. Further mathematics revision Section 2. Basic electrical and electronic engineering principles 3. Units associated with basic electrical quantities 4. An introduction to electric circuits 5. Resistance variation 6. Batteries and alternative sources of energy 7. Series and parallel networks 8. Capacitors and capacitance 9. Magnetic circuits 10. Electromagnetism 11. Electromagnetic induction 12. Electrical measuring instruments and measurements 13. Semiconductor diodes 14. Transistors Section 3. Further electrical and electronic principles 15. D.c. circuit theory 16. Alternating voltages and currents 17. Single-phase series a.c. circuits 18. Single-phase parallel a.c. circuits 19. Filter networks 20. D.c. transients 21. Operational amplifiers Section 4. Electrical power technology 22. Global climate change and the future of electricity generation 23. Three-phase systems 24. Transformers 25. D.c. machines 26. Three-phase induction motors

"Now in its seventh edition, Bird’s Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology introduces and covers theory through detailed examples and laboratory experiments, enabling students to gain knowledge required by technicians in fields such as engineering, electronics, and telecommunications. This edition includes several new sections, including glass batteries, climate change, the future of electricity production, and discussions concerning everyday aspects of electricity, such as watts and lumens, electrical safety, AC vs DC, and trending technologies. The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this a great text for a range of level 2 and 3 engineering courses, which has helped thousands of students succeed in their exams. It is also suitable for BTEC First, National and Diploma syllabuses, City & Guilds Technician Certificate and Diploma syllabuses, and Foundation Degrees in engineering."-- Provided by publisher

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