Electrics & Electronics

Today, we are all surrounded with the very sophisticated computerized gadgets; however, we still consider it some sort of fascination to put together a few electrical resistors, odd transistor and capacitors in order to build a very simple electronic circuit. Well, it is very surprising how a handful of simple components can function together, and building a circuit yourself brings a true satisfaction which is incalculable.

This publication has initially been intended to provide its readers with numerous electronic and radio projects - some of those projects would take just few minutes but others may take much longer to construct. The author describes some popular and effective construction techniques, again from the simplest to quite complex projects.

The projects presented in this book have originally been published by the Radio Society of Great Britain, and were proven to be quite useful and straightforward, with the emphasis of the authors being made on the practicality. Most of the projects have been backed with mini-tutorials of the components they consist of, and concepts that have been employed in their design and construction. Any reader of this book will enjoy the hours spent reading it and will increase the knowledge of how and why the circuits work...

The ultimate purpose of this Handbook was to provide people with a good reference book that would summarize the core engineering knowledge serving as the basis of electronics and radio. The author made the particular emphasis on thoroughness.

More than 2000 of technical articles have been reviewed in the course of the preparation, and the publication in its final form presents in a perfectly organized way the more important contributions that have been made to the art by this vast body of tech literature. In the selection of material an attempt has been made to avoid the common failing of most handbooks, which instead of summarizing all of the important facts about a topic, and bringing together formulas and procedures useful in actual design, too often devote most of the available space to introductory material, such as found in good textbooks, and to descriptions of particular equipments.

The text is well documented, there being about fifteen hundred footnote references to published articles. Practically all the pertinent engineering literature in English that bears on any particular subject is referred, to in connection with the text on that subject. The reader who wishes to make an intensive study of a particular topic is thus in most cases spared the necessity of engaging in a time-consuming search through many indexes to find out what has been published.

At the same time, the essential information, formulas, etc., are insofar as possible included in this book. The reader, therefore, does not need to have an entire library within arm's reach in order to obtain the answer to most problems, and yet knows just where to go for further information.​

The sixth edition of the Marine Electrical Practice book belonging to the famous and popular Marine Engineering series. Nowadays, marine engineering includes offshore engineering in addition to the traditional sea-going vessels. The industry professionals usually accept that the electrical apparatus that are manufactured to be used on shore are usually not suitable for use offshore due to the climatic condition, continuous motion and vibration, temperature and other very important factors that might affect the safe and effective operation of the equipment.

In most of the cases the electrical apparatus at shore are not operated day-and-night or even for too long periods and at constantly high loads. With regard to the marine and/or offshore use of the equipment, there are two considerations in its selection and subsequent installation on board the vessel or offshore unit - the reliability of the equipment and freedom of such equipment from the fire risks.

These conditions would require a perfect installation with best available materials as well as the outstanding workmanship, operation and maintenance after installation. The chapters of this book are dealing with the factors that usually contribute to the requirements stated above and shall be considered by the marine engineers and electrical officers...  

This handbook was initially aimed to address such the important topics related to the design and various possible applications of the electrical power transformers as the electric/magnetic fundamentals, analysis of the electric circuits, their power performance of power, wide-band, audio and pulse transformers, application of the ferromagnetic materials in the inductors and transformers, thermal and mechanical and thermal considerations, core design procedures, insulation arrangements, inverter and rectifier, multiple-phase transformers, quality assurance, use of computers etc.

The present second release of the handbook updates the readers with what is now considered a standard reference relating to the transformer application and design, and it also features a wide selection of modern computer solutions to the numerous transformer circuit problems. Every chapter of the handbook is reflecting the very latest technological advances.

Try this handbook and you will definitely get much closer to the correct understanding of the design of power transformers. The material has been presented in a very understandable way without having to go too deep into the maths and theory so that everyone could find the book useful for training, including self-study.​

The volume offers all readers a good technical treatment of the all possible issues related to the design and fabrication of small motors. In general, the concepts described in this book would normally be applicable to larger machines. The layout of the publication is very goof and reader-friendly, it means that the information is places exactly where it would be needed.

The theory of the electric motors is explained in a very understandable and readable manner making this book a complete reference source for the design and manufacturing of the small electric motors, i.e. ones of less than 10 hp power, and their applications. It provides readers with the remarkably comprehensive intro on the basics of such motors and gives a detailed coverage of almost twenty types of electric motors and drives. The authors of the book have also included several step-by-step methods of calculations related to the design and application of the motors, supplemented with the informative practical examples.

The required reference data on construction materials and fabrication methods is also there. Definitely recommended reading for people directly involved in the design, operation and technical maintenance of the subject motors and trying to find the best cost-effective solutions.

An excellent manual prepared by the professionals team of the Stanford Power Generation company. The publication contains the useful technical information concerning the recommended instruments for electrical metering and testing, provides readers with explanation of the commonly used electrical terminology and popular abbreviations; of course, as it is implied by the title of the manual, the main focus in it has been made by the authors on the generator fault finding methods - note that for the purpose of this publication, subject methods have been divided into two main groups - the group A includes the methods applicable to all generators while the group B is described in two separate chapters.

The first one is dedicated to the self-excited generators only - in this case the AVR, i.e. automatic voltage regulator, is being powered from the generator output; the second one addresses the separately excited generators, and in this case the AVR powers from the permanent magnet generator. Finally, the closing chapter of the book provides instructions on parallel operation and fault finding that are applicable to all generators. The manual will be useful for ship mechanics and electricians dealing with the maintenance of the generators.

The ultimate purpose of the present training source was is to provide all hydraulics technicians with enough basic knowledge on electrical/electronic circuits and supplement it with some practical exercises for easier finding and remedy of the failures that may occur in integrated hydraulic and electrical installations/systems.

However, we are not intending to make anyone believe that the present publication may enable them immediately start the repair of the electrical equipment straight upon completion of the material provided in its pages. The document has been divided by the authors in the several chapters, with the first one providing the very basic information required to any specialist. The second chapter deals with the electric units - their designation, assigned symbols, abbreviations etc.

Then there goes a chapter dedicated to the active and passive components of any electronic hardware, followed by the chapter on the coils and capacitors, describing the capacity, charge and discharge, phase shifts, series and parallel connection, marking and application, speed-up etc; resonance circuits and transformers have also been addressed here. The rest of the chapters in this book deal with the semi-conductors, transistors, operational amplifiers, troubleshooting, and Danfoss hydraulics.

This is a best-selling handbook offering the step-by-step procedures for solving a huge number of the electric problems to the electricians and technicians. The present edition of the handbook has been significantly updated and is now reflecting the latest technological and regulatory advances applicable to the transformers and motors, as well as the newest system designs and procedures for proper operation.

The main body of the book has been provided with the best practical examples so the publication provides everyone with the basic concepts for proper selection of the transformer protection devices and also contains so much of truly valuable information about electric motors. All power engineers will find this book very useful, as well. Note that the authors of the book do assume that the readers have some basic knowledge of the topics covered in it.

We can say that the information contained in the present book will remain relevant for many years and the book shall definitely be considered a great work reference. The organization of the material in the book is next to ideal and is very logical so it makes absolutely no problem to follow. The index is large and encompasses most of the topics covered in the publication.