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Introduction to Electrical Engineering

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ISBN-10: 0195136047

ISBN-13: 9780195136043

Edition: 2001

Authors: Mulukutla S. Sarma

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The purpose of this text is to present a problem-oriented introductory survey of electrical engineering, by arousing student enthusiasm while addressing the underlying concepts and methods behind various applications ranging from consumer gadgets and biomedical electronics to sophisticated instrumentation systems, computers, and multifarious electric machinery. The focus is on acquainting students majroing in all branches of engineering and science, especially in courses for non-electrical-engieering majors, with the nature of the subject and the potentialities of its techniques, while emphasizing the principles. Sine principles and concepts are most effectively taught by means of a…    
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List price: $249.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/16/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 896
Size: 9.49" wide x 7.80" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English

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List of Case Studies and Computer-Aided Analysis
Preface
Overview
Electric Circuits
Circuit Concepts
Electrical Quantities
Lumped-Circuit Elements
Kirchhoff''s Laws
Meters and Measurements
Analogy between Electrical and Other Nonelectric Physical Systems
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Resistance Strain Gauge
Circuit Analysis Techniques
Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
Node-Voltage and Mesh-Current Analyses
Superposition and Linearity
Wye-Delta Transformation
Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis: SPICE
Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis: Matlab
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Jump Starting a Car
Time-Dependent Circuit Analysis
Sinusoidal Steady-State Phasor Analysis
Transients in Circuits
Laplace Transform
Frequency Response
Computer-Aided Circuit Simulation for Transient Analysis, AC Analysis, and Frequency Response Using PSpice and PROBE
Use of MATLAB in Computer-Aided Circuit Simulation
Practical Application: A Case Study--Automotive Ignition System
Three-Phase Circuits and Residential Wiring
Three-Phase Source Voltages and Phase Sequence
Balanced Three-Phase Loads
Measurement of Power
Residential Wiring and Safety Considerations
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Physiological Effects of Current and Electrical Safety
Electronic Analog and Digital systems
Analog Building Blocks and Operational Amplifiers
The Amplifier Block
Ideal Operational Amplifier
Practical Properties of Operational Amplifiers
Applications of Operational Amplifiers
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Automotive Power-Assisted Steering System
Digital Building Blocks and Computer Systems
Digital Building Blocks
Digital System Components
Computer Systems
Computer Networks
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Microcomputer-Controlled Breadmaking Machine
Semiconductor Devices
Semiconductors
Diodes
Bipolar Junction Transitors
Field-Effect Transistors
Integrated Circuits
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Electronic Photo Flash
Transistor Amplifiers
Biasing the BJT
Biasing the FET
BJT Amplifiers
FET Amplifiers
Frequency Response of Amplifiers
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Mechatronics: Electronics Integrated with Mechanical Systems
Digital Circuits
Transistor Switches
DTL and TTL Logic Circuits
CMOS and Other Logic Families
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Cardiac Pacemaker, a Biomedical Engineering Application
Energy Systems
AC Power Systems
Introduction to Power Systems
Single- and Three-Phase Systems
Power Transmission and Distribution
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--The Great Blackout of 1965
Magnetic Circuits and Transformers
Magnetic Materials
Magnetic Circuits
Transformer Equivalent Circuits
Transformer Performance
Three-Phase Transformers
Autotransformes
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Magnetic Bearings for Space Technology
Electromechanics
Basic Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion
EMF Produced by Windings
Rotating Magnetic Fields
Forces and Torques in Magnetic-Field Systems
Basic Aspects of Electromechanical Energy Converters
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Sensors or Transducers
Rotating Machines
Elementary Concepts of Rotating Machines
Induction Machines
Synchronous Machines
Direct-Current Machines
Learning Objectives
Practical Application: A Case Study--Wind-Energy-Conversion Systems
Information Systems
Signal Processing
Signals and Spectral Analysis
Mod