Electrical Engineering Leaflets (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Houston, Edwin James

 
9781333070687: Electrical Engineering Leaflets (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Master the fundamentals of electrical machines and how real transformers and dynamos work under load. This edition distills key concepts from practical theory into approachable explanations, focusing on how magnetism, leakage, and regulation shape performance in real-world equipment.

Designed for advanced students and practicing engineers, it explains how the primary and secondary circuits interact, how hysteresis and leakage affect efficiency, and how varying load changes current, voltage, and power factor. The material links theory to design considerations for transformers and generators, with clear examples and diagrams.




  • How magnetomotive force drives flux and how excitation maintains steady operation

  • Impact of leakage and hysteresis on voltage regulation and efficiency

  • Ways outputs are regulated in series and shunt wound machines

  • Practical relationships among current, voltage, and magnetic circuits



Ideal for readers of engineering handbooks, technicians, and students preparing for advanced coursework in electrical machinery.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Electrical Engineering Leaflets have been pre1 pared for the purpose of presenting, concisely but accurately, some of the fundamental principles of electrical science, as employed in engineering practice. They have been arranged under three grades; namely, theE lementary, the I ntermediate, and the A dvancedc The Elementary Grade is intended for those electrical artisans, linemen, motormen, central station workmen, or electrical mechanics generally, who may not have advanced sufficiently far in their studies to warrant their undertaking the other grades. Here the mathematical treatment is limited to arithmetic, and the principles are illustrated by examples taken from actual practice. The Intermediate Grade is intended for students of electricity in high schools and colleges. In this grade a certain knowledge of the subjects of electricity and physics generally is assumed, and a fuller mathematical treatment is adopted. These leaflets, moreover, contain such information concerning the science of electricity, as should be acquired by those desiring general mental culture. The Advanced Grade is designed for students taking special courses in electrical engineering in colleges or universities. Here the treatment is more condensed and mathematical than in the other grades.
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