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Industrial Electricity and Motor Controls, Second Edition /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Miller, Rex (Autor), Miller, Mark R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2013].
Edición:2nd edition.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A Quick Review of the Basics
  • Performance Objectives
  • What Is Electricity?
  • Elements and Atoms
  • Electrical Materials
  • Generating Electricity
  • Voltage and Current
  • Ohm?s Law
  • Power
  • Measuring Electricity
  • Controlling Electricity
  • Resistors
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 1: Tools and Equipment
  • Performance Objectives
  • Hand Tools
  • Soldering Gun
  • Electrical Tools
  • Special Tools for Specific Jobs
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 2: Safety in the Workplace
  • Performance Objectives
  • Electrical Shock
  • Electrical Safety Measures
  • Electrical Codes
  • OSHA
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Safe Working Practices
  • Tool Safety
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 3: Symbols
  • Performance Objectives
  • Electrical Symbols
  • Electronic Symbols
  • Relay Contact Symbols
  • Line Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams, and Ladder Diagrams
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 4: Control Circuits and Diagrams
  • Performance Objectives
  • Wiring Diagrams
  • Line Diagram or Ladder Diagram
  • Undervoltage Release
  • Two-Wire Control Circuits
  • Thermostat Control
  • Undervoltage Protection
  • Three-Wire Control Circuits
  • Overcurrent Protection for Control Circuits
  • Transformers in Control Circuits
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 5: Switches
  • Performance Objectives
  • Controlling Electricity
  • Drum Switch
  • Float Switches
  • Flow Switches
  • Foot Switches
  • Joystick
  • Interlock Switches
  • Limit Switches
  • Pressure Switches
  • Pushbutton Switches
  • Safety Switches
  • Selector Switches
  • Single-Pole Switches
  • Start-Stop Switches
  • Temperature Switches
  • Toggle Switches
  • Transistor Switching
  • Vacuum Switches
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 6: Magnetism and Solenoids
  • Performance Objectives
  • Solenoids
  • Construction of Solenoids
  • Shading Coils
  • Solenoid Coils
  • Alternating Current Hum
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 7: Relays
  • Performance Objectives
  • Relays
  • Solid-State Relays
  • Phase-Failure Relays
  • Solid-State Monitoring Relays
  • Types of Solid-State Relay Switching
  • Thermal Overload Relays
  • Types of Thermal Overload Relays
  • Electromagnetic Relays and Motors
  • Electromechanical Relays
  • Relay Operating Characteristics
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 8: Electric Motors
  • Performance Objectives
  • Motor Classifications
  • DC Motors
  • AC Motors
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 9: Timers and Sensors
  • Performance Objectives
  • Time and Timers
  • Dashpot or Pneumatic Time-Delay Timers
  • Synchronous Clock Timers
  • Solid-State Timers
  • Time-Delay Relays
  • General Purpose Timing Relays
  • Control of Programmable Timers
  • Digital Solid-State Timer/Counter
  • DIP Switches
  • Pneumatic Timing Relays
  • Motor-Driven Timers
  • Sequence Control
  • Programmable Timers
  • Sensors
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 10: Sensors and Sensing
  • Performance Objectives
  • Classes of Sensors
  • Presence Sensing
  • Limit Switches
  • Speed Switches
  • Pressure Controls
  • Theory of Operation
  • Temperature Controls
  • Float Switches
  • Encoders
  • Proximity Switches
  • Photoelectric Switches
  • Switch Applications
  • Automatic Identification
  • Radio-frequency Identification Systems
  • Bar Code Readers and Decoders
  • Multiplexing
  • Vision System
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 11: Solenoids and Valves
  • Performance Objectives
  • Solenoids
  • Industrial Solenoids
  • Applications
  • Solenoid Valves in Circuits
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 12: Motor Starting Methods
  • Performance Objectives
  • Electric Motors
  • Starting the Motor
  • Repulsion-Induction Motor
  • Capacitor-Start Motor
  • Reversibility
  • Permanent Split-Capacitor Motor
  • Shaded-Pole Motor
  • Split-Phase Motor
  • Polyphase Motor Starters
  • Reduced-Voltage Starting Methods
  • Primary Resistor Starting
  • Autotransformer Starting
  • Part-Winding Starting
  • Wye-Delta or Star-Delta Starters
  • Multispeed Starters
  • Consequent-Pole Motor Controller
  • Full-Voltage Controllers
  • Starting Sequence
  • Protection Against Low Voltage
  • Time-Delay Protection
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 13: Solid-State Reduced-Voltage Starters
  • Performance Objectives
  • Electromechanical Devices
  • Reduced-Voltage Starting
  • Silicon-Controlled Rectifiers
  • Solid-State Stepless Acceleration
  • Logic Rack
  • Shorted SCR Switch
  • Elementary Wiring Diagrams for Solid State
  • Diac
  • Triac
  • Light-Emitting Diodes
  • Using Solid-State Control and Electromagnetic Devices
  • Surge Suppressors
  • Lightning Protection
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 14: Speed Control and Monitoring
  • Performance Objectives
  • Motor Speed Control
  • Squirrel-Cage Motors
  • Synchronous Motors
  • Wound-Rotor Motors
  • Frequency Speed Control
  • Multispeed Starters
  • Speed Monitoring
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 15: Motor Control and Protection
  • Performance Objectives
  • Motor Control
  • Manual Starters
  • Solid-state Motor Controller
  • Sequence Control
  • When Starting Any One Requires Another
  • Jogging
  • Plugging
  • Braking
  • Motor Protection
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 16: Three-Phase Controllers
  • Performance Objectives
  • The Three-Phase Motor
  • Starters
  • Duplex Motor Controllers
  • Medium-Voltage Controllers
  • Solid-State Motor Controller
  • Motor Control Centers
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 17: Drives
  • Performances Objectives
  • Fans, Blowers, and Pumps
  • Adjustable-Speed Drives
  • Adjustable-Frequency AC Drives
  • CSI Inverters
  • Variable-Voltage Inverters
  • Pulse-Width-Modulated Inverters
  • Eddy Current Drives
  • Variable-Pitch Drives
  • Wound-Rotor AC Motor Drives
  • DC Drives
  • Regulated Speed Drives
  • Open-Loop Controls (Traditional Approach)
  • Closed-Loop Controls
  • DC Drives: Advantages and Disadvantages
  • DC Drives and Systems
  • Solid-State Digital AC Drives
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 18: Transformers
  • Performance Objectives
  • Transformers
  • Iron-Core Transformer
  • Autotransformers
  • Transformer Losses
  • Core Construction
  • Transformer Oil
  • Autotransformers: Three- and Single-Phase
  • Buck and Boost Transformers
  • Dry-Type Transformers
  • Special Transformers
  • Liquid-Filled Transformers
  • Submersible Transformer
  • Transformer Applications
  • Motor Transformers
  • Harmonic Mitigating Transformers and AC Line Reactors
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 19: Power Generation
  • Performance Objectives
  • Basic Principle
  • Components of the Alternator
  • Types of Alternators
  • Wye and Delta Configurations
  • Frequency
  • Load Changes
  • Voltage Regulation
  • Standby or Emergency Power Sources
  • Prime Mover Systems
  • Power Management Systems
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 20: Power Distribution Systems
  • Performance Objectives
  • Sources of Commercial AC
  • Distribution
  • Systems Analysis
  • Measurement of Power
  • Transformers
  • Switching
  • Review Questions
  • Review Problems
  • Chapter 21: Programmable Controllers
  • Performance Objectives
  • Solid-State Electronics
  • The Programmable Controller
  • The Environment Affects Performance
  • Electrical Noise
  • Solid-State Reliability
  • Controllers
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 22: Robots and Robotics
  • The Robot as a System
  • Robot History
  • Classifying Robots
  • Work Envelope
  • Robot Motion Capabilities
  • Four Systems Classifications for the Arm
  • Drive Systems for Robots
  • End-Effectors
  • Limit Switches
  • Sensors
  • LEDs
  • Proximity Sensors
  • Power for Robots
  • Electric Motors
  • Servo-Controlled Robots
  • Actuators
  • Controllers
  • Sensor Inputs
  • Vision Systems
  • Parts Handling
  • Line Tracking
  • Computer Integrated
  • Manufacturing
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 23: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
  • Performance Objectives
  • Troubleshooting and the Electrician
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Maintenance of Small Electric Motors
  • Motor Problems
  • Common Motor Problems and Their Causes
  • Troubleshooting Aids
  • Power Supply Disturbances
  • Motors with Squirrel-Cage Rotors
  • Testing the Centrifugal Switch in a Single-Phase Motor
  • Testing for Short Circuits between Run and Start Windings
  • Capacitor Testing
  • Using Meters to Check for Problems
  • Troubleshooting Guide
  • Motor Life
  • Performance Characteristics
  • Motor Protection
  • DC Motor Problems
  • Solid-State Equipment Troubleshooting
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 24: Careers in Electricity
  • Performance Objectives
  • Industries that Employ Electricians
  • Careers in Electricity
  • General Information
  • Starting Your Own Business
  • The Development of Leadership
  • The Future
  • Appendices
  • I. DC Motor Trouble Chart
  • II. Wound-Rotor Motor Trouble Chart
  • III. Fractional-Horsepower Motor Trouble Chart
  • IV. Selection of Dual-Element Fuses for Motor-Running Overload Protection
  • V. Tables and Formulas
  • VI. Full-Load Currents of AC and DC Motors
  • VII. Power Factor Correcting Capacitors
  • VIII. Switch Symbols
  • IX. Wiring Diagram Symbols
  • X. Unit Prefixes
  • XI. Conversion Factors
  • XII. Decibel Table
  • XIII. Electrical and Electronic Symbols Used in Schematics
  • Glossary
  • Answers to Review Questions and Problems
  • Index
  • Color Inserts.