Aircraft Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition /

Fully updated for the latest technological advances, this comprehensive text describes design concepts, FAA certification requirements, and aerospace-quality maintenance and repair techniques for aircraft electrical and electronics systems. The materials contained in this book will benefit designers...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eismin, Thomas K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2014].
Edición:6th edition.
Temas:
Airplanes > Electric equipment.
Avionics.
Airplanes > Electronic equipment.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. About the Author
  • B. Preface
  • C. Acknowledgments
  • 1. Fundamentals of Electricity
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • THE ELECTRON THEORY
  • STATIC ELECTRICITY
  • UNITS OF ELECTRICITY
  • THEORY OF MAGNETISM
  • MAGNETIC DEVICES
  • METHODS OF PRODUCING VOLTAGE
  • ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 2. Applications of Ohm's Law
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • OHM'S LAW
  • TYPES OF CIRCUITS
  • SOLVING SERIES CIRCUITS
  • SOLVING PARALLEL CIRCUITS
  • SERIES-PARALLEL CIRCUITS
  • KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
  • SOLUTION OF A RESISTANCE BRIDGE CIRCUIT
  • PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF OHM'S LAW
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 3. Aircraft Storage Batteries
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • DRY CELLS AND BATTERIES
  • LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERIES
  • LEAD-ACID BATTERY MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
  • BATTERY RATINGS
  • NICKEL-CADMIUM STORAGE BATTERIES
  • NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
  • INSTALLATION OF AIRCRAFT BATTERIES
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 4. Electric Wire and Wiring Practices
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRIC WIRE
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR OPEN WIRING
  • ELECTRICAL CONDUIT
  • CONNECTING DEVICES
  • BONDING AND SHIELDING
  • WIRE IDENTIFICATION
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 5. Alternating Current
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS
  • IMPEDANCE
  • POLYPHASE AC CIRCUITS
  • ALTERNATING CURRENT AND THE AIRPLANE
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 6. Electrical Control Devices
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • SWITCHES
  • CIRCUIT-PROTECTION DEVICES
  • RESISTORS
  • CAPACITORS
  • INDUCTORS
  • TRANSFORMERS
  • DIODES AND RECTIFIERS
  • TRANSISTORS
  • OTHER SOLID-STATE DEVICES
  • PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
  • CATHODE-RAY TUBE
  • FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 7. Digital Electronics
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • THE DIGITAL SIGNAL
  • DIGITAL NUMEROLOGY
  • BINARY CODE SYSTEMS
  • LOGIC GATES
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
  • COMMON LOGIC CIRCUIT FUNCTIONS
  • MICROPROCESSORS
  • COMPUTER OPERATIONS
  • ARINC 664 DATA BUS
  • TROUBLESHOOTING DIGITAL CIRCUITS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 8. Electric Measuring Instruments
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • METER MOVEMENTS
  • THE AMMETER
  • THE VOLTMETER
  • THE OHMMETER
  • AC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
  • THE MULTIMETER
  • DIGITAL METERS
  • THE OSCILLOSCOPE
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 9. Electric Motors
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • MOTOR THEORY
  • MOTOR CONSTRUCTION
  • AC MOTORS
  • INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MOTORS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 10. Generators and Related Control Circuits
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • GENERATOR THEORY
  • DC GENERATOR CONSTRUCTION
  • STARTER-GENERATORS
  • GENERATOR CONTROL
  • GENERATOR INSPECTION, SERVICE, AND REPAIR
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 11. Alternators, Inverters, and Related Controls
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • AC GENERATION
  • ALTERNATOR CONTROL
  • AC GENERATORS-AC ALTERNATORS
  • INVERTERS
  • VARIABLE-SPEED CONSTANT-FREQUENCY POWER SYSTEMS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 12. Power Distribution Systems
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
  • MAIN POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
  • POWER DISTRIBUTION ON COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT
  • VERY LIGHT JET ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS
  • LARGE-AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 13. Design and Maintenance of Aircraft Electrical Systems
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
  • AIRCRAFT LIGHTS
  • LARGE-AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
  • MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 14. Radio Theory
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • RADIO WAVES
  • AMPLIFIERS
  • FUNCTIONS OF A TRANSMITTER
  • RECEIVERS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 15. Communication and Navigation Systems
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • COMMUNICATIONS
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
  • INSTALLATION OF AVIONICS EQUIPMENT
  • ANTENNAS
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 16. Weather Warning and Other Safety Systems
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • RADAR
  • DIGITAL AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEMS
  • RADAR MAINTENANCE
  • LIGHTNING DETECTION
  • AVIATION SATELLITE WEATHER
  • GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEMS
  • TRAFFIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (TCAS)
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • 17. Instruments and Autoflight Systems
  • CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
  • RPM-MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
  • TEMPERATURE INDICATORS
  • SYNCHRO SYSTEMS
  • FUEL-QUANTITY INDICATORS
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
  • ELECTRONIC FLIGHT SYSTEMS
  • AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
  • TYPICAL AUTOMATIC PILOT AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
  • THE BOEING B-757 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  • REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • A. Appendix
  • APPENDIX PRELIMINARIES
  • USEFUL EQUATIONS
  • ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYMBOLS
  • USEFUL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • B. Glossary.

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