Basics Of Electric Power Transmission

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Considered to be one of the best electricity books on the market, the authors have provided a clear understanding of how electricity is produced, measured, controlled and used. A minimum of mathematics is used for direct explanations of primary cells, magnetism, Ohm's Law, capacitance, transformers, DC generators, and AC motors. Other essential topics covered include conductance, current flow, electromagnetism and meters.

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RADIO FOR BIGTNNERS, TUBE TYPE CIRCUITS.......2007-09-25

TO TEACN A 15 YEAR OLD BOY BASIC ELECTRYC AND BASIC TUBE CIRCUITS BEFORE HE BEGININGS SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS BY HIS GRANDPA.

Recommended.......2007-08-03

I also own the Bureau of Naval Personnel's "Basic Electricity" and Mike Holt's "Basic Electrical Theory". While I really like Holt's book, and the Bureau's book is a good one, this is one better. Since it was first published in 1954, you may find the illustrations and graphics (did they have "graphics" in 1954?) a bit dated. On the other hand, I think they help explain the concepts very well.

the best intro book on electricity.......2007-04-26

This book is a reprint of the series first published by Rider in 1954.

Its companion book, Basic Electronics, covered vacuum tube equipment. Authors have also done "Basic synchros and servomechanisms" (1955) while a later book, Basic Solid State Electronics (ISBN 0790610426) - published 1982/1983 - covered basic transistors. See my review of this last book. It's not as good as Basic Electricity.

To this day, the Basic Electricity book is one of the best you can start with when learning about electricity. The writing is crystal clear and the authors never waste words or repeat themselves.

Even clearer than the words are the diagrams. They show you exactly what's going on. And so many diagrams. Put the words and pictures together and you can't help but understand everything.

This reprinted version by Prompt covers more topics than found in my 1954 series by Hayden Books. Prompt version also has problem sets.

The only section I didn't enjoy of Basic Electricity was part 5 on motors/generators/power systems. And that's just because it's not my area of interest.

This book is done (mostly) from a qualitative POV. The math is simple. some algebra and phasors. Doesn't use calculus or complex numbers. For those who want this approach get "Principles of Electronics: Analog and Digital" by Lloyd R. Fortney and/or "Introduction to Modern Electronics" by J.C. Sprott (OOP now so buy it used)

Probably the only books that match Van Valkenburgh et al. for clarity are the 24 part series Navy Electricity & Electronics Training Series (NEETS), the books by Schuler/Fowler (Electricity: Principles and Applications by Richard J. Fowler and Electronics: Principles and Applications by Charles A. Schuler) and Bernard Grob's books: Basic Electronics and Direct and Alternating Current Circuits.

Best yet.......2007-02-12

This is the best book on electricity I have every read! I have read a number of entry level books on electricity and all of them have fallen short. The key to this book is its order of presentation. When explained in the proper sequence it is much easier to grasp the topics. If you are looking for a book that will give you a rock solid foundation in electricity then this is the one.

excellent introduction.......2005-07-04

Although basic as the title suggests, it is an excellent text with lots of problems and explanations for those requiring a technician's understanding of practical electricity. Dont expect an electrical engineering circuit analysis book, for that get Mr. Van Valkenburgh's Engineering Circuits.

Industrial Electronics (Basic Skills in Electricity & Electronics)

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Industrial Electronics (Basic Skills in Electricity & Electronics)
Frank D. Petruzella
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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ASIN: 0028019962

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Designed to help prepare students for entry-level jobs in the electricity and electronics fields, Industrial Electronics provides a comprehensive introduction to industrial motors and controls. It includes thorough and up-to-date coverage of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other computer-controlled machines and processes.

Thermoelectrics: Basic Principles and New Materials Developments

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Thermoelectrics: Basic Principles and New Materials Developments
G.S. Nolas , J. Sharp , and J. Goldsmid
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ASIN: 354041245X

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This book contains an in-depth analysis of thermoelectric theory, an overview of present day thermoelectric materials and devices, and as an updated source of information on the most studied recent thermoelectric materials developments. The main emphasis is on a basic understanding of the concepts and experimental techniques needed to propel researchers towards new and novel classes of thermoelectric materials with enhanced properties. The aim is to assist researchers in the field. The text is an expanded edition of a previous text "Electronic Refrigeration" by one of the authors, Julian Goldsmid. Half of the text is devoted to research that has taken place since the publication of that text. In addition, emphasis is placed on new materials research and developments.

BASIC ELECTRICITY: A Text-Lab Manual 7/e

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BASIC ELECTRICITY: A Text-Lab Manual 7/e
Paul B. Zbar , Gordon Rockmaker , David J. Bates , and Sharon Ferrett
Manufacturer: Career Education
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ASIN: 0078212758

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Designed for use in traditional DC/AC courses, this text serves equally well as a stand-alone introductory text and lab manual or as a lab manual for use with any basic theory text. The content of this text/lab manual is prepared with the technical assistance of the Electronic Industries Association, guaranteeing that the material is consistent with the competencies of the electronics manufacturing and service industries.

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Time Tested NAVY TRAINING without the Chief yellin' at ya'
Dated material, old drawings, unclear illustrations
Great for the beginner or experienced
From an Enlisted Sailor who knows
Fantastic introduction to electricity

Basic Electricity
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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ASIN: 0486209733

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Originally a training course; best nontechnical coverage. Topics include batteries, circuits, conductors, AC and DC, inductance and capacitance, generators, motors, transformers, amplifiers, etc. Many questions with answers. 349 illustrations. 1969 edition.

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Time Tested NAVY TRAINING without the Chief yellin' at ya'.......2007-09-03

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This is the same material used to train ALL of the technicians in ALL of the electronics ratings in the US Navy. I used this book, or one of its earlier versions, when I rode a Submarine in the Eighties.

The US Navy is the most technologically advanced combat force in human history. And this is the material used to train their techs.

'Nuff said.

Dated material, old drawings, unclear illustrations.......2007-07-26

An historical review, not a great book. Not awful either, but closer to never being looked at once its glanced through.

Drawings and methods of things never used any more make this an history book, rather than a textbook.

Great for the beginner or experienced.......2001-08-19

I have been an Avionics Tech. for 30 years and bought this book for my son-in-law. I have had a copy and used it for years to brush up on sometimes forgoten electrical principals. This book is so good that the aircraft technical schools issue it to aviation mechanics for the AC and DC basics. If you want to understand electricity, motors, generators, AC/DC theory...This book is for you!!!!!

From an Enlisted Sailor who knows.......2000-06-03

This book is a fantastic reference guide to those interested in the field of Electricity. I found it extremely useful, both as a guideline for choosing my rating in the Navy's Nuclear Power Program, and as a basic reference guide in application. It is well thought out, and, laid out in a logical straight forward matter. This book, coupled with some basic knowledge of electricity, will give you a broad theoretical background in this fundamental subject.

Fantastic introduction to electricity.......1998-11-30

Well presented,well organized, easy to follow, many many illustrations. This book explains in very easy to understand language tha basic principles of electricity. I highly recommend it.

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Good basic knowledge of electricity
There's a 2nd edition about to be released!

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity
Milton Gussow
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0070252408

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Students need no prior knowledge of electricity to gain a broad and deep understanding with this book. Numerous easy-to-follow examplesillustrated with diagramsdemonstrate the operation and application of electric circuits. To assure practicality, the problems are presented in terms of commonly used voltages and current ratings, and they cover circuits and equipment typical of those found in today's electrical systems.

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Good basic knowledge of electricity.......2007-01-18

This book was very helpful in giving me a basic knowledge of electricity, although it doesn't show the proof of the formulas it introduces, but as it entitles to give a basic knowledge of electricity to the reader it could have been very confusing if it was written otherwise.

There's a 2nd edition about to be released!.......2006-10-26

This is a good book for electronics technicians who want to cover the basics of electricity that they would need in their assembly and test work. The first chapter is even a pretty good one on the very basic essence of electricity itself. However, this book was first published in 1983, and much has changed in the field of electronics/electricity technician work since that time. Thus, it might be worthwhile to wait and purchase the second edition which is already past due (Sept. 2006) for release. This older edition talks a great deal about the basics of electricity, wiring, basic calculations of current and voltage, and the use of various forms of instrumentation. This is definitely not something that engineers would benefit from. The exercises in many cases are "fill in the blank" type, and most calculations are extremely simple, requiring no more than a knowledge of the rules which the book provides and also of basic arithmetic.

Basic Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

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Good review of the basics
A bit outdated, but good nevertheless.
great book
Excellent: clear and well-organized introduction

Basic Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)
Charles Ryan
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ASIN: 0471850853

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Basic Electricity Second Edition A Self-Teaching Guide Ever Wonder… What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? Why your car needs a battery and an alternator? We all use electricity in our daily lives, yet most of us don't know what it is or how it works. With Basic Electricity, Second Edition, you can teach yourself all about electricity—for everyday understanding or as a basis for further study. This easy-to-use guide takes you through the basics of electricity and familiarizes you with the workings of voltage, current, resistance, power, and other circuit values in direct-current and alternating-current electricity. The Second Edition has been extensively updated to include the latest in electrical technology. Through step-by-step problem-solving, you'll gain a true understanding of the basic rules, laws, concepts and equations of electric circuits. Best of all, you'll understand and appreciate the nature of electricity without ever having to determine its "invisible" identity. Self-tests at the end of each chapter have been fully revised…and a brand-new end-of-course exam is included so you can test your overall comprehension of basic electricity. For further study, the Second Edition's cross-referenced list of standard texts on electricity has also been updated.

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Good review of the basics.......2003-06-12

I found the book helpful in reviewing basic electricity as I've been out of school for a number of years. I wasn't impressed with the experiments and lab exercises presented in the book though; the author could have done a better job of presenting those. It would be rather difficult to actually do these lab exercises as presented, you'd probably need to look for other sources to really set up the lab exercises unless you already have a lot of electrical skill.

A bit outdated, but good nevertheless........2002-04-14

This is a very good book for the true beginner. You learn the basics of resistance, power, capacitance and inductances, and some stuff on motors. If you like simple, easy to follow pictures, this is a good book. However, there is also something lacking. What's lacking is up-to-date information--an idea of how to do useful things with useful components, such as IC's, microcontrollers, etc. I think it's a great book for the basic concepts, but not very good for practical applications. The book was written some time ago, so you can expect this to be the case.

great book.......2001-03-27

This is a fantastic book. If you know nothing about electricaty and want to this is the book to get. It is in a workbook format and walks you through step by step. It makes a great reference guide was well. Highley recomended.

Excellent: clear and well-organized introduction.......1998-10-07

This is a VERY good introduction if you know absolutely nothing about electricity. The clarity of explanation, the organization of the material, and the self-test exercises help you to build a very solid knowledge of this important field. New material is introduced very gradually and smoothly.

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, 2nd edition (Schaum's Outlines)

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could have been useful if we got it on time.
Good book on the basics for electronics technicians

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, 2nd edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Milton Gussow
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ASIN: 0071474986

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Study faster, learn better-and get top grades with Schaum's Outlines

Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

Use Schaum's Outlines to:

Brush up before tests
Find answers fast
Study quickly and more effectively
Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

This Schaum's Outline gives you:

New and expanded chapters-along with new sample problems throughout
A complete grounding in electricity to technicians in fields including computer repair, telephone installation and repair, and auto mechanics

Chapters include: The Nature of Electricity * Electrical Standards and Conventions * Ohm's Law and Power * Direct-Current Series Circuits * Direct-Current Parallel Circuits * Batteries * Kirchhoff's Laws * Network Calculations * Magnetism and Electromagnetism * Direct-Current Generators and Motors * Principles of Alternating Current * Inductance, Inductive Reactance, and Inductive Circuits * Capacitance, Capacitive Reactance, and Capacitive Circuits * Single-Phase Circuits * Alternating Current Generators and Motors * Transformers * Three-Phase Systems * Series and Parallel Resonance * Waveforms and Time Constants

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could have been useful if we got it on time........2007-10-10

My husband needed a book to study for an electricity test and I found this book which I ordered that day. After waiting a day or two, my husband's test was coming up and the book hadn't shipped. I got back on Amazon and switched to one day shipping and it shipped out after 2 days. After waiting for 4 more days and his test being the next day, I checked the status on Amazon which showed it was delivered. So I began looking around outside our house for the package, but it was no where to be found. I called UPS and they sent one of their drivers here to show us where he put it. The next day he called and said he stopped by and saw the package sitting by the door where he left it. He described the flowers outside and I told him we had the kids toys outside....then we realized he was at someone else's house.) I met him at a neutral location and finally got my package. Almost 2 weeks after I needed it. So the $24 I paid for one day shipping was definetely not worth it!!!!! Usually Amazon is great at getting packages to our door, but this time it wasn't the case.

Good book on the basics for electronics technicians.......2007-03-04

This is a good book for electronics technicians who want to cover the basics of electricity that they would need in their assembly and test work. The table of contents is not shown for this book so I do that next. An asterisk indicates an entirely new chapter from the previous edition:

1. The Nature of Electricity
2. Electrical Standards and Conventions
3. Ohm's Law and Power
4. Direct-Current Series Circuits
5. Direct-Current Parallel Circuits
6. Batteries
7. Kirchoff's Laws
8. Determinant Solutions for DC Networks*
9. Network Calculations
10. Magnetism and Electromagnetism
11. Direct-Current Generators and Motors
12. Principles of Alternating Current
13. Inductance, Inductive Reactance, and Inductive Circuits
14. Capacitance, Capacitive Reactance, and Capacitive Circuits
15. Single-Phase Circuits
16. Alternating-Current Generators and Motors
17. Complex Numbers and Complex Impedence for Series AC Circuits*
18. AC Circuit Analysis with Complex Numbers*
19. Transformers
20. Three-Phase Systems
21. Series and Parallel Resonance
22. Waveforms and Time Constants

This second edition is 140 pages longer than the first, and emphasizes more circuit analysis and calculations than the previous edition, although it is still too simplistic for engineers. This new emphasis on mathematics is probably due to the fact that the electronics technician no longer just wires boards together as was done in 1983. There is much less hardware construction and more emphasis on design in the field today.

Quick & Basic Electricity : A Contractor's Easy Guide to HVAC Circuits, Controls, and Wiring Diagrams (Practical Is Good (P.I.G.) Technical Training Series)

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Do not buy this book
Electricity made so easy to comprehend!
Another waste
Practical IS good!!!
Practical IS good!!!!

Quick & Basic Electricity : A Contractor's Easy Guide to HVAC Circuits, Controls, and Wiring Diagrams (Practical Is Good (P.I.G.) Technical Training Series)
Carol Fey
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ASIN: 0967256402

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This book gives a very simple explanation of how a basic electrical circuit is made up of a power supply, a switch, and a load. It also explains how to troubleshoot a circuit, and how to use a meter. This book is especially for the HVAC contractor. It concentrates on low voltage circuits for heating and air conditioning controls.

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Do not buy this book.......2007-06-21

Complete waste of time for professionals - too simplistic with no real troubleshooting for most components

Electricity made so easy to comprehend!.......2006-07-17

This is THE book to own if you really know very little about electricity. You will be surprised at how much you learn after reading this easy-to-read and quick book. This book will not put you to sleep. I admired Carol Fey for making this excellent and very approachable book to electricity. Beginners will have a fun time with this book

Another waste.......2006-02-21

Every book I've found so far skirts the real issues in Heating & air conditioning. They discuss very little about problems actually encountered in the field, systematic troubleshooting, or forget electrical furnace systems. Electric systems must be a real taboo.

Practical IS good!!!.......2003-06-25

Carol Fey has a magical talent: she can take a complicated subject and condense it into 80 easy and fun to read pages. Although this is a short, mini-text, do not be fooled; it is not a kids book: novices to experts in the HVAC field will benefit. Ms. Fey has written 3 such books; all 3 in my opinion are must-reads. Each can be easily and completely read within 2 hours. I learned more from her than the 3 semester courses I took over the course of a year in HVAC!! Probably the only book I have ever read that I wished was actually longer!! Thanks Ms. Fey; PLEASE WRITE MORE TEXTS!!!

Practical IS good!!!!.......2003-06-25

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