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by Clay Rawlins
Basic AC Circuits, 2nd Edition
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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface
Features of This Book
Chapter 1: Introduction to Alternating Current
INTRODUCTION
AC VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
GENERATING AN AC WAVEFORM
IDENTIFICATION OF WAVEFORM CYCLES
WAVEFORM FREQUENCY CALCULATIONS
WAVEFORM PERIOD CALCULATIONS
CONVERTING FROM TIME TO FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS
SUMMARY
Chapter 2: AC and the Sine Wave
REVIEW OF WAVEFORM FREQUENCY AND PERIOD RELATIONSHIPS
WAVEFORM AMPLITUDE SPECIFICATIONS
THE SINE WAVE AND SINE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
USING A 0 TO 90 DEGREES TRIGONOMETRIC TABLE
Additional Trigonometric Calculations
Cosine
Tangent
Finding Sides When Theta and Hypotenuse Are Given
Find the Hypotenuse and Angle When Sides Are Given
First Example
Second Example
SUMMARY
Chapter 3: The Oscilloscope and Its Use
INTRODUCTION
A BASIC OSCILLOSCOPE
MAINFRAME CONTROLS
VERTICAL CONTROL
HORIZONTAL CONTROLS
LEVEL–HOLDOFF
THE DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
MEASUREMENT OF AN AC WAVEFORM
SUMMARY
Chapter 4: The Sine Wave and Phase
INTRODUCTION
INSTANTANEOUS VALUES OF ELECTRICAL DEGREE POINTS
INSTANTANEOUS VALUES AT TIME INTERVALS
RADIANS
PHASE RELATIONSHIPS
SUMMARY
Chapter 5: Resistive Circuits
REVIEW OF A FEW BASICS
CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
POWER DISSIPATION
SUMMARY
Chapter 6: Capacitance
INTRODUCTION
PROPERTIES OF CAPACITANCE
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A CAPACITOR
VALUES OF CAPACITORS
TYPES OF CAPACITORS
COMPARISON OF RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE
PHASE RELATIONSHIPS IN CAPACITIVE CIRCUITS
FREQUENCY RELATED TO CAPACITIVE IMPEDANCE
CAPACITIVE REACTANCE
CAPACITIVE REACTANCE INSERIES AND PARALLEL
CAPACITANCE IN SERIES AND PARALLEL
Capacitance in Series
Capacitance in Parallel
ANALYSIS OF SERIES AND PARALLEL CAPACITIVE CIRCUITS
Summary
Chapter 7: RC Circuit Analysis
INTRODUCTION
PHASE RELATIONSHIPS IN SERIES RC CIRCUITS
VECTOR ADDITION
VECTOR SOLUTIONS
SERIES RC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
CALCULATION OF POWER IN RESISTIVE AND REACTIVE CIRCUITS
PARALLEL RC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS OF PARALLEL RC CIRCUITS: EXAMPLE
POWER CALCULATIONS IN PARALLEL RC CIRCUITS
SUMMARY
Chapter 8: Inductance and Transformers
INTRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES
THE PROPERTY OF INDUCTANCE
INDUCTANCE IN A CIRCUIT
SERIES AND PARALLEL INDUCTORS
MUTUAL INDUCTANCE
TRANSFORMERS
SERIES AND PARALLEL INDUCTORS IN AC CIRCUITS
SUMMARY
Chapter 9: RL Circuit Analysis
INTRODUCTION
SERIES RL CIRCUIT
PARALLEL RL CIRCUIT
SOLUTION OF A PARALLEL RL CIRCUIT
Q OF A COIL
SUMMARY
Chapter 10: RC and RL Time Constants
INTRODUCTION
RC DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: CHARGE CYCLE
RC DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: DISCHARGE CYCLE
RC TIME CONSTANTS
UNIVERSAL TIME CONSTANT CHART
RL DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: OPPOSING A CURRENT INCREASE
DC RL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: OPPOSING CURRENT DECREASE
RL TIME CONSTANTS
RL TIME CONSTANTS DEFINED
THE UTCC AND DC RL CIRCUIT
SUMMARY
Chapter 11: RLC Circuit Analysis
INTRODUCTION
SERIES RLC CIRCUITS SUMMARIZED
ANALYSIS OF A SERIES RLC CIRCUIT
PARALLEL RLC CIRCUITS SUMMARIZED
ANALYSIS OF APARALLELRLC CIRCUIT
SUMMARY
Chapter 12: Phasor Algebra
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO PHASOR ALGEBRA
APPLICATION OF J-OPERATOR TO AC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
SUMMARY
Chapter 13: Complex RLC Circuit Analysis
INTRODUCTION
WRITING IMPEDANCES WITH J-OPERATORS
MATH OPERATIONS WITH COMPLEX NUMBERS — RECTANGULAR FORM
MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION IN POLAR FROM
USE OF RECTANGULAR FORM VERSUS POLAR FORM
CIRCUIT ANALYSIS USING J-OPERATOR NOTATION
Summary
Chapter 14: Resonance
INTRODUCTION
CONCEPT OF RESONANCE
SERIES RESONANCE
SERIES RESONANT CIRCUIT EXAMPLE
BANDWIDTH
CHANGING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE
PARALLEL RESONANCE
PARALLEL RESONANT CIRCUIT EXAMPLE
ALTERING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE
SUMMARY
COURSE SUMMARY
Appendices
Glossary
Index
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