Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

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