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ELECTRICAL MACHINERY: A PRACTICAL STUDY COURSE ON INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

by F.A. Annett

Published by Mcgraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.. 1938

Very good condition. Second Edition. Compiled largely from an Electrical Study Course previously published in 'Power' for practical power-plant operators and electricians. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w diagrams throughout. xv and 429 pages including index.

Ex-Library with library plates to front endpapers else clean of library marks. Endpapers and text block a little grubby. Contents clean. A nice working copy.

Stock no. 1707718

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Contents

  • Introduction - Fundamental Principles
  • Elementary Magnetism
  • Fundamentals of the Electric Circuit
  • Ohm's Law, Series and Parallel Circuits
  • Energy, Work and Power
  • Complex Circuits and Effects of Internal Resistance
  • Electrical Instruments
  • Methods of Measuring Resistance
  • Fundamental Principles of Dynamo-Electric Machinery
  • Direct-Current Machinery Construction
  • Inductance and Commutation
  • Types of Direct-Current Generators
  • Direct-Current Generator Characteristics
  • Losses in Direct-Current Machinery
  • Direct-Current Motors
  • Types of Direct-Current Motors
  • Locating Position of Brushes on Commutator
  • Three-Wire Systems and How They May Be Obtained
  • Direct-Current Generator's in Parallel
  • Fundamental Principles of Alternating Current
  • Measurement and Addition of Alternating Voltages and Current
  • Two-Phase and Three-Phase Circuits
  • Operating Alternators in Parallel
  • Kilowatts, Kilovolt-Amperes and Power Factor
  • Transformers
  • Alternating-Current Motors
  • Starting Alternating-Current Motors
  • Electron Tubes and Their Applications

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