Electrical and Electronic Technology

'This excellent book has become a legend over the years. It is, undoubtedly, the most popular and the most useful book on the subject of electrical and electronic technology.' Professor Naren Gupta, Edinburgh Napier University
All engineers need to understand the fundamental principles of electrical and electronic technology. This best-selling text provides a clear and accessible introduction to the area, with balanced coverage of electrical, electronic, and power engineering. Now in its eleventh edition, Electrical and Electronic Technology is a must-have text for all university and college engineering students requiring a comprehensive introduction to electrical and electronic engineering. It is also appropriate as a reference for practitioners and technicians working in this, or any other engineering discipline.
Key features:

• Comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of electrical technology, including coverage of fibreoptics; induction motors; and operational amplifiers
• Chapter objectives, highlighted key equations, summaries of formulae, and key terms and concepts help reinforce learning
• Contains numerous worked examples and end-of-chapter problems to encourage self-directed learning and test understanding

New to this edition:

• Electrical energy systems chapter has been extensively updated to reflect the latest developments in renewable generation technology and implementation, providing comparison with ‘conventional’ electricity generation and discussing the latest comparative costs
• New material on demand management including smart grid/smart meter and electrical energy storage
•  New chapter on control systems, sensors and actuators including extensive new material on sensors and actuation
• Extended chapter on digital systems including discussion of programmable logic devices , hardware description languages (HDLs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
• Chapter on electronic measuring instruments now includes modern applications of vacuum tube technology, describing important application areas such as: particle accelerators, the magnetron and gas discharge devices
• Power systems chapter includes new material on medium line transmission line representation - the T or Pi models.

 
 
Dr John Hiley and Dr Keith Brown are both lecturers in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at Heriot-Watt University.
 
The late Edward Hughes was Vice Principal and Head of the Engineering Department, Brighton College of Technology. He was a fellow of Heriot-Watt University.
 
The late Ian McKenzie Smith was formerly Deputy Principal, Stow College, Glasgow.

List of contents

Hughes 11e Table of Contents
Section 1 - Electrical Principles
1.   International System of Measurement
2.   Introduction to Electrical Systems
3.   Simple DC Circuits
4.   Network Theorems
5.   Capacitance and Capacitors
6.   Electromagnetism
7.   Simple Magnetic Circuits
8.   Inductance in a DC Circuit
9.   Alternating Voltage and Current
10. Single-phase Series Circuits
11. Single-phase Parallel Networks
12. Power in AC Circuits
13. Complex Notation
14. Resonance in AC Circuits
15. Network Theorems Applied to AC Networks
Section 2 - Electronic Engineering
16. Electronic Systems
17. Passive Filters
18. Amplifier Equivalent Networks
19. Semiconductor Materials
20. Rectifiers
21. Junction Transistor Amplifiers
22. FET Amplifiers
23. Further Semiconductor Amplifiers
24. Interfacing Digital and Analogue Systems
25. Digital Numbers
26. Digital Systems
27. Signals
28. Data Transmission and Signals
29. Communications
30. Fibreoptics
Section 3 - Power Engineering
31. Multiphase Systems
32. Transformers
33. Introduction to Machine Theory
34. AC Synchronous Machine Windings
35. Characteristics of AC Synchronous Machines
36. Induction Motors
37. Electrical Energy Systems
38. Power Systems
39. Direct-current Machines
40. Direct-current Motors
41. Control System Motors
42. Motor Selection and Efficiency
43. Power Electronics
Section 4 – Measurements, Sensing and Actuation
44. Control Systems, Sensors and Actuators
45. Electronic Measuring Instruments and Devices
46. Analogue Measuring Instruments
Appendices

About the author

Dr John Hiley and Dr Keith Brown are both lecturers in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at Heriot-Watt University.
 
The late Edward Hughes was Vice Principal and Head of the Engineering Department, Brighton College of Technology. He was a fellow of Heriot-Watt University.
 
The late Ian McKenzie Smith was formerly Deputy Principal, Stow College, Glasgow.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Brown, John Hiley, Edward Hughes, Ian McKenzie-Smith, Ian McKenzie Smith
• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• No. of pages: 1024
• Dimensions: 189 mm x 244 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 1716 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries