Understandable electric circuits key concepts
This book offers a thorough reference guide to the theory, elements and design of basic electronic circuits, providing a solid foundation for those who plan to move into the field of electronics engineering, and essential information for anyone who uses electronic circuitry in their profession or re...
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| Main Author | |
|---|---|
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Stevenage, United Kingdom
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
2019
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| Edition | Second edition |
| Series | Materials, circuits and devices series ;
47. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781785616983 1785616986 9781523121878 1523121874 9781785616976 1785616978 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; About the author; Preface; Acknowledgments; R. Quantities and units; R.1 International system of units (SI); R.1.1 SI units and circuit quantities; R.1.2 Metric prefixes (SI prefixes); R.1.3 Metric conversion; R.1.4 The unit factor method; R.2 Scientific notation; R.2.1 Write in scientific notation; R.3 Engineering notation; R.3.1 Write in engineering notation; Summary; Self-test; 1. Basic concepts of electric circuits; 1.1 Introduction to electric circuits; 1.1.1 Why study electric circuits?; 1.1.2 Careers in electrical, electronic, and computer engineering
- 1.1.3 Milestones of electric circuit theory1.2 Electric circuits and schematic diagrams; 1.2.1 Basic electric circuits; 1.2.2 Circuit schematics (diagrams) and symbols; 1.3 Electric current; 1.3.1 Current; 1.3.2 1-ampere current; 1.3.3 The direction of electric current; 1.4 Electric voltage; 1.4.1 Voltage/electromotive force; 1.4.2 Potential difference/voltage; 1.5 Resistance and Ohm's law; 1.5.1 Resistance/resistor; 1.5.2 Factors affecting resistance; 1.5.3 Conductance; 1.5.4 Ohm's law; 1.5.5 I-V characteristics of Ohm's law; 1.6 Reference direction of voltage and current
- 1.6.1 Reference direction of current1.6.2 Reference polarity of voltage; 1.6.3 Mutually related reference polarity of current/voltage; Summary; Practice problems; 2. Basic laws of electric circuits; 2.1 Power and energy; 2.1.1 Work; 2.1.2 Energy; 2.1.3 Power; 2.1.4 Electric power; 2.1.5 The reference direction of power; 2.2 Kirchhoff's voltage law; 2.2.1 Closed-loop circuit; 2.2.2 Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) #1; 2.2.3 Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) #2; 2.2.4 Experimental circuit of KVL; 2.2.5 KVL extension; 2.3 Kirchhoff's current law; 2.3.1 Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) #1
- 2.3.2 Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) #22.3.3 Physical property of KCL; 2.3.4 Procedure to solve a complicated problem; 2.3.5 Supernode; 2.3.6 Some important circuit terminologies; 2.4 Voltage source and current source; 2.4.1 Ideal voltage source; 2.4.2 Real voltage source; 2.4.3 Ideal current source; 2.4.4 Real current source; Summary; Practice problems; 3. Series-parallel resistive circuits; 3.1 Series resistive circuits and voltage divider rule; 3.1.1 Series resistive circuits; 3.1.2 Series voltage and resistance; 3.1.3 Series current and power; 3.1.4 An example of a series circuit
- 3.1.5 Voltage divider rule (VDR)3.1.6 Circuit ground; 3.1.7 Voltage subscript notation; 3.2 Parallel resistive circuits and current divider rule; 3.2.1 Parallel resistive circuits; 3.2.2 Parallel voltage and current; 3.2.3 Parallel resistance and power; 3.2.4 An example of a parallel circuit; 3.2.5 Current divider rule (CDR); 3.3 Series-parallel resistive circuits; 3.3.1 Equivalent resistance of a series-parallel circuit; 3.3.2 Analysis of the series-parallel circuits; 3.3.3 Currents and voltages of a series-parallel circuit