Electrical installation calculations. Advanced

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Use of Calculators
2 Simple Transposition of Formulae
3 SI Units
	SI derived units
	SI unit prefixes
4 Conductor Colour Identification
5 Alternating Current Circuit Calculations
	Impedance
	Inductive reactance
	Capacitive reactance
	Impedance in series circuits
	Impedance triangles and power triangles
6 Waveform and Phasor Representation of Alternating Currents and Voltages
	Alternating e.m.f. and current
	Phasors
7 Parallel Circuits Involving Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance
8 Power-Factor Improvement
	Calculation without p.f. correction
	Calculation with p.f. correction
9 Three-Phase Circuit Calculations
	Star-connected motors
	Delta-connected connected motors (mesh)
	Resistance and inductance in three-phase circuits
	Three-phase circuits
	Three-phase power
	Voltage drop in three-phase circuits
10 Voltmeters and Ammeters: Changing the Use and Extending the Range
	Voltmeters
	Ammeters
11 Alternating Current Motors
12 Application of Diversity Factors
13 Cable Selection
	Earthing conductor calculation
	Voltage-drop calculations and cable-selection calculations
	Designing ring final circuits
	Earth-leakage protection calculations
	Supplementary equipotential-bonding calculation
14 Lighting Calculations
	Lighting units and quantities
	Lighting calculations using inverse square law
	Lighting calculations using the cosine law
15 Mechanics
	Moment of force
	Torque
	Power
	Surface speed, pulley diameter and speed ratios
16 Miscellaneous Examples
	D.c. generators
	D.c. motors
	Alternators and synchronous motors
	Induction motors
	Insulation resistance
17 Photovoltaic Calculations
18 Formulae
	Three-phase calculations
	Pythagoras-type calculations
	Synchronous speed and slip calculations
	Calculations associated with cable selection
19 Glossary
20 Answers to Exercises
21 General Questions and Answers
22 Additional Questions and Answers