LessonsInElectricCircuits - DC

Static electricity......Page 11
 Conductors, insulators, and electron flow......Page 18
 Electric circuits......Page 22
 Voltage and current......Page 24
 Resistance......Page 33
 Voltage and current in a practical circuit......Page 38
 Conventional versus electron flow......Page 39
 Contributors......Page 43
 How voltage, current, and resistance relate......Page 45
 An analogy for Ohm's Law......Page 50
 Power in electric circuits......Page 52
 Calculating electric power......Page 54
 Resistors......Page 56
 Nonlinear conduction......Page 61
 Circuit wiring......Page 67
 Polarity of voltage drops......Page 70
 Computer simulation of electric circuits......Page 71
 Contributors......Page 86
 The importance of electrical safety......Page 87
 Physiological effects of electricity......Page 88
 Shock current path......Page 90
 Ohm's Law (again!)......Page 96
 Safe practices......Page 103
 Emergency response......Page 106
 Common sources of hazard......Page 108
 Safe circuit design......Page 110
 Safe meter usage......Page 116
 Electric shock data......Page 126
Bibliography......Page 127
 Scientific notation......Page 129
 Arithmetic with scientific notation......Page 131
 Metric notation......Page 133
 Metric prefix conversions......Page 134
 Hand calculator use......Page 135
 Scientific notation in SPICE......Page 136
 Contributors......Page 138
 What are "series" and "parallel" circuits?......Page 139
 Simple series circuits......Page 142
 Simple parallel circuits......Page 149
 Conductance......Page 154
 Power calculations......Page 156
 Correct use of Ohm's Law......Page 157
 Component failure analysis......Page 159
 Building simple resistor circuits......Page 165
 Contributors......Page 180
 Voltage divider circuits......Page 181
 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)......Page 189
 Current divider circuits......Page 200
 Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)......Page 203
 Contributors......Page 206
 What is a series-parallel circuit?......Page 207
 Analysis technique......Page 210
 Re-drawing complex schematics......Page 218
 Component failure analysis......Page 226
 Building series-parallel resistor circuits......Page 231
 Contributors......Page 243
 What is a meter?......Page 245
 Voltmeter design......Page 251
 Voltmeter impact on measured circuit......Page 256
 Ammeter design......Page 263
 Ammeter impact on measured circuit......Page 270
 Ohmmeter design......Page 274
 High voltage ohmmeters......Page 279
 Multimeters......Page 287
 Kelvin (4-wire) resistance measurement......Page 292
 Bridge circuits......Page 298
 Wattmeter design......Page 305
 Creating custom calibration resistances......Page 306
 Contributors......Page 309
 Analog and digital signals......Page 311
 Voltage signal systems......Page 314
 Current signal systems......Page 316
 Tachogenerators......Page 319
 Thermocouples......Page 320
 pH measurement......Page 325
 Strain gauges......Page 331
 Contributors......Page 338
 What is network analysis?......Page 339
 Branch current method......Page 342
 Mesh Current, conventional method......Page 351
 Mesh current by inspection......Page 364
 Node voltage method......Page 367
 Millman's Theorem......Page 371
 Superposition Theorem......Page 374
 Thevenin's Theorem......Page 379
 Norton's Theorem......Page 383
 Thevenin-Norton equivalencies......Page 387
 Millman's Theorem revisited......Page 389
 Maximum Power Transfer Theorem......Page 391
 -Y and Y- conversions......Page 393
 Contributors......Page 399
Bibliography......Page 400
 Electron activity in chemical reactions......Page 401
 Battery construction......Page 407
 Battery ratings......Page 410
 Special-purpose batteries......Page 412
 Practical considerations......Page 416
Bibliography......Page 418
 Introduction......Page 419
 Conductor size......Page 421
 Conductor ampacity......Page 427
 Fuses......Page 429
 Specific resistance......Page 437
 Temperature coefficient of resistance......Page 441
 Superconductivity......Page 444
 Insulator breakdown voltage......Page 446
 Contributors......Page 448
 Electric fields and capacitance......Page 449
 Capacitors and calculus......Page 454
 Factors affecting capacitance......Page 459
 Series and parallel capacitors......Page 462
 Practical considerations......Page 463
 Contributors......Page 469
 Permanent magnets......Page 471
 Electromagnetism......Page 475
 Magnetic units of measurement......Page 477
 Permeability and saturation......Page 480
 Electromagnetic induction......Page 485
 Mutual inductance......Page 487
 Contributors......Page 490
 Magnetic fields and inductance......Page 491
 Inductors and calculus......Page 495
 Factors affecting inductance......Page 501
 Series and parallel inductors......Page 507
 Contributors......Page 509
 Capacitor transient response......Page 511
 Inductor transient response......Page 514
 Voltage and current calculations......Page 517
 Why L/R and not LR?......Page 523
 Complex voltage and current calculations......Page 526
 Complex circuits......Page 527
 Solving for unknown time......Page 532
 Contributors......Page 534
 Purpose......Page 535
 The use of SPICE......Page 536
 Acknowledgements......Page 537
 How to contribute to this book......Page 539
 Benjamin Crowell, Ph.D.......Page 540
 John Panhalt......Page 541
 Typo corrections and other "minor" contributions......Page 542
 1. Definitions......Page 547
 3. Copying and distribution......Page 548
 6. Acceptance......Page 549
 8. Disclaimer of liability......Page 550
INDEX......Page 551
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