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For ease of use, this edition has been divided into the following subject sections: general principles; materials and processes; control, power electronics and drives; environment; power generation; transmission and distribution; power systems; sectors of electricity use. New chapters and major revisions include: industrial instrumentation; digital control systems; programmable controllers; electronic power conversion; environmental control; hazardous area technology; electromagnetic compatibility; alternative energy sources; alternating current generators; electromagnetic transients; power system planning; reactive power plant and FACTS controllers; electricity economics and trading; power quality. *An essential source of techniques, data and principles for all practising electrical engineers *Written by an international team of experts from engineering companies and universities *Includes a major new section on control systems, PLCs and microprocessors
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//integras/b&h/Eer/Final_06-09-02/prelims Electrical Engineer's Reference Book //integras/b&h/Eer/Final_06-09-02/prelims Important notice Many practical techniques described in this book involve potentially dangerous applications of electricity and engineering equipment. The authors, editors and publishers cannot take responsibility for any personal, professional or financial risk involved in carrying out these techniques, or any resulting injury, accident or loss. The techniques described in this book should only be implemented by professional and fully qualified electrical engineers using their own professional judgement and due regard to health and safety issues. //integras/b&h/Eer/Final_06-09-02/prelims Electrical Engineer's Reference Book Sixteenth edition M. A. Laughton CEng., FIEE D. J. Warne CEng., FIEE AMSTERDAM BOSTON NEW YORK LONDON PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO OXFORD //integras/b&h/Eer/Final_06-09-02/prelims Newnes An imprint of Elsevier Science Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803 A division of Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd A member of the Reed Elsevier plc group First published in 1945 by George Newnes Ltd Fifteenth edition 1993 Sixteenth edition 2003 Copyright # Elsevier Science, 2003. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright holder's written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publishers British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7506 46373 For information on all Newnes publications visit our website at www.newnespress.com Typeset in India by Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd, Pondicherry 605 005, India. www.integra-india.com Printed and bound in Great Britain //integras/b&h/Eer/Final_06-09-02/prelims Contents Preface Section A ± General Principles 1 Units, Mathematics and Physical Quantities International unit system . Mathematics . Physical quantities . Physical properties . Electricity 2 Electrotechnology Nomenclature . Thermal effects . Electrochemical effects . Magnetic field effects . Electric field effects . Electromagnetic field effects . Electrical discharges 3 Network Analysis Introduction . Basic network analys