Newnes Circuit Calculations Pocket Book (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Newnes Circuit Calculations Pocket Book: With Computer Programs 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 9
Note on the computer programs 10
Chapter 1. The d.c. voltage 12
1.1 Introduction 12
1.2 Units 12
Chapter 2. Resistors 16
2.1 Introduction 16
2.2 Units 16
2.3 Resistance formulas 16
2.4 Resistor values 23
2.5 Resistor circuits 27
Chapter 3. D.c. circuits 37
3.1 Current 37
3.2 Units of current 37
3.3 Ohm's law 39
3.4 Power 39
3.5 Types of circuits 40
3.6 Measurements 52
3.7 The Wheatstone bridge 56
Chapter 4. Network theorems 61
4.1 Kirchhoff's laws 61
4.2 Superposition theorem 69
4.3 Thevenin's theorem 73
4.4 Norton's theorem 88
4.5 Maximum power transfer 94
Chapter 5. Time 97
5.1 Introduction 97
5.2 Units used 97
5.3 Conversion of seconds to milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds 98
5.4 Conversion of milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds to seconds 98
Chapter 6. The a.c, voltage 100
6.1 Introduction 100
6.2 Voltage generating 100
6.3 Instantaneous value 102
6."4 Peak, peak to peak and r.m.s. values 103
6.5 Frequency 105
6.6 Wavelength 106
6.7 Average value for a sine wave 108
6.8 Graphical determination of r.m.s. value of a sine wave 109
6.9 Graphical determination of average and r.m.S. values of a non-sinusoidal waveform 110
Chapter 7. Capacitors 113
7.1 Introduction 113
7.2 Units 113
7.3 Capacitor formulas 114
7.4 Capacitor circuits 121
7.5 Reactance 133
Chapter 8. Inductors 136
8.1 Introduction 136
8.2 Units 136
8.3 Inductor formulas 137
8.4 Inductor circuits 143
8.5 Reactance (sinusoidal voltages only) 146
9 D.c. transients 150
9.1 Introduction 150
9.2 C-R circuit 150
9.3 L-R circuit 161
Chapter 10. Electromagnetism 171
10.1 Force on a conductor, F 171
10.2 E.mJ. generated, E 172
10.3 Magnetomotive force, F 174
10.4 Magnetic field strength, H 174
10.5 Permeability 175
10.6 Total flux 175
10.7 Relative and absolute permeabilities 178
10.8 Reluctance, Rm 181
Chapter 11. A.c. circuits 184
11.1 Introduction 184
11.2 Resistor, R 184
11.3 Inductor, L 184
11.4 Capacitor, C 186
11.5 Series circuits 188
11.6 Parallel circuits 213
Chapter 12. Phasors 224
12.1 Introduction 224
12.2 Addition 228
12.3 Subtraction 232
12.4 Multiplication 235
12.5 Division 236
12.6 Further addition 237
Chapter 13. Transformers 240
13.1 Introduction 240
13.2 Transformer action 240
13.3 Maximum power transfer 245
Chapter 14. D,c, supplies 253
14.1 Introduction 253
14.2 Battery connections 255
14.3 Battery charger 260
14.4 Rectifier circuits 264
14.5 Power supply unit 266
14.6 Voltage regulators 268
Chapter 15. Transistor amplifiers 273
15.1 Introduction 273
15.2 Common emitter - static conditions 274
15.3 Common emitter - dynamic conditions 280
15.4 Common base - static conditions 287
15.5 Common base - dynamic conditions 288
15.6 Common collector 292
Chapter 16. Operational amplifiers 297
16.1 Open loop amplifiers 297
16.2 Closed loop amplifiers 297
16.3 Summing amplifiers 300
16.4 Subtracting amplifiers 303
Chapter 17. Oscillators 306
17.1 Introduction 306
17.2 R-C phase shift oscillator 309
17.3 Wien bridge oscillator 311
17.4 Twin-T oscillator 312
17.5 Non-sinusoidal oscillators 313
17.6 Sawtooth waveform 316
17.7 Triangular waveform 316
Chapter 18. Filters and attennators 320
18.1 Introduction to filters 320
18.2 The decibel 320
18.3 Low pass filters 326
18.4 High pass filters 330
18.5 Introduction to attenuators 332
18.6 Symmetrical T attenuator 333
18.7 Asymmetrical T attenuator 335
18.8 Symmetrical 1T attenuator 336
18.9 Asymmetrical 1T attenuator 337
Chapter 19. Denary, binary and logic 340
19.1 The denary system 340
19.2 The binary system 342
19.3 Octal numbers 350
19.4 Hexadecimal numbers 351
19.5 Logic gates and truth tables 353
Chapter 20. Two- and three-phase systems 362
20.1 Introduction 362
20.2 Two-phase supply 362
20.3 Three-phase supply 365
20.4 Three-phase star connected load 367
20.5 Three-phase delta connected load 368
Appendix Symbols, abbreviations and definitions 374
Answers to problems 376
Index 384