A Course in Electrical Technology

Volume-I Basic Electrical Engineering
• Current Electricity: Basic Concepts • DC Circuits • Units, Work, Power and Energy • DC Network Analysis •Electrochemical Energy Sources and Electrolysis • Static Electric Field • Capacitance • Magnetism and Electromagnetism • Magnetic Circuits and Induction • Magnetic Hysteresis • Thermoelectricity • Electrical Installation and Wiring • Fundamentals of Alternating Currents • Single Phase Series Circuit • Complex Notations and Circuit Analysis • Single Phase Parallel and Series-parallel Circuits • Resonance in R-L-C Circuits • Locus Diagram • AC Network Analysis • Three-phase AC Circuits • Harmonics • Harmonic Analysis • Symmetrical Components • Electrical Wave Filters • Transient Circuit Analysis • Laplace and Fourier Transforms • Measurements, Instruments and Accessories • Galvanometers, Ammeters and Voltmeters • Extension of Instrument Range • Wattmeters and Energy Meters • Miscellaneous Indicating Instruments • Potentiometers • Measurement of Resistance • Localization of Cable Faults • AC Bridges • Objective Type Questions • Appendices.
Volume-II Electrical Machines
• Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion • Basic Concepts of Rotating Electrical Machines • Construction of DC Machines • Armature Reaction and Commutation in DC Machines • Operating Characteristics and Applications of DC Generators • Parallel Operation of DC Generators • Operating Characteristics and Applications of DC Motors • Speed Control, Starting and Braking of DC Motors • Losses, Testing and Efficiency of DC • Machines • Transformers • Transformers (continued) • Synchronous Generators or Alternators • Synchronous Motors • Parallel Operation of Alternators • Construction, Theory and Operation of Three-phase Induction Motors • Starting, Speed Control and Braking of Three-phase Induction Motors • Fractional Kilowatt Motors • Special Electrical Machines • Objective Type Questions
Volume-III Basic Electronics Engineering
• Introductory Concepts • Semiconductor Physics • Theory Of P-N Junction Diode • Zeners and Other Two-terminal Devices • Rectifiers • Bipolar Junction Transistors • Hybrid Parameters • Transistor Biasing and Stabilization • Single Stage Transistor Amplifiers • Field Effect Transistors (FETs) • Amplifier Frequency Response • Multistage Amplifiers • Large Signal or Power Amplifiers • Feedback Amplifiers • Sinusoidal Oscillators • Thyristors and Unijunction Transistor (UJT) • Optoelectronics Devices • Waveshaping Circuits • Switching Circuits (Multivibrators) • Integrated Circuits • Operational Amplifiers (OP-Amps) • IC Waveform Generators and Active Filters • Specialised IC Applications • Number Systems and Codes • Logic Gates and Boolean Algebra • Logic Circuits and Digital Logic Families • Electronic Instruments (Analog as Well as Digital) • Transducers • Microprocessors • Communication System • Objective Questions
Volume-IV Electrical Power
• Electrical Power Plants • Power Substations and Major Electrical Equipment in Power Stations • Electrical Supply Systems • Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines • Performance of Transmission Lines • Distribution of Electrical Power • Economic Considerations • Industrial Utilization • Electric Heating and Welding • Illumination • Objective Questions • Index.