xi, 264 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Revised edition of: Electricity 3 / Walter N. Alerich, Jeff Keljik. 7th ed. c2001.; Includes index.
Operating principles of DC generators --; The separately excited DC generator --; The self-excited shunt generator --; The compound-wound DC generator --; Summary review of units 1-4 --; Single-phase AC generator principles --; Introduction to polyphase circuits --; The three-phase wye connection --; The three-phase delta connection --; Summary review of units 6-9 --; Physical and electrical characteristics of three-phase alternators --; Engine-driven generating sets --; Alternative power sources --; Parallel operation of three-phase alternators --; Wiring for alternators --; Summary review of units 11-15 --; Basic principles of transformers --; The single-phase, three-wire secondary system --; Single-phase transformers connected in delta --; Single-phase transformers connected in a wye installation --; Wye and delta connections of single-phase transformers --; Instrument transformers --; Three-phase transformers --; National Electrical Code Requirements for Transformer Installations --; Summary review of units 17-25.