New Generation Publishing

 

 

                                                                                              Easy, Hands On Electronics Books

 

 

                                                                                             Second Edition

 

 

A Practical Handbook to

 AC Electronics

 

 

NEW GENERATION PUBLISHING

 

Copyright © 2005, 2010 – 2nd edition, by Alireza H. Fassih

 

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Printed in the United States of America

 

 

ISBN 0-9776054-5-0 / 978-0-9776054-5-3

 

 

                     

Preface

 

The main purpose of this handbook is a HANDS-ON APPROACH in learning AC circuits.

In each section, a component is introduced and then a software/hardware circuit will follow. The software circuit can be implemented by electronic circuit design and simulation software such as Multisim ®.

 

The main goal of this handbook is to create a vast visualization of the working function of the AC electronics circuitries. Based on my experience in teaching electronics, students had more problems with setting up the hardware circuits than software circuits. Therefore, one of my main intentions in writing this handbook is to guide the students through setting up a complete wiring of the circuits.

 

This handbook is a COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE of the practical working of the AC circuits and can be used as AC electronics textbook/lab manual in AC electronics course.

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1: AC Signal 

 

1.1         AC Signal  

 

1.2         Sine Wave 

 

1.3         Phase Angle     

 

1.4         Phasor Diagram 

 

1.5         Function Generator

 

1.6         Oscilloscope

 

    

Chapter 2: AC Resistive Circuits      

 

 

  2.1    Resistor

 

  2.2    Resistive Circuits (R-Circuits)

 

 

Chapter 3: AC Inductive Circuits  

 

3.1      Inductor

 

3.2      Inductive Circuits (L-Circuits)

 

3.3      RL Circuits

 

 

Chapter 4: Magnetims and Electromagnetic Induction

 

4.1    Magnetic Field

 

4.2     Electromagnetic Field

 

4.3    Induced Voltage and Current

 

4.4         Relays

 

4.5         Electrical Fuse and Breaker

 

4.6         Circuit Ground versus Earth Ground

 

4.7         Transformer

 

4.8        Center-Tap Transformer

 

 

Chapter 5: AC / DC Generators and Motors

 

 

5.1   AC Generator

 

5.2       DC Generator

 

5.3       DC Motor

 

5.4       Synchronous AC Motor

 

5.5       Induction AC Motor

 

 

Chapter 6: AC Capacitive Circuits       

 

 

6.1    Capacitor

 

6.2    Capacitive Circuits (C-circuits)

 

6.3    RC circuits

 

6.4    Coupling Capacitor

 

 

Chapter 7: RLC Circuits          

 

 

7.1    Series RLC Circuit  

 

7.2    Resonant Frequency    

 

7.3    Q of a Resonant Circuit  

 

7.4     Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit  

 

 

 Chapter 8: Passive Filters  

 

8.1    Low-Pass Filter   

 

8.2    High-Pass Filter   

 

8.3    Band-Pass Filter  

 

       

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