Designed for both novice and practicing electrical workers, Electricity: Power Generation and Delivery, 9th Edition, explores various types of generators and the delivery of single phase and three-phase power to the customer site. The ninth edition is updated to the 2008 National Electrical Code® and includes safety features from the power supply industry and current OSHA standards where applicable. This updated edition also features all-new coverage of generator maintenance and troubleshooting and expanded coverage of transfer switches, transformers, and connections. With a continued focus on the “hows” and “whys” of electrical system operation, readers will gain a solid understanding that goes beyond what to do in an electrical problem to why various electrical procedures are important.

Features:

• Short, easy-to-read chapters provide readers with a quick reference for specific topics
• Detailed, practical artwork provides schematic views, and real photographs of equipment help readers visualize key concepts
• Current technologies are examined in conjunction with older technologies still in use, providing the necessary information to transition to newer systems
• "Achievement Reviews" allow users to check their comprehension as they progress through the book

Table of Contents:

• 1-Operating Principles of DC Generators.
• 2-The Separately Excited DC Generator.
• 3-The Self Excited Shunt Generator.
• 4-Compound Wound DC Generator.
• 5-Summary of Units 1-4.
• 6-Single Phase AC Generation Principles.
• 7-Introduction to Polyphase Circuits.
• 8-The Three Phase Wye Connection.
• 9-The Three Phase Delta Connection.
• 10-Summary of Units 6-9.
• 11-Physical and Electrical Characteristics of Three Phase Alternators.
• 12-Engine Driven Generating Sets.
• 13-Parallel Operation of Three Phase Alternators.
• 14-Wiring for Alternators.
• 15-Summary of Units 11-14.
• 16-Basic Principles of Transformers.
• 17-Single Phase Transformers.
• 18-The Single Phase, Three Wire Secondary System.
• 19-Single Phase Transformers Connected in Delta.
• 20-Single Phase Transformers Connected in a Wye Installation.
• 21-Wye and Delta Connections of Single Phase Transformers.
• 22-Instrument Transformers.
• 23-Three Phase Transformers.
• 24-National Electrical Code Requirements for Transformer Installations.
• 25. Summary of Power Transformers Units 16-24.