For more than 95 years this handbook has provided the latest NEC and NESC rules and standards. Read over new references to solar power, photovoltaics, induction and lighting. You will focus on systems and equipment rather then codes and calculations -- so you get the most practical hands-on device. 1504 pp.

American Electrician's Handbook covers:

• Solar power and photovoltaics
• Variable- and adjustable-speed drives
• Variable-speed-drive programming
• Continuous load calculations
• Induction lighting
• New NEC and NESC rules
• NEMA motor and generator standards
• Voltage drops in circuits with non-unity power factors

Inside:

• Fundamentals
• Properties and Splicing of Conductors
• Circuits and Circuit Calculations
• General Electrical Equipment and Batteries
• Transformers
• Solid-State Devices and Circuits
• Generators and Motors
• Outside Distribution
• Interior Wiring
• Electric Lighting
• Optical Fiber
• Wiring and Design Tables