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Author Wang, Meizhong, 1955- author.

Title Understandable electric circuits key concepts Wang Meizhong
Edition Second edition
Published Stevenage, United Kingdom The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2019

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Description 1 online resource illustrations
Series IET materials, circuits and devices series 47
Materials, circuits and devices series ; 47.
Contents Intro; Contents; About the author; Preface; Acknowledgments; R. Quantities and units; R.1 International system of units (SI); R.1.1 SI units and circuit quantities; R.1.2 Metric prefixes (SI prefixes); R.1.3 Metric conversion; R.1.4 The unit factor method; R.2 Scientific notation; R.2.1 Write in scientific notation; R.3 Engineering notation; R.3.1 Write in engineering notation; Summary; Self-test; 1. Basic concepts of electric circuits; 1.1 Introduction to electric circuits; 1.1.1 Why study electric circuits?; 1.1.2 Careers in electrical, electronic, and computer engineering
1.1.3 Milestones of electric circuit theory1.2 Electric circuits and schematic diagrams; 1.2.1 Basic electric circuits; 1.2.2 Circuit schematics (diagrams) and symbols; 1.3 Electric current; 1.3.1 Current; 1.3.2 1-ampere current; 1.3.3 The direction of electric current; 1.4 Electric voltage; 1.4.1 Voltage/electromotive force; 1.4.2 Potential difference/voltage; 1.5 Resistance and Ohm's law; 1.5.1 Resistance/resistor; 1.5.2 Factors affecting resistance; 1.5.3 Conductance; 1.5.4 Ohm's law; 1.5.5 I-V characteristics of Ohm's law; 1.6 Reference direction of voltage and current
1.6.1 Reference direction of current1.6.2 Reference polarity of voltage; 1.6.3 Mutually related reference polarity of current/voltage; Summary; Practice problems; 2. Basic laws of electric circuits; 2.1 Power and energy; 2.1.1 Work; 2.1.2 Energy; 2.1.3 Power; 2.1.4 Electric power; 2.1.5 The reference direction of power; 2.2 Kirchhoff's voltage law; 2.2.1 Closed-loop circuit; 2.2.2 Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) #1; 2.2.3 Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) #2; 2.2.4 Experimental circuit of KVL; 2.2.5 KVL extension; 2.3 Kirchhoff's current law; 2.3.1 Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) #1
2.3.2 Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) #22.3.3 Physical property of KCL; 2.3.4 Procedure to solve a complicated problem; 2.3.5 Supernode; 2.3.6 Some important circuit terminologies; 2.4 Voltage source and current source; 2.4.1 Ideal voltage source; 2.4.2 Real voltage source; 2.4.3 Ideal current source; 2.4.4 Real current source; Summary; Practice problems; 3. Series-parallel resistive circuits; 3.1 Series resistive circuits and voltage divider rule; 3.1.1 Series resistive circuits; 3.1.2 Series voltage and resistance; 3.1.3 Series current and power; 3.1.4 An example of a series circuit
3.1.5 Voltage divider rule (VDR)3.1.6 Circuit ground; 3.1.7 Voltage subscript notation; 3.2 Parallel resistive circuits and current divider rule; 3.2.1 Parallel resistive circuits; 3.2.2 Parallel voltage and current; 3.2.3 Parallel resistance and power; 3.2.4 An example of a parallel circuit; 3.2.5 Current divider rule (CDR); 3.3 Series-parallel resistive circuits; 3.3.1 Equivalent resistance of a series-parallel circuit; 3.3.2 Analysis of the series-parallel circuits; 3.3.3 Currents and voltages of a series-parallel circuit
Summary This book offers a thorough reference guide to the theory, elements and design of basic electronic circuits, providing a solid foundation for those who plan to move into the field of electronics engineering, and essential information for anyone who uses electronic circuitry in their profession or research
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 11, 2020)
Subject Electric circuits.
circuits.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
Electric circuits
circuit theory.
computational electromagnetics.
networks (circuits)
units (measurement)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781785616983
1785616986
9781523121878
1523121874