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ISBN10: 0071818693 | ISBN13: 9780071818698

ISBN10: 0071818693
ISBN13: 9780071818698
By Rex Miller and Mark R. Miller

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The most complete, up-to-date guide to industrial electricity

This practical resource offers comprehensive coverage of the entire electrical field and its equipment, including troubleshooting and repair. You'll learn how to read and interpret schematics and drawings and safely work with all electrical components and systems on the jobsite.

The Second Edition features a new chapter on robotics, a new 16-page color insert, and information on the latest codes, regulations, and devices. Filled with more than 650 photos and diagrams, study questions, review problems, and detailed answers, this career-building tool helps you enhance your electrical and electronics expertise and apply it effectively in the workplace.

Industrial Electricity and Motor Controls, Second Edition covers:

  • Tools and equipment
  • Safety in the workplace
  • Symbols used in electrical wiring diagrams and ladder diagrams
  • Control circuits and diagrams
  • Switches
  • Magnetism and solenoids
  • Relays
  • Electric motors
  • Timers and sensors
  • Solenoids and valves
  • Motor starting methods
  • Solid-state reduced-voltage starters
  • Speed control and monitoring
  • Motor control and protection
  • Three-phase controllers
  • Drives
  • Transformers
  • Power generation
  • Power distribution systems
  • Programmable controllers
  • Robotics
  • Careers in electricity

Part I: Tools, Theory and Equipment(Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Part II: Electric Motors(Chapter: 8)

Part III: Motor Controls and Drives(Chapters: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)

Part IV: Transformers, Power Generation, and Power Distribution(Chapters: 18, 19, 20)

Part V: Programmable Controllers, PLCs(Chapter:21)

Part VI: Troubleshooting and Maintenance(Chapter 22)

Part VII: Robots and Robotics(Chapter 23)

Part VIII: Careers

Glossary: (to be updated, and expanded to include Robotics)

Appendices: (to be modified with corrections to latest e-mail addresses andsearch sources)

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