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Basic AC Circuits by John Clayton Rawlins. The book covers electronics concepts, terms, and the mathematics required to understand AC circuit problems. The book begins with an introduction to alternating current, how an alternating voltage is generated and why the sine function describes the characteristics of such a voltage and the resulting circuit current. A discussion of the particular case in ac circuits where the ac frequency varies to resonance completes the text. The book is written not to support theories with completely rigid mathematical proofs, but to explain the fundamental ideas so the reader may understand how to put electricity to use in practical ways. Hopefully, the text succeeds in achieving that goal.
The Contents of Basic AC Circuits
- Introduction to Alternating Current
- AC and the Sine Wave
- The Oscilloscope and Its Use
- The Sine Wave and Phase
- Power Electronics Devices Circuits
- Resistive Circuits
- Capacitance
- RC Circuit Analysis
- Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers
- Inductance and Transformers
- RL Circuit Analysis
- RC and RL Time Constants
- RLC Circuit Analysis
- Power Electronics
- Phasor Algebra
- Complex RLC Circuit Analysis
- Resonance
