The authors provide techniques on designing electrical systems for any building or facility, including how-to's on the circuits and systems that supply electrical power for lighting, heating, motors, and other power loads and controls in industrial, commercial and residential settings. Each procedure is directly cross-referenced to the latest National Electrical Code. 240 illus.
A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF TECHNICAL DETAILS ON ELECTRICALPOWER FROM GENERATION TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Reliable, low-cost electric power is a fundamental requirement for modern society, making possible such vital services as lighting, HVAC, transportation, communication, and data processing, in addition to driving motors of all sizes. A mainstay of industrial productivity and economic prosperity, it is also essential for safeguarding human life and health. This handbook is a valuable information resource on electric power for everyone from technical professionals to students and laypeople. This compact, user-friendly edition updates and expands on the earlier edition. Its core content of power generation, distribution, lighting, wiring, motors, and project planning has been supplemented by new topics: * CAD for preparing electrical drawings and estimates * Basic switch and receptacle circuit wiring * Structured wiring for multimedia * Swimming pool and low-voltage lighting * Electrical surge protection An easy-to-read style makes complex topics understandable. It’s a must-have reference for those with a need or desire to get up to speed on the entire subject of electric power or just familiarize themselves with the latest advances--regardless of their formal education or training. Reader-helpful features in this edition include: * Up-front chapter summaries to save time in finding topics of interest. * References to related articles in the National Electrical Code. * A bibliography identifying additional sources for digging deeper. * Approximately 300 illustrations
With this authoritative, easy-to-follow guide, you can design and specify electrical systems for virtually any commercial building easily, efficiently, and accurately. You'll be able to submit lower bids, foster greater client satisfaction, and encounter fewer problems during construction. Electrical Design Guide for Commercial Buildings shows you step by step how to organize, layout and circuit, and complete the design of electrical power and telephone/communications systems for commercial and industrial buildings. Whether pro or novice, you'll find the key to better, faster, and cheaper electrical design for commercial buildings inside this book.
Now you can achieve optimum performance and efficiency in the design of electric systems for virtually any size or type of building or industrial facility utilizing the state-of-the-art methodologies detailed in this comprehensive handbook. Step-by-step guidelines take you through each phase of design, covering equipment selection, power distribution system analysis, conduit and conductor sizing, lighting system design, control systems, electronic instrumentation, protective relaying, energy management systems, power quality, variable speed drives, motor selection, and more. The latest codes (NEC 2008) as well as currently available equipment are referenced. Numerous examples and simulation exercises are included, along with detailed design examples. Fully illustrated with many useful diagrams and tables, this book is a practical guide for electrical engineers, plant and facility engineers, and other professionals responsible for implementing or overseeing the design of facility electrical systems.
Written to serve the needs of construction industry professionals, this practical handbook provides a consolidated guide for design engineers and project managers, as well as maintenance professionals, technicians and others who must accurately specify electrical equipment.
The only book of its kind on the market today, this invaluable handbook gives you every essential calculation used in day-to-day electrical construction work - for wiring ... lighting and appliance branch circuits ... feeders for power and light ... motor circuits ... and transformers. With more than 350 detailed illustrations, this updated handbook will enable anyone involved in the electrical construction industry to determine the most efficient and cost-effective approach to the design, layout, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric circuits, systems, and equipment.
This comprehensive collection of tables and calculation procedures will enable you to design state-of-the-art electrical power distribution systems up to 600 volts for all kinds of industrial and commercial buildings and facilities. The Handbook gives you a quick and easy way of finding the results of electrical calculations simply by copying the answer directly from the table itself - or by using a four-function calculator. This reference also offers you help in developing answers to problems by means of a series of step-by-step design procedures in each section of electrical tables. Based on the most recent codes and specifications, Handbook of Electrical Tables and Design Criteria features tables and data for aluminum and copper conductors, calculation forms for voltage drop and derating of conductors, circuit design data for three-phase motors and transformers, data for power factor correction, NEMA ratings for enclosures, and fault-current tables, data, and calculation forms.
This book contains all information regarding magnetism and magnetic materials that an electrical engineer needs to know to be able to understand and design magnetic devices.The handbook comprises chapters comprising basic electromagnetism, basic quantum mechanics, ferromagnetism, magnetic materials, magnetic material characterization, modeling of magnetic materials, and magnetic design. A comprehensive description of the physical origin of magnetism of materials is given chapter two and a thorough review of the physics behind ferromagnetism is given in chapter three.All chapters are written in a textbook fashion such that they can easily be assimilated separately. The book gathers in an understandable the multidisciplinary topic of magnetism and magnetic materials in way that it can serve as a comprehensive introduction to engineers that considers use of magnetic materials in their designs.The book covers all major modeling techniques of magnetic materials including the well-known Presiach, Jiles-Atherton and lag models. General magnetic design approaches including major and new design tools also are presented.The book also serves as a guideline regarding the choice of feasible materials in specific applications regarding both soft and hard magnetic materials with an inventory of alternatives to electrical steel. Relevant performance criteria then are given such that appropriate materials can be selected. The final chapter offers a list of current electrical steel and magnetic material suppliers.
A practical treatment of power system design within the oil, gas, petrochemical and offshore industries. These have significantly different characteristics to large-scale power generation and long distance public utility industries. Developed from a series of lectures on electrical power systems given to oil company staff and university students, Sheldrake's work provides a careful balance between sufficient mathematical theory and comprehensive practical application knowledge. Features of the text include: Comprehensive handbook detailing the application of electrical engineering to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries Practical guidance to the electrical systems equipment used on off-shore production platforms, drilling rigs, pipelines, refineries and chemical plants Summaries of the necessary theories behind the design together with practical guidance on selecting the correct electrical equipment and systems required Presents numerous 'rule of thumb' examples enabling quick and accurate estimates to be made Provides worked examples to demonstrate the topic with practical parameters and data Each chapter contains initial revision and reference sections prior to concentrating on the practical aspects of power engineering including the use of computer modelling Offers numerous references to other texts, published papers and international standards for guidance and as sources of further reading material Presents over 35 years of experience in one self-contained reference Comprehensive appendices include lists of abbreviations in common use, relevant international standards and conversion factors for units of measure An essential reference for electrical engineering designers, operations and maintenance engineers and technicians.
Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice covers all key aspects of industrial, commercial and domestic installations and draws on the expertise of a wide range of industrial experts. Chapters are devoted to topics such as wiring cables, mains and submains cables and distribution in buildings, as well as power supplies, transformers, switchgear, and electricity on construction sites. Standards and codes of practice, as well as safety, are also included. Since the Third Edition was published, there have been many developments in technology and standards. The revolution in electronic microtechnology has made it possible to introduce more complex technologies in protective equipment and control systems, and these have been addressed in the new edition. Developments in lighting design continue, and extra-low voltage luminaries for display and feature illumination are now dealt with, as is the important subject of security lighting. All chapters have been amended to take account of revisions to British and other standards, following the trend to harmonised European and international standards, and they also take account of the latest edition of the Wiring Regulations. This new edition will provide an invaluable reference for consulting engineers, electrical contractors and factory plant engineers.
