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Higher Electrical Engineering

Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronic Design and Engineering

Higher Electrical Engineering
J. Shepherd
A.H. Morton
L.F. Spence
881 pages

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Preface

In electronics the shift of emphasis to semiconductor devices is reflected in the omission of valve circuits from large sections of the text, in favor of bipolar transistor circuits. The field-effect transistor is dealt with in a later chapter.

In an age where systems engineering is coming more into prominence it is important that electrical and electronic engineers have some knowledge of reliability. We are grateful to Mr. E. L. Topple of the Polytechnic of the South Bank for undertaking the task of preparing a chapter on this subject for us. A further chapter giving an introduction to logic has also been added.

As in the first edition we have included a large number of worked examples in the text. Problems (with answers) at the end of each chapter give the reader the opportunity of testing his understanding of the text as he proceeds. Thanks are due to the Senate of the University of London, and to the Scottish Association for National Certificates and Diplomas for their willingness to allow us to use

TOC

Symbolic notation
Circuits and circuit theorems
Measurement circuits
Advanced three-phase theory
Harmonics
Transients
Electric and magnetic field theory
Two-port networks
Transformers
General principles of rotating machines
Three-phase windings and fields
The three-phase synchronous machine
Induction machines
The d.c. cross-field machine
Interconnected systems
Traveling voltage surges
Short-circuit protection
Closed-loop control systems
Electron dynamics
Electronic device characteristics
Small-signal amplifiers
Feedback amplifiers
Oscillations and pulses
Power amplifiers
Power rectification
Field-effect transistors
Logic
The reliability of electrical and electronic equipment