Programmed Review for Electrical Engineering, Third Edition
This text contains an organized review of the basic electrical engineering fundamentals, with 111 problems, solutions and explanations for the core electrical engineering concepts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Programmed Review for Electrical Engineering, Third Edition
Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts of Electrical Engineering
A review of electrical quantities, Ohm's law, circuit elements, series and parallel combination, wye-delta transformation, complex algebra, circuit element equations, transients, Laplace transform, Kirchhoff's laws, Thevenin's theorem, maximum power transfer theorem and corollary, Norton's equivalent circuit, voltage division and superposition, magnetic circuit terms, determinants, resonance, ideal transformer, and waveforms.
Introduction
This chapter summarizes the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering and serves as the foundation upon which subsequent chapters are based. The several branches of electrical engineering reviewed in the following chapters make use of these fundamental concepts in unique, applied situations. Each chapter contains additional formulas and concepts particular to the subject under discussion; however, there will always be an analog between that specialized material and the fundamentals presented in this first chapter. Therefore, the reader will want to refer to this chapter for definition of terms, conversion factors, and other information useful in solving the problems presented in subsequent chapters.
No problems are presented for solution in this chapter. It is intended as a basic review of material the reader must understand in order to solve problems in the various branches of electrical engineering contained in this text as well as on the PE Examination. Careful, thorough review of these fundamental concepts will help to assure your success in solving problems rapidly and accurately.
Electrical Quantities
The basic electrical quantities are energy, power, charge, current, voltage, resistance, and electromotive force.
The basic electrical quantities are summarized below and described in more detail in the following paragraphs.
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