Practical troubleshooting of electrical equipment and control circuits / Mark Brown, Jawahar Rawtani, Dinesh Patil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Mark (Electrical engineer)

Contributor:

Patil, Dinesh.

Rawtani, Jawahar.

Series:

Practical professional books from Elsevier.

Practical professional books from Elsevier

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric fault location.

Electric machinery--Maintenance and repair.

Electric machinery.

Electrical engineering--Materials--Testing.

Electrical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier : Newnes, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a large gap between what you learn in college and the practical knowhow demanded in the working environment, running and maintaining electrical equipment and control circuits. Practical Troubleshooting Of Electrical Equipment and Control Circuits focuses on the hands-on knowledge and rules-of-thumb that will help engineers and employers by increasing knowledge and skills, leading to improved equipment productivity and reduced maintenance costs. This book will help engineers and technicians to identify, prevent and fix common electrical equipment and control circuits. The emphasis

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Basic principles; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Basic principles of electrical machines; 1.3 AC power systems; 1.4 Meters used in troubleshooting; 2 Devices, symbols, and circuits; 2.1 Devices and symbols; 2.2 Electrical circuits; 2.3 Reading and understanding electrical drawings; 2.4 Reading and understanding ladder logic; 2.5 Wires and terminal numbering; 3 Basic troubleshooting principles; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic principles in using a drawing and meter in troubleshooting circuits; 3.3 Checks for circuit continuity with disconnected supply

3.4 Checks for circuit continuity with live supply3.5 Tests and methods; 3.6 Testing devices; 3.7 Circuits; 3.8 Accurate wiring of circuits and connections; 3.9 Tests for installation and troubleshooting; 4 Troubleshooting AC motors and starters; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Fundamentals of three-phase AC motors; 4.3 Fundamental of single-phase AC motors; 4.4 DC motors; 4.5 Motor enclosures; 4.6 Motor terminal identification and connection diagram; 4.7 Motor rating and insulation types; 4.8 Operating a motor for forward and reverse operation; 4.9 Motor braking methods; 4.10 Motor testingt

4.11 Measurements used for a motor4.12 Motor failures and methods to extend its life; 4.13 Motor control trouble-remedy table; 4.14 Motor starter check chart; 5 Switches, circuit breakers and switchboards; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Switches and circuit breakers; 5.3 Overloads and fault protection; 5.4 Switchboards; 5.5 Motor control center; 6 Troubleshooting variable speed drives; 6.1 The need for VSDs; 6.2 Basic VSD; 6.3 Power electronic components; 6.4 Electrical VSDs; 6.5 Power electronic rectifiers (AC/DC converters); 6.6 Gate-commutated inverters (DC/AC converters)

6.7 Overall protection and diagnostics6.8 Installations and commissioning; 6.9 Power supply connections and earthing requirements; 6.10 Precautions for start/stop control of AC drives; 6.11 Control wiring for VSDS; 6.12 Commissioning VSDs; 7 Troubleshooting control circuits; 7.1 Basic control circuits; 7.2 Ladder logic circuits; 7.3 Two-wire control; 7.4 Three-wire control - start/stop; 7.5 Jog/inch circuits; 7.6 Sequence start and stop; 7.7 Automatic sequence starting; 7.8 Reversing circuit; 7.9 Plug stop and anti-plug circuits; 7.10 Two-speed motor control; 7.11 Overload protection

7.12 Troubleshooting examples7.13 Troubleshooting strategies; 7.14 Ladder logic design exercise; Appendix A: Units and abbreviations; Appendix B: Troubleshooting; Appendix C: Low-voltage networks; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611009335

9781417569137

1417569131

9781281009333

1281009334

9780080480282

0080480284

OCLC:

437144764