Practical Electrical Engineering

This new edition of a proven textbook provides comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the fundamental concepts of electrical and computer engineering. It is written from an engineering perspective, with special emphasis on circuit functionality and applicati

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Practical Electrical Engineering Second Edition

Practical Electrical Engineering

Sergey N. Makarov • Reinhold Ludwig • Stephen J. Bitar

Practical Electrical Engineering Second Edition

Sergey N. Makarov ECE Department Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, WA, USA

Reinhold Ludwig ECE Department Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA, USA

Stephen J. Bitar Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-96691-5 ISBN 978-3-319-96692-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96692-2

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Contents

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From Physics to Electric Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Electrostatics of Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Charges, Coulomb Force, and Electric Field . . . . 1.1.2 Electric Potential and Electric Voltage . . . . . . . . . 1.1.3 Electric Voltage Versus Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 Equipotential Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.5 Use of Coulomb’s Law to Solve Electrostatic Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Steady-State Current Flow and Magnetostatics . . . . . . . . . 1.2.1 Electric Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.2 Difference Between Current Flow Model and Electrostatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.3 Physical Model of an Electric Circuit . . . . . . . . . 1.2.4 Magnetostatics and Ampere’s Law . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.5 Origin of Electric Power Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Hydraulic and Fluid Mechanics Analogies . .