Electrical Engineering | Step by Step: Basics, Components & Circuits explained for Beginners

Length: 88 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021-11-12
ISBN-10: B09LSGBMPB
Sales Rank: #9344 (See Top 100 Books)

Are you looking for a simple and understandable introduction to the basics of electrical engineering and electronics? Then you are well advised with this book! As an engineer (M.Eng.) I would like to teach you the basics of electrical engineering and electronics. In summary, this book offers you an easy to understand, intuitively structured and practical introduction to the world of electrical engineering!

What is current and what is voltage? What is charge? What is power, what is 1 kWh? How does an electric motor work? What is the difference between direct current and alternating current? This electrical engineering handbook not only answers these questions, but also covers many other topics in depth and detail.
In addition, in this compact beginner’s guide, you will quickly and easily learn the functions as well as the application of important electronic components such as resistors, diodes, transistors, capacitors and much more. This book offers you a comprehensive yet compact introduction to the basics of electrical engineering and electronics!

In addition to important basic terms and principles, you will also learn, for example, how to analyze circuits (Kirchhoff’s rules), what a bipolar transistor is, what a MOSFET is, and how a RLC circuit is designed. We will also look at what happens when you place an inductor in a magnetic field and what practical applications these basic principles have in our modern world. We will also do some calculations together and we will learn the mathematical equations behind the basic principles of electrical engineering in each chapter. However, depending on how deep you want to go into the material, you can also just take note of them.

This fundamentals book is aimed specifically at anyone who has no prior knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, or who already has some knowledge but is looking for a practical and understandable guide to electrical engineering. No matter what age you are, what profession you have, whether you are a pupil, student or pensioner. This book is for anyone who wants or needs to learn about electrical engineering and electronics.

The aim of this book is to introduce you to how electrical engineering accompanies us in everyday life and the basic principles involved. In addition, you will learn the basics of direct current technology and alternating current technology, their theoretical backgrounds and much more! Develop a basic understanding of electrical engineering and electronics in no time!

Therefore, do not hesitate any longer, best take a look at the book and get your copy home as an ebook or paperback!

Briefly summarized, you will learn the following in detail in this course:

Basic concepts and basic quantities of electrical engineering
How to analyze and solve electrical engineering circuits
Ohm’s law, Ampere’s law and Farady’s law
Components such as resistor, diode (e.g. LED), transistor, capacitor, transformer, …, and how they work and what they are used for
The difference between direct current and alternating current, as well as single-phase and multi-phase systems
How does electricity get into the house? Getting to know the power supply system
Direct current and alternating current motors and their structure / mode of operation
Outlook: Renewable energies such as photovoltaics and wind power
and much more!

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Foreword
Table of contents
1 Introduction
2 Electrotechnical Basics & Circuit Analysis
2 1 Introduction to electrical engineering
2 2 Basic sizes
2 3 Power equation and Ohm's law
2 4 The passive sign convention
2 5 Analysis of DC circuits
2 5 1 Terms in circuits
2 5 2 Kirchhoff's two laws (KCL & KVL)
2 5 3 The Mesh Flow Analysis
2 5 4 The nodal stress analysis (nodal analysis)
2 5 5 Equivalent circuits
2 5 6 Properties of series/series and parallel connection
3 Basics of electronics
3 1 Fundamentals of semiconductors
3 1 1 Semiconductor doping
3 1 2 The PN junction diode
3 1 3 The light-emitting diode (LED)
3 1 4 Solving circuits with diodes
3 2 Rectification and use of a diode
3 2 1 Half-wave rectifier
3 2 2 Full-wave rectifier
3 3 What is a transistor?
3 3 1 The Bipolar Transistor (BJT) - Basics
3 3 2 The Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) - Basics
3 3 3 The Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOS-FET)
3 4 Practical applications of electrical engineering and electronics
3 4 1 Printed circuit board (PCB)
3 4 2 The multimeter: Current and voltage measurement in practice
4 Direct Current vs  Alternating Current & Sine Waves
4 1 Introduction to the topic
4 2 Alternating voltage / alternating current
4 3 Series resonant circuit (RLC circuit)
4 3 1 Capacitors
4 3 2 Inductors (coils)
5 Power supply systems
5 1 Energy and system of units
5 2 The power triangle
5 3 Single-phase and three-phase alternating current
5 4 How does electricity get into the house? The power supply systems
5 5 Protection of the power grid
6 Electrical machines
6 1 Magnetic field and electrical machines - basics
6 1 1 Faraday's law of induction
6 1 2 The magnetic-ohmic law
6 1 3 Force in a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field
6 1 4 Voltage in the current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field
6 1 5 Torque in a current-carrying loop
6 2 Transformers
6 3 Direct current machines (direct current motor)
6 3 1 Analysis of circuits with DC motors
6 4 AC machines (AC motors)
6 4 1 Basics of AC motors
6 4 2 A rotating magnetic field
6 4 3 AC motor types
7 Renewable energies
7 1 PV systems - photovoltaics
7 2 Wind turbines
Appendix A: Overview of circuit symbols
Appendix B: Simulation Software & CAD Software for Electronics
Appendix C: A brief introduction to using an Arduino
Closing words