Electrotechnology Practice, 5th Edition
- Length: 754 pages
- Edition: 5
- Language: English
- Publisher: Cengage Learning Australia
- Publication Date: 2020
- ISBN-10: 0170412229
- ISBN-13: 9780170412223
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
Electrotechnology Practice includes more than 1000 illustrations to help you learn various concepts and the real-world aspects of electrical practices. The text has a range of examples and review questions to support your understanding. It covers the two key qualifications in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package: – Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start) – Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician Electrotechnology Practice prepares you to sit for the Capstone Assessment or the Licenced Electrician’s Assessment (LEA), which is a requirement for an Electrician’s Licence.
Prelims Title page Copyright Brief contents Contents Guide to the text Guide to the online resources Preface Acknowledgements About the authors Chapter 1: Work health and safety 1.1 Work health and safety fundamentals 1.2 Work environment 1.3 Work environment safety signs 1.4 Workplace emergencies 1.5 Manual handling 1.6 Chemicals in the workplace 1.7 Working at heights 1.8 Physical and psychological hazards 1.9 Working with electricity 1.10 Common electrical hazards 1.11 Rescue from a live situation 1.12 First aid information and life support 1.13 Legal and ethical issues Chapter review Trial exam Appendix Material safety data sheets Section 1: Product identification Section 2: Hazardous identification Section 3: Composition/ information on ingredients Section 4: First aid measures Section 5: Firefighting measures Section 6: Accidental release measures Section 7: Handling and storage Section 8: Exposure controls/personal protection Section 9: Physical and chemical properties Section 10: Stability and reactivity Section 11: Toxicological information Section 12: Ecological information Section 13: Disposal considerations Section 14: Transport information Section 15: Regulatory information Section 16: Other information Chapter 2: Document and apply measures tocontrol WH& S risks associated with electrotechnology work 2.1 Risk management 2.2 Hazard identification and control 2.3 Low-voltage systems 2.4 Coherent optical hazards 2.5 Harmful dusts and airborne contaminant hazards 2.6 Lockout, isolation and tagging 2.7 Step and touch potential 2.8 Testing equipment 2.9 Installation safety 2.10 Construction site periodic inspection and test Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 3: Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components 3.1 Mechanical drawing 3.2 Measuring and marking 3.3 Holding and cutting 3.4 Sheet metal work 3.5 Drills and drilling 3.6 Tapping and threading 3.7 Power tools 3.8 General hand tools 3.9 Joining techniques Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 4 : Fixing and support devices and techniques 4.1 Fasteners and fixings 4.2 Stud wall attachment devices 4.3 Fasteners 4.4 Fixings 4.5 Fixing adhesives and tapes 4.6 Environmental and heritage awareness Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 5: Drawings, diagrams and schedules 5.1 Architectural drawings 5.2 Electrical symbols, drawing scales and electrical schedules 5.3 Electrical drawings 5.4 Lighting circuits Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 6: Develop and connect electrical control circuits 6.1 Relays 6.2 Relay circuits and drawing conventions 6.3 Remote stop–start control and electrical interlocking 6.4 Circuits using contactors 6.5 Jogging and interlocking 6.6 Control devices 6.7 Programmable logic controllers 6.8 Three-phase induction motor starters 6.9 Three-phase induction motor reversal and braking 6.10 Three-phase induction motor speed control 6.11 Converting a wiring diagram to a circuit diagram 6.12 Fault-finding techniques Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 7: Wiring systems types, applications and terminations 7.1 Conductors and terminations 7.2 Insulation types 7.3 Plugs and sockets 7.4 Wiring systems 7.5 Cables 7.6 Trunking 7.7 Wiring enclosures 7.8 Setting rigid steel conduit 7.9 Fire protection cabling and systems 7.10 Mineral-insulated metal- sheathed cable 7.11 Armoured cable 7.12 Trailing cables 7.13 Communications and data cables Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 8: Installation of wiring systems 8.1 Standards, codes and requirementsapplicable to the installation of wiring systems 8.2 Special situations 8.3 Hazardous areas 8.4 Equipment for damp situations 8.5 Aerial cabling 8.6 Underground point of supply 8.7 Techniques for installing cables and wiring systems 8.8 Inspecting and testing installed and terminated cables Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 9: Electrical installation – cable selection and coordination 9.1 Performance standards 9.2 Voltage drop 9.3 Creation of separate circuits and installation circuit arrangement 9.4 Factors affecting the choice of wiring systems 9.5 Current- carrying capacity 9.6 Determining maximum demand of consumer's mains and sub-mains 9.7 Earth-fault-loop impedance 9.8 Protective devices for overload and fault currents 9.9 Miniature circuit breakers 9.10 Devices for isolation and switching 9.11 Tariffs 9.12 Switchboards Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 10: Electrical installations – arrangement, control and protection 10.1 Safety principles 10.2 Extra-low-voltage circuits 10.3 Protection against indirect contact 10.4 Earthing systems and fundamental requirements 10.5 Earth fault loop 10.6 Core balance earth leakage (CBEL) 10.7 Control of an electrical installation and circuits 10.8 Protection against over-voltage and under-voltage 10.9 Safety services 10.10 Fire detection systems 10.11 Security systems Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 11: Electrical apparatus and existing circuits – verification and testing 11.1 Electrical safety 11.2 Legislated regulations 11.3 Fault-finding 11.4 Testing of electrical installation work 11.5 Testing electrical apparatus and existing circuits 11.6 Earth electrode resistance testing 11.7 Documentation Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 12: Introduction to regulations, compliance standards and codes 12.1 Legislated regulations 12.2 Technical standards and statutory requirements 12.3 Purpose, format and content of typical job specifications Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 13: Electrical heating 13.1 Heating and heat energy 13.2 Control of heating 13.3 Heating process Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 14: Lighting 14.1 Lighting concepts 14.2 Luminaires 14.3 Lamp types 14.4 Energy- saving lighting, neon and devices 14.5 Exit and emergency evacuation lighting and lighting control 14.6 General requirements for luminaires Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 15: Batteries 15.1 Cells and batteries 15.2 Primary batteries 15.3 Secondary or rechargeable cells 15.4 Lead acid battery 15.5 Nickel–cadmium battery 15.6 Battery configurations 15.7 Load testing 15.8 Intrinsically safe batteries (ISBs) 15.9 Charging methods 15.10 Routine maintenance 15.11 Safe working practices and batteries Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 16: Make up and assemble busbars (MindTap chapter) 16.1 Materials and applications 16.2 Shaping techniques 16.3 Terminations and connections 16.4 Other types of busbars Chapter review Chapter 17: Verifying installation compliance (MindTap chapter) 17.1 Verification and testing 17.2 DC circuit theory 17.3 AC circuit theory 17.4 Fundamental safety principles 17.5 Electric motor control and protection 17.6 Earthing 17.7 Transformers 17.8 Protection of installations 17.9 Selecting cables 17.10 Special installation requirements 17.11 Electrical diagrams 17.12 Working safely Chapter review Trial exam Chapter 18: Electrical winding (MindTap chapter) 18.1 Winding wires 18.2 Magnet wire testing 18.3 Magnet wire varnishes 18.4 Varnish removal methods 18.5 Measuring magnet wires 18.6 Applications of winding wires 18.7 Stator windings 18.8 Armature windings 18.9 Transformer windings Chapter review Answers to the exercises Index
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