Description: Offering the most up-to-date coverage available, ELECTRICITY AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC-R, 7e emphasizes the basics as it equips readers with the information needed to work effectively with all types of motors and control devices found in the heating and air-conditioning industry. Extremely reader friendly, the text reflects the current National Electrical Code® and requires no prior knowledge of electricity. It begins with discussions of essential basic electricity and electrical circuits concepts, while detailed schematic diagrams and step-by-step troubleshooting procedures highlight all of the different types of circuits commonly encountered in the HVAC-R field. The Seventh Edition is packed with vibrant photos, engaging illustrations, and coverage of the latest technology and developments from the field. Product Benefits: - Incorporating reviewer feedback throughout, ELECTRICITY AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC-R, 7e features new photos, enhanced illustrations, the latest technology, and the most up-to-date coverage available.
- The Seventh Edition offers a complete supplement package for instructors, including IML in pdf, comprehensive test bank, image gallery, and engaging PowerPoint slides available on the online instructor companion website.
- Expanded information spotlights the differences between direct current and alternating current.
- The new edition offers more detailed coverage of resistors.
- New information focuses on the voltage rating of capacitors.
- Coverage of atomic structure reflects the most accepted theories concerning the structure of atoms.
- Offering valuable insight for real-world practice, the unit on troubleshooting includes an example of a step-by-step procedure for determining the problems with a central air conditioning system.
- Comprehensive coverage of electric motors includes three-phase motors, squirrel cage induction motors, wound rotor motors, synchronous motors, and more.
- Circuits commonly encountered in the field are explained in a practical, non-mathematical manner.
- Units on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programming PLCs remain current with industry practices.
Table of Contents: Part I: BASIC ELECTRICITY.
1. Atomic Structure.
2. Electrical Quantities and Ohm's Law.
3. Measuring Instruments.
4. Electrical Circuits.
5. Electrical Services.
6. Wire Size and Voltage Drop.
7. Inductance.
8. Capacitance.
Part II: CONTROL CIRCUITS.
9. Schematic and Wiring Diagrams.
10. Developing Wiring Programs.
Part III: MOTORS.
11. Split-Phase Motors.
12. The Shaded-Pole Induction Motor.
13. Multispeed Motors.
14. Three-Phase Motor Principles.
15. The Squirrel-Cage Induction Motor.
16. The Wound Rotor Induction Motor.
17. The Synchronous Motor.
18. Brushless DC Motors.
Part IV: TRANSFORMERS.
19. Isolation Transformers.
20. Autotransformers.
21. Current Transformers.
Part V: CONTROL COMPONENTS.
22. Overloads.
23. Relays, Contactors, and Motor Starters.
24. The Solid-State Relay.
25. The Control Transformer.
26. Starting Relays.
27. Variable-Speed Motor Control.
28. The Defrost Timer.
29. The Thermostat.
30. Pressure Switches.
31. The Flow Switch.
32. The Humidistat.
33. Fan-Limit Switches.
34. The Oil-Pressure Failure Switch.
35. Solenoid Valves.
36. The Short-Cycle Timer.
37. Methods of Sensing Temperature.
38. Gas Burner Controls.
39. Oil Burner Controls.
Part VI: TROUBLESHOOTING USING CONTROL SCHEMATICS.
40. Introduction to Troubleshooting.
41. Room Air Conditioners.
42. A Commercial Air-Conditioning Unit.
43. Heat-Pump Controls.
44. Packaged Units: Electric Air Conditioning and Gas Heat.
Part VII: ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATION CONTROLS.
45. Household Ice Makers.
46. Commercial Ice Makers.
47. Refrigeration Controls.
Part VIII: SOLID-STATE DEVICES.
48. Resistors and Color Codes.
49. Semiconductor Materials.
50. Diodes.
51. Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Photodiodes.
52. The Transistor.
53. The Unijunction Transistor.
54. The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier and GTO.
55. The Diac and SBS.
56. The Triac.
57. The Operational Amplifier.
Part IX: SOLID-STATE CONTROLS.
58. Programmable Logic Controllers.
59. Programming a PC.
60. Analog Sensing for Programmable Controllers.
Glossary.
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