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American Electrician's Handbook, 15th Edition

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Author: Terrell Croft, Wilford I Summers, Frederic P Hartwell
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 1504

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An updated edition of an industry classic

The favored handbook of nearly everyone in the field, American Electricians' Handbook has been revised and updated to include the latest codes, standards, techniques, processes, and equipment. This industry staple, which has been in publication for 95 straight years, is filled with practical advice and facts for designing, installing, operating, and maintain electrical systems and equipment.

With new information and artwork throughout, American Electricians' Handbook uses plain language and diagrams to cover such subjects as solar power and photovoltaics; adjustable speed drives and variable-speed drive programming; continuous load calculations; and induction lighting. American Electricians' Handbook is the only book available that focuses on systems and equipment rather than codes and calculations.

Written for electricians, electrical engineers, general contractors, construction managers, and building inspectors.
An updated edition of the most popular electrician handbook on the market.
A completely updated edition of the "Electricians' Bible."

The most popular electricians' handbook for the past 95 years has been completely updated to provide the latest National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code rules and standards, and new references to solar power, photovoltaics, induction lighting, and more. Providing all the information you'll need to design, maintain, and operate systems and equipment, the Fifteenth Edition of the American Electricians' Handbook is the key to tackling even the most complex jobs with complete confidence. This one-stop resource focuses on systems and equipment rather than codes and calculations, making it the most practical, hands-on guide available. No matter what kind of electrical project you plan to take on, the American Electricians' Handbook is the only guide you'll need.

American Electrician's Handbook covers:

Solar power and photovoltaics
Variable- and adjustable-speed drives
Variable-speed-drive programming
Continuous load calculations
Induction lighting
New National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code rules
NEMA motor and generator standards
Voltage drops in circuits with non-unity power factors

Inside you'll find:

• Fundamentals • Properties and Splicing of Conductors • Circuits and Circuit Calculations • General Electrical Equipment and Batteries • Transformers • Solid-State Devices and Circuits • Generators and Motors • Outside Distribution • Interior Wiring • Electric Lighting • Optical Fiber • Wiring and Design Tables

From the Preface
This marks a large transition, as the editorial responsibility for one of the great classics in the field of electrical publishing changes hands. I am both honored and humbled by the significance of the task. Wilford "Bill" Summers ably maintained the legacy of this unique and extraordinary publication for some 30 years, comprising most of my career as an electrician. To now have the solemn responsibility for this work calls forth all of my skills, both as a working electrician and as an editor and student of the language, as well as a member of the National Electrical Code Committee.

The American Electricians' Handbook has always been my intellectual attic as an electrician. If I really needed some information, no matter how off the beaten path, I have always been able to find the information in this book. This Fifteenth Edition has been entirely and carefully revised and expanded consistent with advances of the art and the latest good practice, and in accord with the latest requirements of the 2008 National Electrical Code. The returning reader will find approximately 100 pages of entirely new material, including tables, illustrations, and photographs. To make room, some of the verbatim reprints of National Electrical Code tables and sections have been discontinued. This editor believes that any user of this book has ready access to a current copy of the National Electrical Code, but not so the added material.

This edition includes completely new material on net present value calculations, so you can evaluate and sell the benefits of electrical improvements today. It comprehensively covers ampacity calculations that are some of the most challenging for engineers and working electricians alike. It covers autotransformers in detail for the first time, along with industrial control panels with an emphasis on being able to continue to build this equipment in the field. For the first time the book covers all National Electrical Code Chapter 3 wiring methods to at least a minimal degree. It also covers cable pulling calculations step by step, so any electrician can determine whether a pull is feasible and apply the suggested strategies to make it so if this is not the case. It covers high-impedance grounding systems and farm wiring distributions in accordance with the latest National Electrical Code developments. Finally, it covers the most common aspects of the burgeoning field of solar photovoltaic wiring for the first time, along with LED and induction fluorescent lighting sources.

However, to quote from the preface to the Fourteenth Edition, the original purpose of the Handbook has been retained. This book continues to "provide a compilation of data and information on the various types of equipment and conductors presented without advanced mathematics so as to be as useful as possible to the average electrical person. In many cases much of the basic principles stated herein are widely utilized by apprenticeship and electrical inspector training classes." This editor believes that "what the user wants is not an encyclopedia of the manufacturer product lines but an orderly and accessible collection of working tool information otherwise scattered throughout other technical literature."

As with previous editions, this book has been produced with the kind assistance of many individuals, organizations, and associations. A handbook of this nature could not be written without such assistance and suggestions. Some, however, have gone beyond the call of duty and deserve special recognition here. Many thanks to Tim Croushore for his help with fundamentals, to Gil Moniz of NEMA for his timely assistance in Div. 7, to Dave Mercier for his help with the cable pulling calculations, to John Wiles for his review of the solar photovoltaic coverage, and to Paul Rosenberg for his work on optical fiber technology.
- Frederic P. Hartwell

About the Authors
Wilford I Summers (Colorado Springs, CO) is an electrical consultant and former Executive Director of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors.
Fred Hartwell (Amherst, MA) is president of Hartwell Electrical Services, Inc., and serves as inspector of wires in his hometown. He has more than 25 years' experience in the field of electronics, National Electrical Code Code Making Panel Committee.

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