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Master the Electric and Electronic Components that Control Today's Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Systems!
Electricity and Electronics for HVAC covers everything you need to know for a solid understanding of the electrical and electronic principles and applications of the air conditioning, heating and refrigeration field.
Included are numerous drawings, illustrations, and diagrams to explain circuits and digital controls. It also covers all the essentials, such as safety procedures, heating and ventilation, voltages and currents, and much more - giving you a solid grounding in the key principles and applications of HVAC.
Electricity and Electronics for HVAC provides an expert account of the electric and electronic components used for modern air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. Packed with hundreds of detailed illustrations, this in-depth reference fully explains circuits, diagrams, digital controls, safety procedures, troubleshooting, and more.
Written by the renowned technical authors Rex Miller and Mark R. Miller, this essential resource covers all electrical and electronic principles and applications of HVAC, including basic electricity . . . electric measuring instruments . . . control devices . . . heating circuits . . . refrigeration and freezer circuits . . . and other topics. Designed to build knowledge, skills, and confidence, Electricity and Electronics for HVAC features:
- Complete information on electric and electronic components for modern HVAC systems.
- Over 345 detailed illustrations to improve technical understanding.
- Standard and SI units for all problems and worked-out equations.
- A PowerPoint presentation for classroom use.
Inside this Career-Building HVAC Tool:
• Introduction to Electricity • Current, Voltage, Resistance, and Power • Resistors, Color Code, Components, and Symbols • Series and Parallel Circuits • Magnetism, Solenoids, and Relays • Electric Measuring Instruments • Electric Power: DC and AC • Inductors, Inductive Reactance, and Transformers • Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance • Single and Three-Phase Power • Solid-State Controls • AC Motors • Electrical Safety • Control Devices • Heating Circuits • AC Circuits • Refrigeration and Freezer Circuits • Troubleshooting • Controlling Electric Power for AC Units • Careers in AC and Refrigeration • Index
From the Preface
This book is intended to provide an introduction to the basic principles of electricity and
electronics as they apply to refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning systems. It combines basic principles, using very little math, with the latest applications found in the HVAC industry.
The fields of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating are undergoing some very rapid changes. The advent of the computer chip has made it possible to control heating and cooling systems precisely and with a great deal of freedom in programming their applications. The new high-efficiency furnaces utilize the chip both for sequencing and for protection from accidental damage. Most of these programmable controllers provide instructions and technical bulletins. They are numerous, and each has its own approach to solving a given problem. This book will make it possible for you to understand
these instructions and improvements.
Future technicians need to deal with the fact that change is inevitable, and that they will have to keep up with the latest developments as long as they work in the field. It is hoped that this book will make that task easier.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: Introduction to Electricity. Chapter 2: Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power and Ohm's Law. Chapter 3: Resistors, Other Electric Components, and their Symbols. Chapter 4: Series and Parallel Circuits. Chapter 5: Magnetism, Solenoids and Relays. Chapter 6: Electrical Measuring Instruments. Chapter 7: Electrical Power: Direct Current and Alternating Current. Chapter 8: Inductors and Transformers. Chapter 9: Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance. Chapter 10: Single-Phase and Three-Phase Alternating Current. Chapter 11: Solid-State Controls. Chapter 12: Alternating Current Motors. Chapter 13: Electrical Safety. Chapter 14: Control Devices. Chapter 15: Heating Circuits. Chapter 16: Air-Conditioning Circuits. Chapter 17: Refrigeration Circuits. Chapter 18: Troubleshooting. Chapter 19: Controlling Electrical Power for Air-Conditioning Units. Chapter 20: Careers in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. Index.
About the Authors
Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at the SUNY College at Buffalo. He has taught technical curriculums at the high school, technical school, and college levels for more than 40 years. Dr Miller is the author or coauthor of over 100 textbooks for vocational and industrial arts programs, including McGraw-Hill's best-selling Carpentry and Construction and Electrician's Pocket Manual.
Mark R Miller is Professor and Coordinator of Industrial Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He has taught technical curriculums at the high school, technical school, and college levels for more than 25 years. Dr Miller is the author or coauthor of over 30 textbooks for trade and technical programs, including McGraw-Hill's Welding Licensing Exam Study Guide and Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. |
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