Sections

Electrical engineering

Voltage, current, resistance and electric power.

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Direct current

Ohm's law, power, energy and resistor networks.

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Alternating current

Reactance, impedance and power in AC circuits.

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Three-phase circuits

Power and current in balanced three-phase systems.

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Transformers

Turns ratio, currents and transformer power.

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Magnetic circuits

Magnetic flux, MMF, field strength and reluctance.

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Transformer EMF and flux

EMF equation, maximum flux, turns count and flux density.

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Transformer losses and regulation

Copper and total losses, loading and voltage regulation.

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Cables and lines

Conductor resistance, voltage drop and line losses.

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Line voltage drop

Absolute and percentage drop in single- and three-phase lines.

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Cable sizing and current

Cross-section from voltage drop, current density and allowable current.

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Line losses

Loop resistance, power and energy losses, and transmission efficiency.

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Electrical measurements

Shunts, voltage dividers and measurement calculations.

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Ammeters and shunts

Ammeter range extension, shunt sizing, and meter movement current.

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Voltmeters and series resistors

Voltmeter range extension, series resistance, and meter movement voltage.

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Electrical machines

Synchronous speed, slip, shaft power and efficiency.

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Reactive power compensation

Capacitor-bank power, current and required capacitance.

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CAN bit timing

Prescaler, sample point and timing parameters for a CAN bus.

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Kirchhoff laws and complete circuit

Node currents, loops, internal resistance and Joule heating.

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RC/RL transients

Time constants, capacitor charging and current growth.

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Resonance, quality factor and bandwidth

Phase angle, quality factor, bandwidth and decay.

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