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Electrical Wiring Industrial, 17th Edition

Stephen L. Herman

  • Copyright 2021
  • Published January 2020
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Stephen L. Herman

Stephen L. Herman was an electrician and proficient instructor with over 30 years of practical experience and was known for his reader-friendly approach. A seasoned author, Mr. Herman wrote leading books on electricity and mathematics that are popular with students and instructors alike. For two decades, Mr. Herman served as lead instructor for the Electrical Technology Curriculum at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, where he received an Excellence in Education Award from the Halliburton Education Foundation. He also taught at Randolph Community College in Asheboro, North Carolina, for nine years and helped pioneer an electrical curriculum for Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, Texas. His additional publications include ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL, ELECTRICITY AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC/R, INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLS, UNDERSTANDING MOTOR CONTROLS, ELECTRONICS FOR ELECTRICIANS, ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, DIRECT CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, ELECTRICAL STUDIES FOR TRADES, ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES, EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY FOR USE WITH LAB VOLT EQUIPMENT, THE COMPLETE LABORATORY MANUAL FOR ELECTRICITY and PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS FOR ELECTRICIANS.
  • Now printed in full color, the Seventeenth Edition of ELECTRICAL WIRING INDUSTRIAL has strong visual appeal to engage today's learners, with drawings, schematics, and illustrations throughout the text to help students connect chapter material to real-life applications.
  • The Seventeenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the 2020 National Electrical Code® (NEC®). With information on relevant NEC standards integrated into step-by-step procedures for selecting conductors for a particular application, power factor correction, and installation of motors and transformers, this text is a valuable resource professionals may want to keep in their tool box.
  • Detailed photographs, diagrams, and illustrations throughout the text have been updated to reflect current industry equipment and standards, helping to clarify critical industrial electricity concepts while preparing students to connect what they learn to real-world professional applications.
  • The new edition features a strong emphasis on safety, with new “Safety Alerts” now featured in the text to highlight the importance of safe professional practices at all times.
  • Learning objectives now carefully align technical content to end-of-chapter questions and problems, as well as all supplemental assessments, providing a clear framework to help instructors to plan coursework, assignments, and assessments.
  • The author has added or expanded coverage of key topics important for today's industry professionals, including extended coverage of fuses, and new information on system grounding, zigzag transformers, transformer tap changers, and NEC requirements for transformer installation.
  • The author has added or expanded coverage of key topics important for today's industry professionals, including extended coverage of fuses, and new information on system grounding, zigzag transformers, transformer tap changers, and NEC requirements for transformer installation.
  • The text features a full chapter devoted to basic motor controls and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), providing detailed coverage of these essential topics.
  • Practical, integrated coverage of relevant mathematical concepts makes it easier for students to master important math skills they will need to succeed on the job, without overwhelming them with needless detail or complexity.
  • Extremely practical and focused on real-world applications, the chapter on motor installation presents detailed instruction on how to size conductors, overloads, short circuit protective devices, and motor starters in a way readers can readily apply on the job.
  • With comprehensive coverage of industrial wiring essentials, the text introduces students to different types of three-phase services, including wye, delta, wye with grounded neutral conductor, delta with B phase ground, and delta high leg services.
1. Plans and Sitework.
2. The Unit Substation.
3. Feeder Bus System.
4. Panelboards.
5. Trolley Busways.
6. Using Wire Tables and Determining Conductor Sizes.
7. Signaling Systems.
8. Basic Motor Controls.
9. Motors and Controllers.
10. Motor Installation.
11. Power Factor.
12. Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Other Facilities.
13. System Protection.
14. Lightning Protection.
15. Site Lighting.
16. Programmable Logic Controllers.
17. Developing a Program for a PLC.
18. Fiber Optics.
19. Hazardous Locations.
20. Harmonics.
Appendix: Electrical Specifications.
Code Index.
Index.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357705009
  • ISBN-13: 9780357705001
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