Electricity and electronics for renewable energy technology : an introduction / Ahmad Hemami.

CW507

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Energy and electricity -- Need for energy -- Renewable energy -- Electricity -- Static electricity -- Safety at work and safety rules -- 2. Basic mathematics and systems of measurement units -- Ratio and percentage -- Area and volume ratios -- Angles, triangles, and trigonometric relationships -- Principal measurement entities and systems of measurement -- Other measurement entities and their derivation -- Conversion between systems of measurement units -- Formulas, relationships, and equations -- 3. Material properties -- Atom and molecule -- Atomic structure of materials -- Differences between materials -- Similarities between materials based on valence electrons -- Categorization of materials : conductors and insulators -- Electric charge and energy in electrons -- 4. DC and AC electricity -- Electricity basics -- Electricity effects and electrical devices -- Main electric components -- Resistor -- Inductor -- Capacitor -- Electric circuit -- Electric flow -- DC and AC -- Electric potential and electric current -- Resistance to electric flow -- Resistance of a wire -- INductance -- Capacitance -- 5. Voltage, current, and power -- Electric current -- Electric voltage -- Ohm's Law : relationship between voltage, current, and load resistance -- Measuring electric current -- Measuring electric voltage -- Multimeter -- Measuring resistance -- Checking a capacitor and an inductor with an ohmmeter -- electric power -- Measuring electric power and energy -- 6. DC circuits relationships -- Series circuit -- Resistors in series -- Parallel circuit -- Resistors in parallel --Combined series and parallel resistors -- Rule of series circuits -- Rule of parallel circuits -- Examples of combined circuits -- Voltage divider -- Capacitors in DC circuits -- Inductors in DC circuits -- 7. DC motors and generators -- Magnetism -- Electricity and magnetism -- Magnetic field of an inductor -- Electromagnet -- Lorentz Force -- Faraday's Law -- DC machines -- Characteristic curves -- DC motors -- Permanent magnet DC motor -- Series wound DC motor -- Shunt wound DC motor -- Compound wound DC motor -- DC generators -- DC sources in parallel -- Batteries in parallel -- DC generators in parallel -- Efficiency --

8. AC circuits relationships -- Vectors -- AC circuit measurements and values -- Resistors in AC circuits -- Inductors in AC circuits -- Capacitors in AC circuits -- Power in inductors and capacitors -- Phase difference -- Leading and lagging -- Phase difference between voltage and current in AC circuits -- Use of vectors to show the phase difference -- Power in AC -- Impedance -- AC power -- Power factor -- Series RLC circuits -- Parallel RLC circuits -- Voltage divider in AC circuits -- Resonance -- Power factor correction -- AC problem solving using complex numbers -- 9. Three-phase systems -- Three-phase electricity -- Properties of a three-phase system -- Wye connection and Delta connection -- Voltage relationships -- Load connection in three-phase systems -- Three-phase loads -- Use of vectors in three-phase electricity -- Unbalanced loads -- Mathematical representation of three-phase systems -- Expression for AC voltage -- Three-phase system -- 10. Transformers -- Single-phase transformer -- Ideal transformer -- Autotransformer and isolation transformer -- Transformer mounting -- Three-phase transformers -- Transformer applications and power rating -- Transformer efficiency -- Transformer circuits -- Real transformer circuit analysis -- 11. AC motors and generators -- Main categories of AC machines -- Rotating magnetic field -- Synchronous machines -- Synchronous motors -- Synchronous generator -- Characteristic curves of synchronous machines -- Single-phase synchronous machines -- Asynchronous or induction machines -- Three-phase wound rotor induction machine -- Squirrel cage induction machine -- Single-phase induction machine -- Induction motors -- Classes of electric motors -- Dynamic braking -- Universal motor -- Reluctance motor -- Hysteresis motor -- Application of electric machines -- Mechanical power -- Efficiency -- Duty cycle -- Back electromotive force -- Power factor correction -- Nameplate information --

12. Electric power transmission and distribution -- Power transmission and distribution -- Substation -- Overhead conductors -- Electrical properties of electric wires and cables -- Insulated conductors and ampacity -- Fault detection and protective measures -- Grounding -- Transmission lines -- Line inductance -- Line capacitance -- Rules for network problems -- Kirchhoff's Voltage Law -- Kirchhoff's Current Law -- Thevenin's Theorem -- Principle of superposition -- Norton's Theorem -- High voltage direct current transmission -- Positive, negative, and zero sequence for fault analysis -- 13. Electronic components, functions, and devices -- Semiconductor materials -- Functions -- amplification -- Rectification -- Signal generation -- Timing -- Modulation and demodulation -- Filtering -- Packaging and storage -- Blending DC and AC signals -- 14. Diode -- PN junction -- Forward and reverse bias -- Diode -- Diode characteristic curve -- Testing a diode -- Diodes in a circuit -- Diodes in series and parallel -- Light-emitting diodes -- 15. Regulating diodes and application -- Zener diode -- In series and parallel -- Diac and Triac -- Presentation of electronic circuits diagrams -- 16. Diode rectifiers and filters -- Half-wave rectifier -- Full-wave rectifier -- Bridge rectifier -- Ripple and filters -- Three-phase rectifiers -- Small DC power supplies -- High pass and low pass filters -- Band pass and band reject filters -- Quality Q -- 17. Transistor -- Junction transistor -- Transistor size and packaging -- Transistors connection and biasing configuration -- Modes of operation -- How a transistor works -- Transistor properties -- Transistor as switch -- Transistor amplifier -- Biasing a transistor -- 18. Transistor circuits -- Transistor characteristic curves -- Common-emitter amplifier -- Common-base amplifier -- Common-collector amplifier -- Current gain, voltage gain, and power gain in amplifiers -- Amplifier classes -- Input and out put impedance -- Coupling and impedance matching -- Testing transistors --

19. Switchable diodes and gated transistors -- 20. Power converters -- Inverter -- Thyristor-based three-phase rectifier -- Thyristor-based three-phase inverter -- Power converter -- Pulse width modulation -- Application in motor drives -- 21. Electronic power converters in wind turbines and solar photovoltaic systems -- Wind turbine basics -- Solar energy systems -- AC-AC power converters -- Synchronous generator for a wind turbine -- Squirrel cage induction generator -- Doubly fed induction generator -- 22. Digital electronics -- Number systems -- Hexadecimal number system -- Binary number system -- Octal number system -- Conversion between binary and hexadecimal numbers -- Direct conversion between binary and octal numbers -- Number conversion and precision -- Bits and bytes -- Representation of negative binary numbers -- Precision in analog-to-digital conversion -- One's and two's complement -- Multiplication and division of unsigned binary numbers -- Number display and BCD -- Sampling analog variables -- Clock signal -- 23. Logic circuits and applications -- Logic gates -- Logic gate math functions -- Boolean algebra -- Laws of Boolean algebra -- K-maps -- 24. Encoders and decoders -- Flip-flop -- Initialization -- Latch -- Flip-flop applications -- Code conversion -- Decoder -- Encoder -- Multiplexer and demultiplexer -- Appendix A. Internal resistance of batteries and battery aging -- Appendix B. Switches -- Appendix C. Special transformers -- Appendix D. Mil and circular mil -- Appendix E. Standard resistors -- Appendix F. Quality factor of RLC circuits -- Appendix G. Structure of logic gates.

"Provides a foundational understanding of electricity and the methods and devices specific to electricity from renewable sources. The book begins with a brief explanation of the necessary mathematics and then: Addresses the basics of electricity and relationships, motors and generators, transformers, and networks and distribution; Tackles the key concepts associated with electronics, diodes and transistors, switching devices, and power converters; Covers digital electronics from number systems and logic circuits to encoders and decoders; Explores advanced subjects such as reactive power and the operation of a transistor"--Provided by publisher.