Basic Circuit
Analysis
Prentice Hall,
Singapore (1st Edition, 304 pages, ISBN
981-3076-01-1, 1996; 2nd Edition, 342 pages, ISBN 981-4024-39-2, 1998)
From the Back Cover:
The main
purpose of this book is to lay the foundation in electrical engineering, in
particular, in circuit theory and basic analysis techniques. Topics on circuit
laws and simplification, ac and transient analysis, magnetic circuit and transformer, power transfer, basic instrumentation are
covered. The aim is to introduce the basic electrical components (resistors,
capacitors, inductors, instruments) together with some fundamental analysis
methods (DC, AC, transient responses). For electrical engineering students,
this module forms the backbone of courses of more advance topics such as linear
systems, electronics, circuit analysis, power systems, control and
communications. The material contained in this book are compiled from lectures,
tutorial sheets, mid-semester assessment and the semester examination.
Table of Contents
* Preface {vii}
* Acknowledgements {ix}
1 SI Units {1} 1.1 Important Quantities and Base SI Units
1.2 Important Derived Quantities and SI Units
1.3 Important Decimal Multiples and Sub-Multiplies
1.4 References
2 DC Circuit Analysis {4} 2.1 Voltage Source
2.2 Current Source
2.3 Power and Energy
2.4 Resistor
2.5 Relative Power
2.6 Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)
2.7 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)
2.8 Series Circuit
2.9 Parallel Circuit
2.10 Voltage Division
2.11 Current Division
2.12 Ladder Circuit
2.13 Branch Current Analysis
2.14 Mesh (Loop Current) Analysis
2.15 Nodal Analysis
2.16 Practical Voltage Source
2.17 Maximum Power Transfer
2.18 Practical Current Source
2.19 Thevenin's Equivalent Circuit
2.20 Norton's Equivalent Circuit
2.21 Superposition
2.22 Dependent Source
2.23 Non-Linear Circuit
2.24 Delta Circuit
2.25 Star Circuit
3 AC Circuit Analysis {54} 3.1 Sources
3.2 Phasor
3.3 Root Mean Square Value
3.4 Power
3.5 Power Factor
3.6 Capacitor
3.7 Inductor
3.8 Power Factor Improvement
4 Frequency Response {78} 4.1 RC Circuit
4.2 RL Circuit
4.3 Tune Circuit
5 Periodic Signals {93} 5.1 Superposition
5.2 Circuit Analysis using Fourier Series
5.3 Fourier Representation
6 Transient Circuit Analysis {106} 6.1 Steady State and Transient Analyses
6.2 RL Circuit and Governing Differential Equation
6.3 Steady State Response
6.4 Transient Response
6.5 Complete Response
6.6 Current Continuity for Inductor
6.7 RC Circuit
6.8 Voltage Continuity for Capacitor
6.9 Transient with Sinusoidal Source
6.10 Second Order RLC Circuit
6.11 Overdamped Response
6.12 Underdamped Response
6.13 Critically Damped Response
7 Magnetic Circuit {139} 7.1 Magnetic Field and Material
7.2 Magnetic Flux
7.3 Ampere's Law
7.4 Magnetic and Electric Circuits
7.5 Inductance
7.6 Force
7.7 Mutual Inductor
7.8 Transformer
8 Instruments and Measurements {156} 8.1 Common Instruments
8.2 Internal Impedance
8.3 Moving Coil Instrument
8.4 AC Measurement
8.5 Digital Multimeter
8.6 Oscilloscope
A Reference Textbooks {172}
B Further Reading and Exercise {173}
C Important Formulas and Results {175} C.1 Matrix Algebra
C.2 Complex Number
C.3 Linear Differential Equation
C.4 Electrical Engineering
D Frequently Asked Questions {190}
E Tutorial Problems {196}
F Tutorial Solutions {223}
G Additional Problems {311}
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