Electricity for the Trades 3rd Edition by Frank Petruzella

Electricity for the Trades 3rd Edition by Frank Petruzella
By: Petruzella, Frank
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Print ISBN: 9780078118630, 0078118638
other ISBN: 9781260437386, 1260437388
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2020
The third edition of Electricity for the Trades focuses on
the understanding of topics required for careers in the
electrical industry and associated disciplines. The main
objective of this text is to explain, as simply as possible,
the electrical theory and its applications to related electrical
circuits and products.
The textbook is divided into four sections:
Section 1 Fundamentals of Electricity
Section 2 Direct Current (DC) Circuits
Section 3 Alternating Current (AC) Circuits
Section 4 Electrical Installation and Maintenance
The organization of the text is designed to distinguish
between the major areas of study in order to enhance the
text?s usability. Each section or combination of sections is
Create formats to meet more specific curriculum needs.
In this edition, all chapters have been enhanced, as requested
by instructors, to provide up-to-date relevant subject
matter. Most notable are the new topics, which include
three-wire circuits, protection relays, DC motor control,
and digital logic circuits. The text continues to use:
? Boldface fonts to highlight important points.
? Bulleted lists to summarize circuit operations.
? Schematic representations of circuits accompanied
by photos of the devices being studied to increase the
student?s level of recognition of different electrical
devices.