Synopses & Reviews
This newly revised text, now in full color, provides easy-to-follow instructions and the essential information for controlling industrial motors. Most commonly-used devices in contemporary industrial settings are covered. Many circuits are explained with clear and concise step-by-step sequences that help students learn the concepts and applications of control logic. A new lab manual is now available to supplement the 4th edition of this text. ALSO AVAILABLE Interactive Companion (CD-ROM),
Synopsis
This new edition, now in full color, provides easy-to-follow instructions and the essential information for understanding and working on industrial motors. Most commonly-used devices in contemporary industrial settings are covered. Clear and concise step-by-step sequences help the reader understand control logic concepts and apply them to today's magnetic, electronic and programmable control systems.
About the Author
Stephen L. Herman has been both an electrician and a teacher for more than 30 years and has authored numerous textbooks on the subjects of electricity and mathematics. For 20 years, 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 establish an electrical curriculum for Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1: General Principles of Electric Motor Control. UNIT 2: Semiconductors. UNIT 3: The PN Junction. UNIT 4: The Zener Diode. UNIT 5: The Transistor. UNIT 6: The Unijunction Transistor. UNIT 7: The SCR: UNIT 8: the Diac. UNIT 9: the Triac. UNIT 10: the 555 Timer. UNIT 11: the Operational Amplifier. UNIT 12: Fractional and Integral Horsepower Manual Motor Starters. UNIT 13: Magnetic Line Voltage Starters. UNIT 14: Push Buttons and Control Stations. UNIT 15: Relays and Contractors. UNIT 16: The Solid-State Relay. UNIT 17: Timing Relays. UNIT 18: Pressure Switches and Regulators. UNIT 19: Float Switches. UNIT 20: Flow Switches and Sensors. UNIT 21: Limit Switches. UNIT 22: Phase Failure Relays. UNIT 23: Solenoid and Motor Operated Valves. UNIT 24: Temperature Sensing Devices. UNIT 25: Hall Effect Sensors. UNIT 26: Proximity Detectors. UNIT 27: Photodetectors. UNIT 28: The Control Transformer. UNIT 29: Basic Control Circuits. UNIT 30: Schematics and Wiring Diagrams. UNIT 31: Timed Starting for Three Motors (Circuit #1). UNIT 32: Float Switch Control of a Pump and Pilot Lights (Circuit #3). UNIT 33: Developing a Wiring Diagram (Circuit #1). UNIT 34: Developing a Wiring Diagram (Circuit #2). UNIT 35: Developing a Wiring Diagram (Circuit #3). UNIT 36: Installing Control Systems. UNIT 37: Hand-Off Automatic Controls. UNIT 38: Multiple Push-button Stations. UNIT 39: Interlocking Methods for Reversing Control. UNIT 40: Sequence Control. UNIT 41: Jogging (Inching) Control Circuits. UNIT 42: Plugging. UNIT 43: DC Motors. UNIT 44: Across the line Starting. UNIT 45: Definite Time Starting Control. UNIT 46: Solid-State DC Motor Controls. UNIT 47: Stepping Motors. UNIT 48: The Motor and Starting Methods. UNIT 49: Primary Resistor-type Starters. UNIT 50: Autotransformer Starters. UNIT 51: Automatic Starters for Star-Delta Motors. UNIT 52: Consequent Pole Motor Controllers. UNIT 53: Wound rotor Motors and Manual Speed Control. UNIT 54: Automatic Acceleration for Wound Rotor Motors. UNIT 55: Synchronous Motor Operation. UNIT 56: Synchronous Automatic Motor Starter. UNIT 57: Variable Speed AC Motor Control. UNIT 58: Magnetic Clutch and Magnetic Drive. UNIT 59: Motor Installation. UNIT 60: Direct Drives and Pulley Drives. UNIT 61: Developing Control Circuits. UNIT 62: Digital Logic. UNIT 63: The bounceless Switch. UNIT 64: Start-Stop Push-button Control. UNIT 65: Programmable Controllers. UNIT 66: Programming a PLC. UNIT 67: Analog Sensing for Programmable Controllers.