Basic Electrical Engineering

Basic Electrical Engineering integrates, in one volume, the most important topics in Basic Electrical Engineering at college or university level. The integrated nature of the book means that the Basic Electrical Engineering student will not have to purchase multiple textbooks in order to cover the entire Basic Electrical Engineering curriculum. The following are some of the topics dealt with in the book: Circuit fundamentals and laws, Advanced electrical systems, Electrical machines and actuators, The per unit system, Symmetrical components, and Fault analysis. The chapter on modelling of power systems compares manual examples with computerised methods. Other chapters in this book include electrical distribution design, illumination and electrical network protection. The chapter on industrial automation includes examples with real programmable controllers. Basic Electrical Engineering includes a large number of examples and exercises. The book contains a wealth of illustrations that assist the student's understanding of the subject matter. The international contributors to this book are world acclaimed in their fields. Together the authors bring to the book more than 50 years of international industrial experience, ranging from railways and electricity supply to manufacturing. They are: Dr Edward ChikuniUniversity of Zimbabwe and Polytechnic of Namibia DrOgbonnayalnyaOkoroUniversity of Nigeria, NsukkaProf Mohamed Toriq Khan Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa