Electricity and Electronics for HVAC

Electricity and Electronics for HVAC is an essential resource written by the renowned technical authors Rex Miller and Mark R. Miller. This invaluable publication provides an expert account of the electric and electronic components used for modern air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. The comprehensive information is supplemented by hundreds of detailed illustrations; together, circuits, diagrams, digital controls, safety procedures, troubleshooting, and much more is fully explained.

This reference is a complete resource for information on electric and electronic components for modern HVAC systems, electronic principles and applications of HVAC, basic electricity, electric measuring instruments, control devices, heating circuits, and many other topics.

Electricity and Electronics for HVAC features:

• Complete information on electric and electronic components for modern HVAC systems
• Over 345 detailed illustrations to improve technical understanding
• Standard and SI units for all problems and worked-out equations
• A PowerPoint presentation for classroom use

Inside this Career-Building HVAC Tool

• Introduction to Electricity • Current, Voltage, Resistance, and Power • Resistors, Color Code, Components, and Symbols • Series and Parallel Circuits • Magnetism, Solenoids, and Relays • Electric Measuring Instruments • Electric Power: DC and AC • Inductors, Inductive Reactance, and Transformers • Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance • Single and Three-Phase Power • Solid-State Controls • AC Motors • Electrical Safety • Control Devices • Heating Circuits • AC Circuits • Refrigeration and Freezer Circuits • Troubleshooting • Controlling Electric Power for AC Units Careers in AC and Refrigeration • Index

Table of contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Introduction to Electricity
• Chapter 2. Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power and Ohm's Law
• Chapter 3. Resistors, Color Code, Other Electric Components, and Their Symbols
• Chapter 4. Series and Parallel Circuits
• Chapter 5. Magnetism, Solenoids and Relays
• Chapter 6. Electrical Measuring Instruments
• Chapter 7. Electrical Power: Direct Current and Alternating Current
• Chapter 8. Inductors and Transformers
• Chapter 9. Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance
• Chapter 10. Single-Phase and Three-Phase Alternating Current
• Chapter 11. Solid-State Controls
• Chapter 12. Alternating Current Motors
• Chapter 13. Electrical Safety
• Chapter 14. Control Devices
• Chapter 15. Heating Circuits
• Chapter 16. Air-Conditioning Circuits
• Chapter 17. Refrigeration Circuits
• Chapter 18. Troubleshooting
• Chapter 19. Controlling Electrical Power for Air-Conditioning Units
• Chapter 20. Careers in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• Index