http://www.freebookspot.in Latest books added today en-us http://www.freebookspot.in/logorss.jpg http://www.freebookspot.in 160 43 http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47544 Lessons in Electric Circuits was compiled from years of lecture notes and ideas, with the primary goal was to put readable, high-quality information of industrial electronics into the hands of students, yet keep the book as affordable as possible. This book was written to be a good enough book without delving too heavy on the math, while still maintaining a lot of important information. As one of the standard undergraduate texts in signals and linear systems theory, this manual is geared toward an advanced undergraduate student with a strong background in calculus and a previous introductory course in differential equations. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47535 The discipline of antenna theory has experienced vast technological changes. In response, Constantine Balanis has updated his classic text, Antenna Theory, offering the most recent look at all the necessary topics. Like the previous editions, Antenna Theory, Third Edition is designed to meet the needs of electrical engineering and physics students at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels, and those of practicing engineers as well. The text assumes that the readers have a knowledge of basic undergraduate electromagnetic theory, including Maxwell's equations and the wave equation, introductory physics, and differential and integral calculus. The Third Edition offers new material that includes: * A chapter on smart antennas, which is presently a hot topic of current interest to antenna engineers in a number of application areas, especially wireless communication * A fractal antenna section, which introduces a new class of antennas that has received a lot of interest and attention after the second edition was published * New end-of-chapter tables that provide a summary of important equations in each of the respective chapters * Additional new figures, photos, and tables to better illustrate concepts * Additional end-of-the-chapter problems An important new feature is the multimedia material on the accompanying CD, which presents: * PowerPoint view graphs of lecture notes * End-of-the-chapter interactive questions for revie * Animations and apple Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47534 This exciting new reference text is concerned with fluid power control. It is an ideal reference for the practicing engineer and a textbook for advanced courses in fluid power control. In applications in which large forces and/or torques are required, often with a fast response time, oil-hydraulic control systems are essential. They excel in environmentally difficult applications because the drive part can be designed with no electrical components and they almost always have a more competitive power/weight ratio compared to electrically actuated systems. Fluid power systems have the capability to control several parameters, such as pressure, speed, position, and so on, to a high degree of accuracy at high power levels. In practice there are many exciting challenges facing the fluid power engineer, who now must preferably have a broad skill set. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47453 This book deals with the emerging generation of renewable energy technologies, covering solar energy (photovoltaic, thermal and thermodynamic energy conversion), wind energy, marine energy, small hydropower, geothermal energy, biofuels, biogas and the use of wood as a substitute for fossil fuels. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47419 The increasing demand for wireless communications has revolutionised the lifestyle of todaya€™s society and one of the key components of wireless technology is antenna design.A Broadband planar antennas are the newest generation of antennas boasting the attractive features required, such as broad operating bandwidth, low profile, light weight, low cost and ease of integration into arrays or Radio Frequency (RF) circuits, to make them ideal components of modern communications systems. Research into small and broadband antennas has been spurred by the rapid development of portable wireless communication devices such as cell phones, laptops and personal digital assistants. This all-encompassing volume, Broadband Planar Antennas: Design and Applications, systematically describes the techniques for all planar antennas from microstrip patch antennas, suspended plate antennas and planar inverted-L/F antennas to planar dipole antennas. Also discussed are some of the most recent outcomes such as broadband antenna issues in promising ultra-wideband applications. Clearly describes the fundamentals of planar antennas and categorises them according to their radiation characteristics Introduces the advanced progress in broadband planar antennas for modern wireless communications Includes a wealth of case studies, design guidelines, figures and tables This text is essential reading for antenna, RF and microwave engineers and manufacturers within the telecommunications industry Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47393 Materials Engineering for High Density Energy Storage provides first-hand knowledge about the design of safe and powerful batteries and the methods and approaches for enhancing the performance of next-generation batteries. The book explores how the innovative approaches currently employed, including thin films, nanoparticles and nanocomposites, are paving new ways to performance improvement. The topic's tremendous application potential will appeal to a broad audience, including materials scientists, physicists, electrochemists, libraries, and graduate students. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47352 Le cablage domestique : systeme nerveux des equipements VDI. La generalisation des equipements VDI (voix, donnees, images) et des hauts debits a rendu necessaire l'adjonction d'un nouveau type de cablage a cote du classique reseau 230 V. Des prises de communication universelles (RJ 45) permettent aujourd'hui de connecter indifferemment dans toutes les pieces : l'audiovisuel, la telephonie, le multimedia, la hi-fi, l'Internet, les reseaux informatiques, les terminaux de portiers ou la sonorisation... C'est la technique des paires torsadees qui a ete retenue par la nouvelle norme NF C 15-100 pour innerver les logements. Elle offre une perennite inconnue avec les systemes sans fils (lies aux fluctuations des materiels electroniques et a des protocoles rapidement obsoletes) et une fiabilite reconnue car elle est independante de l'environnement electromagnetique. De l'utilisateur aux professionnels du batiment : Au travers de schemas et d'exemples de mise en ?uvre concrets, cet ouvrage s'adresse : au particulier pour faire construire, dialoguer avec le promoteur immobilier, renover un logement ou tirer le meilleur parti du cablage devenu obligatoire dans les constructions neuves (depuis le 1er juin 2003), a l'installateur electricien ou courants faibles pour integrer les dernieres specifications de la norme NF C 15-100 et valoriser son activite professionnelle, aux architectes et promoteurs tenus de livrer des immeubles compatibles avec les nouvelles technologies de l'informatique Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47347 The Standard Handbook of Electronics Engineering has defined its field for over thirty years. Spun off in the 1960’s from Fink’s Standard Handbook of Electrical Engineering, the Christiansen book has seen its markets grow rapidly, as electronic engineering and microelectronics became the growth engine of digital computing. The EE market has now undergone another seismic shift—away from computing and into communications and media. The Handbook will retain much of its evergreen basic material, but the key applications sections will now focus upon communications, networked media, and medicine—the eventual destination of the majority of graduating EEs these days. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47342 A text and reference focusing on the fundamental principles, models, and technical requirements for the design of power electronics. Includes numerous examples, illustrations, and exercises, as well as new material on soft switching, low harmonic rectifiers, and AC modeling of the discontinuous conduction mode. Previous edition not cited. DLC: Power electronics. This six-part book fully and completely explains the principles, models, and technical requirements of power electronics at a higher level than is currently published. The book moves logically from theory to application-specific material, covering in one source what readers are currently finding in two or more texts. Bob Erickson creates the context in Parts 1 and 2 of his book covering converter circuits and electronics, semiconductor devices, analytical assessment techniques, converter topologies, and AC-modeling of DC converters. Later chapters cover theory, design, and application techniques for control systems, magnetics, converters, inverters, and filters. Each chapter includes homework problems, step-by-step design techniques, and real-world examples. Read more...
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]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47313 This reference presents a comprehensive account of the recent advances and research in fiber optic sensor technology. It offers a progressive history of each sensor type as well as basic principles and fundamental building blocks for practical applications in the electrical aerospace, defense and manufacturing, smart structure, undersea surveillance, medical, and gas and oil industries. Fiber Optic Sensors highlights the development of fiber optic sensors and classic applications; provides new methods for the construction of high-speed and high-capacity fiber sensor systems; and describes recent developments in fiber optic amplifiers, fiber Bragg grating sensors, optical isolators, optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR), and fiber optic gyroscopes. The book details structural fatigue monitoring for dams and bridges, the effect of external and environmental factors on fiber optic sensor performance, interferometer configuration multiplexing architecture, polarization fading mitigation, and system integration, and updated applications of fiber optic sensors. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47303 All the design and development inspiration and direction an audio engineer needs in one blockbuster book! Douglas Self has selected the very best sound engineering design material from the Focal and Newnes portfolio and complied it into this volume. The result is a book covering the gamut of sound engineering. The material has been selected for its timelessness as well as for its relevance to contemporary sound engineering issues. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47263 Newnes has worked with Marty Brown, a leader in the field of power design to select the very best design-specific material from the Newnes portfolio. Marty selected material for its timelessness, its relevance to current power supply design needs, and its real-world approach to design issues. Special attention is given to switching power supplies and their design issues, including component selection, minimization of EMI, toroid selection, and breadboarding of designs. Emphasis is also placed on design strategies for power supplies, including case histories and design examples. This is a book that belongs on the workbench of every power supply designer! *Marty Brown, author and power supply design consultant, has personally selected all content for its relevance and usefulness *Covers best design practices for switching power supplies and power converters *Emphasis is on pragmatic solutions to commonly encountered design problems and tasks Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47259 This is a guide for the system designers and installers faced with the day-to-day issues of achieving EMC, and will be found valuable across a wide range of roles and sectors, including process control, manufacturing, medical, IT and building management. The EMC issues covered will also make this book essential reading for product manufacturers and suppliers - and highly relevant for managers as well as technical staff. The authors' approach is thoroughly practical - all areas of installation EMC are covered, with particular emphasis on cabling and earthing. Students on MSc and CPD programmes will also find in this book some valuable real-world antidotes to the academic treatises. The book is presented in two parts: the first is non-technical, and looks at the need for EMC in the context of systems and installations, with a chapter on the management aspects of EMC. The second part covers the technical aspects of EMC, looking at the various established methods which can be applied to ensure compatibility, and setting these in the context of the new responsibilities facing system builders. EMC for Systems and Installations is designed to complement Tim Williams' highly successful EMC for Product Designers. Practical guide to EMC design issues for those involved in systems design and installation. Complementary title to Williams' bestselling EMC for Product Designers. Unique guidance for installers on EMC topics. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47258 Electronic System Level (ESL) design has mainstreamed - it is now an established approach at most of the world's leading system-on-chip (SoC) design companies and is being used increasingly in system design. From its genesis as an algorithm modeling methodology with 'no links to implementation', ESL is evolving into a set of complementary methodologies that enable embedded system design, verification and debug through to the hardware and software implementation of custom SoC, system-on-FPGA, system-on-board, and entire multi-board systems. This book arises from experience the authors have gained from years of work as industry practitioners in the Electronic System Level design area; they have seen "SLD" or "ESL" go through many stages and false starts, and have observed that the shift in design methodologies to ESL is finally occurring. This is partly because of ESL technologies themselves are stabilizing on a useful set of languages being standardized (SystemC is the most notable), and use models are being identified that are beginning to get real adoption. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47245 Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, Ninth Edition maintains its student friendly, accessible approach to circuit analysis and now includes even more features to engage and motivate students. In addition to brand new exciting chapter openers, all new accompanying photos are included to help engage visual learners. This revision introduces completely re-done figures with color coding to significantly improve student comprehension and FE exam problems at the ends of chapters for student practice. The text continues to provide a strong problem-solving approach along with a large variety of problems and examples. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47202 Written for electrical, electronics, and mechanical engineers responsible for designing and specifying motors, the book provides details of brushless DC and synchronous motors, as well as both radial and axial motor topologies. Beginning with a discussion of the fundamentals of generic motor design, it logically progresses to a set of more advanced, yet easily understandable, concepts for designing brushless permanent-magnet motors. In addition, the author fully explains techniques for magnetic modeling and circuit analysis, shows how magnetic circuit analysis applies to motor design, describes all major aspects of motor operation and design in simple mathematical terms, develops rigourous design equations for radial flux and axial flux motors, and illustrates basic motor drive schemes. All common motor design terms are clearly defined and a wealth of charts, tables and equations are included. Summary: This book's strength is its simplicity Rating: 5 This book presents an excellent overview of interior-rotor brushless motor design. I tend to prefer textbooks that aim to build intuition over cookbook-style handbooks or excessively-mathematical formulations. Math is a language to express physical reality, some books act like math itself constitutes that reality. Hence, this book's strength is its simplicity. Starting from the basics - short and open magnetic circuits with a single permanent magnet, then on to the simple case of a single wire moving through a field - Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47162 Review In summary, this book provides a good introduction to Automotive Electronic and Electrical systems. The information contained does not completely represent the state of the art; however given the target audience this is appropriate. This book is suitable for its target audience and provides a good basis for others with an interest in the subject. Product Description Understanding vehicle electrical and electronic systems is core to the work of every motor vehicle mechanic and technician. This classic text ensures that students and practicing engineers alike keep abreast of advancing technology within the framework of the latest FE course requirements. The new edition includes updated and new material throughout, covering recent developments such as microelectronic systems, testing equipment, engine management systems and car entertainment and comfort systems. New self-assessment material includes multiple choice questions on each of the key topics covered. With over 600 clear diagrams and figures the new edition will continue to be the book of choice for many students taking IMI technical certificates and NVQ level qualifications, C and G courses, HNC/D courses, and their international equivalents, and is also ideal for use as a reference book by service department personnel. A· The essential book on auto electrics, fully revised A· All the latest automotive developments in an up to date course framework A· Balanced coverage for experienced and inexperienced rea Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47150 Parallel Processing With the Propeller--Made Easy! Programming the Propeller with Spin: A Beginner's Guide to Parallel Processing walks you through the essential skills you need to build and control devices using the Propeller chip and its parallel processing environment. Find out how to use each of the identical 32-bit processors, known as cogs, and make the eight cogs effectively interact with each other. The book covers Propeller hardware and software setup, memory, and the Spin language. Step-by-step projects give you hands-on experience as you learn how to: Use Propeller I/O techniques with extensive Spin code examples Display numbers with seven segment displays Create accurate, controlled pulse sequences Add a 16 character by two line LCO display Control R/C hobby servos Use motor amplifiers to control small motors Run a bipolar stepper motor Build a gravity sensor-based auto-leveling table Run DC motors with incremental encoders Run small AC motors You'll also find hundreds of lines of ready-to-run documented Spin code as well as PDFs of all the schematics on McGraw-Hill's website: Downloads available at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47148 Harry Box, "Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, 4 Edition: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution" Focal Press | 2010 | ISBN: 0240810759 | 615 pages | PDF | 26,7 MB Comprehensive. Detailed. Practical. Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Fourth Edition, is a friendly, hands-on manual covering the day-to-day practices, equipment, and tricks of the trade essential to anyone doing motion picture lighting, including the lamp operator, rigging crew, gaffer, best boy, or director of photography. This handbook offers a wealth of practical technical information, useful techniques, as well as aesthetic discussions. The Set Lighting Technician's Handbook focuses on what is important when working on-set: trouble-shooting, teamwork, set protocol, and safety. It describes tricks and techniques for operating a vast array of lighting equipment including LEDs, xenons, camera synchronous strobes, black lights, underwater units, lighting effects units, and many others. Since its first edition, this handy on-set reference continues to be widely adopted as a training and reference manual by union training programs as well as top university film production programs. New to the fourth edition: * More coverage of the aesthetics of lighting, including pictures of set-ups at different budgets * Detailed information on LED technology and gear * Harmonized with union safety (Local 728) and training procedures * More coverage than ever before about setting up a Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47131 Packed with calculations, tips, fast facts, charts, tables, and photographs, Electrician's Instant Answers features just enough text to get the job done right, without wasting your time. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47106 Electronic and Electrical Servicing provides a thorough grounding in the electronics and electrical principles required by service engineers servicing home entertainment equipment such as TVs, CD and DVD machines, as well as commercial equipment including PCs. In the printed book, this new edition covers all the core units of the Level 2 Progression Award in Electrical and Electronics Servicing (Consumer/Commercial Electronics) from City and Guilds (C and G 6958), plus two of the option units. For those students who wish to progress to Level 3, a further set of chapters covering all the core units at this level is available as a free download from the books companion website or as a print-on-demand book. The book and website material also offer a fully up-to-date course text for the City and Guilds 1687 NVQs at Levels 2 and 3. The book contains numerous worked examples to help students grasp the principles. Each chapter ends with review questions, for which answers are provided at the end of the book, so that students can check their learning. Level 2 units covered in the book: Unit 1 d.c. technology, components and circuits Unit 2 a.c. technology and electronic components Unit 3 Electronic devices and testing Unit 4 Electronic systems Unit 5 Digital electronics Unit 6 Radio and television systems technology Unit 8 PC technology Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47097 Emphasizing the systems approach to energy management, the Energy Conservation Guidebook, Second Edition covers the full scope of energy management techniques and applications for new and existing buildings. The book examines structural considerations, such as heat loss and gain, windows, and insulation. A thorough discussion of heating and cooling system optimization strategies is provided. Also covered are energy conservation measures for lighting systems, water systems, and electrical systems. Specific energy management applications are discussed in detail, including solar energy systems, energy management systems and alternative energy technologies. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47086 " Tentatoo - Mon cher Sepatoo, comme bien souvent, les choses paraissent complexes quand on les aborde en toute ignorance, puis deviennent limpides quand on prend le temps de les comprendre. Vous verrez que tout ce dont nous parlerons n'est en realite que fort peu complique ! Sepatoo - Eh bien, si nous commencions, alors ! ". Au fil d'un dialogue passionne entre le professeur Tentatoo et son eleve Sepatoo, partez a la conquete de l'emission stereophonique. familiarisez-vous avec les principes de base de la radiodiffusion (modulation, demodulation et amplification), suivez pas a pas chaque etape de la realisation d'un veritable emetteur radio et apprenez a construire le votre. Riche de conseils pratiques, tres illustre, cet ouvrage original se lit comme un roman-feuilleton. Tentatoo ou Sepatoo, devenez l'un des heros de cette aventure radio-electro-stereophonique Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47083 This multi-author, 670-page handbook provides information on alternative vehicular power systems, encompassing advances in the rapidly evolving battery, hybrid and fuel cell technology domains. Vehicles based on these technologies are described in terms of performance, fuel economy, environmental impact, energy sources and costs, and are extensively compared and contrasted to conventional vehicles.For the most advanced concepts in development (fuel cell and long-range electric vehicles), the issue of recharging infrastructure is addressed, as are case studies of alternative vehicles proposed by major automakers. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47082 This energy technology roadmap envisions that by 2050, photovoltaic could provide 11% of global electricity production (4 500 TWh per year), corresponding to 3 000 gigawatts of cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity. In addition to contributing to significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, photovoltaic will deliver substantial benefits in terms of the security of energy supply and socio-economic development. This roadmap also identifies technology goals and milestones that must be undertaken by different stakeholders to enable the most cost-efficient expansion of photovoltaic. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47035 You can build it! More practical projects for the UHF/microwave experimenter. High performance antennas and transverters you can build, without a room full of test equipment and machine tools. How to use a TVRO feed, updates to the popular no-tune transverter, converting a radar detector, and 2-W 10-GHz amplifiers. Find out why the UHF and microwave bands have become so interesting and fun! Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47034 Contains dozens of construction articles for transverters, preamplifiers, power amplifiers, antennas, and test and measurement equipment. Some articles are previously unpublished; others are reprinted from conference proceedings, QST, and QEX. If your interest lies in the bands above 432 MHz, you'll find this book to be invaluable. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47027 The fifth edition of Microelectronic Circuits provides a framework to develop the student's ability to analyze and design all kinds of electronic circuits. Thoroughly updated and revised, this edition features changes that are evident from the condensed table of contents, and a great deal more that are included in the actual chapters. All the revisions, organization, and topical coverage reflect changes in technology-CMOS technology in particular-by far the most significant development in the world of mainstream electrical engineering. Highlights of the Fifth Edition BLEvenly balanced, streamlined organizational structure: -In each chapter, the "must-cover" topics are placed first and the more specialized material appears last. -The first five chapters, Part I, are organized to form a coherent single-semester introductory course in electronics. Similarly, the next five chapters, Part II, present a body of material suitable for a second one-semester course. The final four chapters, Part III, contain significant topics that can be used as enhancements or substitutes for some of the material in earlier chapters, as well as resources for project or thesis work. BLBoth the MOSFET and BJT chapters have been rewritten and updated, and remain independent of each other. The MOSFET coverage is placed first, but the two devices can be covered in any desired order. BLMany more MOS circuit examples, which use numbers that reflect current technology, are provided throughout. BLChapters 6 a Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=47023 Immerse yourself in the communications experience by building equipment that contributes to understanding basic concepts and circuits. Explore wide dynamic range, low distortion radio equipment, the use of direct conversion and phasing methods, and digital signal processing. Use the models and discussion to design, build and measure equipment at both the circuit and the system level. Laced with new unpublished projects and illustrated with CW and SSB gear. Contents: Basic Investigations in Electronics Chapters on Amplifiers, Filters, Oscillators, and Mixers Superheterodyne Transmitters and Receivers Measurement Equipment Direct Conversion Receivers Phasing Receivers and Transmitters DSP Components DSP Applications in Communications Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46980 The push to move products to market as quickly and cheaply as possible is fiercer than ever, and accordingly, engineers are always looking for new ways to provide their companies with the edge over the competition. Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), which are faster, denser, and more cost-effective than traditional programmable logic devices (PLDs), are quickly becoming one of the most widespread tools that embedded engineers can utilize in order to gain that needed edge. FPGAs are especially popular for prototyping designs, due to their superior speed and efficiency. This book hones in on that rapid prototyping aspect of FPGA use, showing designers exactly how they can cut time off production cycles and save their companies money drained by costly mistakes, via prototyping designs with FPGAs first. Reading it will take a designer with a basic knowledge of implementing FPGAs to the "next-level" of FPGA use because unlike broad beginner books on FPGAs, this book presents the required design skills in a focused, practical, example-oriented manner. *In-the-trenches expert authors assure the most applicable advice to practicing engineers *Dual focus on successfully making critical decisions and avoiding common pitfalls appeals to engineers pressured for speed and perfection *Hardware and software are both covered, in order to address the growing trend toward "cross-pollination" of engineering expertise Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46888 Technological advances and changes in government policy and regulation have altered the electric power industry in recent years and will continue to impact it for quite some time. Fully updated with the latest changes to regulation, structure, and technology, this new edition of Understanding Electric Power Systems offers a real-world view of the industry, explaining how it operates, how it is structured, and how electricity is regulated and priced. It includes extensive references for the reader and will be especially useful to lawyers, government officials, regulators, engineers, and students, as well as the general public. The book explains the physical functioning of electric power systems, the electric power business in today's environment, and the related institutions, including recent changes in the roles of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Reliability Company. Significant changes that are affecting the industry are covered in this new edition, including: * The expanded role of the federal government in the planning and operation of the nation's electric utilities * New energy laws and a large number of FERC regulations implementing these laws * Concerns over global warming and potential impacts on the electric industry * Pressures for expansion of the electric grid and the implementation of "smart-grid" technologies * The growing importance of various energy-storage technologies and renewable energy sources * New nuclear generati Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46886 Rizzoni provides a solid overview of the electrical engineering discipline that is especially geared toward the many non-electrical engineering students who take this course. The hallmark feature of the text is its liberal use of practical applications to illustrate important principles. The applications come from every field of engineering and feature exciting technologies such as Ohio State's world-record setting electric car. The appeal to non-EE's is further heightened by such special features as the book's Focus on Measurement sections, Focus on Methodology sections, and Make the Connection sidebars. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46852 World-renowned book publishers since 1913, CRC Press is proud to introduce its newest imprint and concept CRCnetBASE: a dynamic, expanding database for the 21st century. CRCnetBASE is designed for the global professional, technical, and scientific communities. More than simply handbooks on CD-ROM, our products are living, evolving documents - expanding as knowledge expands, growing as technology advances, and reaching to meet your information needs instantly. Our goal is to keep you current in the field, and our products are offered in many different ways. The Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering is a complete lexicon covering all the fields of electrical engineering. Areas examined include: - applied electrical engineering - microwave engineering - control engineering - power engineering - digital systems engineering - device electronics - and much more!... The book provides workable definitions for practicing engineers, serves as a reference and research tool for students, and offers practical information for scientists and engineers in other disciplines. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46846 Written for students and practicing enginners, this book provides an introduction to the Simulink environment and libraries. Topics covered include math operations, model verification, signal routing, and ports and subsystems. Each chapter includes numerous application examples solved using Simulink. In addition, a brief introduction to MATLAB is included in an appendix. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46767 This book by Nikola Tesla is a good recount of all of his inventions and an overview of them, however the detail is somewhat lacking. It has almost all of his inventions and ideas in it, but there is very little explanation and detail describing them. This can be good when trying to get a good overview of what Tesla accomplished, however if you are trying to get detailed and informative information about these I recommend going and getting a better source after this book because it is nothing more than a good introduction to the nature of his inventions and patents. If you have any background in the field of electricity than these sketches and brief overviews will be no problem to you and you will understand them, but if you have no background than understanding the nature of these will be quite difficult. Nonetheless, this book was still really fun to read and study, the relaxed nature of it allows it to be a fun book to read and learn from without reminding you that it is still a book. Overall, I would say this is a good book to have, especially for the price, the overview it provides is incomparable and it serves as a great introduction to Tesla's life. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46766 Some basic knowledge of electronics is assumed, but the essential features of RF are fully described, including the important topic of receiver dynamic which is often overlooked in basic textbooks. The theory and circuit descriptions are geared towards genuine design applications rather than the oversimiplifications and skeleton circuits of many college texts. During his career, the late Joe Carr was one of the world's leading writers on electronics and radio, and an authority on the design and use of RF systems. Whether you are looking for a complete self-study course in RF technology, or a concise reference text to dip into, this book has the solution. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46701 The Fifth Edition of this academically rigorous text provides a comprehensive treatment of analog integrated circuit analysis and design starting from the basics and through current industrial practices. The authors combine bipolar, CMOS and BiCMOS analog integrated-circuit design into a unified treatment that stresses their commonalities and highlights their differences. The comprehensive coverage of the material will provide the student with valuable insights into the relative strengths and weaknesses of these important technologies. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46606 Microfluidics and Microfabrication discusses the interconnect between microfluidics, microfabrication and the life sciences. Specifically, this includes fundamental aspects of fluid mechanics in micro-scale and nano-scale confinements and microfabrication. Material is also presented discussing micro-textured engineered surfaces, high-performance AFM probe-based, micro-grooving processes, fabrication with metals and polymers in bio-micromanipulation and microfluidic applications. Editor Suman Chakraborty brings together leading minds in both fields who also: * Cover the fundamentals of microfluidics in a manner accessible to multi-disciplinary researchers, with a balance of mathematical details and physical principles * Discuss the explicit interconnection between microfluiodics and microfabrication from an application perspective * Detail the amalgamation of microfluidics with logic circuits and applications in micro-electronics Microfluidics and Microfabrication is an ideal book for researchers, engineers and senior-level graduate students interested in learning more about the two fields. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46567 This text describes just about all semiconductor devices and their industrial applications illustrated with numerous practical examples. It includes the following chapters and appendices: o Basic Electronic Concepts and Signals o Introduction to Semiconductor Electronics - Diodes o Bipolar Transistors o Field Effect Transistors and PNPN Devices o Operational Amplifiers o Integrated Circuits o Pulse Circuits and Waveform Generators o Frequency Characteristics of Single Stage and Cascaded Amplifiers o Tuned Amplifiers o Sinusoidal Oscillators o Introduction to MATLAB® o Compensated Attenuators o The Substitution, Reduction, and Miller's Theorems Each chapter contains numerous practical applications supplemented with detailed instructions for using MATLAB® to obtain accurate and quick solutions. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46553 Selbermachen im Gebiet der Hauselektrik ist einfach. Das gilt nicht nur fur Reparaturen, sondern auch fur eigenhandig vorgenommene Installationen. Die dabei notwendigen Arbeitsschritte und die benotigten Werkzeuge und Materialien werden in diesem Buch ausfuhrlich beschrieben. Schrittweise, mit vielen Bildern und Abbildungen, zeigt Ihnen der Autor, wie Sie sich bei Defekten oder kleineren Installationen selbst helfen konnen. Dieses Do-it-yourself-Buch erspart Ihnen mit Sicherheit viel Stress - und naturlich eine Menge Geld. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46521 This book includes standard application circuits and circuits designed by the author. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46520 Hands on experiments for teaching electronics. This time Sensor Projects. More to come... About the Author Forrest M. Mims, III, has written dozens of books, hundreds of articles, invented scientific devices, and travelled to the Amazon for NASA. He loves to share his knowledge with eager students! Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46519 A must read series from Forest Mim for Electronics and computer engineers. Has Circuit Symbols on the inside cover, DC and AC formulas in chapter 1, a good math reminder (including algebraic transposition and common logarithsm) in chapter 2, Constants and Standards (including copper wire resistances, sound intensity, and radio frequencies) in chapter 3, Codes and Symbols (including resistor and transformer color codes) in chapter 4, Electronic Abbreviations in chapter 5, Basic Electronic Circuits in chapter 6, Basic Logic Circuits in chapter 7, Power Supplies in chapter 8. All this in only 48 easy-to-view pages! Comes in handy when you least expect it. Especially good and recommended for our foreign (non-native-English) students in any engineering discipline, new students, transfer students, and serious hobbyists and inventors in electronics. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46465 Forrest M. Mims III, "Engineer's Mini-Notebook: Solar Cell Projects" A Siliconcepts Book | 1999 | ISBN: N/A | 48 pages | PDF | 4,4 MB Solar cells have the remarkable ability to convert sunlight directly into electrical energy. They do so without producing pollution or noise. And they last many years. This Mini-Notebook explains how you can use arrays of solar cells to produce electrical power to operate small motors, electronic circuits and other projects. It also shows how you can use solar cells to charge storage batteries. This means you can store the power of sunlight during the day and use it to power your projects at night. Solar cells also make great light sensors. This Mini-Notebook shows how to use solar cells to trigger relays, measure light, control tones and detect objects. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46464 The book features: carefully hand-drawn circuit illustrations hundreds of fully tested circuits tutorial on electronics basics tips on part substitutions, design modifications, and circuit operation All covering the following areas: Review of the Basics Digital Integrated Circuits MOS/CMOS Integrated Circuits TTL/LS Integrated Circuits Linear Integrated Circuits Index of Integrated Circuits Index of Circuit Applications Review "Here's a real hands-on book for the tinkerer, filled with all sorts of interesting and useful circuits." --Popular Communications "If you do any kind of real-world interface or embedded systems work, don't miss this one." --PC Techniques Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46450 A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary introduction to the design of computer controlled mechanical systems With Sabri Cetinkunt's Mechatronics, you can develop the technical background you need to design an automated machine, component, or process, as well as the practical judgment and knowledge of the current state-of-the-art technology you need to find the most effective solution. Drawing on knowledge and techniques from mechanical, aerospace, chemical, electrical and computer engineering, the text explores the theory behind a wide range of basic devices used in automated machines and processes--from gears and pumps, to servomotors and microchips. Various motion-control lab experiments bring together all aspects of the mechatronics field, and provide practical experience in designing circuits and writing software. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46447 Milton Gussow, "Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity" McGraw-Hill | 1983 | ISBN: 0070252408 | 448 pages | PDF | 7,3 MB Students need no prior knowledge of electricity to gain a broad and deep understanding with this book. Numerous easy-to-follow examples--illustrated with diagrams--demonstrate the operation and application of electric circuits. To assure practicality, the problems are presented in terms of commonly used voltages and current ratings, and they cover circuits and equipment typical of those found in today's electrical systems. From the Back Cover Master basic electricity with Schaum's--the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love Schaum's Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades with these indispensable study guides. Get the edge on your classmates. Use Schaum's! If you don't have a lot of time but want to excel in class, this book helps you: - Brush up before tests - Find answers fast - Study quickly and more effectively - Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks Schaum's Outlines give you the information your teachers expect you to know in a handy and succinct format--without overwhelming you with unnecessary details. You get a complete overview of the subject. Plus, you get plenty of practice exercises to tes Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46420 he exciting new sixth edition of Electric Machinery has been extensively updated while retaining the emphasis on fundamental principles and physical understanding that has been the outstanding feature of this classic book. This book covers fundamental concepts in detail as well as advanced topics for readers who wish to cover the material in more depth. Several new chapters have been added, including a chapter on power electronics, as well as one on speed and torque control of dc and ac motors. This edition has also been expanded with additional examples and practice problems. The use of MATLAB has been introduced to the new edition, both in examples within the text as well as in the chapter problems. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46334 Intended for use in an undergraduate senior-level digital circuit design class. Advanced material appropriate for graduate courses.Progressive in content and form, this practical text successfully bridges the gap between the circuit perspective and system perspective of digital integrated circuit design. Beginning with solid discussions on the operation of electronic devices and and in-depth analysis of the nucleus of digital design, the text maintains a consistent, logical flow of subject matter throughout, addressing today's most significant and compelling industry topics: the impact of interconnect, design for low power, issues in timing and clocking, design methodologies, and the tremendous effect of design automation on the digital design perspective. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46331 Introduction Software engineering The new Airbus A380 uses a substantial amount of software to create a "paperless" cockpit. Software engineering successfully maps and plans the millions of lines of code comprising the plane's software Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software. The term software engineering first appeared in the 1968 NATO Software Engineering Conference and was meant to provoke thought regarding the current "software crisis" at the time. Since then, it has continued as a profession and field of study dedicated to creating software that is of higher quality, more affordable, maintainable, and quicker to build. Since the field is still relatively young compared to its sister fields of engineering, there is still much debate around what software engineering actually is, and if it conforms to the classical definition of engineering. It has grown organically out of the limitations of viewing software as just programming. "Software development" is a much used term in industry which is more generic and does not necessarily subsume the engineering paradigm. Although it is questionable what impact it has had on actual software development over the last more than 40 years, the field's future looks bright according to Money Magazine and Salary.com who rated Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46246 This book answers all your questions on the basics of inspection and testing with clear reference to the latest legal requirements. Chris Kitcher not only tells you what tests are needed but also describes all of them step-by-step with the help of real-world colour photos. Sample forms show how to verify recorded test results and how to certify and fill in the required documentation. The book is also packed with handy advice on how to avoid and solve common problems encountered on the job. With its focus on the practical side of the actual inspection and testing rather than just the requirements of the regulations, this book is ideal for students, experienced electricians and those working in allied industries on domestic and industrial installations. All the theory required for passing the City and Guilds 2391-10 and 2392-10 Certificates is explained in clear, easy to remember language along with sample questions and scenarios as encountered in the exams. The book will also help prepare students on Part P Competent Person courses, City and Guilds 2330 Level 3 courses, NVQs and apprenticeship programmes for their practical inspection and testing exam. Chris Kitcher has 45 years of experience in the electrical industry. He is an Electrical Installation lecturer at Central Sussex College and an examiner for the City and Guilds 2391 qualification. He has worked for the last 12 years in both the college environment and on site. * Entirely up-to-date with 17th Edition IEE Wiring Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46233 “Sensors Based on Nanostructured Materials” presents the many different techniques and methods of fabricating materials on the nanometer scale, and, specifically, the utilization of these resources with regard to sensors. The techniques which are described are studied from an application-oriented perspective, providing the reader with a broader perspective of the types of nanostructured sensors available than other books which concentrate on theoretical situations related to specific fabrication techniques. Rather than focus on possible techniques for future fabrication, this book describes and explores well established techniques for fabricating sensors using nanostructured materials, and serves as a multidisciplinary text which considers the uses in optics, electronics, and biochemistry. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46200 A comprehensive guide to 3D MEMS packaging methods and solutions Written by experts in the field, Advanced MEMS Packaging serves as a valuable reference for those faced with the challenges created by the ever-increasing interest in MEMS devices and packaging. This authoritative guide presents cutting-edge MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) packaging techniques, such as low-temperature C2W and W2W bonding and 3D packaging. This definitive resource helps you select reliable, creative, high-performance, robust, and cost-effective packaging techniques for MEMS devices. The book will also aid in stimulating further research and development in electrical, optical, mechanical, and thermal designs as well as materials, processes, manufacturing, testing, and reliability. Among the topics explored:... Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46175 This lecture book presents an overview of the guidelines and strategies for transitioning an image or video processing algorithm from a research environment into a real-time constrained environment. Such guidelines and strategies are scattered in the literature of various disciplines including image processing, computer engineering, and software engineering, and thus have not previously appeared in one place. By bringing these strategies into one place, the book is intended to serve the greater community of researchers, practicing engineers, and industrial professionals who are interested in taking an image or video processing algorithm from a research environment to an actual real-time implementation on a resource-constrained hardware platform. These strategies consist of algorithm simplifications, hardware architectures, and software methods. Throughout the book, carefully selected representative examples from the literature are presented to illustrate the discussed concepts. This book exposes readers to a wide variety of techniques and tools that they can employ in designing a real-time image or video processing system. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46174 Compiling the expertise of nine pioneers of the field, Magnetic Bearings - Theory, Design, and Application to Rotating Machinery offers an encyclopedic study of this rapidly emerging field with a balanced blend of commercial and academic perspectives. Every element of the technology is examined in detail, beginning at the component level and proceeding through a thorough exposition of the design and performance of these systems. The book is organized in a logical fashion, starting with an overview of the technology and a survey of the range of applications. A background chapter then explains the central concepts of active magnetic bearings while avoiding a morass of technical details. From here, the reader continues to a meticulous, state-of-the-art exposition of the component technologies and the manner in which they are assembled to form the AMB/rotor system. These system models and performance objectives are then tied together through extensive discussions of control methods for both rigid and flexible rotors, including consideration of the problem of system dynamics identification. Supporting this, the issues of system reliability and fault management are discussed from several useful and complementary perspectives. At the end of the book, numerous special concepts and systems, including micro-scale bearings, self-bearing motors, and self-sensing bearings, are put forth as promising directions for new research and development. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46127 The field of analog circuit design has transformed itself over the past decades. Interest in integrating analog circuits side-by-side with digital circuits has led to the use of smaller and smaller devices, and lower and lower power supply voltages. The material presented in this book takes ultra-low voltage analog circuit design to a power supply voltage as low as 0.5 V. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46102 "Fluid Machinery and Fluid Mechanics: 4th International Symposium (4th ISFMFE)" is the proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Fluid Machinery and Fluid Engineering, held in Beijing November 24-27, 2008. It contains 69 highly informative technical papers presented at the Mei Lecture session and the technical sessions of the symposium. The Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics (CSET) organized the First, the Second and the Third International Symposium on Fluid Machinery and Fluid Engineering (1996, 2000 and 2004). The purpose of the 4th Symposium is to provide a common forum for exchange of scientific and technical information worldwide on fluid machinery and fluid engineering for scientists and engineers. The main subject of this symposium is "Fluid Machinery for Energy Conservation". The "Mei Lecture" reports on the most recent developments of fluid machinery in commemoration of the late professor Mei Zuyan. The book is intended for researchers and engineers in fluid machinery and fluid engineering. Jianzhong Xu is a professor at the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. Contents Invited Mei Lecture session.- Session A: General theory of fluid machinery.- Session B: Numerical simulation of flows in fluid machinery.- Session C: Flow measurement in fluid machinery.- Session D: Pumps and Pumping System.- Session E: Compressors and Fans.- Session F: Turbocharge.- Session G: Cavitation and multiphase flows.- Se Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46101 This book is designed to give electrical engineers the RF microelectronics background they need to design state-of-the-art consumer electronics and communications devices.RF Microelectronics begins with a thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts of RF design, including nonlinearity, interference and noise. It reviews modulation and detection theory; multiple access techniques, and current wireless standards -- including CDMA, TDMA, AMPS and GSM. It presents case studies of transceiver architectures designed by several leading manufacturers. Finally, it offers detailed explanations of low-noise amplifiers, mixers and oscillators; frequency synthesizers and power amplifiers.For electrical engineers working in the communications fields, especially those involved with wireless technology. Also for graduate students. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46100 Only by understanding both semiconductor device theory and high-power application can the designer be sure of selecting the correct power device for a given application. This book covers both the switches themselves and the circuitry required to make them work effectively. In this revised and updated version the author has added an entire new section on passive components - capacitors, soft magnetic materials, and resistors. In addition to describing their properties, characteristics, and ratings, he illustrates their use with examples. Important additions to the applications section include converter underlap, reversible converters, and standby and uninterruptible supplies. Many more real examples and problems ensure that the reader gains a thorough working knowledge. Part 1 covers power device electrical and thermal characteristics and how they relate to a device’s structure; part 2 describes device driving and protection techniques; part 3 covers power electronic applications and part 4 is the new section on passive components - capacitors, soft magnetic materials, and resistors. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46087 This book covers all the basics of inspection and testing and clearly explains all the legal requirements. It not only tells you what tests are needed but also describes all of them step-by-step with the help of colour photos. Sample forms show how to verify recorded test results and how to certify and fill in the required documentation. The book is also packed with handy advice on how to avoid and solve common problems encountered on the job. With its focus on the practical side of the actual inspection and testing rather than just the requirements of the regulations, this book is ideal for students, experienced electricians and those working in allied industries, such as plumbers and heating specialists, kitchen and bathroom fitters, alarm installers and others, whether they are working on domestic or industrial installations. Note 1: If you can not open the downloaded file, and your Adobe Reader reports on the damaged file, then update your Adobe Reader. Because I have installed Adobe Reader 8.1.1 and ALL my uploaded files open fine in version 8.1.1. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46080 The revised edition of the Newnes Dictionary of Electronics includes a substantial new section devoted to acronyms and abbreviations. So if you think you know the meaning of ADDER, LAP, FIB, SPICE or WORM, we recommend you check in the Newnes Dictionary of Electronics first. *A concise glossary for electronics, TV, radio and computing *Ideal for engineers, students and enthusiasts *Includes a handy appendix of acronyms Review 'Ideal for engineers, technicians, students or interested amateurs, this is a reference book par excellence, with TV, radio and computing terms all being included as well as the more basic definitions.' Electronics World 'A concise and compact dictionary that seems to cover enough, but not too much.' Electronics Australia 'The definitions range from one sentence to a short essay, some with illustrations as necessary for clarity. The fourth edition incorporates new technology, chiefly in the field of computing and data-processing equipment. An appendix lists abbreviations and acronyms.' Book News, Inc, Portland, OR 'Recommended for all libraries, including specialized engineering libraries, academic and public libraries.' E-Streams Vol6 #10 - Oct 2003 Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46057 It was around the mid-nineties at the University of Twente, when Eric Klumperink had a wild idea: since popular analog basic circuits, like the differential pair, current mirror etc are all very simple, he wondered if we already know all possible simple circuits. Starting with two MOSFETs and resistors, he tried to figure out how many circuits he could generate. As a transistor usually acts as a voltage controlled current source, while resistors can also be modeled in that way, Eric decided to use voltage controlled current sources as building blocks and find two-port circuits with a non-zero transfer function. Using brains, graph theory, and a MAPLE computer program, he found them all: 145 circuit-graphs with two voltage controlled current sources. As each graph has several different transistor implementations, hundreds of transistor-resistor circuits are possible. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=46044 This book presents new and significant research on electric power. The world is becoming increasingly electrified. For the foreseeable future, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel used for electric power production. The low cost and abundance of coal is one of the primary reasons for this. Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk transfer of electrical power. Typically, power transmission is between the power plant and a substation near a populated area. Electricity distribution is the delivery from the substation to the consumers. Due to the large amount of power involved, transmission normally takes place at high voltage (110 kV or above). Electricity is usually transmitted over long distance through overhead power transmission lines. Underground power transmission is used only in densely populated areas due to its high cost of installation and maintenance, and because the high reactive power gain produces large charging currents and difficulties in voltage management. A power transmission system is sometimes referred to colloquially as a "grid"; however, for reasons of economy, the network is rarely a true grid. Redundant paths and lines are provided so that power can be routed from any power plant to any load center, through a variety of routes, based on the economics of the transmission path and the cost of power. Much analysis is done by transmission companies to determine the maximum reliable capacity of e Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45974 This is a complete electronics course in 128 pages! Author Forrest Mims teaches you the basics, takes you on a tour of analog and digital components, explains how they work, and shows you how they are combines for various applications. Includes circuit assembly tips and 100 electronic circuits and projects you can build and test. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45971 Maximize your company's energy output while ensuring the reliability and longevity of your industrial electrical equipment! Everything you need for selection, applications, operations, diagnostic testing, troubleshooting and maintenance for all capital equipment placed firmly in your grasp. Keeping your equipment running efficiently and smoothly could make the difference between profit and loss. Electrical Equipment Handbook: Troubleshooting and Maintenance provides you with the state-of–the-art information for achieving the highest performance from your transformers, motors, speed drives, generator, rectifiers, and inverters. With this book in hand you'll understand various diagnostic testing methods and inspection techniques as well as advance fault detection techniques critical components and common failure modes. This handbook will answer all your questions about industrial electrical equipment. In Electrical Equipment Handbook: Troubleshooting and Maintenance, you will: Learn about the various types of transformers, motors, variable speed drives, generators, rectifiers, inverters, and uninterrupted power systems. Understand diagnostic testing and inspection, advanced fault detection techniques, critical components, and common failure modes. Study selection criteria, commissioning requirements, predictive and preventive maintenance, reliability, testing and cost discover the maintenance required to minimize their operating cost and maximize their efficiency Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45970 For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts. Now completely updated for todays technology with easy explanations and presented in a more user-friendly format, this third edition helps you learn the essentials you need to work with electronic circuits. All you need is a general understanding of electronics concepts such as Ohms law and current flow, and an acquaintance with first-year algebra. The question-and-answer format, illustrative experiments, and self-tests at the end of each chapter make it easy for you to learn at your own speed. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45954 Power Electronic Converter Harmonics: Multipulse Methods for Clean Power by Derek A. Paice Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45933 Aimed at electronic engineers, radio amateurs and students of the subject, this text shows how to design passive and active electronic filters (as used in radio and audio equipment) using the latest computer technology. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45900 Unless you live in a haunted house, the eyes on your paintings probably don’t follow you around. However, with a couple of motion sensors, two motors, a few transistors, resistors, diodes, and wires you can convert a Van Gogh print into a macabre masterpiece with a mind of its own. Haywired proves that science can inspire odd contraptions. Create a Mona Lisa that smiles even wider when you approach it. Learn how to build and record a talking alarm, or craft your own talking greeting card. Construct a no-battery electric car toy that uses a super capacitor, or a flashlight that can be charged in minutes, then shine for 24 hours. Written for budding electronics hobbyists, author Mike Rigsby offers helpful hints on soldering, wire wrapping, and multimeter use. Each project is described in step-by-step detail with photographs and circuit diagrams. Includes Web sites listing suppliers and part numbers. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45897 Maximize your company’s energy output while ensuring the reliability and longevity of your industrial electrical equipment! Everything you need for selection, applications, operations, diagnostic testing, troubleshooting and maintenance for all capital equipment placed firmly in your grasp. Keeping your equipment running efficiently and smoothly could make the difference between profit and loss. Electrical Equipment Handbook: Troubleshooting and Maintenance provides you with the state-of–the-art information for achieving the highest performance from your transformers, motors, speed drives, generator, rectifiers, and inverters. With this book in hand you’ll understand various diagnostic testing methods and inspection techniques as well as advance fault detection techniques critical components and common failure modes. This handbook will answer all your questions about industrial electrical equipment. In Electrical Equipment Handbook: Troubleshooting and Maintenance, you will: Learn about the various types of transformers, motors, variable speed drives, generators, rectifiers, inverters, and uninterrupted power systems. Understand diagnostic testing and inspection, advanced fault detection techniques, critical components, and common failure modes. Study selection criteria, commissioning requirements, predictive and preventive maintenance, reliability, testing and cost discover the maintenance required to minimize their operating cost and maximize their efficiency Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45883 Fully updated, revised, and expanded, this second edition of Modern Cable Television Technology addresses the significant changes undergone by cable since 1999--including, most notably, its continued transformation from a system for delivery of television to a scalable-bandwidth platform for a broad range of communication services. It provides in-depth coverage of high speed data transmission, home networking, IP-based voice, optical dense wavelength division multiplexing, new video compression techniques, integrated voice/video/data transport, and much more. Intended as a day-to-day reference for cable engineers, this book illuminates all the technologies involved in building and maintaining a cable system. But it's also a great study guide for candidates for SCTE certification, and its careful explanations will benefit any technician whose work involves connecting to a cable system or building products that consume cable services. *Written by four of the most highly-esteemed cable engineers in the industry with a wealth of experience in cable, consumer electronics, and telecommunications. *All new material on digital technologies, new practices for delivering high speed data, home networking, IP-based voice technology, optical dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM), new video compression techniques, and integrated voice/video/data transport. *Covers the latest on emerging digital standards for voice, data, video, and multimedia. *Presents distribution Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45828 Software Engineering: A Lifecycle Approach traces the development of the four-decade-old discipline of Software Engineering and compiles the important historical and modern concepts, approaches, and tools of software development, grouping them as chapters specific to phases in the software development lifecycle. Two distinguishing features of the book are: (i) A strong emphasis on the engineering aspects of software development with the total exclusion of the topics on software project management, and (ii) An elaborate coverage of the requirement analysis. The former has enabled the author to focus on the engineering aspects of the subject, and the latter makes an improvement over the deficiencies of other books on the subject, which often make passing reference to this very important phase of software development. Another highlight of the book is the reference to a large number of original sources from which much of the contents has been drawn. The book is organized in 24 chapters, with two chapters devoted to the Basics, eight chapters to Requirements, six chapters to Design, two chapters to Detailed Design and Coding, five chapters to Testing, and one chapter to Beyond Development of Software. Contents: The Basics- Introduction Software Development Life Cycles Requirements- Requirements Analysis Traditional Tools for Requirements Gathering Structured Analysis Other Requirements Analysis Tools Formal Specifications Object-oriented Concepts Object-oriented A Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45825 Each chapter of this title begins with elementary materials about the chapter and subsequently leading to the more advanced questions. Numerous questions about good many number of peripheral ICs, used along with microprocessors, have been thoroughly discussed. The second edition includes questions on 8086 microprocessor and the corresponding peripheral ICs. Rs-232C, IEEE-488, USB and USART are also included for completeness of the book. Contents Preface to the Second Edition v Preface to the First Edition vii 1. Microprocessor, Microcomputer and Associated Languages 1-10 2. The 8085 Microprocessor 11-31 3. Instruction Types and Timing Diagrams 32-34 4. 8085 Interrupts 35-45 5. Programming Techniques 46-57 6. Stack and Subroutines 58-66 7. Data Transfer Techniques: Interfacing Memories and I/Os 67-75 8. Memory 76-91 9. Peripheral Chips (a) 8255 : Programmable Peripheral Interface 92-103 (b) 8155/8156 : Programmable I/O Ports and Timer 104-108 (c) 8355/8755 : Programmable I/O Ports with ROM/EPROM 109-110 (d) 8279 : Programmable Keyboard/Display Interface 111-116 (e) Priority Interrupt Controller 8259 117-132 (f) Programmable DMA Controller (DMAC) 8257 133-143 (g) Programmable Interval Timer 8253 144-148 (h) 8254 : Programmable Interval Timer 149-152 (i) USART 8251 (Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) 153-167 10. Bus Standards (a) RS : 232C Standard 168-169 (b) IEEE : 488 Bus 170-181 (c) The Universal Serial Bus (USB) 182-192 Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45815 Since overall circuit performance has depended primarily on transistor properties, previous efforts to enhance circuit and system speed were focused on transistors as well. During the last decade, however, the parasitic resistance, capacitance, and inductance associated with interconnections began to influence circuit performance and will be the primary factors in the evolution of nanoscale ULSI technology. Because metallic conductivity and resistance to electromigration of bulk copper (Cu) are better than aluminum, use of copper and low-k materials is now prevalent in the international microelectronics industry. As the feature size of the Cu-lines forming interconnects is scaled, resistivity of the lines increases. At the same time electromigration and stress-induced voids due to increased current density become significant reliability issues. Although copper/low-k technology has become fairly mature, there is no single book available on the promise and challenges of these next-generation technologies. In this book, a leader in the field describes advanced laser systems with lower radiation wavelengths, photolithography materials, and mathematical modeling approaches to address the challenges of Cu-interconnect technology. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45812 Revised and updated edition of a professional reference on how to select, install, maintain, and operate all types of electrical equipment and wiring. Contains everything you need. Previous edition c1996. * Since 1913, the single source blockbuster for all essential information on designing, installing, operating, and maintaining electrical systems and equipment * Includes advancements in fiber optic cables, grounding, arc-fault circuit interrupter devices, and transient voltage surge suppressors * Complete with the latest updates on National Electrical Code, National Safety Code, and NEMA motor and generator standards * Features new information on high efficiency motors and electronic control of motors * Provides the latest developments in circuits and circuit calculations, transformers, wiring tables, lamp applications tables, and more Reviews Summary: A Gem, with caveats Rating: 4 This is an excellent, if dense read that bridges the gap between the science of electricity, and the practical matter of an Electrician's work. It will not fully explain the science of the topic, and it will certainly not teach you how to wire a house. It is a very good book if your question runs along the lines of "Why does it work that way?" Its treatment of Ohm's law and other fundamentals is particularly useful. That said, the index is a nightmare, the book is not organized by page number, and it contains some apocrypha. I have been an electrician for just over two years n Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45779 This first edition text is for use in the introductory circuit analysis or circuit theory course taught in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology departments. The main objective of this book is to present circuit analysis in a clear, easy-to-understand manner, with many practical applications to interest the student. The authors present principles in an appealing and lucid step-by-step manner, carefully explaining each step. Important formulas are highlighted to help students sort out what is essential and what is not. Many pedagogical aids reinforce the concepts learned in the text so that students get comfortable with the various methods of analysis presented in the text. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45778 Die Leistungselektronik hat ihre Bedeutung in den vergangenen Jahren kontinuierlich, sowohl bei den Schaltungstechniken und den Leistungsbereichen als auch bei den Anwendungen erweitert. Dies gilt fur bereits grundsatzlich bekannte Schaltungen wie dem Direkt-Umrichter, den Stromrichtermotor oder den umrichtergespeisten Drehstrom-Antrieben mit Klemmenspannungen uber 1 kV. Aber auch Schaltungsvarianten wie der Matrix-Umrichter, der stromeinpragende Umrichter oder Varianten von spannungseinpragenden Mehrpunkt-Wechselrichtern werden zunehmend genutzt. Ferner wurde der Umfang um weitere Gebiete wie bruckenlose PFC-Schaltungen, aktive Filter und die Zusatzbeanspruchungen der Drehfeld-Maschinen aufgrund steiler Schaltflanken erweitert. Ebenso wird die Erweiterung der Anwendungsfelder wie bei der Photovoltaik und den Windkraftwerken angesprochen. Ein weiteres bedeutendes Anwendungsgebiet werden die Hybrid- und Brennstoffzellen-Fahrzeuge sein. Diese Entwicklungen sind in dieser neuen zweiten Auflage des vierten Bandes der Reihe „Elektrische Antriebe" aufgenommen und im veranderten Titel berucksichtigt. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45753 This book provides broad and comprehensive coverage of the entire EDA flow. EDA/VLSI practitioners and researchers in need of fluency in an "adjacent" field will find this an invaluable reference to the basic EDA concepts, principles, data structures, algorithms, and architectures for the design, verification, and test of VLSI circuits. Anyone who needs to learn the concepts, principles, data structures, algorithms, and architectures of the EDA flow will benefit from this book. * Covers complete spectrum of the EDA flow, from ESL design modeling to logic/test synthesis, verification, physical design, and test...helps EDA newcomers to get "up-and-running" quickly; * Comprehensive coverage of EDA concepts, principles, data structures, algorithms, and architectures...helps all readers improve their VLSI design competence; * Latest advancements, not yet available in other books, including Test compression, ESL design modeling, Large-scale floorplanning, Placement, Routing, Synthesis of clock and power/ground networks...helps readers to design/develop testable chips or products; * Includes industry best-practices wherever appropriate in most chapters...helps readers avoid costly mistakes. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45694 Owen Bishops First Course starts with the basics of electricity and component types, and introduces students to practical work almost straightaway. No prior knowledge of electronics is assumed. The approach is student centred with Self-Test features to check understanding, and numerous Activities suitable for practicals, homework and other assignments. New Multiple Choice Questions are incorporated throughout the text to aid student learning. Key facts, formulae and definitions are highlighted to aid revision, and theory is backed up by numerous examples within the book. Each chapter ends with a set of problems which includes exam-style questions with numerical answers provided. This text is ideal for a wide range of introductory courses in electronics, technology, physics and engineering. The coverage has been carefully matched to the latest UK syllabuses including GCSE Electronics, GCSE Design and Technology, Engineering GCSE and City and Guilds competence-based courses such as Level 2 NVQs. The second edition now has additional applicability to BTEC First Electronics from Edexcel with coverage of fundamental topics required by students of this qualification, as well as other essential new topics that reflect recent technological developments. The result is a text that meets the needs of students on all Level 2 electronics units and courses, with a broad coverage that will be of direct relevance to any reader commencing study of this subject, or more advanced readers r Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45633 The past few years have seen major developments in soldering materials and processes for electronics assembly manufacture due to the movement from tin-lead to lead-free soldering. The removal of lead from electronics solders due to environmental considerations first developed with proposed US legislation in the early 1990s. At that time, the alternatives had not been fully explored, so a ban on the use of lead in electronic solders was put on hold. However the seed was sown for development with various projects initiated during the 1990s in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Based on government pressures, Japan OEMs began to move to lead-free solder products from 1998 and this, combined with the European Union ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) legislation enacted in 2006, drove the global manufacture of electronics consumer products with leadfree solders. From 1998 to the present, the development of lead-free solder materials and processes has progressed to such an extent that development work moving forward will typically only concentrate on lead-free solders and components rather than tin-lead solders and components. Read more...
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]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45575 This unique handbook consists of tables compiled as a labour-saving aid for electronics engineers, designers and technicians. The layout and content of these is designed to make them easy to use, and to contain the most valuable but tough to calculate information. Daniel McBrearty compiled this book as a result of bitter experience as an analog designer, initially prototyping and testing the ideas of other folk, and seeking to make those little changes that can make the difference between a good and really excellent circuit, and later doing the whole thing himself. If you don't know off the top of your head the best pair of E24 resistors to make an inverting op-amp stage of 18dB gain (and who does?) then this book will save you hours and protect your sanity in a world in which your calculator always goes missing, and you've forgotten the formula. * All the key data needed by electronics designers, engineers and technicians * Saves on hours of needless number-crunching * Must-have information at a glance Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45539 Historians have different views on the core identity of analogue computing. Some portray the technology solely as a precursor to digital computing, whereas others stress that analogue applications existed well after 1940. Even within contemporary sources, there is a spectrum of understanding around what constitutes analogue computing. To understand the relationship between analogue and digital computing, and what this means for users today, the history must consider how the technology is used. Technology for Modelling investigates the technologies, the concepts, and the applications of analogue computing. The text asserts that analogue computing must be thought of as not just a computing technology, but also as a modelling technology, demonstrating how the history of analogue computing can be understood in terms of the parallel themes of calculation and modelling. The book also includes a number of detailed case studies of the technology's use and application. Topics and features: discusses the meaning of analogue computing and its significance in history, and describes the main differences between analogue and digital computing; provides a chronology of analogue computing, based upon the two major strands of calculation and modeling; examines the wider relationship between computing and modelling, and discusses how the theme of modelling fits within the history of analogue computing; describes how the history of analogue computing evolved through a number of stages of use; p Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45529 Complete, compact and featuring formulas, tables, and diagrams in place of lengthy text descriptions, this handy reference delivers job-essential information in a quick look-up format. The new Second edition has been updated to include the 2005 National Electrical Code, new symbols for electrical drafting now being used in CAD drafting, additional coverage of co-axial cable in home wiring, and more on electric motors and controls. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45511 This book covers a lot of both basic and advanced topics in transmitter and receiver design. There are practical circuits that really work including test instrumentation you can build at home. There is so much in this book you may need to read and re-read to learn it all. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45507 In this new edition of their successful book, renowned authorities Ramon Pallas-Areny and John Webster bring you up to speed on the latest advances in sensor technology, addressing both the explosive growth in the use of microsensors and improvements made in classical macrosensors. They continue to offer the only combined treatment for both sensors and the signal-conditioning circuits associated with them, following the discussion of a given sensor and its applications with signal-conditioning methods for this type of sensor. New and expanded coverage includes: * New sections on sensor materials and microsensor technology * Basic measurement methods and primary sensors for common physical quantities * A wide range of new sensors, from magnetoresistive sensors and SQUIDs to biosensors * The widely used velocity sensors, fiber-optic sensors, and chemical sensors * Variable CMOS oscillators and other digital and intelligent sensors * 68 worked-out examples and 103 end-of-chapter problems with annotated solutions Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45506 54 super-entertaining projects offer insights into the sights, sounds, and smells of nature Nature meets the Evil Genius via 54 fun, safe, and inexpensive projects that allow you to explore the fascinating and often mysterious world of natural phenomena using your own home-built sensors. Each project includes a list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions. * Projects include: rain detector, air pressure sensor, cloud chamber, lightning detector, electronic gas sniffer, seismograph, radiation detector, and more From the Back Cover 54 ELECTRONICS PROJECTS THAT VOYAGE BEYOND HUMAN SENSES! Reach beyond the limits of your own eyes, ears, nose, and sense of touch with these 54 exciting projects that enlist the uncanny talents of electronic sensors to probe dimensions beyond mere human powers of perception. With the help of popular electronics author Tom Petruzzellis, you can build your own fantastic projects that measure, touch, and explore the limits of the known natural world -- and the leading edges of the future of science and robotics! All 54 projects are fun, easy, and inexpensive to make at home and -- best of all -- seriously exciting and impressive! Petruzzellis takes the stuff of science fiction and science future, and brings it down to size for the home hobbyist or science fair project creator. With easy-to-follow plans, clear diagrams and schematics, and respect for your wallet, his Electronic S Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45496 The Measurement Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements required in engineering, physics, chemistry, and the life sciences.The book examines:oSensorsoHardwareoSoftwareoTechniquesoInformation processing systemsoAutomatic data acquisitionoReduction and analysis as well as their incorporation for control purposesOrganized according to the measurement problem, each section addresses the different ways of making a measurement for a given variable. Chapters present information on three levels:oBasic information without equations and a description of the subject that can be understood by the newcomeroDetailed text and mathematical treatment essential for discovering applications and solving problems outside one's field of specialtyoAdvanced applications of the subject, evaluative opinions, and areas for future studyThe Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook provides a graded level of difficulty from start to finish, serving the reference needs of the broadest group of readers. Edited by one of the more noted instrumentation experts in the world, the book contains nearly 150 contributions, covering all aspects on the design and implementation of various instrumentation. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45465 Complete, State-of-the-Art Coverage of Sensor Technologies and Applications Fully revised with the latest breakthroughs in integrated sensors and control systems, Sensors Handbook, Second Edition provides all of the information needed to select the optimum sensor for any type of application, including engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, medical, military, agricultural, geographical, and environmental implementations. This definitive volume discusses a wide array of sensors, including MEMS, nano, microfabricated, CMOS, smart, NIR, SpectRx(tm), remote-sensing, fiber-optic, light, ceramic, and silicon sensors. Several in-depth application examples from a variety of industries are included. The comprehensive details in this authoritative resource enable you to accurately verify the specifications for any required component. This is the most through, up-to-date reference on sensing technologies available. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45414 The steady expansion of interest in electrochemical science and technology creates the need for a monograph series of the highest standards for the experienced reader. The purpose of the Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering series is to provide high-quality advanced reviews of topics of both fundamental and practical importance. The current volume addresses issues of chemically modified electrodes. Whenever bare surfaces do not fulfill the needs required, their chemical modification is a most promising way out of the dilemma. Purposeful attachment of atoms, molecules or even whole (nano)particles to the surface allows one to tailor the electronic and structural properties of a surface and hence, its functionality over a wide range. In the five chapters of this volume, internationally renowned scientists describe, how to modify a surface and what to do with it. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45324 It has been five years since I edited Microwave Project 2. Since then the devices and equipme nt available to amateurs interested in the microwave bands has continued to increase . This book contains some of the things that are being used right now and some the surplus equipment that has come onto the market that can be modified for use on the microwave bands. The articles on surplus equipme nt have been taken from Scatterpoint , the magazine of the UK Microwave Group , this is a very active group an I recommend that any amateurs in the UK should get along to one of the meeting that are held around the country to see how useful being part of this group can be to get the most out of the microwave bands. There are similar groups in many other countries that I an sure would be just as helpful if you do not live in the UK. So that readers will not think this is just a face-l ifted version of the earlier Microwave Projects books it has been decided to give this book a new more descriptive title. Many of the articles require a PCB, the artwork in this book is not reproduced to exact size, so if you are going to make you own PCBs please take care to scale the artwork correctly. I recommend that you take an easier option because most of the authors can supply PCBs and I have included contact details where possible. Many of the contacts are email addresses or web sites, unfortunately these have a habit of changing, they were current at the time of editing (January 2010 Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45323 Somewhere on a country mountaintop an amateur microwave repeater system sits in a heated and dimly illuminated building. The large dish antennas outside the building give only a brief glimpse of the futuristic activity happening inside. The system is handling various communications, ranging from computer interlinks and amateur-television operations to multiple voice relays between various cities. An additional dish antenna is relaying signals to wide- band amateur communications satellites placed in geostationary or- bits at various points around the world. Many miles away, the amateurs accessing this system use small hand-held transceivers, or computer terminals; yet their operations can reach the world. Fantasyland? Indeed not ; this is the shape of amateur trends that are being developed and activated at this time. Operational con- cepts of these systems are outlined in this book. I sincerely hope you find this information both beneficial and inspiring. Once in- volved in microwave pioneering, you'll surely agree this is ama- teur radio's ultimate frontier. As I' ve said many times-in previous books and in magazine columns-the Golden Age of Radio is very much alive and well. It lives in the highly specialized areas of mod- ern communications technology. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45322 After editing The International Microwave Handbook in early 2002 the RSGB contacted me to ask if I could produce a book of weekend projects for the microwave enthusiast. I explained that most microwave projects were much more that just weekend projects , so the title microwave cookbook was discussed but it was thought that there may well have been many disappoihted purchasers of such a title! Finally the title of Microwave Projects was chosen. The microwave amateur radio bands still attract keen constructors who experiment with different designs and technologies to achieve that moment of joy when a rare contact or contact on a new band is made. The content of this book has been chosen to wet the appeti te of these amateurs with designs from all around the world using everything from tried and tested designs, through modification of second hand equipment, to new designs using state of the art components. \ I have tried to organise the various articles in a logical sequence. This starts with generating your signal with a transceiver or a synthesised transmitter, followed with a number of transverter designs. Having produced rf on the required band there are some useful amplifier designs. Of course you wi ll need some test equipment to help persuade your new equipment to work , if like me you do not have rf "green fingers ". In true amateur style if all else fails you will need to resort to the theory of how your equipment should be working , so there is a chapt Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45321 The material for this book was developed from presentations that were given at short courses on principles of radar, from internal notes and memoranda generated within the Experiment Station at Georgia Tech, and from the notes of a short course on the subject presented during- July 1979. This earlier material has been substantially extended and augmented in order to provide a reasonably detailed and compre- hcusive coverage of high-power microwave radar transmitters. The motivation for collecting this material was the observation over a number of years that knowledge of radar transmitter design techniques ha,s not been widely disseminated, and that the lack of such knowledge coni inur-s to impact a number of radar research, development, and pro- dUel jon pl'OgTams. It has been my observation that design information 101 radar transmitters and components is not readily available from one source. but is widely scattered in a number of isolated locations, some of' which arc difficult to access even with the services of a large technical library. Therefore, the objective of this work is not to present a vast body of new knowledg-e or new and innovative techniques, but to collect [rom a numlx-r or diverse sources the basic design information for a radar unusmiu r-r and its components and to present such information in bniform manner. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45320 Do you like to build Amateur Radio equipment? Would you like to? If your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this book is for you. We are pleased to present the fourth volume in the Doug DeMaw notebook series. Two of the other volumes in this series deal with antennas. The third is QRP Notebook, and this notebook is related in that it has more of the simple equipment that can be found in the earl ier work. In these pages you will find basic radio projects for the bands below 30 MHz. You will also find explanations of how various circuits work. One thing you will not find is heavy mathematical analysis. This plain-language book is filled with simple , practical projects that can be built using common hand tools. You'll not need exotic or hard-to-find components to build the projects. Nor will you need elaborate test equipmen t to make them work . Sound good? We think so too. Please use the feedback form at the back to let us know what you think of this book, and what you'd like to see in future League publications. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45319 Summary: W!FB Doug Demaw Books Rating: 5 This QRP Book by Doug Demaw is a very practical and thorough explanation about Basic and Radio Frequency Electronics for everyone. Doug Demaw has left a Legacy of excellent books for Radio Amateurs and Electronic experimeters. You can learn about Electronics, Build and Test Circuits. Get a Ham license, Learn how from ARRL. I have been a licensed Ham for 62 years. Come join the fun. Steve, KI6CP Summary: W1FB'S QRP Notebook by Doug DeMaw Rating: 5 This is still an enjoyable and interesting resource book for the builder and experimenter. Full of interesting circuits and ideas. Although, I would not consider this book indispensible for the QRP building enthusiast( I'd reserve that for- The Electronic Data Book for Homebrewers and QRPers by NA5N. Try KANGA US ); I would nonetheless recomend it. Price is right, very readable, does generate interest in building- has a place in my liabrary. Summary: Good Practical book Rating: 4 An excellent practical book on designing simple low power ham transmitters and receivers. A little short in design theory but a good book nonetheless. Read Chris Bowick's RF Circuit Design book for more theoretical info. If you want to build simple radios and want them to work, this is the book for you. Read more...
]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45315 It is safe to say that amateur spread spectrum exists because of one unique entity-the Amateur Radio Research and Development Corporation. Based in the Washington, DC area, AMRAD played a key role in the development of amateur packet radio in the early 1980s, and is continuing to lead the way in the realm of amateur spread spectrum. Its members are dedicated to furthering the Amateur Radio art, and their accomplishments speak for themselves. It is altogether fitting, therefore, that this book be edited by long-time AMRAD President Andre Kesteloot, N4ICK. He has done as much as anyone to spread the word about the intriguing intricacies-and very real benefits-that spread spectrum systems hold for the amateur service. The League is proud to be associated with AMRAD's efforts to bring practical spread- spectrum systems to the amateur bands. This book brings together articles, papers and documents that provide an overview of how amateur spread spectrum evolved from a short notice in the AMRAD Newsletter. This newsletter provided the bulk of the early material on spread spectrum, but it wasn't long before QST and its then-new experimenter's newsletter, QEX, took up the cause. Nearly all the spread spectrum articles published in those three sources are reprinted in this book, as are the regulatory documents that made spread spectrum legal on the amateur bands. Toward the end of the book, two ground-breaking technical papers are published in their entirety. Overall Read more...
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]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:11 GMT http://www.freebookspot.in/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=45311 Tips and Tricks to save energy in your home, in your car and practically everywhere you go. You do not have to do without to achieve energy savings. There is now an energy efficient alternative for almost every kind of appliance or light fixture. That means that consumers have a real choice and the power to change their energy use on a revolutionary scale. The average American produces about 40,000 pounds of CO2 emissions per year. Together we use nearly a million dollars worth of energy every minute, night and day, every day of the year. By exercising even a few of the tips below, you can cut your annual emissions by thousands of pound and your energy bills by a significant amount! Read more...
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