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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good introduction
This review applies to the 6th edition. This is a very good introduction to all of the various technologies of modern commercial AC power. It includes good descriptions of various 3-phase systems and their components (alternators, transformers, and motors). The book starts with the the very basics, but a working knowledge of basic math and electronics helps. Very...
Published on December 28, 2006 by B. Style
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Overpricing Fundamentals
Some publishers either don't think twice about overcharging the public or never have competent people read their books before publication. For an electrical book with a price of $100 or more, one should get a college level engineering book written well by a highly qualified author. This book is a vocational level collection of the same old stuff that field workers have...
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good introduction,
This review is from: Alternating Current Fundamentals (Paperback)
This review applies to the 6th edition. This is a very good introduction to all of the various technologies of modern commercial AC power. It includes good descriptions of various 3-phase systems and their components (alternators, transformers, and motors). The book starts with the the very basics, but a working knowledge of basic math and electronics helps. Very readable with good diagrams. If you want to understand the difference between split-phase and three-phase current, or the difference between an induction motor and a synchronous motor, this is the book for you.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Overpricing Fundamentals,
By dedion "dedion" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alternating Current Fundamentals (Paperback)
Some publishers either don't think twice about overcharging the public or never have competent people read their books before publication. For an electrical book with a price of $100 or more, one should get a college level engineering book written well by a highly qualified author. This book is a vocational level collection of the same old stuff that field workers have been saddled with for the last century or more. In short, the the trained monkey version of electricity designed to put field workers on the job without teaching them what electricity is really about. Every few years a new edition comes out with a word or two about new technology or a CD ROM and a big price increase. There ought to be a law against this...
To be fair Hermann is a better author than most of these regurgitators of the same old slip shod ideas. He is a few levels above the likes of a Fowler, but then again, who isn't? However, there is no point in getting his latest edition unless you have a gun pointed at you. Do yourself a huge favor and buy or borrow an old edition. Nothing authors like this write is worth more than 15 bucks.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!!!!!,
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This review is from: Alternating Current Fundamentals (Paperback)
If you are an electrical engineering student or planning to do it and you want to build a foundation in ee this is the book for you.
Its explanation of inductance,capacitance,3 phase supply,induction and synch motor is simply fantastic |
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Alternating Current Fundamentals by Stephen L. Herman (Paperback - November 16, 1999)
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