Electric Machinery and Transformers [Hardcover]

Bhag S. Guru (Author), Hï¿1/2seyin R. Hiziroglu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0030105927 | ISBN-13: 978-0030105920 | Publication Date: December 1, 1994 | Edition: 2

For this revision of their bestselling junior- and senior-level text, Guru & Hiziroglu have incorporated eleven years of cutting-edge developments in the field since Electric Machinery & Transformers was first published. Completely re-written, the new Second Edition also incorporates suggestions from students and instructors who have used the First Edition, making it the best text available for junior- and senior-level courses in electric machines. The new edition features a wealth of new and improved problems and examples, designed to complement the authors' overall goal of encouraging intuitive reasoning rather than rote memorization of material. Chapter 3, which presents the conversion of energy, now includes: analysis of magnetically coupled coils, induced emf in a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field, induced emf in a coil rotating in a time-varying magnetic field, and the concept of the revolving field. All problems and examples have been rigorously tested using Mathcad.

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"A well written book. The illustrations are excellent."--N.A. Anwah, Howard University

"Well organized text, clear language, well chosen problems."--Zdzislaw Jan Bochynski, New York Institute of Technology

"An excellent reference....Easy to read, well written with pertinent examples. The review questions are good and enough problems are given."--Ronald D. Bowman, Clemson University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Huseyin R. Hiziroglu, both in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, both at GMI Engineering and Management Institute.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 696 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (December 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030105927
• ISBN-13: 978-0030105920
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,841,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very approachable, March 6, 2007

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This review is from: Electric Machinery and Transformers (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Hardcover)

This review applies to the 2nd edition.

I'm not an electrical engineer; I bought this book to get a better understanding of how electromagnetic equipment operates. The book is very approachable in that it does not utilize advanced mathematics (understanding basic algebra, trig, and some calculus is sufficient to understand most of the book). A reader with a good understanding of electricity (including impedance in AC circuits) and magnetism can learn quite a bit about motors, generators, and transformers from this book. Don't know how a professional engineer/educator would rate this book. If your main goal is better understandng of these types of devices, I'd highly recommend this book in used form - new is very expensive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Written well enough, no answers!, September 21, 2010

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This review is from: Electric Machinery and Transformers (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Hardcover)

There are NO answers to any of the exercises. Not at the back of the book, no solution manual exists, not on cramster. In my opinion, that makes it almost useless, as there's no way to know if you're doing the work correctly.

1.0 out of 5 stars No solutions, not enough examples, poor writing, September 27, 2011

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This review is from: Electric Machinery and Transformers (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Hardcover)

This book is terrible. The writing is rather poor, making it difficult to understand. Additionally, not every equation is derived for you and as a result the summary will sometimes contain equations that were never derived. There are also relatively few examples, and they often skip steps. Finally, there is no solutions manual to this book readily available, making it utterly impossible to know if you're doing them right, much less check your answer.