Description
New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Utilization Of Electrical Energy And Electric Traction by Prof. S K Sahdev, Prof. Sahdev
The book has been prepared for the undergraduate Electrical Engineering students of Indian and foreign universities, Associate membership examination of the Institution of Engineers (India) and for various competitive examinations like IAS, Engineering services etc. It will also suit to the students of State Boards of various states of India covering subjects of electric drives and traction and utilization of electrical energy. An attempt has been made to provide various aspects of Utilization of Electrical Power and Electric Traction in a concise form.
The clear writing style and pedagogy used in the book is enhanced by illustrative figures and simplified explanations of the fundamentals and hence it is made student-friendly. These efforts have made this book an ideal text for gaining a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
Key Features Include:
Detailed coverage of all the topics related to utilization of electric power in the industry as drives, heating & welding, domestic & commercial uses of illumination, cooling and heating in buildings and electric traction in railways.
Lucid explanations of the working principles & operation of various devices.
The book is equipped with diverse solved examples in each chapter. In all there are as many as 89 solved examples.
The book contains 90 supplementary unsolved problems for practice.
Each chapter contains Learning Objectives in the beginning. (To develop curiosity among the students)
Follow-up sessions have been introduced in each chapter after 5 to 7 lectures. (To make the students regular in their studies).
Many short answer type & reasoning Questions have been added during the follow-up sessions and at the end of each chapter (To improve the analytical skills of students & to prepare them for placement).
At the end of each chapter, a large number of objective type questions have been incorporated. (To allow the students to run through the subject matter quickly).