Lessons in Electric Circuits

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This is a lengthy and fairly advanced 'course' on DC electrical theory for those of you who want this in-depth knowledge. We are NOT suggesting that it is necessary for the average home-owner with (or wanting) a solar/wind/hydro system to read or understand all this content.

For those of you interested in basic theory (the "average" home-owner), we recommend the book "Understanding Renewable Energy Systems".

If we haven't put you off - download the document here. (4.5mB)

Additional Volumes can be found on the Open Book Project website.

Chapter 1: BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY
Chapter 2: OHM'S LAW
Chapter 3: ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Chapter 4: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND METRIC PREFIXES
Chapter 5: SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS
Chapter 6: DIVIDER CIRCUITS AND KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
Chapter 7: SERIES-PARALLEL COMBINATION CIRCUITS
Chapter 8: DC METERING CIRCUITS
Chapter 9: ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION SIGNALS
Chapter 10: DC NETWORK ANALYSIS
Chapter 11: BATTERIES AND POWER SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: THE PHYSICS OF CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Chapter 13: CAPACITORS
Chapter 14: MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 15: INDUCTORS
Chapter 16: RC AND L/R TIME CONSTANTS
Appendix 1: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Appendix 2: CONTRIBUTOR LIST
Appendix 3: DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE

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