Design Fundamentals for Low-Voltage Distribution and Control

Design Fundamentals for Low-Voltage Distribution and Control provides practical guidelines for all aspects of this vital topic. Linking theoretical principles with real hardware designs, the book will help engineers meet safety and regulatory standards, reduce redesign costs, shorten product development and testing cycles, and develop more reliable, efficient equipment.

This outstanding reference highlights the determination of reactance and resistances of conductors... discusses heat transfer problems in industrial apparatus... and considers short-circuit and ground fault calculations as well as temperature rise and forces occurring under fault conditions.

Design Fundamentals for Low-Voltage Distribution and Control applies thermodynamic principles to electrical equipment, including coverage of heat transfer equations, calculation examples for conductor sizes, and insulation. It provides empirical models to show how higher order theoretical equations can be practically approximated... and includes sample calculations for magnet size, circuit breakers, fault current, arc interruption, and other properties and equipment.

In addition, the book compares design requirements for both U.S. and European equipment. Featuring numerous equations, graphs, tables, test procedures, and diagrams, Design Fundamentals for Low-Voltage Distribution and Control is an invaluable practical guide for electrical and electronics, design, project, and power engineers involved with the design and application of electrical apparatus; and graduate students of electrical engineering, power engineering, and electro technology.