Equip yourself with the tools for success in Electrical Installations with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds and IET.
- Study with confidence using the most up-to-date information available for the new industry standards, including the 2022 amendments to BS7671: 2018, The IET Wiring Regulations 18th edition
- Enhance your understanding of concepts in electrical installation with 100s of clear and accurate technical drawings and step-by-step photo sequences
- Practise maths and English in context, with embedded 'Improve your maths' and 'Improve your English' activities
- Get ready for the workplace with industry tips
- Prepare for your trade tests or end-of-year exams with end-of-chapter practice questions
- Engage with author Peter Tanner's accessible text, drawing on his extensive industry experience
- Target your learning with detailed qualification mapping grids for the latest City & Guilds Level 3 qualifications - including the 2365, 8202, 5357 and 5393 specifications, as well as the 352 and 353 T Level occupational specialisms
Author(s): Peter Tanner
Edition: 2
Publisher: Hodder Education
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 510
City: London
Cover
Book title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Picture credits
About the author
How to use this book
1 Environmental technologies
Regulatory requirements relating to micro-renewable energy and water conservation technologies
Heat-producing micro-renewable energy technologies
Electricity-producing micro-renewable energy technologies
Micro-combined heat and power
Water conservation technologies
2 Advanced scientific principles
Power generation and supply
Transformers
Electrical circuits, systems and equipment
Calculate unknown values in AC circuits
Power factor and the power triangle
Power factor correction
Neutral current in three-phase and neutral supplies
Voltage and current in star- and delta-connected systems
Operating principles and applications of DC machines and AC motors
Operating principles of different electrical components
Application of electrical components in electrical systems
Electrical lighting systems
Principles and applications of electrical heating
3 BS 7671: 2018 (2022) requirements for electrical installations
What is BS 7671: 2018 (2022) and how to use it
Part 1: Scope, Object and Fundamental Principles
Part 2: Definitions
Part 3: Assessment of General Characteristics
Part 4: Protection for Safety
Part 5: Selection and Erection
Part 6: Inspection and Testing
Part 7: Special Installations or Locations
Part 8: Functional Requirements
Appendices
4 Working on site
Information
Planning the work on site
Site restoration
5 Electrical installation design
Supply characteristics
Circuits
Types of wiring system and methods of installation
Protective equipment
Circuit design procedure
Maximum demand and diversity
6 Inspection, testing and commissioning electrical installations
Preparing for inspection and testing
The inspection process
Testing
7 Electrical system fault diagnosis and rectification
Safety and regulatory requirements
Reporting and recording of fault diagnosis work
Fault diagnosis procedures
Fault rectification
Practice synoptic assessment
Appendix 1: Introduction to the electrotechnical qualifications
Appendix 2: Next steps
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