Modern Industrial Electronics (4th Edition) - Hardcover

Maloney, Timothy J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130156760 ISBN 13: 9780130156761

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

Unlike other technician-level volumes, Modern Industrial Electronics doesn't limit its presentation to isolated devices or individual circuits, but strongly emphasizes the need for readers to study and understand complete, real industrial systems as they exist in industry. It thoroughly examines a wide variety of systems--from PLCs to industrial robots--and includes a wealth of background information regarding the economic importance and/or environmental impact of the production process involved in the system. And, because things will go wrong in any real system, the text includes many opportunities throughout for readers to practice determining probable causes for system failures, and deciding upon specific steps to take to correct the problems. The Transistor Switch as a Decision-Maker. Transistor Switches in Memory and Counting Applications. Programmable Controllers. SCRs. UJTs. TRIACs and other Thyristors. An Industrial Automated Welding System. Special Uses of Op Amps. Feedback Systems and Servo Mechanisms. Input Transducers—Measuring Devices. Final Correcting Devices and Amplifiers. Wound-Rotor DC Motors. Non-Traditional DC Motors. AC Motors. Three Examples of Closed-Loop Industrial Systems. Motor Speed Control Systems. Telemetry. Closed-Loop Control with an On-Line Memory. Industrial Robots. Safety. For anyone interested in Industrial Electronics, Industrial Process Control, Industrial Machinery, and Industrial Automation.

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From the Publisher:

The long-awaited revision of this classic Industrial Electronics text -- with five new chapters, and now full-color! Unlike other technician-level texts, Modern Industrial Electronics doesn't limit its presentation to isolated devices or individual circuits, but strongly emphasizes the need for students to study and understand complete, real industrial systems as they exist in industry. The text thoroughly examines a wide variety of systems, from PLCs to industrial robots...and the author includes a wealth of background information regarding the economic importance and/or environmental impact of the production process involved in the system. Additionally, because he adopts the logical view that things will go wrong in any real system, the author also makes certain students find plenty of opportunities throughout the material to practice determining probable causes for system failures, and deciding upon specific steps to take to correct the problems.

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Modern Industrial Electronics, Fifth Edition, provides a total-system view of the world of manufacturing and automated production for students of electrical and electronics technology. It maintains the original commitment, intact since the first edition, of showing how the devices of modern electronics are applied in realistic industrial applications.

New topics covered in this edition are:

Chapter 3, PLCs

• Program branching—Jump instruction
• Subroutines—Passing parameters to a subroutine and returning parameters from a subroutine

Chapter 8, Op Amps

• Voltage signal degradation caused by: (1) IR drop; (2) capacitively coupled electric noise, including switching transients; and (3) magnetically coupled noise
• Electric and magnetic shielding
• Proper grounding
• Current-loop signal transmission

A WORD TO STUDENTS

The capabilities of industrial manufacturing systems have expanded at a startling rate since the first edition of Modern Industrial Electronics was published in 1979. Part of the new capability has to do with more precise control over machines and processes, and part has to do with our greater ability to measure and make records of production variables. This expansion has two direct effects on you. First, it makes your work more demanding. Second, it gives you the opportunity for even greater satisfaction and personal reward, because anyone who can learn and master today's high-technology industrial controls is sought after by employers. As a technician or engineering technologist working in modern industry, you are a member of a select group, indispensable to your company's productivity and profitability. In fact, your work contribution has obvious impact on our entire society's productivity and economic security. What a compliment to you that you are entrusted with that responsibility.

In this fifth edition, as in the previous four editions that your predecessors used to launch their careers, I have made every effort to help you reach the skill level needed for carrying out your job responsibilities. Toward that goal, this edition features a "Troubleshooting on the Job" exercise at the end of every chapter. These troubleshooting exercises require you to apply the knowledge that you have gained from that chapter to solve a problem. By carrying out the troubleshooting exercises individually or as a team, you will find yourself exercising your technical understanding, thinking imaginatively, and solving realistic problems—in other words, making the transition from classroom student to on-the-job technician or technologist in the industrial arena.

My best wishes for your working career.

FEATURES OF THE TEXT

Chapter-Opening Photograph

Each chapter begins with a photograph and explanatory caption that depicts some modern industrial practice. Figure A shows the opening pages of Chapter 17. Use these presentations to get a feel for some of the interesting opportunities and work responsibilities in the field of industrial electronics. Descriptive captions and credits for the photographs are listed on page vii.

Objectives

The first edition, published in 1979, was the original college technology textbook that explicitly stated the learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter. That precedent is continued, naturally, in this fifth edition. As you are reading and studying, try to perform the task that each objective calls for. If you can perform these tasks, then you are learning what the book and the course have to offer. If you find that you cannot satisfy the objectives, ask further questions in class or consult in private with your instructor.

Troubleshooting on the Job

The final section of each chapter gives a "Troubleshooting on the Job" exercise that is representative of the duties that you will be performing when working as a technician or engineering aide. Figure B shows the Troubleshooting on the Job in Chapter 6, from pages 242-243, which requires you to devise a procedure for testing and troubleshooting a large-scale electrostatic ash precipitator. These assignments invariably require you to use the knowledge that you have learned from that chapter in an imaginative way. Your instructor may ask for your written or drawn solution to be done individually, or you may be placed in a two- or three-person team to work on the problem. Various solutions are possible in most cases; therefore you and others in the class will present your solutions to the entire class so that everyone can share the differing thoughts and approaches that were brought to bear on the problem.

Examples

When trying to understand new ideas, especially the use of new mathematical formulas, all people are helped by examples. In this text, examples are provided for all situations where numerical calculations are required.

Summary

At the end of each chapter, there is a list of the main ideas that were developed within that chapter. The chapter's mathematical formulas, if any, are also collected for your ready reference in solving the homework.

Questions and Problems

Numerous questions and problems, organized by chapter section, are provided to sharpen your understanding and exercise your problem-solving skills. Your instructor will assign some of them for homework. You may wish to tackle additional problems for your own satisfaction. The more you practice, the more you learn.

Glossary

Definitions of hundreds of terms used in industrial electronics are listed in the glossary. Most of these terms were introduced in this text, but some come from earlier course work in electricity and electronics. Use the glossary to refresh your memory or to verify your understanding of a word's meaning.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130156760
• ISBN 13: 9780130156761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 896