Master the electrical principles and practices you need to succeed as a professional installation and service technician with this trusted guide. Accurate and easy-to-understand, ELECTRICITY FOR REFRIGERATION, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, Eleventh Edition, will give you a strong foundation in essential electrical theory--and help you hone real-world skills and techniques you can apply on the job. Thoroughly updated for todays professionals, the Eleventh Edition includes up-to-date information based on current trends, technology and industry practices--including key diagnosis and troubleshooting methods--making this an ideal resource whether youre new to the field or a current practitioner ready to update your knowledge and skills.
Available with this text is The Complete HVAC Lab Manual, which features over 250 lab exercises covering 15 topic areas. See the supplements section for more details.
1. Electrical Safety.
2. Basic Electricity.
3. Electrical Circuits.
4. Electric Meters.
5. Components, Symbols and Circuitry of Air-Conditioning Wiring Diagrams.
6. Reading Schematic Diagrams.
7. Alternating Current, Power Distribution and Voltage Systems.
8. Basic Electric Motors.
9. Components for Electric Motors.
10. Contactors, Relays and Overloads.
11. Thermostats, Pressure Switches and Other Electric Control Devices.
12. Electronic Control Devices.
13. Heating Control Devices.
14. Troubleshooting Electric Control Devices.
15. Residential Air-Conditioning Control Systems.
16. Installation of Heating, Cooling, and Refrigeration Systems.
17. Commercial and Industrial Air-Conditioning Control Systems.
18. Troubleshooting Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Control
Circuits and Systems.
Russell E. Smith is an Air Conditioning Technology Instructor emeritus at Athens Technical College in Athens, Georgia. Mr. Smith also ran his own contracting and consulting firm for many years. He is a Certificate Member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and holder of Conditioned Air Non-Restricted in the State of Georgia. He holds an AE in Air Conditioning Engineering.
