Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician, 2nd Edition

Index

A

AC (alternating current) 39–58

understanding 58–61

vs DC power 54–5

AC generator 44–8

AC power

behavior 89–91

complex 92–5

consequences of low power factor 96–7

formula 95–6

four-wire plus ground wye or star service 100–4

phase angles 91

power factor 95

power factor correction 97–9

three-phase 99–100

three-phase calculations 104–5

understanding 105–6

vs DC power 91–2

ampere (amp) 30–1

Ampère, André-Marie 30

arc blast 141–2

arc flash 141–2

boundary 144–5

Arc Thermal Performance Value (ATPV) 146

Asirmov, Isaac 42

atom 2–3

automatic voltage regulator (AVR) 119

average value 55–6

 

B

base units 30

battery power 126

battery chemistry 127–8

battery hazards 128

commercial transportation of lithium batteries 129–30

electric shock hazard 129 ...