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Reeds Vol 7: Advanced Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers

Authors:	Christopher Lavers, Edmund Kraal
Edition:	2014
Format:	Paperback
Size:	234 x 156 mm

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Advanced Electrotechnology for Maritime Exams & Degrees

Builds on Reeds Vol. 6 with worked examples, exam prep and in-depth coverage of modern marine electrical systems, lasers, LEDs, radar and more.

Reeds Vol 7: Advanced Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers is the essential follow-up to Reeds Vol. 6: Basic Electrotechnology, taking readers into deeper technical territory. Designed for professional trainees working toward Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (CoC), as well as students on BSc, BEng and MEng marine and electrical engineering courses, this volume builds on foundational knowledge with rigorous, applied content.

The new edition includes worked examples and practice exam questions aligned with current Merchant Navy qualifications. It also incorporates up-to-date material on emerging technologies including image intensifiers, thermal imaging, laser devices, LEDs, and digital theory.

1 Transformer Operation
2 The Transformer (Testing and Efficiency)
3 The Transformer (Applications)
4 D.C. Machines
5 D.C. Theory: Rectification
6 The A.C. Generator
7 The Marine Alternator
8 The Induction Motor
9 A.C. Machines – Operation
10 Electronic Emission Processes and Devices
11 Solid-State Electronics: The Diode
12 Solid-State Electronics: The Transistor
13 Electronic Aids to Navigation
14 Display Devices
Solutions to Practice Examples
Selection of Typical Examination Questions
Solutions to Typical Examination Questions

About the Author

Christopher Lavers is a Lecturer in Marine Engineering and has taught Maritime and Remote Sensing topics at the University of Plymouth at Britannia Royal Naval College since 1993. He has published over 200 technical articles, curated a dozen science-art exhibitions, and written two books with more forthcoming. A member of the Institute of Physics Environmental Physics Committee, he is also Convenor of the Special Interest Group in Conservation and Indigenous Communities of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society. He is the Subject Matter Expert in Radar and Telecommunications at Britannia Royal Naval College, and has made several appearances on BBC Radio 4, Radio Devon and Plymouth Sound.