IPT’s Electrical Handbook and Training Manual, designed for practical use in the field, classroom or office, serves a dual role as an educational tool or reference guide for electrical fundamentals, trade practices and engineering data. They are a favorite of apprentices, trades people, technologists, engineers and instructors alike.
Electrical Handbook and Manual – Logical, Sequential, Easy to Use
In spite of its length—over 500 pages, information presented in this handbook and manual is logically sequenced for easy location of electrical questions and problems. This comprehensive guide covers all the fundamentals, from electrical conductors to transformers and lighting. It also features 264 illustrations and 115 tables and charts, referring throughout to both NEC and CEC codes.
SECTION ONE – FUNDAMENTALS |
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Historical Notes | p 2,3 | Series-Parallel Circuits | p 25-28 |
Electricity Basics | p 3-6 | Three-Wire Edison | p 28,29 |
Basics/Charges | p 3-5 | Wheatstone Bridge | p 30 |
Basics/Materials | p 6 | Alternating Current (AC) | p 31,32 |
Conductors | p 6 | AC-RMS Values | p 33,34 |
Insulators | p 6 | Inductance-Magnetic Field | p 34-38 |
Semiconductors | p 6 | Induced Voltage | p 36,37 |
Electrical Quantities | p 6,7 | Self-Inductance | p 37 |
Electrical Current | p 6 | Mutual Inductance | p 37,38 |
Electromotive Force | p 6,7 | Series Inductors | p 38 |
Opposition | p 7 | Parallel Inductors | p 38 |
Basic Electric Circuit | p 7,8 | Inductive Reactance | p 39 |
Resistance | p 8-10 | Impedance | p 40 |
Resistors | p 11-14 | Capacitance | p 40-44 |
Ohmís Law | p 14,15 | Capacitive Reactance | p 44 |
Power & Energy | p 15,16 | RLC Series Circuits | p 45,46 |
Basic Electrical Formulas | p 16 | RLC Parallel Circuits | p 46,47 |
Series Circuits | p 17-19 | Three-Phase/Wye | p 48 |
Voltage Divider Formula | p 19,20 | Three-Phase/Wye-Delta | p 49 |
Parallel Circuits | p 20-24 | Three-Phase/Sequence | p 50 |
SECTION TWO – ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS |
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Conductor Materials | p 52,53 | Conductor Data | p 84-89 |
Copper | p 53,54 | Conductor Ratings | p 90-99 |
Aluminum | p 55,56 | Insulation Type | p 90 |
Handling Aluminum | p 56,57 | Conductor Material | p 95 |
Connectors | p 57-61 | Adjacent Conductors | p 95,96 |
Code Requirements | p 61,62 | Sheath-Type Conductors | p 97-99 |
Conductor Insulation | p 63,64 | Cord Current Ratings | p 99-101 |
Insulation Materials | p 64-70 | Busbar Current Ratings | p 102,103 |
Fire Rating | p 70 | Voltage Drop | p 104-107 |
Conductor Shapes | p 71-77 | Voltage Drop Factors | p 104,105 |
Conductor Sizes | p 78-83 | Calculating Voltage Drop | p 105-107 |
Rectangular Busbar Area | p 78-81 | Conductor Markings/ID | p 108 |
Round Conductor Area | p 79-81 | High Voltage Conductors | p 108-112 |
Size of Round Conductors | p 82,83 | Terminating & Splicing | p 112-114 |
SECTION THREE – RACEWAYS |
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Raceway Types | p 116 | Cable Trays | p 142-146 |
Rigid Metallic Conduit | p 116 | Cables/Conductors in Trays | p 147 |
Steel Conduit | p 117,118 | Support Clamps | p 147,148 |
Aluminum Conduit | p 118,119 | Cable Tray Grounding | p 149 |
Silicon Bronze Conduit | p 119 | Rollers & Pulleys | p 149 |
Conduit Threading | p 120 | Busways | p 150-153 |
Conduit Bending | p 120-123 | Busways Under 600 V | p 151 |
Cutting/Reaming/Threading | p 123-125 | Busways Over 600 V | p 152 |
Condulets | p 125 | Busway Uses | p 152,153 |
Conduit Support | p 126,127 | Cablebus | p 154-156 |
Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit | p 127-132 | Cablebus (Parallel) | p 155 |
Type 80 (PVC) | p 129-132 | Cablebus Installation | p 156 |
Electrical Metallic (EMT) | p 132-134 | Wireways | p 156,157 |
Conduit Fill | p 134-140 | Underfloor Raceways | p 158,159 |
Conduit Fill Examples | p 139,140 | Cellular Floor Raceways | p 160 |
Conduit Expansion | p 140,141 | Surface Raceways | p 161-163 |
Flexible Conduit | p 142,143 | Raised Floors | p 164 |
Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT) | p 142,143 |
SECTION FOUR – WIRING DEVICES |
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Introduction | p 166 | HD Industrial Receptacles | p 184-187 |
Enclosure Types | p 167 | Receptacle Maintenance | p 187,188 |
Enclosure Designations | p 168-170 | Plug Maintenance | p 188,189 |
Boxes | p 170-179 | Switches | p 189-198 |
Box Types | p 171 | Types of Switches | p 190-195 |
Box Sizes (USA) | p 172,173 | Switch & Box Dimensions | p 196 |
Box Sizes (Canada) | p 174-176 | Switch Maintenance | p 196,197 |
Box Table Examples | p 177-179 | Cover Plates | p 197,198 |
Receptacles | p 179-188 | Hazardous Locations | p 198-203 |
Non-Locking Configurations | p 180 | Nameplates | p 203 |
GP Receptacles | p 181-184 |
SECTION FIVE – PROTECTIVE DEVICES |
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Protection Principles | p 206,207 | Circuit Breakers | p 235-253 |
Short Circuits/Overloads | p 207-216 | Molded Case Breakers | p 235-244 |
Short Circuit Calculations | p 211-216 | Low Voltage Breakers | p 235-238 |
“Quick” Calculations | p 215,216 | Magnetic Circuit Breakers | p 239,240 |
Fuses | p 217-234 | Current Limiting Breakers | p 241 |
Fuse Ratings | p 218,219 | Solid State Trip Breakers | p 242,243 |
Current Limiting | p 219-223 | Ground Fault Breakers | p 243 |
Log-Log Graphs | p 220-223 | Low Voltage Breakers | p .244,245 |
Selective Coordination | p 223,224 | Medium Voltage Breakers | p 245-253 |
Low Voltage Fuses | p 224-230 | Air Circuit Breakers | p 246-249 |
Single Element Fuse | p 231 | Vacuum Circuit Breakers | p 249,250 |
Dual Element Fuse | p 232 | SF6 Circuit Breakers | p 250,251 |
Fuses Over 600 V | p 233,234 | Oil Circuit Breakers | p 252,253 |
SECTION SIX – DISTRIBUTION |
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Equipment Clearances | p 256-258 | NEC Enclosures | p 269,270 |
Clearances (USA) | p 257,258 | MCC (Medium Voltage) | p 271,272 |
Clearances (CANADA) | p 258 | Programmable Controllers | p 272,273 |
Metering Equipment | p 259-263 | Switchgear | p 273-283 |
Low Voltage Connections | p 261-263 | Low Voltage | p 274 |
Panelboards | p 263-266 | Medium Voltage | p 275 |
Motor Control Centers | p 267-273 | Metal Enclosures | p 275-279 |
MCC Prewiring | p 268,269 | Switchgear Maintenance | p 280-283 |
MCC (Low Voltage) | p 269 |
SECTION SEVEN – MOTORS |
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Motor Types | p 286 | Synchronous Motors | p 316-320 |
Motor Nameplate Data | p 286 | Motor Wiring | p 320,321 |
Motor Nameplate Terms | p 286-300 | Polyphase Speed Control | p 322-326 |
Power Rating | p 286 | Reversing Induction Motor | p 326,327 |
Service Factor | p 286,287 | Motor Efficiency | p 327,328 |
Insulation Class | p 287,288 | Motor Power Factor | p 328-332 |
Locked kVA Code | p 289 | LV Polyphase Controllers | p 332-341 |
Rotor Torque Design | p 289,290 | Unbalanced Line Voltage | p 341,342 |
Duty Classification | p 290 | Single Phase Motors | p 342,343 |
Enclosure Type | p 291,292 | Split Phase Motors | p 343-348 |
Frame Size | p 292,293 | Capacitor Split Phase | p 344,345 |
Voltage of Motor | p 293-296 | Permanent Split Phase | p 345,346 |
Motor Frequency | p 297 | Lead Numbers & Color Code | p 346,347 |
Motor Speed | p 298 | Single Voltage SP Wiring | p 346-348 |
Current Rating | p 298-300 | Low & High Voltage Wiring | p 346-348 |
DC Motors | p 301-310 | Single Phase Speed Control | p 349 |
DC Motor Construction | p 301,302 | Shaded Pole Motor | p 349-351 |
DC Motor Principles | p 302-304 | Universal Motor | p 351-353 |
DC Motor Characteristics | p 304-306 | Hysteresis Motor | p 353,354 |
DC Motor Control | p 307,308 | Motor Maintenance | p 355-361 |
Stopping DC Motor | p 309 | Mechanical Problems | p 355-357 |
DC Motor Speed Control | p 310 | Lack of Maintenance | p 357,358 |
AC Polyphase Motors | p 311-315 | Electrical Failures | p 358,359 |
AC Polyphase Construction | p 311-313 | Maintenance Scheduling | p 359-361 |
AC Polyphase Principle | p 313-315 | Troubleshooting | p 361-366 |
Wound Rotor Motors | p 315,316 |
SECTION SEVEN – MOTORS |
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Motor Types | p 286 | Synchronous Motors | p 316-320 |
Motor Nameplate Data | p 286 | Motor Wiring | p 320,321 |
Motor Nameplate Terms | p 286-300 | Polyphase Speed Control | p 322-326 |
Power Rating | p 286 | Reversing Induction Motor | p 326,327 |
Service Factor | p 286,287 | Motor Efficiency | p 327,328 |
Insulation Class | p 287,288 | Motor Power Factor | p 328-332 |
Locked kVA Code | p 289 | LV Polyphase Controllers | p 332-341 |
Rotor Torque Design | p 289,290 | Unbalanced Line Voltage | p 341,342 |
Duty Classification | p 290 | Single Phase Motors | p 342,343 |
Enclosure Type | p 291,292 | Split Phase Motors | p 343-348 |
Frame Size | p 292,293 | Capacitor Split Phase | p 344,345 |
Voltage of Motor | p 293-296 | Permanent Split Phase | p 345,346 |
Motor Frequency | p 297 | Lead Numbers & Color Code | p 346,347 |
Motor Speed | p 298 | Single Voltage SP Wiring | p 346-348 |
Current Rating | p 298-300 | Low & High Voltage Wiring | p 346-348 |
DC Motors | p 301-310 | Single Phase Speed Control | p 349 |
DC Motor Construction | p 301,302 | Shaded Pole Motor | p 349-351 |
DC Motor Principles | p 302-304 | Universal Motor | p 351-353 |
DC Motor Characteristics | p 304-306 | Hysteresis Motor | p 353,354 |
DC Motor Control | p 307,308 | Motor Maintenance | p 355-361 |
Stopping DC Motor | p 309 | Mechanical Problems | p 355-357 |
DC Motor Speed Control | p 310 | Lack of Maintenance | p 357,358 |
AC Polyphase Motors | p 311-315 | Electrical Failures | p 358,359 |
AC Polyphase Construction | p 311-313 | Maintenance Scheduling | p 359-361 |
AC Polyphase Principle | p 313-315 | Troubleshooting | p 361-366 |
Wound Rotor Motors | p 315,316 |
SECTION NINE – GROUNDING |
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Grounding Purpose | p 412,413 | System Grounding | p 417-426 |
Terminology | p 413-417 | Ungrounded AC | p 417,418 |
Bonding | p 413 | Resistance Grounded AC | p 418,419 |
Bonding Conductor | p 413 | Inductance Grounded | p 419 |
Counterpoise | p 414 | Solidly Grounded |
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