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DC and AC Electricity Resources
by Ron Kurtus (updated 30 May 2023)
The following material are websites and books that can be used for further study in the area of direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electricity.
Contents
General electricity
Websites
Electric Charge - Overview of charges, including history, from Wikipedia free encyclopedia
How Electricity Works - Animated guide
What is Electricity? - Overview of subject from electric engineer
Electric charge and Coulomb's law - From Boston University lecture notes
Basic Electronics Tutorials - Tutorials on various electronics topics from the UK
Books
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DC electricity
Websites
DC Circuit Examples - Diagrams from Hyperphysics
DC Circuits - Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Direct Current description - Simple illustrations of DC
Electricity - Difference between AC and DC
Books
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AC electricity
Websites
Alternating Current - Overview of AC
Electric Generator - AC or DC - Java animation of generator (may take a long time to load)
Books
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Top-rated books on AC Circuits
Circuits
Websites
A Little History About Ohm - Short history
Ohm's Law - Explanation, including an Ohm's Law calculator
Ohm’s Law: Theory, Circuit, And Application - From EEEProject.com
Basic Electric Laws - Includes circuit theory
Electric Circuit Formulae - High level equations for problem solving
Electric Grounding- Information on grounding systems for buildings
Books
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World voltages
Websites
Plug, socket & voltage by country - WolrdStandards.eu
Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia
Utility frequency - Wikipedia
Guide to International Travel With Electric Appliances - Good information from Lewis N. Clark
World Electricity Standards - Plug and socket types
Home wiring
Websites
Wiring Your Home - Do-It-Yourself site
Books
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Top-rated books on AC Home Wiring
Top-rated books on AC Home Wiring
The Complete Guide to Home Wiring by Black & Decker; Creative Publishing International; (2001) $24.95 - How to do electric repairs, improvements, and wiring and rewiring projects
Miscellaneous
Summary
This list will be growing in the future. Links to specific subject will also be included on the subject page. If you have some good Electricity links, let us know about them.
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DC and AC Electric Resources