Technical English for Electrical Engineering

F.BardakManisa Celal Bayar University

Fall 2015

English to Turkish Translation from Fundamental Electrical Engineering Textbooks

• From Principles and Application of Electrical Engineering by RizzoniWeb : http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/electrical/rizzoni

The historical evolution of electrical engineering can be attributed, in

part, to the work and discoveries of the people in the following list.

• William Gilbert (1540–1603), English physician, founder of magnetic science, published De Magnete, a treatise on magnetism, in 1600.

• Charles A. Coulomb (1736–1806), French engineer and physicist,

published the laws of electrostatics in seven memoirs to the French

Academy of Science between 1785 and 1791. His name is

associated with the unit of charge.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• James Watt (1736–1819), English inventor, developed the steam

engine. His name is used to represent the unit of power.

• Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist, discovered the

electric pile. The unit of electric potential and the alternate name of

this quantity (voltage) are named after him.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• Hans Christian Oersted (1777–1851), Danish physicist, discovered

the connection between electricity and magnetism in 1820. The unit

of magnetic field strength is named after him.

• Andr´e Marie Amp`ere (1775–1836), French mathematician,

chemist, and physicist, experimentally quantified the relationship

between electric current and the magnetic field. His works were

summarized in a treatise published in 1827. The unit of electric

current is named after him.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• Georg Simon Ohm (1789–1854), German mathematician,

investigated the relationship between voltage and current and

quantified the phenomenon of resistance. His first results were

published in 1827. His name is used to represent the unit of

resistance.

• Michael Faraday (1791–1867), English experimenter, demonstrated

electromagnetic induction in 1831. His electrical transformer and

electromagnetic generator marked the beginning of the age of electric

power. His name is associated with the unit of capacitance.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• Andr´e Marie Amp`ere (1775–1836), French mathematician,

chemist, and physicist, experimentally quantified the relationship

between electric current and the magnetic field. His works were

summarized in a treatise published in 1827. The unit of electric

current is named after him.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• Michael Faraday (1791–1867), English experimenter, demonstrated

electromagnetic induction in 1831. His electrical transformer and

electromagnetic generator marked the beginning of the age of electric

power. His name is associated with the unit of capacitance.

• Joseph Henry (1797–1878), American physicist, discovered self-

induction around 1831, and his name has been designated to

represent the unit of inductance. He had also recognized the

essential structure of the telegraph, which was later perfected by

Samuel F. B. Morse.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), Scottish physicist, discovered

the electromagnetic theory of light and the laws of electrodynamics.

The modern theory of electromagnetics is entirely founded upon

Maxwell’s equations.

• ErnstWerner Siemens (1816–1892) andWilhelm Siemens (1823–

1883), German inventors and engineers, contributed to the invention

and development of electric machines, as well as to perfecting

electrical science. The modern unit of conductance is named after

them.

English to Turkish Translation on Brief History of Electrical Engineering

• Heinrich Rudolph Hertz (1857–1894), German scientist and

experimenter, discovered the nature of electromagnetic waves and

published his findings in 1888. His name is associated with the unit of

frequency.

• Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), Croatian inventor, emigrated to the United

States in 1884. He invented polyphase electric power systems and

the induction motor and pioneered modern AC electric power

systems. His name is used to represent the unit of magnetic flux

density.

Translation on Chapter Intro

• Fundamentals of Electric Circuits

• This chapter presents the fundamental laws of circuit analysis and

serves as the foundation for the study of electrical circuits. The

fundamental concepts developed in these first pages will be called

upon throughout the book. The chapter starts with definitions of

charge, current, voltage, and power, and with the introduction of the

basic laws of electrical circuit analysis: Kirchhoff’s laws. Next, the

basic circuit elements are introduced, first in their ideal form, then

including the most important physical limitations.

• To this end, two examples are introduced which discuss simple

resistive devices that can measure displacements and forces. The

topics introduced in Chapter 2 form the foundations for the remainder

of this book and should be mastered thoroughly.

Translation on Chapter Intro, cont.

• The elements discussed in the chapter include voltage and current

sources, measuring instruments, and the ideal resistor. Once the

basic circuit elements have been presented, the concept of an

electrical circuit is introduced, and some simple circuits are analyzed

using Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws. The student should appreciate the

fact that, although the material presented at this early stage is strictly

introductory, it is already possible to discuss some useful applications

of electric circuits to practical engineering problems.

Translation on Chapter Intro, cont.

• To this end, two examples are introduced which discuss simple

resistive devices that can measure displacements and forces. The

topics introduced in Chapter 2 form the foundations for the remainder

of this book and should be mastered thoroughly. By the end of the

chapter, you should have accomplished the following learning

objectives:

Translation on Chapter Intro, end.

• Application of Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws to elementary resistive

circuits.

• Power computation for a circuit element.

• Use of the passive sign convention in determining voltage and current

directions.

• Solution of simple voltage and current divider circuits.

• Assigning node voltages and mesh currents in an electrical circuit.

• Writing the circuit equations for a linear resistive circuit by applying

Kirchhoff’s voltage law and Kirchhoff’s current law.