Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician

The application of electricity for the theatre or a concert stage is not the same as for a residence or commercial building. This book provides you with the fundamentals of theory of electricity as well as the guidelines and tips for how to stay safe, and meet the needs of the entertainment industry.

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Richard Cadena is the author of "Focus on Lighting Technology," editor of Pro Lights and Staging News magazine, an Authorized WYSIWYG Trainer, and 20 year veteran of the entertainment lighting industry including stints with two of the world's largest automated lighting manufacturers. He has a background in electrical engineering and electronics, and he is a freelance lighting designer with a portfolio of several major lighting designs and installations and is proficient in WYSIWYG, LD Assistant, and Vectorworks. He has been an instructor of classes in automated lighting technology with the Show Training Network, and a moderator of several lighting panels and seminars at Pro Production and Inspiration trade shows.

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Basic Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician and Technician will reinforce the fundamentals of electricity, power distribution, safety, and show the reader the latest technology. The entertainment electrician has always had to gather their sources from loads of other publications and then try to adapt to their own industry. Putting lighting onto a stage for a huge concert is NOT like putting electricity in a bathroom! There is a whole audience that needs to be keep safe while trying to meet the needs of the designers too. There are also many laws and guidelines that must be followed ON TOP of the technological changes happening all of the time. In the ever-changing entertainment technology field, this reference gives the budding technician enough information to prepare for a future in entertainment technology or reinforce the technician that is already settled into his career. Furthermore, this book is an excellent training tool for the new ETCP (Entertainment Technician

Inhalt
Introduction Chapter 1: The Theory of Electricity Chapter 2: DC Electricity Chapter 3: AC Electricity Chapter 4: Circuit Elements Chapter 5: AC Power Chapter 6: Electrical Safety Chapter 7: Grounding/Earthing Chapter 8: Overcurrent and Undercurrent Protection Chapter 9: Power Distribution Systems Chapter 10: Dimming Systems Chapter 11: Best Practices, Codes, and Regulations Epilogue Appendix 1: Useful Formulas Appendix 2: Conversion Factors Appendix 3: Energy Conversion Factors Appendix 4: Scientific, Exponential, and Engineering Notation Answers to Practice Problems