Now in its third edition, Electricity for the Entertainment
Electrician & Technician is a comprehensive, practical study
guide for aspiring and working professionals in live event
production. The book covers every aspect of power distribution from
the fundamentals, like basic circuits, to 3-phase power, power
calculations, grounding and bonding, electrical safety, portable
power generators, and battery power. With ample photographs and
illustrations, practice problems and solutions, and real-world
examples from experience and first-hand accounts, it provides
readers with the knowledge to safely design, set up, and monitor
power distribution systems. The third edition expands on grounding
and bonding, portable power generators, balanced and unbalanced
3-phase power calculations, battery power, and more. The last
chapter walks readers through the process of prepping for a show,
setting up a portable power distribution system, and monitoring
every aspect of the system, including voltage, current, and heat
using an infrared camera, explaining in detail best practices and
the logic behind them. Covering topics that are listed in the
content outline for the ETCP Entertainment Electrician
Certification exam as well as the ETCP Portable Power Distribution
Technician Certification exam, this reference supports practicing
technicians and provides new technicians the assistance they need
for a successful career in the entertainment industry. Additional
resources, including conversion tables, voltage spreadsheets,
articles from Lighting & Sound International, Lighting &
Sound America, and Protocol, and animations and illustrations
depicting electricity and electric power distribution developed for
the author's workshops, can be found on the companion website
www.electrics.tech.
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