The Boat Electrics Bible by Johnson, Andy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Welcome to boat electrics The basics

What is electricity? Volts, amps, resistance and power Basic laws AC and DC electricity

Tools and measuring

Tools for electrical work Safety first The multimeter Making measurements in-circuit Measuring high currents Continuity, resistance and diode testing Fault finding in low voltage systems

Batteries

Battery basics Types of batteries Specification, testing and maintenance Charging the batteries How many batteries? Increasing capacity

Make the connection

Wire and wire size Connections and connectors Connecting thin wires

Power management

Alternators Care, maintenance and fault finding Sizing and upgrading Intelligent chargers Wind and water Solar panels Installing a mains charger Hydrogen fuel cells DC to DC converters Regulating multiple sources Monitoring battery and alternator currents Power monitoring systems Reducing consumption

The DC system

Battery switches Battery switch configurations Fitting a voltage sensing relay DC distribution panels Protection Adding new systems Installing permanent voltmeters and ammeters Data recording over long periods The engine and its electrics Engine data monitoring Engine data monitoring – set up and calibration Starter motors Digital switching

AC mains on board

Shore power System installation Mains protection The earth system Galvanic and electrolytic corrosion Installing a galvanic isolator Voltage inverters

Voltage inverters 2

Generators

Generators 2

Networks

Marine networks – NMEA0183 Talking to each other Multiplexers and converters Marine networks – NMEA2000 High speed data networks Capturing what’s left Bringing it all together

Installation projects

Installing an AIS unit Radar Navtex and SSB receivers Hall effect ammeter

Hall effect ammeter 2

Lightning protection Underwater lights

Underwater lights 2

Upgrading mast electrics

Appendices1 Wire size matrix

2 Energy consumption analysis 3 Battery configuration and switching

3: Battery configuration and switching

4 Engine electrics 5 NMEA sentences

Glossary Acknowledgements eCopyright