Automated Lighting - Richard Cadena

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Auteur(s) : Richard Cadena

Editeur : Taylor & Francis

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/11/2017

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 530.0

ISBN : 9781138850903

Résumé :

Richard Cadena is an ETCP-recognized trainer and an ETCP-certified entertainment electrician. As a freelance technician, designer, and consultant he has worked on concert tours, in television and theatre and he has designed dozens of lighting systems for permanent installations. He is also currently the technical editor for PLASA Media.

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Acknowledgements

Preface

Section 1: Introduction

Chapter 1 Stage Lighting in the Third Millennium

Stage lighting Technology

Wait, What Just Happened?

Chapter 2 Foundations

The Genesis of the Automated Lighting Industry

Synchronicity

If We Can Make It Change Color . . .

The Black Hole

For Sale: Automated Lighting

Sue Me, Sue You Blues

The Future of Stage Lighting

Chapter 3 Stage Lighting Systems Overview

Systems Overview

Rigging Systems

Aluminum Structures

Theatrical Rigging

Rigging Hardware

Power Distribution Systems

The Supply

Disconnect Switch

Feeder Cable

Distribution Panels and Portable Power Distribution Units (PPDUs)

Overcurrent Protection

Dimmers

Branch Circuits or Final Circuits

Connectors

Worldwide Electrical Safety and Wiring Codes

Compliance

Wire Gauges

Data Distribution Systems

Data Cables

Data Splitters

Data Amplifiers

Gateways

Data Terminators

Ring Protection

DMX Connectors

Control Systems

Lighting Controllers

PC-Based Controllers

Dedicated Controllers

Playback Units

Remote Focus Units

Preset Stations

Media Servers

Redundant Backup and Automatic Failover Systems

Luminaires

Electrical Systems

Electronic Systems

Electromechanical Systems

Mechanical Systems

Optical Systems

Communications Systems

SECTION 2 Electricity and Electronics

Chapter 4 Circuits

Electrical Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power, and Energy

Circuits

Current Convention

Water and Electricity-Bad Mix, Good Analogy

Ohm's Law

Practice Problems

Reactance

Impedance

DC Power

Practice Problems

Power Factor

AC Power

Apparent Power

Practice Problems

Answers to Practice Problems

Chapter 5 Electrical Planning and Preparation

Laying Out the Lighting System

Circuiting

Connectors

Chapter 6 Power Supplies

Arc Lamp Power Supplies

Switch-Mode Power Supplies

Rectification and Filtering

Pulse-Width Modulation

Voltage Transformation

Transformer Taps

High Frequency Filtering

Feedback

Power Factor

Pros and Cons of SMPSs

Magnetic Ballast Power Supplies

LED Drivers

LED Connections

Lamp Control

EMI Filtering

Lamp Cutoff Switch

Chapter 7 Overcurrent, Overvoltage, and Overtemperature Protection

Electric Fuses

Fuse Ratings

Voltage Rating

Speed of Operation

Temperature Sensing and Thermal Protection

Surge Suppression

Voltage Clamping Devices

Chapter 8 Digital Electronics

Binary Numbering

Practice Problems

Offsets

DIP-Switch Conventions

Practice Problems

Hexadecimal Numbers

Practice Problems

Digital Electronics

The First Computer Bug

Electronic Switching

Data Transmission

Chapter 9 Digital Hardware and Software

The Central Processing Unit

Memory

Firmware

Firmware Updates

Section 3 Electro-Mechanical and Mechanical Systems

Chapter 10 Electro-Mechanical Systems

Stepper Motors

Hybrid Stepper Motors

Single Phase Excitation Mode

Dual-Phase Excitation Mode

Half Step Excitation

Microstepping

Resonance

Stepper Motor Control Systems

Position Sensing and Encoding

Mechanical Stops

Optical Sensing

Hall Effect Sensors

Position Encoding

Quadrature Encoding

Absolute Encoding

Chapter 11 Me...