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Two good books for transformers and all other Power module subjects are listed below:
Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems by Theodore Wildi
Electric Machinery and Power System Fundamentals by Stephen Chapman
I passed the exam first time around in April 2008 and studying these books helped me a lot.
I would really recommend the Wildi book. I passed this past April (2nd time around) and this book really helped me. Actually got a problem almost right out of the text.
Also look into the Power Systems Analysis text by Bergen/Vittal, and also Power System Analysis by Grianger/Stevensen. These books are good overall for Power Afternoon
One text which really gave me a lot of insight was the American Electricians Handbook. It has a lot of valuable info for reference.
Other books I used were the MGI PE Readiness books (which I am selling if you need). These books really narrow your study and helped me focus on topics that WERE on the exam. Really good and I would recommend it to any Power afternoon examinee.
Lastly the Dr. Blank DVD's which is a good study device. The picture is hossible but his explanation and simple means of explaining topics are very helpful. I only bought the Sample PE examples DVD, and that was good enough for me. One problem on the DVD was right in line with an exam question I had this past April. (I am also selling this DVD set if you would like).
One thing that helped me this time around was having these reseources available. I purchased the MGI and Dr. Blank DVD's plus Kaplan books, and in the end I passed. I didn't study as much as my first time around, but I did do a lot of examples and reinforced the topics I had studied the first go around.
I can truly say that when you start answering questions that you remember from doing sample problems at home it really amps you up and gets you motivated to keep on trying on all the questions.
I actually had a newborn while I was studying this time around and so my time was limited on studying given I was trying to help the wife clean bottles, put the kid to sleep and bond with him. When I did find time I used the above resources to study and I passed. Thank God. Now on to my Masters degree.
Good luck and if you would like to purchase any of the material I have mentioned drop me an email.
odentonpe
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