A step-by-step guide to each stage of the electrical and mechanical design of overhead and underground distribution systems, this book includes reference data on advances in conductors, insulators, transformers, regulators, capacitors, switches and substation equipment.

Product Description: This fully illustrated reference brings you detailed coverage of the full spectrum of equipment and processes used in the production of electricity, from the basics of energy conversion, to prime movers, generators, and boilers. The reader will find much useful information on the characteristics of fuels, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear and others, along with proper methods for handling them and their residues...read more

Product Description: This illustrated reference brings readers detailed coverage of the full spectrum of equipment and processes used in the production of electricity, from the basics of energy conversion to prime movers, generators and boilers. Written to be comprehensible to the non-technical reader, the book provides a fully detailed overview of those who are involved in any aspect of power generation...read more

Our ever-increasing dependence on electricity demands improvements in the quality of its supply. The deregulation of electric (and other) utilities, the events of 9/11, and the blackouts in North America, London, and the Italian peninsula evidence this need. This book looks at our current transmission systems and how loop circuits can substantially improve the reliability of transmission lines, essentially to provide a two-way feed to the consumer and insuring continuity of service if a fault develops on the circuit. It also covers distribution systems and includes information on how small generating units can be connected directly to the distribution system in the same manner as in larger cogenerating units.

Product Description: Written by a highly regarded power industry expert, this comprehensive manual covers in full detail all aspects of electric power distribution systems, both as they exist today and as they are evolving toward the future. A new chapter examines the impact of the emergence of cogeneration and distributed generation on the power distribution network...read more

Product Description: This book discusses the problems of reliability caused by the deregulation of electric utilities and those of security created by the events of September 11. Author Anthony Pansini, a licensed professional engineer and Life Fellow of IEEE, suggests solutions, related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of transmission facilities, for maintaining and improving the reliability of deregulated transmission systems, and covers the National Transmission Grid Study in depth...read more

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Product Description: This informative text clearly explains the technical aspects of electric motors in nontechnical language that everyone can understand easily. It is divided into two parts. The first describes the electric motors, their types and characteristics, their operation, maintenance, and application...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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This authoritative handbook contains valuable, hard-to-find information on engineering methods and strategies which can be used to insure safety and reliability of high-voltage power systems. Emphasis is placed on design approaches which address the problems of high voltage waves and traveling surges which are associated with high voltage lines and equipment. The most frequent causes of these conditions are fully explained, including circuit interruption, fault conditions, and lightning problems.

Product Description: With concerns growing regarding the health effects of exposure to electromagnetic and electrostatic fields associated with above-ground electrical lines, underground installation of high-voltage transmission lines has become an increasingly common practice...read more

The increased use of power lines to interconnect multiple generating sources into a pool or grid has led to increased concern for preventing vulnerability to stability problems, in which failure of a single line can ultimately lead to an unanticipated blackout. This comprehensive reference guides readers through every aspect of improving the reliability and stability of electric transmission systems to reduce the likelihood of such transmission failures. There is detailed coverage of the technical factors which must be considered in reducing the risk of failures, as well as hard-to-find information, such as the effect of high-speed breakers on stability, how to calculate unbalanced faults, multi-machine stability and power-factor control.

Product Description: Here, in nontechnical language, is the information you'll need to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain problem-free transmission lines. Detailing the material and equipment that make up transmission lines, this practical new book helps you understand the function and makeup of transmission facilities, including the safety, reliability, and economic aspects as well as the day-to-day operations...read more

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