Power Engineering

Covers the nature and operating characteristics of electronic devices for first and second year students. This edition has been expanded to include updated material on the original topics and to present a new chapter on power supplies and an analysis of microcomputer applications...

Power System Operations and Electricity Markets provides the information engineers need to understand and meet the challenges of the new competitive environment of the electric power industry. Integrating the business and technical aspects of the restructured industry, it explains, clearly and succi..

Power System State Estimation offers an up-to-date account of the strategies used in state estimation of electric power systems. This reference illustrates the significant role of state estimation in overall energy management and presents an abundance of examples, models, tables, and guidelines to e..

This classroom-tested, graduate-level text presents the basic tools required to understand the components in an electric power transmission system. It explains from first principles the expressions that predict the performance of transmission systems and transformers. The authors then extend these c..

This text/reference discusses general problems related to the structure of current overload protection systems in high voltage (HV) electrical installations and introduces a family of new devices based on reed switch contacts, solid-state units, hybrid technology, and automatic systems based on thes..

Exploring current and future opportunities in PV polymeric packaging, this work offers an insider’s perspective on the manufacturing processes and needs of the solar industry and reveals opportunities for future material development and processing. Suitable for nonspecialists in polymer science, it ..

Exploring current and future opportunities in PV polymeric packaging, this work offers an insider’s perspective on the manufacturing processes and needs of the solar industry and reveals opportunities for future material development and processing. Suitable for nonspecialists in polymer science, it ..

Containing 12 new chapters, this second edition offers increased coverage of weather correction and normalization of forecasts, anticipation of redevelopment, determining the validity of announced developments, and minimizing risk from over- or under-planning. It provides specific examples and detai..

Fundamentals of vortex intake flow; Results theoretical & experimental work; Prediction of critical submergence; Modeling of vortices & swirling flows; Design; Intake structures; Pump sumps; Vortex-flow intakes. _x005F_x000D_ This volume forms an essential reference work for anyone involved in intak..

Emphasizing a practical conception of system unbalances, basic circuits, and calculations, this essential reference/text presents the foundations of symmetrical components with a review of per unit (percent), phasors, and polarity, keeping the mathematics as simple as possible throughout. According ..

This book presents the latest thinking on the theory, design, and application of the modern vacuum interrupter. It reviews what to consider when developing a design for a high-voltage application and illustrates how the proper contact materials and a design analysis are essential for the development..

This book addresses all aspects applicable to three-phase circuits, including ac circuits, generation, transmission, distribution, grounding, currents, power, demand, metering, circuit protection, motors, motor protection, power factor correction, tariffs, electrical drawings, and relays. It also co..