Along with the standard topics of power electronics and electromechanical conversion, this popular text covers energy resources, power plants, environmental impacts of power generation, power system operation, renewable energy, and electrical safety. Focusing on issues encountered daily in practice, the author includes examples based on real systems and data. Now in color, this third edition offers new and expanded coverage on the failure modes of nuclear power plants, interface and integration issues, stray voltage and impulse shocks, the circuits in wind and solar systems, and smart grid technology.
Chapter 1 : History of Power Systems
Chapter 2 : Basic Components of Power Systems
Chapter 3 : Energy Resources
Chapter 4 : Power Plants
Chapter 5 : Environmental Impact of Power Plants
Chapter 6 : Renewable Energy
Chapter 7 : Alternating Current Circuits
Chapter 8 : Three-Phase Systems
Chapter 9 : Electric Safety
Chapter 10 : Power Electronics
Chapter 11 : Transformers
Chapter 12 : Electric Machines
Chapter 13 : Power Quality
Chapter 14 : Power Grid and Blackouts
Chapter 15 : Future Power Systems
