Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, 17th Edition

Title: Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, 17th Edition
Author: H. Wayne Beaty, Surya Santoso
ISBN: 1259642585 / 9781259642586
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 1648
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2018
Availability: 45-60 days

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Up-to-date coverage of every facet of electric power in a single volume

This fully revised, industry-standard resource offers practical details on every aspect of electric power engineering. The book contains in-depth discussions from more than 100 internationally recognized experts. Generation, transmission, distribution, operation, system protection, and switchgear are thoroughly explained. Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Seventeenth Edition, features brand-new sections on measurement and instrumentation, interconnected power grids, smart grids and microgrids, wind power, solar and photovoltaic power generation, electric machines and transformers, power system analysis, operations, stability and protection, and the electricity market.

Coverage includes:

  • Units, symbols, constants, definitions, and conversion factors
  • Measurement and instrumentation
  • Properties of materials
  • Interconnected power grids
  • AC and DC power transmission
  • Power distribution
  • Smart grids and microgrids
  • Wind power generation
  • Solar power generation and energy storage
  • Substations and switch gear
  • Power transformers, generators, motors, and drives
  • Power electronics
  • Power system analysis, operations, stability, and protection
  • Electricity markets
  • Power quality and reliability
  • Lightning and overvoltage protection
  • Computer applications in the electric power industry
  • Standards in electrotechnology, telecommunications, and IT

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Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments

Section 1 : Units, Symbols, Constants, Definitions, and Conversion Factors
Section 2 : Measurement and Instrumentation
Section 3 : Properties of Materials
Section 4 : Interconnected Power Grids
Section 5 : Alternating-Current Power Transmission
Section 6 : Direct-Current Power Transmission
Section 7 : Power Distribution
Section 8 : Smart Grids and Microgrids
Section 9 : Wind Power Generation
Section 10 : Solar Power Generation and Energy Storage
Section 11 : Substations
Section 12 : Switchgear and Power Components
Section 13 : Power Transformers
Section 14 : Electric Machines : Generators
Section 15 : Electric Machines : Motors and Drives
Section 16 : Power Electronics
Section 17 : Power System Analysis
Section 18 : Power System Operations
Section 19 : Power System Protection
Section 20 : Power System Stability and Control
Section 21 : Electricity Markets
Section 22 : Power Quality and Reliability
Section 23 : Lightning and Overvoltage Protection
Section 24 : Computer Applications in the Electric Power Industry
Section 25 : Standards in Electrotechnology, Telecommunicatons, and Information Technlogy

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