Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (3^rd Ed.) Electric Power Engineering Series

Featuring contributions from worldwide leaders in the field, the carefully crafted Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, Third Edition (part of the five-volume set, The Electric Power Engineering Handbook) provides convenient access to detailed information on a diverse array of power engineering topics. Updates to nearly every chapter keep this book at the forefront of developments in modern power systems, reflecting international standards, practices, and technologies.

Topics covered include:

• Electric power generation: nonconventional methods
• Electric power generation: conventional methods
• Transmission system
• Distribution systems
• Electric power utilization
• Power quality

L.L. Grigsby, a respected and accomplished authority in power engineering, and section editors Saifur Rahman, Rama Ramakumar, George Karady, Bill Kersting, Andrew Hanson, and Mark Halpin present substantially new and revised material, giving readers up-to-date information on core areas. These include advanced energy technologies, distributed utilities, load characterization and modeling, and power quality issues such as power system harmonics, voltage sags, and power quality monitoring.

With six new and 16 fully revised chapters, the book supplies a high level of detail and, more importantly, a tutorial style of writing and use of photographs and graphics to help the reader understand the material.

New chapters cover:

• Water
• Transmission Line Reliability Methods
• High Voltage Direct Current Transmission System
• Advanced Technology High-Temperature Conduction
• Distribution Short-Circuit Protection
• Linear Electric Motors

A volume in the Electric Power Engineering Handbook, Third Edition.

Other volumes in the set:

• K12648 Power Systems, Third Edition (ISBN: 9781439856338)
• K13917 Power System Stability and Control, Third Edition (ISBN: 9781439883204)
• K12650 Electric Power Substations Engineering, Third Edition (ISBN: 9781439856383)
• K12643 Electric Power Transformer Engineering, Third Edition (ISBN: 9781439856291)

Part I: Electric Power Generation: Nonconventional Methods

Wind Power. Photovoltaic Fundamentals. Advanced Energy Technologies. Water.

Part II: Electric Power Generation: Conventional Methods

Hydroelectric Power Generation. Synchronous Machinery. Thermal Generating Plants. Distributed Utilities.

Part III: Transmission System

Concept of Energy Transmission and Distribution. Transmission Line Structures. Insulators and Accessories. Transmission Line Construction and Maintenance. Insulated Power Cables Used in Underground Applications. Transmission Line Parameters. Sag and Tension of Conductor. Corona and Noise. Geomagnetic Disturbances and Impacts upon Power System Operation. Lightning Protection. Reactive Power Compensation. Environmental Impact of Transmission Lines. Transmission Line Reliability Methods. High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission System. Transmission Line Structures. Advanced Technology High-Temperature Conductors.

Part IV: Distribution Systems

Power System Loads. Distribution System Modeling and Analysis. Power System Operation and Control. Hard-to-Find Information (on Distribution System Characteristics and Protection). Real-Time Control of Distributed Generation. Distribution Short-Circuit Protection.

Part V: Electric Power Utilization

Metering of Electric Power and Energy. Basic Electric Power Utilization: Loads, Load Characterization and Load Modeling. Electric Power Utilization: Motors. Linear Electric Motors.

Part VI: Power Quality

Introduction. Wiring and Grounding for Power Quality. Harmonics in Power Systems. Voltage Sags. Voltage Fluctuations and Lamp Flicker in Power Systems. Power Quality Monitoring.

Leonard L. Grigsby is retired from Auburn University, Alabama, USA.