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

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Ready-to-use electric power calculationsFully revised to include calculations needed for the latest technologies, the new edition of this essential guide provides the step-by-step procedures required to solve a wide array of electric power problems. This time-saving tool makes it easy to find and use the right calculation. New sections address power electronics, alternate energy, power quality, and smart grids. Featuring coverage of the entire electrical engineering spectrum, this practical resource contains graphs, illustrations, and SI and USCS equivalents. Handbook of Electric Power Calculations, Fourth Edition, covers: Basic network analysis Instrumentation DC motors and generators Transformers Three-phase induction motors Single-phase motors Synchronous machines Generation of electric power Overhead transmission lines and underground cables Electric power networks Power flow analysis in power systems Power system control Short-circuit computations System grounding and earthing Power system protection Power system stability Cogeneration Stationary batteries Electric energy economic models Lighting design Power electronics Alternate energy sources Power quality Smart grids

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO POWER QUALITY--UPDATED AND EXPANDEDElectrical Power Systems Quality, Third Edition, is a complete, accessible, and up-to-date guide to identifying and preventing the causes of power quality problems. The information is presented without heavy-duty equations, making it practical and easily readable for utility engineers, industrial engineers, technicians, and equipment designers. This in-depth resource addresses the essentials of power quality and tested methods to improve compatibility among the power system, customer equipment, and processes. Coverage includes: Standard terms and definitions for power quality phenomena Protecting against voltage sags and interruptions Harmonic phenomena and dealing with harmonic distortion Transient overvoltages Long-duration voltage variations Benchmarking power quality International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards Maintaining power quality in distributed generation systems Common wiring and grounding problems, along with solutions Site surveys and power quality monitoring