1st Edition
Bridging Circuits and Fields Foundational Questions in Power Theory
1. Introduction 2. Power Theory in Electrical Circuits 3. Is the Poynting Theorem the Keystone of a Conceptual Bridge between Classical Electromagnetic Theory and Classical Circuit Theory? 4. Electromagnetic Power 5. Epistemology of Power Theory 6. Epilogue as Prologue
Biography
Alexander I. Petroianu is a specialist in power system analysis, operation, and control. Educated in Russia and Romania, he has broad experience in the power industry as dispatcher and head of the software department at the National Control Center in Romania, head of software development group at Brown-Boveri/ABB Germany, consultant to Eskom, the national power utility of South Africa, and technical manager (transmission) of the South African Power System Studies Institute. He is professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town, adjunct professor at the University of Calgary (Canada), a Life Fellow of the IEEE, and member of VDE, SAIEE, CIGRÉ, and IFAC. His recent research has focused on geometrical interpretation of the power transmission phenomenon. This book reflects his investigation into the mathematical and physical aspects of power theory.
