3rd Edition

Power Systems

Edited By Leonard L. Grigsby Copyright 2012
568 Pages
by CRC Press

568 Pages
by CRC Press

568 Pages
by CRC Press

Power Systems, Third Edition (part of the five-volume set, The Electric Power Engineering Handbook ) covers all aspects of power system protection, dynamics, stability, operation, and control. Under the editorial guidance of L.L. Grigsby, a respected and accomplished authority in power engineering, and section editors Andrew Hanson, Pritindra Chowdhuri, Gerry Sheblé, and Mark Nelms, this... Read more

Part I: Power System Analysis and Simulation



A.P. Hanson





The Per-Unit System. Symmetrical Components for Power System Analysis. Power Flow Analysis. Fault Analysis in Power Systems. Computational Methods for Electric Power Systems.





 



Part II: Power System Transients



P. Chowdhuri





Characteristics of Lightning Strokes. Overvoltages Caused by Direct Lightning Strokes. Overvoltages Caused by Indirect Lightning Strokes. Switching Surges. Very Fast Transients. Transmission System Transients: Grounding. Transient Recovery Voltage. Surge Arresters. Insulation Coordination.





 



Part III: Power System Planning (Reliability)



G.B. Sheblé





Planning Environments. Short-Term Load and Price Forecasting with Artificial Neural Networks. Transmission Plan Evaluation: Assessment of System Reliability. Power System Planning. Power System Reliability. Probabilistic Methods for Planning and Operational Analysis. Engineering Principles of Electricity Pricing. Business Essentials.





 



Part IV: Power Electronics



R.M. Nelms





Power Semiconductor Devices. Uncontrolled and Controlled Rectifiers. Inverters. Active Filters for Power Conditioning. FACTS Controllers. Power Electronics for Renewable Energy.



Biography

Leonard L. Grigsby is Professor Emeritus at Auburn University.