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 Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents 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, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
