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Advances in Power Engineering Electric Utility Resource Planning Economics, Reliability, and Decision-Making Steven Sim Florida Power & Light Company, Miami, USA
The people involved in decisions about electric power often have misconceptions regarding a number of factors, including how electric utilities operate their systems of power plants. This book provides understanding, explaining how analyses leading to the selection of new resource options should be conducted. It leads readers through an exercise of creating a hypothetical electric utility system of various types of power plants and determining how those power plants would be operated to meet the electrical demands of its customers. Features: • Addresses the issues facing electric utilities as they make resource decisions and the analytical steps that are used to reach decisions • Uses numerous tables, figures, and graphs to illustrate key points and to highlight the analytical results • Creates a hypothetical electric utility system to work through a variety of planning issues and presents realistic analyses • Includes a glossary of energy/utility terms and five mini-lessons that provide additional explanation of certain issues explored in the analyses
Contents (abridged): Introduction. How Does an Electric Utility Actually "Work"? An Overview of Utility Resource Planning. Reliability Analyses for Our Utility System. Resource Option Analyses for Our Utility System: Supply Options. Resource Option Analyses for Our Utility System: DSM Options. Final Resource Option Analyses for Our Utility System. ‘Are We Done Yet’ ? Other Factors That Can (and Will) Complicate Resource Planning Analyses. Final Thoughts (Including Some Opinions). Appendices. Catalog no. K13950, December 2011, 332 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-8407-2, $79.95 / £49.99 Also available as eBook
Power System Analysis Short-Circuit Load Flow and Harmonics, Second Edition J.C. Das Amec, Inc., Decatur, Georgia, USA Series: Power Engineering (Willis)
"The usefulness of this text comes from showing how to calculate and analyze many aspects of the power system without relying on a computer analysis. … [A] very useful text for an undergraduate or even graduate course in power engineering. … It would also make for a good reference book for practicing power system engineers." - IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
Using detailed examples that illustrate how to calculate and analyze various aspects of the power system without relying on computer analysis, this book provides comprehensive coverage of both theory and practice in fundamental areas of power system analysis, including power flow, short-circuit computations, harmonics, machine modeling, equipment rating, reactive power control, and optimization. The second edition reflects new advancements and changes in both national and international standards. Comprehensive yet easy to read, the text also features two new chapters on arc flash hazard analysis and wind power generation, two topics that have taken the industry by storm in recent years. Features: • Supports theory by presenting and discussing innovative real-world applications, including ANSI/IEEE and IEC methods • Includes numerous solved examples and illustrations, with chapter-end problems, references, and bibliographies • Presents new chapters on arc flash hazard analysis and wind power generation
Contents (abridged): Short-Circuit Currents and Symmetrical Components. Unsymmetrical Fault Calculations. Matrix Methods for Network Solutions. Current Interruption in AC Networks. Application and Ratingsof Circuit Breakers and Fuses according to ANSI Standards. Short Circuit of Synchronous and Induction Machines. Catalog no. K11101, July 2011, 1092 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-2078-0, $169.95 / £108.00 Also available as eBook
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