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Fundamentals of electric power engineering : engineering: from electromagnetics to power systems / Massimo Ceraolo, Davide Poli.

By: Ceraolo, Massimo [author.].
Contributor(s): Poli, Davide | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | Wiley [publisher.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : IEEE Press/Wiley, [2014]Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2014]Description: 1 PDF (xix. 532 pages) : illustrations (some color).Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118922583.Subject(s): Electric power systems | Capacitors | Circuit breakers | Coils | Conductors | Control systems | Copper | DC machines | Earth | Electric motors | Electric potential | Electric variables measurement | Electrical engineering | Electricity | Electromagnetics | Energy storage | Equations | Fans | Force | Generators | Induction machines | Insulated gate bipolar transistors | Integrated circuit modeling | Iron | Load modeling | Logic gates | Lorentz covariance | Magnetic circuits | Magnetic cores | Magnetic hysteresis | Magnetic resonance imaging | Mathematical model | Mechanical energy | Periodic structures | Power cables | Power conversion | Power generation | Power system reliability | Power systems | Power transformers | Power transmission lines | Rails | Reliability | Resistors | Rotors | Safety | Standards | Stator windings | Stators | Steady-state | Synchronous machines | Thyristors | Universal motors | Vectors | Vehicles | Wheels | Windings | Wires | Analytical models | Approximation methods | Atmospheric modeling | BariumGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 621.31 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.
Contents:
PREFACE xv -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS xix -- PART I PRELIMINARY MATERIAL 1 -- 1 Introduction 3 -- 1.1 The Scope of Electrical Engineering, 3 -- 1.2 This Book's Scope and Organization, 7 -- 1.3 International Standards and Their Usage in This Book, 8 -- 1.3.1 International Standardization Bodies, 8 -- 1.3.2 The International System of Units (SI), 9 -- 1.3.3 Graphic Symbols for Circuit Drawings, 11 -- 1.3.4 Names, Symbols, and Units, 13 -- 1.3.5 Other Conventions, 15 -- 1.4 Specific Conventions and Symbols in This Book, 15 -- 1.4.1 Boxes Around Text, 16 -- 1.4.2 Grayed Boxes, 16 -- 1.4.3 Terminology, 17 -- 1.4.4 Acronyms, 17 -- 1.4.5 Reference Designations, 18 -- 2 The Fundamental Laws of Electromagnetism 19 -- 2.1 Vector Fields, 20 -- 2.2 Definition of E and B; Lorentz's Force Law, 22 -- 2.3 Gauss's Law, 25 -- 2.4 Amp�ere's Law and Charge Conservation, 26 -- 2.4.1 Magnetic Field and Matter, 31 -- 2.5 Faraday's Law, 32 -- 2.6 Gauss's Law for Magnetism, 35 -- 2.7 Constitutive Equations of Matter, 36 -- 2.7.1 General Considerations, 36 -- 2.7.2 Continuous Charge Flow Across Conductors, 36 -- 2.8 Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves, 38 -- 2.9 Historical Notes, 40 -- 2.9.1 Short Biography of Faraday, 40 -- 2.9.2 Short Biography of Gauss, 40 -- 2.9.3 Short Biography of Maxwell, 41 -- 2.9.4 Short Biography of Amp�ere, 41 -- 2.9.5 Short Biography of Lorentz, 41 -- PART II ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CONCEPT AND ANALYSIS 43 -- 3 Circuits as Modelling Tools 45 -- 3.1 Introduction, 46 -- 3.2 Definitions, 48 -- 3.3 Charge Conservation and Kirchhoff's Current Law, 50 -- 3.3.1 The Charge Conservation Law, 50 -- 3.3.2 Charge Conservation and Circuits, 51 -- 3.3.3 The Electric Current, 53 -- 3.3.4 Formulations of Kirchhoff's Current Law, 55 -- 3.4 Circuit Potentials and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law, 60 -- 3.4.1 The Electric Field Inside Conductors, 60 -- 3.4.2 Formulations of Kirchhoff's Voltage Law, 64 -- 3.5 Solution of a Circuit, 65 -- 3.5.1 Determining Linearly Independent Kirchhoff Equations (Loop-Cuts Method), 66.
3.5.2 Constitutive Equations, 68 -- 3.5.3 Number of Variables and Equations, 70 -- 3.6 The Substitution Principle, 73 -- 3.7 Kirchhoff's Laws in Comparison with Electromagnetism Laws, 75 -- 3.8 Power in Circuits, 76 -- 3.8.1 Tellegen's Theorem and Energy Conservation Law in Circuits, 78 -- 3.9 Historical Notes, 80 -- 3.9.1 Short Biography of Kirchhoff, 80 -- 3.9.2 Short Biography of Tellegen, 80 -- 4 Techniques for Solving DC Circuits 83 -- 4.1 Introduction, 84 -- 4.2 Modelling Circuital Systems with Constant Quantities as Circuits, 84 -- 4.2.1 The Basic Rule, 84 -- 4.2.2 Resistors: Ohm's Law, 87 -- 4.2.3 Ideal and (3z(BReal(3y(B Voltage and Current Sources, 89 -- 4.3 Solving Techniques, 91 -- 4.3.1 Basic Usage of Combined Kirchhoff-Constitutive Equations, 92 -- 4.3.2 Nodal Analysis, 95 -- 4.3.3 Mesh Analysis, 98 -- 4.3.4 Series and Parallel Resistors; Star/Delta Conversion, 99 -- 4.3.5 Voltage and Current Division, 103 -- 4.3.6 Linearity and Superposition, 105 -- 4.3.7 Th�evenin's Theorem, 107 -- 4.4 Power and Energy and Joule's Law, 112 -- 4.5 More Examples, 114 -- 4.6 Resistive Circuits Operating with Variable Quantities, 120 -- 4.7 Historical Notes, 121 -- 4.7.1 Short Biography of Ohm, 121 -- 4.7.2 Short Biography of Th�evenin, 121 -- 4.7.3 Short Biography of Joule, 122 -- 4.8 Proposed Exercises, 122 -- 5 Techniques for Solving AC Circuits 131 -- 5.1 Introduction, 132 -- 5.2 Energy Storage Elements, 132 -- 5.2.1 Power in Time-Varying Circuits, 133 -- 5.2.2 The Capacitor, 133 -- 5.2.3 Inductors and Magnetic Circuits, 136 -- 5.3 Modelling Time-Varying Circuital Systems as Circuits, 140 -- 5.3.1 The Basic Rule, 140 -- 5.3.2 Modelling Circuital Systems When Induced EMFs Between Wires Cannot Be Neglected, 145 -- 5.3.3 Mutual Inductors and the Ideal Transformer, 146 -- 5.3.4 Systems Containing Ideal Transformers: Magnetically Coupled Circuits, 150 -- 5.4 Simple R-L and R-C Transients, 152 -- 5.5 AC Circuit Analysis, 155 -- 5.5.1 Sinusoidal Functions, 155 -- 5.5.2 Steady-State Behaviour of Linear Circuits Using Phasors, 156.
5.5.3 AC Circuit Passive Parameters, 163 -- 5.5.4 The Phasor Circuit, 164 -- 5.5.5 Circuits Containing Sources with Different Frequencies, 169 -- 5.6 Power in AC Circuits, 171 -- 5.6.1 Instantaneous, Active, Reactive, and Complex Powers, 171 -- 5.6.2 Circuits Containing Sources Having Different Frequencies, 177 -- 5.6.3 Conservation of Complex, Active, and Reactive Powers, 178 -- 5.6.4 Power Factor Correction, 180 -- 5.7 Historical Notes, 184 -- 5.7.1 Short Biography of Boucherot, 184 -- 5.8 Proposed Exercises, 184 -- 6 Three-Phase Circuits 191 -- 6.1 Introduction, 191 -- 6.2 From Single-Phase to Three-Phase Systems, 192 -- 6.2.1 Modelling Three-Phase Lines When Induced EMFs Between Wires Are Not Negligible, 198 -- 6.3 The Single-Phase Equivalent of the Three-Phase Circuit, 200 -- 6.4 Power in Three-Phase Systems, 202 -- 6.5 Single-Phase Feeding from Three-Phase Systems, 206 -- 6.6 Historical Notes, 209 -- 6.6.1 Short Biography of Tesla, 209 -- 6.7 Proposed Exercises, 209 -- PART III ELECTRIC MACHINES AND STATIC CONVERTERS 213 -- 7 Magnetic Circuits and Transformers 215 -- 7.1 Introduction, 215 -- 7.2 Magnetic Circuits and Single-Phase Transformers, 215 -- 7.3 Three-Phase Transformers, 225 -- 7.4 Magnetic Hysteresis and Core Losses, 227 -- 7.5 Open-Circuit and Short-Circuit Tests, 230 -- 7.6 Permanent Magnets, 233 -- 7.7 Proposed Exercises, 235 -- 8 Fundamentals of Electronic Power Conversion 239 -- 8.1 Introduction, 239 -- 8.2 Power Electronic Devices, 240 -- 8.2.1 Diodes, Thyristors, Controllable Switches, 240 -- 8.2.2 The Branch Approximation of Thyristors and Controllable Switches, 242 -- 8.2.3 Diodes, 243 -- 8.2.4 Thyristors, 246 -- 8.2.5 Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs), 248 -- 8.2.6 Summary of Power Electronic Devices, 250 -- 8.3 Power Electronic Converters, 251 -- 8.3.1 Rectifiers, 251 -- 8.3.2 DC-DC Converters, 257 -- 8.3.3 Inverters, 264 -- 8.4 Analysis of Periodic Quantities, 276 -- 8.4.1 Introduction, 276 -- 8.4.2 Periodic Quantities and Fourier's Series, 276.
8.4.3 Properties of Periodic Quantities and Examples, 279 -- 8.4.4 Frequency Spectrum of Periodic Signals, 280 -- 8.5 Filtering Basics, 283 -- 8.5.1 The Basic Principle, 283 -- 8.6 Summary, 289 -- 9 Principles of Electromechanical Conversion 291 -- 9.1 Introduction, 292 -- 9.2 Electromechanical Conversion in a Translating Bar, 292 -- 9.3 Basic Electromechanics in Rotating Machines, 297 -- 9.3.1 Rotating Electrical Machines and Faraday's Law, 297 -- 9.3.2 Generation of Torques in Rotating Machines, 301 -- 9.3.3 Electromotive Force and Torque in Distributed Coils, 302 -- 9.3.4 The Uniform Magnetic Field Equivalent, 304 -- 9.4 Reluctance-Based Electromechanical Conversion, 305 -- 10 DC Machines and Drives and Universal Motors 309 -- 10.1 Introduction, 310 -- 10.2 The Basic Idea and Generation of Quasi-Constant Voltage, 310 -- 10.3 Operation of a DC Generator Under Load, 315 -- 10.4 Different Types of DC Machines, 318 -- 10.4.1 Generators and Motors, 318 -- 10.4.2 Starting a DC Motor with Constant Field Current, 320 -- 10.4.3 Independent, Shunt, PM, and Series Excitation Motors, 326 -- 10.5 Universal Motors, 329 -- 10.6 DC Electric Drives, 331 -- 10.7 Proposed Exercises, 335 -- 11 Synchronous Machines and Drives 337 -- 11.1 The Basic Idea and Generation of EMF, 338 -- 11.2 Operation Under Load, 345 -- 11.2.1 The Rotating Magnetic Field, 345 -- 11.2.2 Stator-Rotor Interaction, 348 -- 11.2.3 The Phasor Diagram and the Single-Phase Equivalent Circuit, 350 -- 11.3 Practical Considerations, 353 -- 11.3.1 Power Exchanges, 353 -- 11.3.2 Generators and Motors, 357 -- 11.4 Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines, 359 -- 11.5 Synchronous Electric Drives, 360 -- 11.5.1 Introduction, 360 -- 11.5.2 PM, Inverter-Fed, Synchronous Motor Drives, 361 -- 11.5.3 Control Implementation, 366 -- 11.6 Historical Notes, 370 -- 11.6.1 Short Biography of Ferraris and Behn-Eschemburg, 370 -- 11.7 Proposed Exercises, 371 -- 12 Induction Machines and Drives 373 -- 12.1 Induction Machine Basics, 374.
12.2 Machine Model and Analysis, 378 -- 12.3 No-Load and Blocked-Rotor Tests, 391 -- 12.4 Induction Machine Motor Drives, 394 -- 12.5 Single-Phase Induction Motors, 399 -- 12.5.1 Introduction, 399 -- 12.5.2 Different Motor Types, 402 -- 12.6 Proposed Exercises, 404 -- PART IV POWER SYSTEMS BASICS 409 -- 13 Low-Voltage Electrical Installations 411 -- 13.1 Another Look at the Concept of the Electric Power System, 411 -- 13.2 Electrical Installations: A Basic Introduction, 413 -- 13.3 Loads, 418 -- 13.4 Cables, 422 -- 13.4.1 Maximum Permissible Current and Choice of the Cross-Sectional Area, 422 -- 13.5 Determining Voltage Drop, 427 -- 13.6 Overcurrents and Overcurrent Protection, 429 -- 13.6.1 Overloads, 429 -- 13.6.2 Short Circuits, 430 -- 13.6.3 Breaker Characteristics and Protection Against Overcurrents, 432 -- 13.7 Protection in Installations: A Long List, 437 -- 14 Electric Shock and Protective Measures 439 -- 14.1 Introduction, 439 -- 14.2 Electricity and the Human Body, 440 -- 14.2.1 Effects of Current on Human Beings, 440 -- 14.2.2 The Mechanism of Current Dispersion in the Earth, 443 -- 14.2.3 A Circuital Model for the Human Body, 444 -- 14.2.4 The Human Body in a Live Circuit, 446 -- 14.2.5 System Earthing: TT, TN, and IT, 448 -- 14.3 Protection Against Electric Shock, 450 -- 14.3.1 Direct and Indirect Contacts, 450 -- 14.3.2 Basic Protection (Protection Against Direct Contact), 451 -- 14.3.3 Fault Protection (Protection Against Indirect Contact), 453 -- 14.3.4 SELV Protection System, 458 -- 14.4 The Residual Current Device (RCD) Principle of Operation, 459 -- 14.5 What Else?, 462 -- References, 462 -- 15 Large Power Systems: Structure and Operation 465 -- 15.1 Aggregation of Loads and Installations: The Power System, 465 -- 15.2 Toward AC Three-Phase Systems, 466 -- 15.3 Electricity Distribution Networks, 468 -- 15.4 Transmission and Interconnection Grids, 470 -- 15.5 Modern Structure of Power Systems and Distributed Generation, 473 -- 15.6 Basics of Power System Operation, 475.
15.6.1 Frequency Regulation, 478 -- 15.6.2 Voltage Regulation, 480 -- 15.7 Vertically Integrated Utilities and Deregulated Power Systems, 482 -- 15.8 Recent Challenges and Smart Grids, 484 -- 15.9 Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage, 486 -- 15.9.1 Photovoltaic Plants, 486 -- 15.9.2 Wind Power Plants, 490 -- 15.9.3 Energy Storage, 494 -- Appendix: Transmission Line Modelling and Port-Based Circuits 501 -- A.1 Modelling Transmission Lines Through Circuits, 501 -- A.1.1 Issues and Solutions When Displacement Currents are Neglected, 502 -- A.1.2 Steady-State Analysis Considering Displacement Currents, 506 -- A.1.3 Practical Considerations, 509 -- A.2 Modelling Lines as Two-Port Components, 510 -- A.2.1 Port-Based Circuits, 510 -- A.2.2 Port-Based Circuit and Transmission Lines, 511 -- A.2.3 A Sample Application, 512 -- A.3 Final Comments, 513 -- SELECTED REFERENCES 515 -- ANSWERS TO THE PROPOSED EXERCISES 519 -- INDEX 529.
Summary: "Covers topics such as: circuits, electrical machines and drives, power electronics, power system basics. new generation technologies"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "At the basis of many sectors of engineering, electrical engineering deals with electricity phenomena involved in the transfer of energy and power. Professionals requiring a refresher course in this interdisciplinary branch need look no further than Fundamentals of Electric Power Engineering, which imparts tools and trade tricks to remembering basic concepts and grasping new developments. Even established engineers must supplement their careers with an invigorated knowledge base, and this comprehensive resource helps non-electrical engineers amass power system information quickly"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-517) and index.

PREFACE xv -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS xix -- PART I PRELIMINARY MATERIAL 1 -- 1 Introduction 3 -- 1.1 The Scope of Electrical Engineering, 3 -- 1.2 This Book's Scope and Organization, 7 -- 1.3 International Standards and Their Usage in This Book, 8 -- 1.3.1 International Standardization Bodies, 8 -- 1.3.2 The International System of Units (SI), 9 -- 1.3.3 Graphic Symbols for Circuit Drawings, 11 -- 1.3.4 Names, Symbols, and Units, 13 -- 1.3.5 Other Conventions, 15 -- 1.4 Specific Conventions and Symbols in This Book, 15 -- 1.4.1 Boxes Around Text, 16 -- 1.4.2 Grayed Boxes, 16 -- 1.4.3 Terminology, 17 -- 1.4.4 Acronyms, 17 -- 1.4.5 Reference Designations, 18 -- 2 The Fundamental Laws of Electromagnetism 19 -- 2.1 Vector Fields, 20 -- 2.2 Definition of E and B; Lorentz's Force Law, 22 -- 2.3 Gauss's Law, 25 -- 2.4 Amp�ere's Law and Charge Conservation, 26 -- 2.4.1 Magnetic Field and Matter, 31 -- 2.5 Faraday's Law, 32 -- 2.6 Gauss's Law for Magnetism, 35 -- 2.7 Constitutive Equations of Matter, 36 -- 2.7.1 General Considerations, 36 -- 2.7.2 Continuous Charge Flow Across Conductors, 36 -- 2.8 Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves, 38 -- 2.9 Historical Notes, 40 -- 2.9.1 Short Biography of Faraday, 40 -- 2.9.2 Short Biography of Gauss, 40 -- 2.9.3 Short Biography of Maxwell, 41 -- 2.9.4 Short Biography of Amp�ere, 41 -- 2.9.5 Short Biography of Lorentz, 41 -- PART II ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CONCEPT AND ANALYSIS 43 -- 3 Circuits as Modelling Tools 45 -- 3.1 Introduction, 46 -- 3.2 Definitions, 48 -- 3.3 Charge Conservation and Kirchhoff's Current Law, 50 -- 3.3.1 The Charge Conservation Law, 50 -- 3.3.2 Charge Conservation and Circuits, 51 -- 3.3.3 The Electric Current, 53 -- 3.3.4 Formulations of Kirchhoff's Current Law, 55 -- 3.4 Circuit Potentials and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law, 60 -- 3.4.1 The Electric Field Inside Conductors, 60 -- 3.4.2 Formulations of Kirchhoff's Voltage Law, 64 -- 3.5 Solution of a Circuit, 65 -- 3.5.1 Determining Linearly Independent Kirchhoff Equations (Loop-Cuts Method), 66.

3.5.2 Constitutive Equations, 68 -- 3.5.3 Number of Variables and Equations, 70 -- 3.6 The Substitution Principle, 73 -- 3.7 Kirchhoff's Laws in Comparison with Electromagnetism Laws, 75 -- 3.8 Power in Circuits, 76 -- 3.8.1 Tellegen's Theorem and Energy Conservation Law in Circuits, 78 -- 3.9 Historical Notes, 80 -- 3.9.1 Short Biography of Kirchhoff, 80 -- 3.9.2 Short Biography of Tellegen, 80 -- 4 Techniques for Solving DC Circuits 83 -- 4.1 Introduction, 84 -- 4.2 Modelling Circuital Systems with Constant Quantities as Circuits, 84 -- 4.2.1 The Basic Rule, 84 -- 4.2.2 Resistors: Ohm's Law, 87 -- 4.2.3 Ideal and (3z(BReal(3y(B Voltage and Current Sources, 89 -- 4.3 Solving Techniques, 91 -- 4.3.1 Basic Usage of Combined Kirchhoff-Constitutive Equations, 92 -- 4.3.2 Nodal Analysis, 95 -- 4.3.3 Mesh Analysis, 98 -- 4.3.4 Series and Parallel Resistors; Star/Delta Conversion, 99 -- 4.3.5 Voltage and Current Division, 103 -- 4.3.6 Linearity and Superposition, 105 -- 4.3.7 Th�evenin's Theorem, 107 -- 4.4 Power and Energy and Joule's Law, 112 -- 4.5 More Examples, 114 -- 4.6 Resistive Circuits Operating with Variable Quantities, 120 -- 4.7 Historical Notes, 121 -- 4.7.1 Short Biography of Ohm, 121 -- 4.7.2 Short Biography of Th�evenin, 121 -- 4.7.3 Short Biography of Joule, 122 -- 4.8 Proposed Exercises, 122 -- 5 Techniques for Solving AC Circuits 131 -- 5.1 Introduction, 132 -- 5.2 Energy Storage Elements, 132 -- 5.2.1 Power in Time-Varying Circuits, 133 -- 5.2.2 The Capacitor, 133 -- 5.2.3 Inductors and Magnetic Circuits, 136 -- 5.3 Modelling Time-Varying Circuital Systems as Circuits, 140 -- 5.3.1 The Basic Rule, 140 -- 5.3.2 Modelling Circuital Systems When Induced EMFs Between Wires Cannot Be Neglected, 145 -- 5.3.3 Mutual Inductors and the Ideal Transformer, 146 -- 5.3.4 Systems Containing Ideal Transformers: Magnetically Coupled Circuits, 150 -- 5.4 Simple R-L and R-C Transients, 152 -- 5.5 AC Circuit Analysis, 155 -- 5.5.1 Sinusoidal Functions, 155 -- 5.5.2 Steady-State Behaviour of Linear Circuits Using Phasors, 156.

5.5.3 AC Circuit Passive Parameters, 163 -- 5.5.4 The Phasor Circuit, 164 -- 5.5.5 Circuits Containing Sources with Different Frequencies, 169 -- 5.6 Power in AC Circuits, 171 -- 5.6.1 Instantaneous, Active, Reactive, and Complex Powers, 171 -- 5.6.2 Circuits Containing Sources Having Different Frequencies, 177 -- 5.6.3 Conservation of Complex, Active, and Reactive Powers, 178 -- 5.6.4 Power Factor Correction, 180 -- 5.7 Historical Notes, 184 -- 5.7.1 Short Biography of Boucherot, 184 -- 5.8 Proposed Exercises, 184 -- 6 Three-Phase Circuits 191 -- 6.1 Introduction, 191 -- 6.2 From Single-Phase to Three-Phase Systems, 192 -- 6.2.1 Modelling Three-Phase Lines When Induced EMFs Between Wires Are Not Negligible, 198 -- 6.3 The Single-Phase Equivalent of the Three-Phase Circuit, 200 -- 6.4 Power in Three-Phase Systems, 202 -- 6.5 Single-Phase Feeding from Three-Phase Systems, 206 -- 6.6 Historical Notes, 209 -- 6.6.1 Short Biography of Tesla, 209 -- 6.7 Proposed Exercises, 209 -- PART III ELECTRIC MACHINES AND STATIC CONVERTERS 213 -- 7 Magnetic Circuits and Transformers 215 -- 7.1 Introduction, 215 -- 7.2 Magnetic Circuits and Single-Phase Transformers, 215 -- 7.3 Three-Phase Transformers, 225 -- 7.4 Magnetic Hysteresis and Core Losses, 227 -- 7.5 Open-Circuit and Short-Circuit Tests, 230 -- 7.6 Permanent Magnets, 233 -- 7.7 Proposed Exercises, 235 -- 8 Fundamentals of Electronic Power Conversion 239 -- 8.1 Introduction, 239 -- 8.2 Power Electronic Devices, 240 -- 8.2.1 Diodes, Thyristors, Controllable Switches, 240 -- 8.2.2 The Branch Approximation of Thyristors and Controllable Switches, 242 -- 8.2.3 Diodes, 243 -- 8.2.4 Thyristors, 246 -- 8.2.5 Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs), 248 -- 8.2.6 Summary of Power Electronic Devices, 250 -- 8.3 Power Electronic Converters, 251 -- 8.3.1 Rectifiers, 251 -- 8.3.2 DC-DC Converters, 257 -- 8.3.3 Inverters, 264 -- 8.4 Analysis of Periodic Quantities, 276 -- 8.4.1 Introduction, 276 -- 8.4.2 Periodic Quantities and Fourier's Series, 276.

8.4.3 Properties of Periodic Quantities and Examples, 279 -- 8.4.4 Frequency Spectrum of Periodic Signals, 280 -- 8.5 Filtering Basics, 283 -- 8.5.1 The Basic Principle, 283 -- 8.6 Summary, 289 -- 9 Principles of Electromechanical Conversion 291 -- 9.1 Introduction, 292 -- 9.2 Electromechanical Conversion in a Translating Bar, 292 -- 9.3 Basic Electromechanics in Rotating Machines, 297 -- 9.3.1 Rotating Electrical Machines and Faraday's Law, 297 -- 9.3.2 Generation of Torques in Rotating Machines, 301 -- 9.3.3 Electromotive Force and Torque in Distributed Coils, 302 -- 9.3.4 The Uniform Magnetic Field Equivalent, 304 -- 9.4 Reluctance-Based Electromechanical Conversion, 305 -- 10 DC Machines and Drives and Universal Motors 309 -- 10.1 Introduction, 310 -- 10.2 The Basic Idea and Generation of Quasi-Constant Voltage, 310 -- 10.3 Operation of a DC Generator Under Load, 315 -- 10.4 Different Types of DC Machines, 318 -- 10.4.1 Generators and Motors, 318 -- 10.4.2 Starting a DC Motor with Constant Field Current, 320 -- 10.4.3 Independent, Shunt, PM, and Series Excitation Motors, 326 -- 10.5 Universal Motors, 329 -- 10.6 DC Electric Drives, 331 -- 10.7 Proposed Exercises, 335 -- 11 Synchronous Machines and Drives 337 -- 11.1 The Basic Idea and Generation of EMF, 338 -- 11.2 Operation Under Load, 345 -- 11.2.1 The Rotating Magnetic Field, 345 -- 11.2.2 Stator-Rotor Interaction, 348 -- 11.2.3 The Phasor Diagram and the Single-Phase Equivalent Circuit, 350 -- 11.3 Practical Considerations, 353 -- 11.3.1 Power Exchanges, 353 -- 11.3.2 Generators and Motors, 357 -- 11.4 Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines, 359 -- 11.5 Synchronous Electric Drives, 360 -- 11.5.1 Introduction, 360 -- 11.5.2 PM, Inverter-Fed, Synchronous Motor Drives, 361 -- 11.5.3 Control Implementation, 366 -- 11.6 Historical Notes, 370 -- 11.6.1 Short Biography of Ferraris and Behn-Eschemburg, 370 -- 11.7 Proposed Exercises, 371 -- 12 Induction Machines and Drives 373 -- 12.1 Induction Machine Basics, 374.

12.2 Machine Model and Analysis, 378 -- 12.3 No-Load and Blocked-Rotor Tests, 391 -- 12.4 Induction Machine Motor Drives, 394 -- 12.5 Single-Phase Induction Motors, 399 -- 12.5.1 Introduction, 399 -- 12.5.2 Different Motor Types, 402 -- 12.6 Proposed Exercises, 404 -- PART IV POWER SYSTEMS BASICS 409 -- 13 Low-Voltage Electrical Installations 411 -- 13.1 Another Look at the Concept of the Electric Power System, 411 -- 13.2 Electrical Installations: A Basic Introduction, 413 -- 13.3 Loads, 418 -- 13.4 Cables, 422 -- 13.4.1 Maximum Permissible Current and Choice of the Cross-Sectional Area, 422 -- 13.5 Determining Voltage Drop, 427 -- 13.6 Overcurrents and Overcurrent Protection, 429 -- 13.6.1 Overloads, 429 -- 13.6.2 Short Circuits, 430 -- 13.6.3 Breaker Characteristics and Protection Against Overcurrents, 432 -- 13.7 Protection in Installations: A Long List, 437 -- 14 Electric Shock and Protective Measures 439 -- 14.1 Introduction, 439 -- 14.2 Electricity and the Human Body, 440 -- 14.2.1 Effects of Current on Human Beings, 440 -- 14.2.2 The Mechanism of Current Dispersion in the Earth, 443 -- 14.2.3 A Circuital Model for the Human Body, 444 -- 14.2.4 The Human Body in a Live Circuit, 446 -- 14.2.5 System Earthing: TT, TN, and IT, 448 -- 14.3 Protection Against Electric Shock, 450 -- 14.3.1 Direct and Indirect Contacts, 450 -- 14.3.2 Basic Protection (Protection Against Direct Contact), 451 -- 14.3.3 Fault Protection (Protection Against Indirect Contact), 453 -- 14.3.4 SELV Protection System, 458 -- 14.4 The Residual Current Device (RCD) Principle of Operation, 459 -- 14.5 What Else?, 462 -- References, 462 -- 15 Large Power Systems: Structure and Operation 465 -- 15.1 Aggregation of Loads and Installations: The Power System, 465 -- 15.2 Toward AC Three-Phase Systems, 466 -- 15.3 Electricity Distribution Networks, 468 -- 15.4 Transmission and Interconnection Grids, 470 -- 15.5 Modern Structure of Power Systems and Distributed Generation, 473 -- 15.6 Basics of Power System Operation, 475.

15.6.1 Frequency Regulation, 478 -- 15.6.2 Voltage Regulation, 480 -- 15.7 Vertically Integrated Utilities and Deregulated Power Systems, 482 -- 15.8 Recent Challenges and Smart Grids, 484 -- 15.9 Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage, 486 -- 15.9.1 Photovoltaic Plants, 486 -- 15.9.2 Wind Power Plants, 490 -- 15.9.3 Energy Storage, 494 -- Appendix: Transmission Line Modelling and Port-Based Circuits 501 -- A.1 Modelling Transmission Lines Through Circuits, 501 -- A.1.1 Issues and Solutions When Displacement Currents are Neglected, 502 -- A.1.2 Steady-State Analysis Considering Displacement Currents, 506 -- A.1.3 Practical Considerations, 509 -- A.2 Modelling Lines as Two-Port Components, 510 -- A.2.1 Port-Based Circuits, 510 -- A.2.2 Port-Based Circuit and Transmission Lines, 511 -- A.2.3 A Sample Application, 512 -- A.3 Final Comments, 513 -- SELECTED REFERENCES 515 -- ANSWERS TO THE PROPOSED EXERCISES 519 -- INDEX 529.

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"At the basis of many sectors of engineering, electrical engineering deals with electricity phenomena involved in the transfer of energy and power. Professionals requiring a refresher course in this interdisciplinary branch need look no further than Fundamentals of Electric Power Engineering, which imparts tools and trade tricks to remembering basic concepts and grasping new developments. Even established engineers must supplement their careers with an invigorated knowledge base, and this comprehensive resource helps non-electrical engineers amass power system information quickly"-- Provided by publisher.

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