Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers

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, solar, and photovoltaic power generation; electric machines and transformers; power system analysis, operations, stability, and protection; and the electricity market.

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 El…