Power System Operation / Edition 3

by James H. Malinowski, Robert H. Miller

Overview

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The best-selling power system operation manual ever published—NOW IN AN ALL-NEW EDITION! For over 30 years more electrical power professionals have used this guide for safe, economical system operation than any other in print. Why? Because Power System Operation, by Robert Miller and James Malinowski, presents more of the fundamental principles and methods dispatchers and operators need in a clear, easy-to-understand style. Now this third edition has been expanded by 50% to cover even more: VAR flows; Power system control; Telemetering methods; Supervisory control and data acquisition methods; System control, protection and stability; System reliability factors, Power system energy transfer; Energy accounting in interconnected operations; Operating systems most economically; EHV operation; Power system communications; Impedance of parallel circuits; Effects of resistance on impedance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780070419773
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/01/1994
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	271
Sales rank:	564,420
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

James H. Malinowski recently took early retirement from his position of manager of the Power Control Department at Pacific Gas & Electrical Company and is participating in the start-up of a company, Industrial Peer-to-Peer, Inc., which provides the state-of-the-art computer-network-based operational datat display systems to the electric utilityand other process control industries. Mr. Malinowski is a senior member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, a registered electrical engineer, and he also has been active in various industry organizations, including the California Power Pool and the Western Systems Coordinating Council Operations Committee.

Robert H. Miller is an engineering consultant specializing in power system operation, communications, and control. He previously worked as Assistant manager of the Power Control Department at Pacific Gas & Electrical Company. He also spent approximately five years in Brazil and other Latin American countries as a consultant on power system communication, operation, and control. Mr. Miller is a senior member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, a registered electrical engineer, and the author of technical papers on communications and power system operation.

Table of Contents

Basic Principles.Transfer of Energy in Power Systems.VAR Flows.Economic Operation of Power Systems.Power System Control.Energy Accounting in Interconnected Disciplines.Power System Communication.Telemetering Methods.Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System.Power System Reliability Factors.Power System Protection.Power System Stability.EHV Operation.

Editorial Reviews

A standard reference and tutorial for operators of power systems, first published in 1970 and revised in 1983. The new edition includes three-phase systems, more discussion of the various types of generating equipment, communications, and protection; and consideration of new computer and digital technology and the increased interconnectedness of power systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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