Understanding electric power systems : an overview of the technology and the marketpalce / Jack Casazza, Frank Delea.
By: Casazza, John [author.].
Contributor(s): Delea, Frank | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | John Wiley & Sons [publisher.].
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BookSeries: IEEE Press understanding science & technology series: 16Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley InterScience, 2003Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2004]Description: 1 PDF.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780471667858.Subject(s): Electric power systems | Electric utilities | Biographies | Combustion | Companies | Computers | Contracts | Economics | Electric variables measurement | Electricity | Energy consumption | Fuels | Generators | Geographic Information Systems | Government | History | Hydraulic turbines | ISO | Indexes | Industries | Insulators | Internet | Investments | Joining processes | Legislation | Marketing and sales | Materials | Oil insulation | Organizations | Planning | Power cable insulation | Power cables | Power generation | Power industry | Power markets | Power system reliability | Power systems | Power transmission lines | Regions | Regulators | Reliability | Resistance | Resistance heating | Resource management | Rotors | Security | Space heating | Standards organizations | Substations | Synchronous generators | Time frequency analysis | Underwater cables | Voltage measurement | Water heating | Wire | WiresGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 333.7932 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.Includes bibliographical references.
List of Figures. -- Preface. -- 1. History of Electric Power Industry. -- 2. Electric Power System. -- 3. Basic Electric Power Concepts. -- 4. Electric Energy Consumption. -- 5. Electric Power - Generation. -- 6. Technology of the Electric Transmission System. -- 7. Distribution. -- 8. Functioning of the Electric Bulk Power System. -- 9. Reliability. -- 10. Restructuring, Competition and Deregulation. -- 11. Legislation and Regulation - The Regulatory Network. -- 12. The Business Network. -- 13. ISOs, RTOs and ITPs. -- 14. The Money Network. -- 15. Information, Communications and Control Network. -- 16. Role of NERC, NAESB and Other Organizations. -- 17. Where Restructuring Stands. -- Index. -- About the Authors.
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The Enron scandal notwithstanding, it is important for professionals in the electric power industry and related positions gain a solid understanding of electric power systems and how they work. Written by two veteran power company managers and respected experts, this is a real-world view of electric power systems, how they operate, how the organizations are structured, and how electricity is regulated and priced. A comprehensive overview of the electric power industry from the inside Covers electric power system components, electricity consumption, generation, transmission, distribution, electric utility operation, electric system control, power system reliability, government regulation, utility rate making, and financial considerations. Includes an extensive glossary of key terms used in the U.S. and also definitions for terms used worldwide.
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