UID:
almafu_9959327999102883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) :
,
illustrations, maps
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780470588475
,
0470588470
,
9780470588468
,
0470588462
,
9780470484180
,
0470484187
Series Statement:
IEEE Press understanding science & technology series
Content:
Technological advances in generation, transmission, distribution, and system operation are changing and will continue to change the industry in the coming years. Fully updated to reflect recent changes to regulation, structure, and technology, this second edition of Understanding Electric Power Systems provides a realworld view of electric power systems, how they operate, how the organizations are structured, and how electricity is regulated and priced. Written for individuals in government, business, educational institutions, this updated version of a classic explains concepts and jargon of the electric power industry to the layperson.
Note:
Benefits of Electric Power and a History of the Electric Power Industry -- The Electric Power System -- Basic Electric Power Concepts -- Electric Energy Consumption -- Electric Power Generation and Concerns About Greenhouse Gases -- The Technology of the Electric Transmission System -- Distribution -- Energy Storage and Other New Technologies -- Reliability -- The Physical Network: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its Standards -- The Physical Network: Operation of the Electric Bulk Power System -- The Physical Network: Planning of the Electric Bulk Power System -- The Regulatory Network: Legislation -- The Regulatory Network: The Regulators -- The Information, Communication, and Control Network and Security -- The Fuel and Energy Network -- The Business Network: Market Participants -- The Money Network: Wholesale Markets -- The Professional and Industry Organizations.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Casazza, John. Understanding electric power systems. Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010 ISBN 9780470484180
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/9780470588475
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470588475
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470588475
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470588475
