This textbook, in its second edition aims to provide undergraduate students of Electrical Engineering with a unified treatment of all aspects of modern power systems, including generation, transmission and distribution of electric power, load flow studies, economic considerations, fault analysis and stability, high voltage phenomena, system protection, power control, and so on. The text systematically deals with the fundamental techniques in power systems, coupled with adequate analytical techniques and reference to practices in the field. Special emphasis is placed on the latest developments in power system engineering.

The book will be equally useful to the postgraduate students specialising in power systems and practising engineers as a reference.



NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Chapters on Elements of Electric Power Generation and Power System Economics are thoroughly updated.
• A new Chapter on Control of Active and Reactive Power is added.

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Fundamental Concepts of AC Circuits

Part I: ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

3. General Considerations of Transmission and Distribution

4. Electrical Characteristics, Modelling and Performance of Aerial Transmission Lines

5. Overhead Line Construction

6. Underground Cables

7. Substation and Distribution System

Part II: POWER SYSTEM OPERATION

8. Elements of Electric Power Generation

9. Load Flow Studies

10. Power System Economics

Part III: POWER SYSTEM TRANSIENTS AND PROTECTION

11. Introduction to Power System Transients

12. Over-Voltage Transients in Power Systems and Protection

13. Short-Circuit Phenomena

14. Elements of Circuit-Breakers and Relays

15. Power System Stability

16. FACTS and High Voltage DC Transmission

17. Control of Active and Reactive Power

APPENDICES:

1: Laplace Transforms

2: Iterative Methods for Solving Algebraic Equations

3: Formation of Bus Admittance Matrix Using Singular Transformation

4: Optimisation Technique

Bibliography • Index