1: Power Grid Resiliency for Adverse Conditions (Power Engineering)

Nicholas Abi-Samra

ISBN 10: 1630810177 / ISBN 13: 9781630810177

Published by Artech House, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1: Power Grid Resiliency for Adverse Conditions (Power Engineering)
• Publisher: Artech House
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1630810177
• ISBN 13: 9781630810177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Written by a leading expert in the field, this practical book offers a comprehensive understanding of the impact of extreme weather and the possible effects of climate change on the power grid. The impact and restoration of floods, winter storms, wind storms, and hurricanes as well as the effects of heat waves and dry spells on thermal power plants is explained in detail. This book explores proven practices for successful restoration of the power grid, increased system resiliency, and ride-through after extreme weather and provides readers with examples from super storm Sandy.

About the Author

Nicholas Abi-Samra is an expert in power systems planning, operations and maintenance. He held senior leadership positions at Westinghouse, EPRI and DNV GL. He was a Fellow and a Senior Technical Executive, at Westinghouse and EPRI, respectively. He studied at the American University, University of Missouri and Carnegie-Mellon University.
He is an adjunct professor at the University of California San Diego, and the president of the Electric Power & Energy Consulting. Abi-Samra served as the General Chair and Technical Program Coordinator for the 2012 IEEE PES General Meeting. He is the author over 100 publications, has 2 patents, and holds several prestigious industry awards.