Power Systems in Emergencies
Language: English
Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2001
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This text covers the increasingly important area of emergency control, covering the operational planning measures necessary to ensure that a power system generating or transmitting electricity will survive any disturbance with minimum impact on consumers, plant and current operation. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862. . 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .
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- Title
- Power Systems in Emergencies
- Author
- U. G. Knight
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471490164
- ISBN 13
- 9780471490166
- Edition
- 1st Edition
* The impact of a full range of power system emergency situations from adverse weather conditions and natural disasters to equipment failures, human errors and industrial action.
* Detailed coverage of the procedures, organisation, training and equipment provided by utilities in order to contain the incidence and impact of disturbances, both sudden and predicted.
* Survey of the measures adopted to restore electricity supply from various levels of failure.
* The development of abnormal operating conditions: descriptions of actual power system failures and their impacts.
* Discussion of the costs and benefits associated with emergency control.
* Emergency control in the future - the impact of industry restructuring and deregulation and the new challenges facing utilities and their staff.
Offering a clear and concise treatment of the cause, effect and prevention of power system emergencies, this timely book will appeal to utility managers, power engineers, consultants and practitioners involved in, and reliant upon, the electricity supply industry.
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U. G. Knight is the author of Power Systems in Emergencies: From Contingency Planning to Crisis Management, published by Wiley.
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