Fundamentals of Electrical Power Systems Analysis

This book covers the topic from introductory to advanced levels for undergraduate students of Electrical Power and related fields, and for professionals who need a fundamental grasp of power systems engineering. The book also analyses and simulates selected power circuits using appropriate software, and includes a wealth of worked-out examples and practice problems to enrich readers' learning experience. In addition, the exercise problems provided can be used in teaching courses.

List of contents

Chapter 1 - Analysis of Electrical Power.- Chapter 2 - Transformer: Principles and Practices.- Chapter 3 - Power Generation.- Chapter 4 - Transmission Line Parameters and Analysis.- Chapter 5 - Modelling and Performance of Transmission Lines.- Chapter 6 - Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Faults.- Chapter 7 - Load Flow Analysis.- Chapter 8 - Underground Cables.-  Chapter 9 - Power System Stability Analysis.- Chapter 10 - Power System Harmonics.- Chapter 11 - Overhead Line Insulators and Sags.

About the author

Prof. Md. Abdus Salam obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2000. He is an Adjunct with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada and currently, he is teaching at Conestoga College, Guelph, ON, Canada. His research interests include power systems modelling for on-line control, insulator pollution studies, grounding systems, Quality Engineering and renewable energy. He is a author of a few Electrical Engineering Textbooks and he has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in different journals and conference papers. He is a senior member of IEEE, Member and Chartered Engineer (CEng) of IET.

Product details

• Authors: Md Abdus Salam, Md. Abdus Salam
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2020
• EAN: 9789811532115
• ISBN: 978-981-1532-11-5
• No. of pages: 545
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 37 mm x 243 mm
• Weight: 998 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 545 p. 403 illus., 401 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Signalverarbeitung, Bilderfassungssysteme und -technologie, Mikrowellentechnik, PowerEngineering; Lead-lagControllers; VoltageStability; AutomaticVoltageControllers; GroundingSystem; ElectromagneticFields; TransmissionNetworks; Time-VaryingFields; DisplacementCurrent; ControllerTuning; InductionMachines; Single-CoreCable; ShortC