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Targeting the latest microprocessor technologies for more sophisticated applications in the field of power system short circuit detection, this revised and updated source imparts fundamental concepts and breakthrough science for the isolation of faulty equipment and minimization of damage in power system apparatus. The Second Edition clearly describes key procedures, devices, and elements crucial to the protection and control of power system function and stability. It includes chapters and expertise from the most knowledgeable experts in the field of protective relaying, and describes microprocessor techniques and troubleshooting strategies in clear and straightforward language.
List of contents
Preface, 1 Introduction and General Philosophies, 2. Technical Tools of the Relay Engineer: Phasors, Polarity, and Symmetrical Components, 3. Basic Relay Units, 4. Protection Against Transients and Surges, 5. Instrument Transformers for Relaying, 6. Microprocessor Relaying Fundamentals, 7. System Grounding and Protective Relaying, 8. Generator Protection, 9. Motor Protection, 10. Transformer and Reactor Protection, 11. Station-Bus Protection, 12. Line and Circuit Protection, 13. Backup Protection, 14. System Stability and Out-of-Step Relaying, 15. Voltage Stability, 16. Reclosing and Synchronizing, 17. Load-Shedding and Frequency Relaying, Bibliography, Index
About the author
Walter A. Elmore (ABB Power T&D Company, Inc., Coral Springs, Florida, USA)
Summary
Targeting the microprocessor technologies for more sophisticated applications in the field of power system short-circuit detection, this title imparts fundamental concepts and breakthrough science for the isolation of faulty equipment and minimization of damage in power system apparatus.
