Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers Sixteenth Edition

The definitive guide to electrical equipment, design, and methodsupdated with details on smart grids and smart meters The Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineerscontains, in a single volume, all of the pertinent electrical engineering data essential to both engineering students and practicing engineers. It provides information relative to the generation, transmission, distribution, control, operation, and application of electric power. The Sixteenth Edition provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of electrical engineering equipment, design, and methods, including details on green technologies. New to this Edition: New information on energy storage systems New section on smart grids for electrical utilities New section on electricity markets Chapters updated throughout to cover current information and green technologies Complete coverage: Units, Symbols, Constants, Definitions, and Conversion Factors; Electric and Magnetic Circuits; Measurements and Instruments; Properties of Materials; Generation; Prime Movers; Alternating-Current Generators; Direct-Current Generations; Hydroelectric Power Generation; Power System Components; Alternate Sources of Power; Electric Power System Economics; Project Economics; Transmission Systems; Direct Current Power Transmission; Power-System Operations; Substations; Power Distribution; Wiring Design for Commercial and Industrial Buildings; Motors and Drives; Industrial and Commercial Applications of Electric Power; Power Electronics; Power Quality and Reliability; Grounding Systems; Computer Applications in the Electric Power Industry; Illumination; Lightning and Overvoltage Protection; Standards in Electrotechnology, Telecommunications, and Information Technology

Section 1. Units, Symbols, Constants, Definitions, and Conversion Factors
Section 2. Electric and Magnetic Circuits
Section 3. Measurements and Instruments
Section 4. Properties of Materials
Section 5. Generation
Section 6. Prime Movers
Section 7. Alternating-Current Generators
Section 8. Direct-Current Generations
Section 9. Hydroelectric Power Generation
Section 10. Power System Components
Section 11. Alternate Sources of Power
Section 12. Electric Power System Economics
Section 13. Project Economics
Section 14. Transmission Systems
Section 15. Direct Current Power Transmission
Section 16. Power-System Operations
Section 17. Substations
Section 18. Power Distribution
Section 19. Wiring Design for Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Section 20. Motors and Drives
Section 21. Industrial and Commercial Applications of Electric Power
Section 22. Power Electronics
Section 23. Power Quality and Reliability
Section 24. Grounding Systems
Section 25. Computer Applications in the Electric Power Industry
Section 26. Illumination
Section 27. Lightning and Overvoltage Protection
Section 28. Standards in Electrotechnology, Telecommunications, and Information Technology
Index