Efficient Electrical Systems Design Handbook [Hardcover]

Albert Thumann (Author), Harry Franz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1439803005 | ISBN-13: 978-1439803004 | Edition: 1

Now you can achieve optimum performance and efficiency in the design of electric systems for virtually any size or type of building or industrial facility utilizing the state-of-the-art methodologies detailed in this comprehensive handbook. Step-by-step guidelines take you through each phase of design, covering equipment selection, power distribution system analysis, conduit and conductor sizing, lighting system design, control systems, electronic instrumentation, protective relaying, energy management systems, power quality, variable speed drives, motor selection, and more.

The latest codes (NEC 2008) as well as currently available equipment are referenced. Numerous examples and simulation exercises are included, along with detailed design examples. Fully illustrated with many useful diagrams and tables, this book is a practical guide for electrical engineers, plant and facility engineers, and other professionals responsible for implementing or overseeing the design of facility electrical systems.

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About the Author

Albert Thumann, P.E., C.E.M., and Harry Franz, P.E.are practicing electrical engineers with years of hands-on experience in designing highly efficient state-of-the-art electrical systems.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 225 pages
• Publisher: Fairmont Press; 1 edition (January 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439803005
• ISBN-13: 978-1439803004
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,665,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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ALBERT THUMANN, P.E., C.E.M.

For the last 35 years, Albert Thumann has served as the Executive Director of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). In September 1977, he founded the Association of Energy Engineers in Atlanta, Georgia. Under his leadership AEE, a non-profit society, has grown to 15,000 professionals in 84 countries with 72 chapters around the world. Mr. Thumann is a noted energy authority and, in 1997, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He has authored more than 25 reference books on energy. His authored books include Handbook of Energy Engineering, Handbook of Energy Audits, and Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation.

In 1976 Mr. Thumann started the first industrial energy conservation seminar in the nation for New York University. He has personally trained more than 8,000 professionals on the efficient use of energy. He has also lectured extensively in the United States and around the world. Through Mr. Thumann's books and seminars and work with the Association of Energy Engineers, he has gained the reputation as one of the leaders in the nation who has influenced the efficient use of energy.

Previously he worked as a Project Engineer for Bechtel Corp. Mr. Thumann is a licensed Professional Engineer in three states and has received a BSEE from City University of New York, MSEE, and MSIE from New York University. He is also a Certified Energy Manager and is listed in Who's Who in America.