Balancing theory, practical knowledge, and real-world applications, this reference consolidates all pertinent topics related to power distribution reliability into one comprehensive volume. Exploring pressing issues in creating and analyzing reliability models, the author highlights the most effective techniques to achieve maximum performance at lowest cost. With over 300 tables, figures, and equations, the book discusses service interruptions caused by equipment malfunction, animals, trees, severe weather, natural disasters, and human error and evaluates strategies to improve reliability and quantifies their impact by incorporating them into component and system models.
Richard E. Brown is the Senior Vice President of Operations and co-founder of Quanta Technology, a firm specializing in technical and management consulting for utilities and utility-related industries. Dr. Brown has been on the leadership team of three successful startup organizations, and has provided consulting services to most major utilities in the United States and many around the world. He is a frequent instructor, has taught courses in eleven countries, and is an Adjunct Professor at North Carolina State University.
Dr. Brown has published more than 90 technical papers related to asset management and performance management, and is also author of the book Electric Power Distribution Reliability. In 2007, he was elected to the grade of Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors for an extraordinary record of industry accomplishments.
Dr. Brown earned his BSEE, MSEE, and PhD degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a registered professional engineer. Dr. Brown lives in Cary, North Carolina with his wife and four children.
