Power System Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operation of Power Systems and Equipment [Hardcover]

Juergen Schlabbach (Author), Karl-Heinz Rofalski (Author)

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Publication Date: August 12, 2008 | ISBN-10: 3527407596 | ISBN-13: 978-3527407590 | Edition: 1

Describing in detail how electrical power systems are planned and designed, this monograph illustrates the required structures of systems, substations and equipment using international standards and latest computer methods.
The book discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the different arrangements within switchyards and of the topologies of the power systems, describing methods to determine the main design parameters of cables, overhead lines, and transformers needed to realize the supply task, as well as the influence of environmental conditions on the design and the permissible loading of the equipment. Additionally, general requirements for protection schemes and the main schemes related to the various protection tasks are given.
With its focus on the requirements and procedures of tendering and project contracting, this book enables the reader to adapt the basics of power systems and equipment design to special tasks and engineering projects.

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Describing in detail how electrical power systems are planned and designed, this book illustrates the required structures of systems, substations and equipment using international standards and latest computer methods.

Advantages and disadvantages of the different arrangements within switchyards and of the topologies of the power systems are discussed, describing methods to determine the main design parameters of cables, overhead lines, and transformers needed to realize the supply task, as well as the influence of environmental condition son the design and the permissible loading of the equipment. Additionally, general requirements for protection schemes and the main schemes related to the various protection tasks are given.

With its focus on the requirements and procedures of tendering and project contracting, this book enables the reader to adapt the basics of power systems and equipment design to special tasks and engineering projects.

About the Author

Karl-Heinz Rofalski has been working for more than thirty years as consulting engineer in a world-wide operating German consulting firm in the field of power transmission and distribution. He held the position of project director and manager and gained special knowledge and experience in network planning, design, procedures of tendering and contracting, project monitoring, overall project management in many power projects including assignments in various countries in Africa, the Arab regions and South-East Asia. After graduating from the engineering academy in Kassel/Germany he worked for AEG, one of the manufacturers of electrical equipment, for eight years, and became acquainted with electrical engineering standards and technology. Since 2001 he is active as freelance engineer and independent consultant.

Juergen Schlabbach holds a professorship in power system engineering and renewable energies at the University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld, Germany. He studied at the Technical University of Darmstadt, where he received his Ph.D. on the topic of digital protection of power systems in 1982. For ten years, he worked in a consulting firm in the field of power system planning, disturbance analysis and design of FACTS. During several years in Arabian and Asian countries he advised local utilities in design, planning and operation of power systems and in organizational matters. Professor Schlabbach's areas of expertise are power system planning, grid connection of renewable energy, EMC and operational training. He also works as independent consulting engineer.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 349 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (August 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3527407596
• ISBN-13: 978-3527407590
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.9 x 9.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,574,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars many aspects of delivering electricity, October 12, 2008

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This review is from: Power System Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operation of Power Systems and Equipment (Hardcover)

There is a lot of engineering design that goes into the distribution of electricity. Most of us just take for granted the high voltage power lines that deliver electricity to our suburbs. This book shows many of the issues involved in making power generally available.

One chapter talks about overhead lines. Factors like finding the permissible thermal load, and the mechanical design of the overhead line towers, are discussed. Ambient air temperature affects the thermal load and how much heat can be dissipated by radiation and convection. Wind speeds also can affect dissipation. The sag and tension of the lines between towers needs to be determined.

Other chapters explain many other issues. The book assumes an undergraduate background in classical physics. So that ideas like black body radiation and circuit diagrams should already be familiar to you.