Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Also issued online.

Fundamental Notions About Electrical Transients -- The Laplace Transform Method of Solving Differential Equations -- Simple Switching Transients -- Damping -- Abnormal Switching Transients -- Transients in Three-Phase Circuits -- Transients in Direct Current Circuits, Conversion Equipment and Static Var Controls -- Electromagnetic Phenomena of Importance Under Transient Conditions -- Traveling Waves and Other Transients on Transmission Lines -- Principles of Transient Modeling of Power Systems and Components -- Modeling Power Apparatus and the Behavior of Such Equipment Under Transient Conditions -- Computer Aids to the Calculation of Electrical Transients -- System and Component Parameter Values for Use in Transient Calculations and Means to Obtain Them in Measurement -- Lightning -- Insulation Coordination -- Protection of Systems and Equipment Against Transient Overvoltages -- Case Studies in Electrical Transients -- Equipment for Measuring Transients -- Measuring Techniques and Surge Testing -- Appendices -- Index.

Counter The principles of the First Edition--to teach students and engineers the fundamentals of electrical transients and equip them with the skills to recognize and solve transient problems in power networks and components--also guide this Second Edition. While the text continues to stress the physical aspects of the phenomena involved in these problems, it also broadens and updates the computational treatment of transients. Necessarily, two new chapters address the subject of modeling and models for most types of equipment are discussed. The adequacy of the models, their validation and the relationship between model and the physical entity it represents are also examined. There are now chapters devoted entirely to isolation coordination and protection, reflecting the revolution that metal oxide surge arresters have caused in the power industry. Features additional and more complete illustrative material--figures, diagrams and worked examples. An entirely new chapter of case studies demonstrates modeling and computational techniques as they have been applied by engineers to specific problems.

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