TY  - BOOK
AU  - Willis,H.Lee
TI  - Power distribution planning reference book
T2  - Power engineering
SN  - 0824748751 (alk. paper)
AV  - TK3091 .W55 2004
U1  - 621.319 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - M. Dekker
KW  - Electric power distribution
KW  - Planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Power Delivery Systems --; T&D System's Mission --; Reliability of Power Delivery --; The "Natural Laws of T&D" --; Levels of the T&D System --; Utility Distribution Equipment --; T&D Costs --; Types of Distribution System Design --; The Systems Approach and Two-Q Planning --; Consumer Demand and Electric Load --; The Two Qs: Quantity and Quality of Power --; Quantity of Power Demand: Electric Load --; Electric Consumer Demand for Quality of Power --; The Market Comb and Consumer Values --; Two-Q Analysis: Quantity and Quality Versus Cost --; Electric Load, Coincidence, and Behavior --; Peak Load, Diversity, and Load Curve Behavior --; Measuring and Modeling Load Curves --; Power System Reliability --; Outages Cause Interruptions --; Reliability Indices --; Comparison of Reliability Indices Among Utilities --; Benchmarking Reliability --; Economics and Evaluation of Cost --; Costs --; Time Value of Money --; Variability of Costs --; Evaluation, Prioritization, and Approval --; Decisions and Commitments --; Evaluation, Comparison, Prioritization, and Approval --; Traditional Regulated Utility Least-Cost Planning --; The Benefit/Cost Ratio Paradigm --; Incremental Benefit/Cost Evaluation --; Profit-Based Planning Paradigms --; Equipment Ratings, Loadings, Lifetime, and Failure --; Capacity Ratings and Lifetime --; Aging, Deterioration, and Damage --; Measures to Improve Equipment Reliability and Life --; Equipment Failures and System Performance --; Equipment Failure Rate Increases with Age --; A Look at Failure and Age in a Utility System
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