Power systems /
edited by Leonard L. Grigsby.
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2007.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 26 cm.
- The electrical engineering handbook series .
- Electric power engineering series. Electrical engineering handbook series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Power system analysis and simulation. The per-unit system ; Symmetrical components for power system analysis ; Power slow analysis ; Fault analysis in power systems ; Computational methods for electric power systems -- pt. II. Power system transients. Characteristics of lightning strokes ; Overvoltages caused by direct lightning strokes ; Overvoltages caused by indirect lightning strokes ; Switching surges ; Very fast transients ; Transient-voltage response of coils and windings ; Transmission system transients : grounding ; Surge arresters ; Insulation coordination -- pt. III. Power system planning (reliability). Planning ; Short-term load and price forecasting with artificial neural networks ; Transmission plan evaluation : assessment of system reliability ; Power system planning ; Power system reliability ; Probabilistic methods for planning and operational analysis -- pt. IV. Power electronics. Power semiconductor devices ; Uncontrolled and controlled rectifiers ; Inverters ; Active filters for power conditioning ; FACTS controllers.