num_pages: 1648
description: Up-to-date coverage of every facet of electric power in a single volumeThis fully revised industry-standard resource offers practical details on every aspect of electric power engineering. The book contains in-depth discussions from more than 100 internationally recognized experts. Generation transmission distribution operation system protection and switchgear are thoroughly explained. Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers Seventeenth Edition  features brand-new sections on measurement and instrumentation interconnected power grids smart grids and microgrids wind power solar and photovoltaic power generation electric machines and transformers power system analysis operations stability and protection and the electricity market.Coverage Units symbols constants definitions and conversion factorsMeasurement and instrumentationProperties of materialsInterconnected power gridsAC and DC power transmissionPower distributionSmart grids and microgridsWind power generationSolar power generation and energy storageSubstations and switch gearPower transformers generators motors and drivesPower electronicsPower system analysis operations stability and protectionElectricity marketsPower quality and reliabilityLightning and overvoltage protectionComputer applications in the electric power industryStandards in electrotechnology telecommunications and IT
language: English
title: Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers
publisher: McGraw Hill