Understanding electric power systems
Subtitle: an overview of the technology, the marketplace, and government regulation
By: Jack Casazza, Frank Delea
Contributors: Delea, Frank
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: IEEE Press understanding science & technology series; IEEE Press understanding science & technology series
Publisher: IEEE Press; Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ; Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780470484180
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Benefits of electric power and a history of the electric power industry; title: The electric power system; title: Basic electric power concepts; title: Electric energy consumption; title: Electric power generation and concerns about greenhouse gases; title: The technology of the electric transmission system; title: Distribution; title: Energy storage and other new technologies; title: Reliability; title: The physical network: the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its standards; title: The physical network: operation of the electric bulk power; title: The physical network: planning of the electric bulk power system; title: The regulatory network: legislation; title: The regulatory network: the regulators; title: The information, communication, and control network and security; title: The fuel and energy network; title: The business network: market participants; title: The money network: wholesale markets; title: The professional and industry organizations.