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This book on `Power System Engineering` has been written for students preparing for B.E., B.Tech., A.M.I.E. (I) Section B, U.P.S.C., and other Competitive Examinations. It comprises three parts: Part-I deals with `Generation`, Part-II with `Transmission and Distribution` while Part-III includes `Switchgear and Protection`. The book contains 28 chapters in all, at the end `Objective Type Question Bank` has also been added.Salient FeaturesThe presentation of the subject matter is very systematic and the language of the text is lucid, direct and easy to understand.Each chapter of book is saturated with much needed text supported by neat and self-explanatory diagrams to make the subject self-speaking to a great extent.A large number of solved examples, properly graded, have been added in various chapters to enable the students to attempt different types of questions in the examination without any difficulty.At the end of each chapter Highlights, Objective Type Questions, Theoretical Questions and Unsolved Examples have been added to make the book a complete and comprehensive unit in all respects.
Table Of Contents :
PART I : GENERATION1. Introduction; 2. Steam Power Plant; 3. Diesel Engine Power Plant; 4. Gas Turbine Power Plants; 5. Hydro-Electric Power Plant; 6. Nuclear Power Plant; 7. Non-Conventional Power Generation and Direct Energy Conversion; 8. Combined Operation of Different Power Plants; 9. Economics of Power Generation; 10. Interconnected SystemsPART II : TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION11. Electric Power Systems; 12. Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines; 13. Constants of Overhead Transmission Lines; 14. Performance of Transmission Lines; 15. Interference of Power Lines with Neighbouring Communication Circuits; 16. Underground Cables; 17. Power System Stability; 18. Control of Reactive Power, Voltage and Load Frequency in Transmission Systems; 19. Power Distribution Systems; 20. Extra High Voltage TransmissionPART III : SWITCHGEAR AND PROTECTION21. Symmetrical Components and Fault Calculations; 22. Switches, Fuses and Circuit Breakers; 23. Protective Relays; 24. Protection of Alternators and Transformers; 25. Protection of Bus-Bars and Lines/Feeders; 26. Protection Against Overvoltages and Insulation Co-ordination; 27. Neutral Earthing (Grounding); 28. Sub-StationsObjective Type Questions Bank-With AnswersIndex
About Author : ISBN
9788131808795
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