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ISBN: 0750662689Title: Newnes Electrical Power Engineer's Handbook, Second EditionAuthor: Warne, D FPublisher: NewnesPublication Date: 2005-06-27Number Of Pages: 480

* Cover* Frontmattero Half Title Pageo Title Pageo Copyrighto *******so Acknowledgements* Chapter 1. Introduction* Chapter 2. Principles of electrical engineeringo 2.1 Nomenclature and unitso 2.2 Electromagnetic fields

o 2.3 Circuitso 2.4 Energy and powero References* Chapter 3. Materials for electrical engineeringo 3.1 Introductiono 3.2 Magnetic materialso 3.3 Insulating materialso 3.4 Conducting materialso Acknowledgemento References* Chapter 4. Measurements and instrumentationo 4.1 Introductiono 4.2 Pressure

o 4.3 Flowo 4.4 Temperatureo 4.5 Positiono 4.6 Levelo 4.7 Weighing and forceo 4.8 Acceleration and speedo 4.9 Currento 4.10 HART and Fieldbuso 4.11 Data acquisitiono 4.12 Installation notes* Chapter 5. Generatorso 5.1 Introduction

o 5.2 Main generator typeso 5.3 Principles of operationo 5.4 The Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)o 5.5 Brushless excitationo 5.6 Constructiono 5.7 Rating and specificationo 5.8 Testingo 5.9 Standards* Chapter 6. Transformerso 6.1 Principles of operationo 6.2 Main features of constructiono 6.3 Main classes of transformero 6.4 Rating principles

o 6.5 Test methodso 6.6 Commissioning, maintenance and repairo 6.7 Standards

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* Chapter 7. Switchgearo 7.1 Introductiono 7.2 Principles of operationo 7.3 Low-voltage switchgearo 7.4 Medium-voltage (distribution) switchgearo 7.5 High-voltage (transmission) switchgearo 7.6 DC switchgear

o References* Chapter 8. Fuses and protection relayso 8.1 Protection and co-ordinationo 8.2 Fuseso 8.3 Protection relayso References* Chapter 9. Wires and cableso 9.1 Scopeo 9.2 Principles of power cable designo 9.3 Main classes of cableo 9.4 Parameters and test methodso 9.5 Optical communication cables

o 9.6 Standardso References* Chapter 10. Motors, motor control and driveso 10.1 Introductiono 10.2 The direct current (DC) motoro 10.3 The cage induction motoro 10.4 The slipring induction motoro 10.5 The ac synchronous motoro 10.6 The brushless servomotoro 10.7 The reluctance motoro 10.8 The switched reluctance motoro 10.9 Mechanical and duty cycle considerationso 10.10 Drive power circuits

o 10.11 Effects of semiconductor power converterso 10.12 The commercial driveo 10.13 Standardso References* Chapter 11. Power electronic circuits and deviceso 11.1 Introductiono 11.2 Diode converterso 11.3 Active deviceso 11.4 Principles of switching circuitso 11.5 High-frequency power supplieso 11.6 Standardso References* Chapter 12. Batteries and fuel cellso 12.1 Introductiono 12.2 Primary cellso 12.3 Secondary cells based upon aqueous electrolyteso 12.4 Secondary lithium ion cellso 12.5 Fuel cellso 12.6 Battery chargingo 12.7 Battery monitoringo 12.8 Installation, testing and commissioningo 12.9 Operation and maintenanceo 12.10 Standardso References* Chapter 13. The power system

o 13.1 Introductiono 13.2 Generationo 13.3 Transmission

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o 13.4 Distributiono 13.5 De-regulation and privatizationo 13.6 Future trendso References* Chapter 14. Power quality and electromagnetic compatibilityo 14.1 Power qualityo 14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility

o 14.3 Standardso References* Chapter 15. Electricity and potentially explosive atmosphereso 15.1 Introductiono 15.2 EU directiveso 15.3 UK legislationo 15.4 Area classificationo 15.5 Hazardous area equipmento 15.6 Equipment selectiono 15.7 Equipment installationo 15.8 Inspection and maintenanceo References

* Chapter 16. Principles of electrical safetyo 16.1 Injuries from electricityo 16.2 Precautions against electric shock and contact burn injurieso 16.3 Precautions against arc and flashover burn injurieso 16.4 Precautions against fireo 16.5 Precautions against explosionso 16.6 Preventive maintenance and safe systems of worko 16.7 Standardso References* Index