Power System Analysis and Design, (SI Edition - Not available for student purchase in the U.S.) 7th edition

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Duncan J. Glover, Thomas J. Overbye, Mulukutia S. Sarma, Adam B. Birchfield
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • 1.1: History of Electric Power Systems
    • 1.2: Present and Future Trends
    • 1.3: Electric Utility Industry Structure
    • 1.4: Computers in Power System Engineering
    • 1: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 2: Fundamentals
    • 2.1: Phasors
    • 2.2: Instantaneous Power in Single-Phase AC Circuits
    • 2.3: Complex Power
    • 2.4: Network Equations
    • 2.5: Balanced Three-Phase Circuits
    • 2.6: Power in Balanced Three-Phase Circuits
    • 2.7: Advantages of Balanced Three-Phase versus Single-Phase Systems
    • 2.8: Energy Conversion
    • 2: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 3: Power Transformers
    • 3.1: The Ideal Transformer
    • 3.2: Equivalent Circuits for Practical Transformers
    • 3.3: The Per-Unit System
    • 3.4: Three-Phase Transformer Connections and Phase Shift
    • 3.5: Per-Unit Equivalent Circuits of Balanced Three-Phase Two-Winding Transformers
    • 3.6: Three-Winding Transformers
    • 3.7: Autotransformers
    • 3.8: Transformers with Off-Nominal Turns Ratios
    • 3: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 4: Transmission Line Parameters
    • 4.1: Transmission Line Design Considerations
    • 4.2: Resistance
    • 4.3: Conductance
    • 4.4: Inductance: Solid Cylindrical Conductor
    • 4.5: Inductance: Single-Phase Two-Wire Line and Three-Phase Three-Wire Line with Equal Phase Spacing
    • 4.6: Inductance: Composite Conductors, Unequal Phase Spacing, Bundled Conductors
    • 4.7: Series Impedances: Three-Phase Line with Neutral Conductors and Earth Return
    • 4.8: Electric Field and Voltage: Solid Cylindrical Conductor
    • 4.9: Capacitance: Single-Phase, Two-Wire Line and Three-Phase, Three-Wire Line with Equal Phase Spacing
    • 4.10: Capacitance: Stranded Conductors, Unequal Phase Spacing, Bundled Conductors
    • 4.11: Shunt Admittances: Lines with Neutral Conductors and Earth Return
    • 4.12: Electric Field Strength at Conductor Surfaces and at Ground Level
    • 4.13: Parallel Circuit Three-Phase Lines
    • 4: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 5: Transmission Lines: Steady-State Operation
    • 5.1: Medium and Short Line Approximations
    • 5.2: Transmission-Line Differential Equations
    • 5.3: Equivalent π Circuit
    • 5.4: Lossless Lines
    • 5.5: Maximum Power Flow
    • 5.6: Line Loadibility
    • 5.7: Reactive Compensation Techniques
    • 5: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 6: Power Flows
    • 6.1: Direct Solutions to Linear Algebraic Equations: Gauss Elimination
    • 6.2: Iterative Solutions to Linear Algebraic Equations: Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel
    • 6.3: Iterative Solutions to Nonlinear Algebraic Equations: Newton-Raphson
    • 6.4: The Power Flow Problem
    • 6.5: Power Flow Solution by Gauss-Seidel
    • 6.6: Power Flow Solution by Newton-Raphson
    • 6.7: Control of Power Flow
    • 6.8: Sparsity Techniques
    • 6.9: Fast Decoupled Power Flow
    • 6.10: The "DC" Power Flow
    • 6.11: Power Flow Modeling of Wind and Solar Generation
    • 6.12: Realistic and Large-Scale Power Flow Models
    • 6: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 7: Power System Economics and Optimization
    • 7.1: Generator and Load Economics
    • 7.2: Economic Dispatch
    • 7.3: Optimal Power Flow
    • 7.4: Unit Commitment and Longer Term Optimization
    • 7.5: Markets
    • 7: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 8: Symmetrical Faults
    • 8.1: Series R—L Circuit Transients
    • 8.2: Three-Phase Short Circuit—Unloaded Synchronous Machine
    • 8.3: Power System Three-Phase Short Circuits
    • 8.4: Bus Impedance Matrix
    • 8.5: Circuit Breaker and Fuse Selection
    • 8: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 9: Symmetrical Components
    • 9.1: Definition of Symmetrical Components
    • 9.2: Sequence Networks of Impedance Loads
    • 9.3: Sequence Networks of Series Impedances
    • 9.4: Sequence Networks of Three-Phase Lines
    • 9.5: Sequence Networks of Rotating Machines
    • 9.6: Per-Unit Sequence Models of Three-Phase, Two-Winding Transformers
    • 9.7: Per-Unit Sequence Models of Three-Phase, Three-Winding Transformers
    • 9.8: Power in Sequence Networks
    • 9: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 10: Unsymmetrical Faults
    • 10.1: System Representation
    • 10.2: Single Line-to-Ground Fault
    • 10.3: Line-to-Line Fault
    • 10.4: Double Line-to-Ground Fault
    • 10.5: Sequence Bus Impedance Matrices
    • 10: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 11: System Protection
    • 11.1: System Protection Components
    • 11.2: Instrument Transformers
    • 11.3: Overcurrent Relays
    • 11.4: Radial System Protection
    • 11.5: Reclosers, Fuses, and Sectionalizers
    • 11.6: Directional Relays
    • 11.7: Protection of a Two-Source System with Directional Relays
    • 11.8: Zones of Protection
    • 11.9: Line Protection with Impedance (Distance) Relays
    • 11.10: Differential Relays
    • 11.11: Bus Protection with Differential Relays
    • 11.12: Transformer Protection with Differential Relays
    • 11.13: Pilot Relaying
    • 11.14: Numeric Relaying
    • 11: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 12: Power System Stability
    • 12.1: The Swing Equation
    • 12.2: Simplified Synchronous Machine Model and System Equivalents
    • 12.3: The Equal-Area Criterion
    • 12.4: Numerical Integration of the Swing Equation
    • 12.5: Multimachine Stability
    • 12.6: A Two-Axis Synchronous Machine Model
    • 12.7: Wind Turbine and Solar PV Machine Models
    • 12.8: Load Models
    • 12.9: Design Methods for Improving Power System Stability
    • 12: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 13: Power System Controls
    • 13.1: Generator-Voltage Control
    • 13.2: Turbine-Governor Control
    • 13.3: Load-Frequency Control
    • 13.4: Power System Stabilizer Control
    • 13: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 14: Transmission Lines: Transient Operation
    • 14.1: Traveling Waves on Single-Phase Lossless Lines
    • 14.2: Boundary Conditions for Single-Phase Lossless Lines
    • 14.3: Bewley Lattice Diagram
    • 14.4: Discrete-Time Models of Single-Phase Lossless Lines and Lumped RLC Elements
    • 14.5: Lossy Lines
    • 14.6: Multiconductor Lines
    • 14.7: Power System Overvoltages
    • 14.8: Insulation Coordination
    • 14: Chapter Quiz

  • Chapter 15: Power Distribution
    • 15.1: Introduction to Distribution
    • 15.2: Primary Distribution
    • 15.3: Secondary Distribution
    • 15.4: Transformers in Distribution Systems
    • 15.5: Shunt Capacitors in Distribution Systems
    • 15.6: Distribution Software
    • 15.7: Distribution Reliability
    • 15.8: Distribution Automation
    • 15.9: Smart Grids
    • 15: Chapter Quiz

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