Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Handbook

Create reliable, cost-effective electrical power systems with confidence. Here's a true working tool for planning, designing, and operating reliable, economical industrial or commercial electrical power systems. In Industrial and Commercial Power System Handbook, F. S. Prabhakara, R. L. Smith, Jr., and R. P. Stratford give you expert guidance on creating a completely efficient power system--including how to control the reactive power to achieve the lowest system losses and utility billing. Step-by-step, you'll see how to: create a conceptual design based on realistic service loads and future needs; identify the necessary equipment and ensure protective device coordination; apply voltage classes, drop limits, control, and drop calculations; improve displacement power factor and distortion power factor; understand switchgear ratings and how to apply them; employ protective devices; minimize the effects of surges, sags, and impulses; test and evaluate system components; and much more!

Introduction and History.Electric Power System Conceptual Design and System Planning.Electrical Power System Detailed Design.Voltage Calculations and Control.Power System VAR Requirements--Power Factor.Short-Circuit Calculations and Equipment Ratings.Protective Device Application and Overcurrent Coordination.System and Equipment Grounding.Overvoltages and Surge Voltage Protection.Power Quality--Voltage Fluctuations and Harmonics.Electric Lighting.Testing System Components.Safety.Electrical Maintenance.Engineering Economics.Energy Conservation and Management.Electrical Power System Standards, Publications, and Nameplates.