Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers

by Fink, Donald G.; Beaty, H. Wayne

• ISBN13: 9780070220058
• ISBN10: 0070220050
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The world's foremost electrical engineering "bible." Still the only single-volume guide to the entire field of electricity - its manufacture, transmission, distribution, measurement, and use - Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, 14th edition, edited by Donald G. Fink and H. Wayne Beaty, packs the expertise of over 60 best-of-breed contributors. Brimming with solutions to day-to-day problems in electrical system design, operation and maintenance, this unmatched resource arms you with: fast-access data on units and definitions standards communications properties of materials used in manufacturing electrical equipment and components computer applications the economics of electrical systems wiring design for commercial and industrial buildings electrochemistry and electrometallurgy and much, much more. You also get up to speed on:*High-voltage transmission systems*Residential, commercial, and industrial power applications that deliver more efficient motors, lighting and transportation*Energy conservation and efficient energy use*Alternate energy sources such as solar and geothermal power, and energy storage systems*Electric utility industry changes -- including competition - and how they affect operations, maintenance, and engineering methods*Technological changes in instrumentation, metering, generation (especially nuclear and gas turbines), insulating materials, power quality -and more!

Author Biography

DONALD G. FINK (deceased) was director emeritus at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

H. WAYNE BEATY is the former managing editor of Electric Light and Power magazine. He is also coeditor of the HANDBOOK OF ELECTRIC POWER CALCULATIONS, ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS QUALITY, ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS: A Nontechnical Guide and the ELECTRIC ENGINEERING MATERIALS REFERENCE GUIDE.

Table of Contents

Section I: Units, Symbols, Constants, Definitions, and Conversion Factors.

Section II: Electric and Magnetic Circuits.

Section III: Measurements and Instruments.

Section IV: Properties of Materials.

Section V: Generation.

Section VI: Prime Movers.

Section VII: Alternating-Current Generators.

Section VIII: Direct-Current Generators.

Section IX: Hydroelectric Power Generation.

Section X: Power-System Components.

Section XI: Alternate Sources and Converters of Power.

Section XII: Economics of Bulk Electric Power Supply.

Section XIII: Project Economics.

Section XIV: Transmission Systems.

Section XV: Direct-Current Power Transmission.

Section XVI: Power-System Operations.

Section XVII: Susbstation Design.

Section XIX: Wiring Design for Commercial and Industrial Buildings.

Section XX: Motors and Drives.

Section XXI: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Electric Power.

Section XXII: Electronics.

Section XXIII: Power of Quality.

Section XXIV: Electrochemistry and Electrometallurgy.

Section XXV: Computer Applications in the Electric Power Industry.

Section XXVI: Illumination.

Section XXVII: Lightning and Surge Protection.

Section XXVIII: Standards in Electrotechnolgy, Telecommunications and Information Technology.