Practical power systems protection

Plant operators, electricians, field technicians and engineers will gain a practical understanding of the role and workings of power system protection systems from this work. An understanding of power systems and their optimized management will increase plant efficiency and performance as well as in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Hewitson, L. G.
Other Authors Brown, Mark (Electrical engineer), Balakrishnan, Ramesh
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Newnes, ©2005.
SeriesPractical professional books from Elsevier.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0080455980
9780080455983
9780750663977
0750663979
1280629193
9781280629198
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 277 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Need for protection
  • 2. Faults, types and effects
  • 3. Simple calculation of short- circuit currents
  • 4. System earthing
  • 5. Fuses
  • 6. Instrument transformers
  • 7. Circuit breakers
  • 8. Tripping batteries
  • 9. Relays
  • 10. Coordination by time grading
  • 11. Low-voltage networks
  • 12. Mine underground distribution protection
  • 13. Principles of unit protection
  • 14. Feeder protection cable feeders and overhead lines
  • 15. Transformer protection
  • 16. Switchgear (busbar) protection
  • 17. Motor protection relays
  • 18. Generator protection
  • 19. Management of protection.