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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.
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Brown, Mark (Electrical engineer), Balakrishnan, Ramesh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Newnes, [2005]
Series:Practical professional books from Elsevier.
Subjects:
Electric power systems > Protection.
Elektrik güç sistemleri > Koruma.
Réseaux électriques (Énergie) > Protection.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electrical.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.