Electrical Power Simplified
RM156.00
This book simplifies electrical power engineering and provides a working knowledge of the field. It avoids as much as possible the complicated calculations which seem to be a standard in most engineering books today. Having 27 years of field experience in engineering and talking to numerous senior engineers, including award-winning inventors, we all agree that calculations are hardly used in engineering jobs. Whenever calculations are needed, they are performed by computers or software applications. Field engineers know that engineering is a very serious subject with a very low tolerance for errors.
Authors
Dr.Prashobh Karunakaran
CONTENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTÂ
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 ELECTRICAL SAFETY
CHAPTER 3 HISTORY OF ELECTRICITYÂ
3.1 HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID OF SARAWAK, MALAYSIAÂ
CHAPTER 4 DC AND AC CURRENTS
4.1 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR
CHAPTER 5 GENERATOR PRINCIPLEÂ
5.1 SYNCHRONIZING OF GENERATORS
5.2 A CONVERSATION REGARDING GENERATORS                                 CHAPTER 6 UNDERSTANDING 1Φ AND 3Φ POWER                                CHAPTER 7 LINE VOLTAGE AND PHASE VOLTAGEÂ
CHAPTER 8 PROTECTION, CONDUCTORS, AND INSULATORSÂ
8.1 MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER (MCB)
8.2 RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE (RCD)Â
CHAPTER 9 MOTORS
9.0 INDUCTION MOTORSÂ
9.1 MOTOR STARTERS
9.2 REDUCE-VOLTAGE STARTING
9.3 REASON FOR MOTOR STARTERS
9.4 DIRECT-ON-LINE STARTERS
9.5 STAR-DELTA STARTER
9.6 AUTOTRANS STARTER
9.7 VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD)Â
9.8 SYNCHRONOUS MOTORÂ
9.9 BRUSHLESS GENERATORSÂ
9.10 UNIVERSAL MOTOR
CHAPTER 10 INDUCTORS
CHAPTER 11 CAPACITORS
CHAPTER 12 TRANSFORMERS
12.1 TRANSFORMER FUNCTIONINGÂ
12.2 LOSSES IN A TRANSFORMERÂ
12.3 AUTOTRANSÂ
12.4 ISOLATION TRANSFORMER.
12.5 CURRENT TRANSFORMER AND VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERSÂ
12.5.1 CT VERSUS VT
12.6 OTHER TRANSFORMER DEVELOPMENTS
12.7 WHATSAPP CONVERSATION WITH MY SON ABOUT TRANSFORMERS
CHAPTER 13Â ELECTRICAL FORMULASÂ
13.1 POWER FACTORÂ
CHAPTER 14 CALCULATIONS.
CHAPTER 15 MAGNETISMÂ
CHAPTER 16 LOW VOLTAGE WIRINGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHAPTER 17 ELECTRIC CARSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHAPTER 18 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
CHAPTER 19 BATTERY, ANODE AND CATHODEÂ
CHAPTER 20 RECTIFIERSÂ
20.1 SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY (SMPS)Â
20.2 DETECTING RECTIFIER TERMINALSÂ
CHAPTER 21 POWER GENERATION
21.1 JUSTIFICATION FOR HYDRO POWER
21.1.1 ARCHIMEDES SCREW
21.2 WIND POWER
21.3 WIND POWER VERSUS THE RESTÂ
21.4 FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER
21.5 SOLAR ENERGY
21.6 TIDAL POWER
21.7 FUEL CELLÂ
21.8 HYDROGEN
21.9 OVERALL STATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
CHAPTER 22 THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
CHAPTER 23 THE GRID
23.1 TRANSMISSION LINESÂ
23.2 POWER REGULATOR BANK (REACTORS)
23.3 SHUNT REACTORSÂ
23.4 DEFECT OF AC LINES COMPARED TO DC LINES
23.5 HIGH VOLTAGE (HV) OVERHEAD LINES
23.6 UNDERGROUND CABLES
CHAPTER 24 HVDC TRANSMISSION
24.1 SUBMARINE HVDCÂ
24.2 DISADVANTAGE OF HVDC
CHAPTER 25 GRID CONTROL
25.1 LARGE NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL GRIDS
25.2 CONTROL OF GRIDSÂ
25.3 MODELING OF HV O/H & U/G LINES, REACTORS AND HV CAPACITORÂ
25.4 POWER QUALITYÂ
25.5 SMART GRIDS
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