Synopses & Reviews
The Classic Electrical Engineering Guide -- Now Massively Updated with New Material on Power Generation, Distribution, Systems Operation, and More First published in 1907, the Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers has provided generations of students and professionals with hands-on coverage of electrical engineering equipment, design, and methods. The Fifteenth Edition of this classic guide has now been updated and streamlined with an easy-access format to help you meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Brimming with solutions to day-to-day problems in electrical systems design, operation, and maintenance, this unmatched resource arms you with the expertise of over 60 best-of-breed contributors.
Packed with 800 detailed illustrations, the new Fifteenth Edition includes:
- The latest material on power generation and power systems operation
- In-depth case studies on the causes of major power outages
- Thorough updating of all code-related information
- Entirely new sections on electric power grid operations, managing outages and blackouts, and electrical power generation
Inside This Essential EE Tool:
* Electric and Magnetic Circuits * Measurements and Instruments * Properties of Materials * Power Generation * Power System Components * Alternate Sources and Converters of Power * Economics of Bulk Electric Power Supply * Project Economics * AC Transmission Systems * DC Power Transmission * Power Systems Operations * Substations * Power Distribution * Wiring Design * Motors and Drives * Applications of Electric Power * Power Quality * Electrochemistry * Computer Applications * Illumination * Lighting and Overvoltage Protection
Synopsis
This bible for electrical engineering gives professionals extensive, component-by-component details they need in one complete volume. The handbook brings together state-of-the-art industry practices and techniques, formulas, theorems, illustrations, and more, making the field's technology more accessible than ever.
Synopsis
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!
Synopsis
The Classic Electrical Engineering Guide -- Now Massively Updated with New Material on Power Generation, Distribution, Systems Operation, and MoreFirst published in 1907, the Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers has provided generations of students and professionals with hands-on coverage of electrical engineering equipment, design, and methods. The Fifteenth Edition of this classic guide has now been updated and streamlined with an easy-access format to help you meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Brimming with solutions to day-to-day problems in electrical systems design, operation, and maintenance, this unmatched resource arms you with the expertise of over 60 best-of-breed contributors.
Packed with 800 detailed illustrations, the new Fifteenth Edition includes:
- The latest material on power generation and power systems operation
- In-depth case studies on the causes of major power outages
- Thorough updating of all code-related information
- Entirely new sections on electric power grid operations, managing outages and blackouts, and electrical power generation
Inside This Essential EE Tool:
* Electric and Magnetic Circuits * Measurements and Instruments * Properties of Materials * Power Generation * Power System Components * Alternate Sources and Converters of Power * Economics of Bulk Electric Power Supply * Project Economics * AC Transmission Systems * DC Power Transmission * Power Systems Operations * Substations * Power Distribution * Wiring Design * Motors and Drives * Applications of Electric Power * Power Quality * Electrochemistry * Computer Applications * Illumination * Lighting and Overvoltage Protection
Synopsis
The Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers has served the EE field for nearly a century. Originally published in 1907, through 14 previous editions it has been a required resource for students and professionals. This new 15th edition features new material focusing on power generation and power systems operation – two longstanding strengths of the handbook that have recently become front-burner technology issues. At the same time, the entire format of the handbook will be streamlined, removing archaic sections and providing a quick, easy look-up experience.
About the Author
H. Wayne Beaty is former senior editor of
Electrical World magazine and former managing editor of
Electric Light & Power magazine. He is also the author of the
Handbook of Electric Power Calculations, now it its Third Edition, and the co-author of
Electrical Power Systems Quality, now in its Second Edition. Mr. Beaty received the 2006 IEEE Power Engineering Society Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering.
Donald G. Fink (deceased) was director emeritus of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). The Fourteenth Edition of this Handbook was dedicated to his memory and accomplishments. The reader is referred to that dedication to appreciate the outstanding contributions Mr. Fink made to the field of electrical engineering.
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.