Electrical Engineer's Reference Book

Electrical Engineer's Reference Book, Fourteenth Edition focuses on electrical engineering. The book first discusses units, mathematics, and physical quantities, including the international unit system, physical properties, and electricity. The text also looks at network and control systems analysis.
The book examines materials used in electrical engineering. Topics include conducting materials, superconductors, silicon, insulating materials, electrical steels, and soft irons and relay steels. The text underscores electrical metrology and instrumentation, steam-generating plants, turbines and diesel plants, and nuclear reactor plants. The book also discusses alternative energy sources. Concerns include wind, geothermal, wave, ocean thermal, solar, and tidal energy. The text then looks at alternating-current generators. Stator windings, insulation, output equation, armature reaction, and reactants and time-constraints are described. The book also examines overhead lines, cables, power transformers, switchgears and protection, supply and control of reactive power, and power systems operation and control.
The text is a vital source of reference for readers interested in electrical engineering.

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Preface
List of Contributors

1. Units, Mathematics and Physical Quantities
   International Unit System
   Mathematics
   Physical Quantities
   Physical Properties
   Electricity
2. Electro-technology
   Nomenclature
   Thermal Effects
   Electrochemical Effects
   Magnetic Field Effects
   Electrical Field Effects
   Electromagnetic Field Effects
3. Network Analysis
   Introduction
   Basic Network Analysis
   Power-system Network Analysis
4. Control System Analysis
   Introduction
   Laplace Transforms and the Transfer Function
   Block Diagrams
   Feedback
   Generally Desirable and Acceptable Behavior
   Stability
   Classification of System and Static Accuracy
   Transient Behavior
   Root-locus Method
   Frequency-response Methods
   Conclusion
5. Materials
   Conductors and Superconductors: Conducting Materials
   Superconductors
   Semiconductors, Thick and Thin Films
   Silicon
   Insulators: Insulating Materials
   Properties and Testing
   Gaseous Dielectrics
   Liquid Dielectrics
   Semi-fluid and Fusible Materials
   Varnishes, Enamels, Paints and Lacquers
   Solid Dielectrics
   Irradiation Effects
   Ferro-electrics
   Magnetic Materials: Ferro-magnetics
   Soft Irons and Relay Steels
   Ferrites
   Nickel-iron Alloys
   Permanent Magnetic Materials
   Special Alloys and Applications: Fuses
   Contacts
   Special Alloys
   Solders
   Rare and Precious Metals
   Temperature-sensitive Bi-metals
   Nuclear Reactor Materials
6. Electrical Metrology and Instrumentation
   Introduction
   Terminology, Traceability and Physical Standards
   Traceability and Quality Assurance Data
   Physical Reference Standards
   DC and Industrial-frequency Analogue Instrumentation
   Resistance and Conductance Instrumentation
   Integrating (Energy) Metering
   Electronic Instrumentation
   Digital Wattmeters
   Electronic Oscillography
   Potentiometers and Bridges
   Measuring and Protection Transformers
   Magnetic Measurements
   Transducers
7. Steam Generating Plant
   Introduction
   Combustion
   Sources of Chemical Energy
   Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics of Steam Generating plant
   Types of Steam Generator
   Fuel Handling and Storage
   Pollution Control
8. Turbines and Diesel Plant
   Steam Turbine Plant: Cycles and Types
   Turbine Technology
   Turbine Construction
   Turbine Support Plant
   Turbine Operation and Control
   Gas Turbine Plant: Open-cycle Plant
   Closed-cycle Plant
   Combined-cycle Plant
   Co-generation Plant
   Hydro-electric Plant: Catchment Area
   Reservoir and Dam
   Pipelines
   Power Station
   Turbines
   Electrical Plant
   Discharge and Tail Race
   Operational Features
   Pumped Storage
   Diesel Engine Plant: Theory and General Principles
   Engine Features
   Engine Primary Systems
   Engine Ancillaries
   AC Generators
   Switchgear and Controls
   Operational Aspects
   Plant Layout
   Economic Factors
   Total Energy
9. Nuclear Reactor Plant
   Introduction
   The Nucleus as an Energy Source
   Nuclear Fission
   Reactor Components
   Types of Nuclear Reactor
   Nuclear Reactor Plant for Ship Propulsion
   The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
10. Alternative Energy Sources
    Wind Energy
    Geothermal Energy
    Wave Energy
    Ocean Thermal Energy
    Solar Energy
    Tidal Energy
    Direct Conversion
    Fuel Cells
    Nuclear Fusion
    Combined Heat and Power
    Total Energy
    Economics
    Heat Pumps
11. Alternating-Current Generators
    Introduction
    Airgap Flux Distribution and No-load E.M.F.
    Stator Windings
    Insulation
    Temperature Rise
    Output Equation
    Armature Reaction
    Reactances and Time-constants
    Steady-state Operation
    Synchronizing
    Operating Charts
    On-load Excitation
    Sudden 3-Phase Short Circuit
    Excitation Systems
12. Overhead Lines
    General
    Conductors
    Conductor Fittings
    Electrical Characteristics
    Insulators
    Supports
    Lightning
    Loadings
13. Cables
    Introduction
    Cable Components
    General Wiring Cables and Flexible Cords
    Supply Distribution Cables
    Transmission Cables
    Current-carrying Capacity
    Jointing and Accessories
    Cable Fault Location
14. Power Transformers
    General
    Magnetic Circuit
    Windings and Insulation
    Connections
    Three-winding Transformers
    Quadrature Booster Transformers
    On-load Tap Changing
    Cooling
    Fittings
    Parallel Operation
    Auto-transformers
    Special Types
    Maintenance
    Testing
    Surge Protection
    Purchasing Specifications
15. Switchgear and Protection
    Arc Mechanism
    Fuse-gear
    Switchgear
    Circuit-breakers
    Dis-connectors
    Reactors and Capacitors
    Switchgear Testing
    Over-current and Earth Leakage Protection
    Application of Protective Systems
    Testing and Commissioning
    Over-voltage Protection
16. Supply and Control of Reactive Power
    Introduction
    General Considerations of Reactive Volt Amperes
    Management of Reactive Power
    Reactive Compensation and Transient Stability
    Variable Var Compensator's
    Special Aspects of Compensation Application
    Future Prospects
17. Power System Operation and Control
    Introduction
    Objectives and Requirements
    System Description
    Data Acquisition and Telemetering
    Decentralized Control: Excitation Systems and Control Characteristics of Synchronous Machines
    Decentralized Control: Electronic Turbine Controllers
    Decentralized Control: Substation Automation
    Decentralized Control: Pulse Controllers for Voltage Control with Tap-changing Transformers
    Centralized Control
18. Power System Planning and Economics
    Load Forecast
    Reliability of Supply
    Legislation
    Choice of Generating Plant
    Plant Scheduling
    Revenue
    British Electricity Supply Systems
19. Power Electronics
    Rectification
    Controlled Rectification
20. Installation
    Layout
    Regulations and Specifications
    High-voltage Supplies
    Fault Currents
    Substations
    Wiring Systems
    Lighting and Small Power
    Floor Trunking
    Standby and Emergency Supplies
    Special Buildings
    Switchgear
    Transformers
    Power-factor Correction
    Earthing
    Inspection and Earthing
21. Electro-heat
    Introduction
    Direct Resistance Heating
    Indirect Resistance Heating
    Infrared Heaters
    Ultraviolet Processes
    Electric Ovens and Furnaces
    Ultraviolet Processes
    Electric Ovens and Furnaces
    Induction Heating
    Metal Melting
    Dielectric Heating
    Plasma Torches
    Glow Discharge Processes
    Lasers
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