Screen LibraryUnderstanding electric power systems : an overview of technology, the marketplace, and government regulation /
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IEEE Press ; Wiley,
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| Publisher Address: | Piscataway, NJ : Hoboken, New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2010] ©2010 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second Edition. |
| Series: |
IEEE Press understanding science & technology series
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470588475 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470588475 0470588470 9780470588468 0470588462 9780470484180 0470484187 |
| Index Number: | TK1001 |
| CLC: | TM7 |
| Contents: | Benefits of Electric Power and a History of the Electric Power Industry -- The Electric Power System -- Basic Electric Power Concepts -- Electric Energy Consumption -- Electric Power Generation and Concerns About Greenhouse Gases -- The Technology of the Electric Transmission System -- Distribution -- Energy Storage and Other New Technologies -- Reliability -- The Physical Network: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its Standards -- The Physical Network: Operation of the Electric Bulk Power System -- The Physical Network: Planning of the Electric Bulk Power System -- The Regulatory Network: Legislation -- The Regulatory Network: The Regulators -- The Information, Communication, and Control Network and Security -- The Fuel and Energy Network -- The Business Network: Market Participants -- The Money Network: Wholesale Markets -- The Professional and Industry Organizations. |