Handbook of power quality

Due to the complexity of power systems combined with other factors such as increasing susceptibility of equipment, power quality (PQ) is apt to waver. With electricity in growing demand, low PQ is on the rise and becoming notoriously difficult to remedy. It is an issue that confronts professionals o...

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Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Group Author: Baggini, Angelo B.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470754245
Summary: Due to the complexity of power systems combined with other factors such as increasing susceptibility of equipment, power quality (PQ) is apt to waver. With electricity in growing demand, low PQ is on the rise and becoming notoriously difficult to remedy. It is an issue that confronts professionals on a daily basis, but few have the required knowledge to diagnose and solve these problems. Handbook of Power Quality examines of the full panorama of PQ disturbances, with background theory and guidelines on measurement procedures and problem solving. It uses the perspectives of both power suppliers.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxiv, 618 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470754245
0470754249
9780470754238
0470754230
Index Number: TK3001
CLC: TM72
Contents: Handbook of Power Quality; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Frequency Variations; 2 Continuity of Supply; 3 Voltage Control in Distribution Systems; 4 Voltage Dips and Short Supply Interruptions; 5 Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker; 6 Voltage and Current Unbalance; 7 Voltage and Current Harmonics; 8 Overvoltages; 9 Analysis of Waveforms in Modern Power Systems; 10 Earthing; 11 Reliability of Electricity Supply: Structure; 12 Reliability of Electricity Supply: Appliances and Equipment; 13 Monitoring Power Quality; 14 Static Converters and Power Quality.