Power Distribution Planning Reference Book, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Willis, H. Lee

• Publisher: CRC Press;Marcel Dekker, [Taylor & Francis, distributor]
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1213
• Series: Power engineering 2
• Edition: 2nd ed., rev. and expanded
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Providing more than twice the content of the original edition, this new edition is the premier source on the selection, development, and provision of safe, high-quality, and cost-effective electric utility distribution systems, and it promises vast improvements in system reliability and layout by spanning every aspect of system planning including load forecasting, scheduling, performance, and economics. Responding to the evolving needs of electric utilities, Power Distribution Planning Reference Book presents an abundance of real-world examples, procedural and managerial issues, and engineering and analytical methodologies that are crucial to efficient and enhanced system performance.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Power Delivery Systems --
Consumer Demand and Electric Load --
Electric Load, Coincidence, and Behavior --
Power System Reliability --
Economics and Evaluation of Cost --
Evaluation, Prioritization, and Approval --
Equipment Ratings, Loadings, Lifetime, and Failure --
Equipment Failures and System Performance --
Load Reach and Volt-VAR Engineering --
Distributed Resources --
Basic Line Segment and Transformer Sizing Economics --
Choosing the Right Set of Line and Equipment Sizes --
Distribution Feeder Layout --
Feeder Layout, Switching, and Reliability --
Multi-Feeder Layout --
Distribution Substations --
Distribution System Layout --
Substation Siting and System Expansion Planning --
Service Level Layout and Planning --
Planning Goals and Criteria --
Reliability-Related Criteria and Their Use --
Distribution Circuit Electrical Analysis --
Distribution System Reliability Analysis Methods --
Automated Planning Tools and Methods --
T&D Load Forecasting Methods --
Planning and the T&D Planning Process --
Practical Aspects of T&D Load Forecasting --
Balancing Reliability and Spending --
Objectivity, Bias, and Accuracy in Planning --
Key Points, Guidelines, Recommendations

✦ Subjects

Electric power distribution -- Planning -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Électricité -- Distribution -- Planification. Electric power distribution -- Planning.