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Author Karady, George G.

Title Electrical energy conversion and transport : an interactive computer-based approach / George G. Karady, Keith E. Holbert
Published Hoboken, N.J. ; [Chichester] : Wiley, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 696 pages) : illustrations
Series IEEE Press series on power engineering
IEEE Press series on power engineering.
Contents ch. 1. -- Electric Power System -- Electrical Network -- Electric Generation Stations -- Fossil Power Plants -- Nuclear Power Plants -- Hydroelectric Power Plants -- Distribution System -- ch. 2. -- SinglePhase Circuits: -- Circuit Analysis Fundamentals -- Impedance -- Power -- AC Circuits -- Basic Laws -- Applications of Single-phase Circuit Analysis -- Summary -- ch. 3. -- Threephase Circuits: -- Three-phase Quantities -- Wye-connected Generators -- Wye-connected Loads -- Delta-connected System -- Summary -- Three-phase Power Measurement -- Mathcad Examples -- Per Unit System -- MATLAB Examples -- PSpice Example -- ch. 4. -- Transmission Lines and Cables -- Construction -- Components of the Transmission Lines -- Cables -- Transmission Line Electrical Parameters -- Numerical Examples -- ch. 5. -- Transformers -- Construction -- Magnetic Circuits -- Single-phase Transformers -- Three-phase Transformers -- ch. 6. -- Synchronous Machines -- Construction -- Operating Concept -- Generator Application -- Induced Voltage and Synchronous Reactance Calculation -- Mathcad Analysis of a Synchronous Generator -- MATLAB Analysis of Static Stability -- MATLAB Analysis of Generator Loading -- PSpice Simulation of Generator Transients -- ch. 7. -- Induction Motors -- Introduction -- Construction -- Three-phase Induction Motor -- MATLAB Induction Motor Example -- MATLAB Motor-driven Fan -- Single-phase Induction Motor -- ch. 8. -- DC Machines -- Construction -- Operating Principle -- Operation Analyses -- Mathcad Example of Battery Supplying DC Shunt Motor -- MATLAB Example of Battery Supplying Car Starter -- MATLAB Example of Series Motor Driving a Pump -- Mathcad Example of Series Motor with Brush and Copper Losses -- ch. 9. -- Introduction to Motor Control and Power Electronics -- Concept of DC Motor Control -- Concept of AC Induction Motor Control -- Semiconductor Switches -- Rectifiers -- Inverters -- PSpice Simulation of Single-phase Bridge Converter -- DC Shunt Motor Control Example -- Single-phase Induction Motor Control Example -- ch. 10. -- Electromechanical Energy Conversion -- Magnetic and Electric Field-generated Forces -- Calculation of Electromagnetic Forces -- Appendix A -- Introduction to Mathcad -- Worksheet and Toolbars -- Functions -- Equation Solvers -- Vectors and Matrices -- Appendix B -- Introduction to MATLAB -- Desktop Tools -- Operators, Variables and Functions -- Vectors and Matrices -- Colon Operator -- Repeated Evaluation of an Equation -- Plotting -- Basic Programming -- Appendix C -- Fundamental Units and Constants -- Fundamental Units -- Fundamental Physical Constants -- Appendix D -- Introduction to PSpice -- Obtaining and Installing PSpice -- Using PSpice
Summary Useful equally to students and professionals in the power industry who would like to learn computer-based electrical energy conversion and transport at their own pace, the book features: Unique interactive, self-learning approach, including the use of computers to develop operational parameters
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Electric power production.
Electric power production -- Problems, exercises, etc
Electric power production -- Data processing
electric power production.
Electric power production.
Electric power production -- Data processing.
Genre/Form exercise books.
Problems and exercises.
Problems and exercises.
Problèmes et exercices.
Form Electronic book
Author Holbert, Keith E.
ISBN 9780471681991
0471681997
1118498062
9781118498064