Overview

This book presents new and significant research on electric power. The world is becoming increasingly electrified. For the foreseeable future, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel used for electric power production. The low cost and abundance of coal is one of the primary reasons for this. Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk transfer of electrical power. Typically, power transmission is between the power plant and a substation near a populated area. Electricity distribution is the delivery from the substation to the consumers. Due to the large amount of power involved, transmission normally takes place at high voltage (110 kV or above). Electricity is usually transmitted over long distance through overhead power transmission lines. Underground power transmission is used only in densely populated areas due to its high cost of installation and maintenance, and because the high reactive power gain produces large charging currents and difficulties in voltage management. A power transmission system is sometimes referred to colloquially as a ""grid""; however, for reasons of economy, the network is rarely a true grid. Redundant paths and lines are provided so that power can be routed from any power plant to any load centre, through a variety of routes, based on the economics of the transmission path and the cost of power. Much analysis is done by transmission companies to determine the maximum reliable capacity of each line, which, due to system stability considerations, may be less than the physical or thermal limit of the line. Deregulation of electricity companies in many countries has led to renewed interest in reliable economic design of transmission networks.

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Author:   Cian M O'Sullivan
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.952kg
ISBN:  

9781600219818

ISBN 10:   1600219810
Pages:   341
Publication Date:   01 March 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Expert Commentary -- Analysis and Characterisation of Complex Inter-Area Oscillations from Measured Data: A Time-frequency Perspective; Research and Review Studies -- Radial-Bias-Combustion and Central-Fuel-Rich Swirl Pulverized Coal Burners for Wall-Fired Boilers; Fuel Cell Combined Cycle Power Generation System Installed into Micro-Grid; Gas Turbines and Electric Distribution System; Micro-CCHP: Future Residential Energy Center; Sensitivity Calculation in Real Time Transmission Network and Energy Markets; Wide-Area Monitoring and Analysis of Inter-Area Oscillations using the Hilbert-Huang Transform; Unconventional Problems in Power Systems Protection; Index.

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