Power System Protection (Ieee Press Series on Power Engineering)

Bulletproof any electric power system! Whether you design, modify, or maintain power systems, make Power System Protection by P. M. Anderson your first line of defense. This nuts-and-bolts resource gives you proven techniques to protect your power generators and grid from any malfunction--from overload to lightning strikes to line disturbances and beyond. It gives you the skills and station-tested know-how to troubleshoot existing problems--and vital clues and red flags to stop mishaps before they begin. You'll easily configure and fine-tune every type of protective relay... properly insulate lines from corona disturbance... protect transformers from incipent faults and harmonic distortion... save generators from overheating and over-current damage... and more. Plus, you'll see how to expertly perform reliability analysis using block diagrams, success trees, truth tables, and minimal cut and minimal path sets. What's more, you'll get fast, at-a-glance data on protection terminology, protective device classification, overhead line impedances, transformer data and more.