Power Quality in Electrical Systems (ELECTRONICS) - Hardcover

Kusko, Alexander; Thompson, Marc T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071470751 ISBN 13: 9780071470759

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2007

Synopsis

Identify and Solve Key Electric-Power-Quality Problemsand Ensure Reliable Power Delivery to All Customers

Power Quality in Electrical Systems equips you with the latest engineering techniques for providing power quality to all customers, and includes vital information on manufacturing, data processing, and healthcare facilities. Based on an IEEE Professional Education course, the book is a practice-oriented engineering tutorial for solving key electric-power-quality problems.

This skills-building resource is designed to improve job performance by taking you step-by-step through voltage distortion...harmonic current sources...power capacitors...corrections for power-quality problems ...switched-mode power supplies...uninterruptible power supplies...standby power systems...power-quality measurements...and more. Filled with 100 detailed illustrations, Power Quality in Electrical Systems enables you to:

• Spot and correct key electric-power-quality problems
• Achieve full compliance with IEEE standards
• Examine switched-mode power supplies, rectifiers, and other loads that produce interference
• Catch up on the latest standby power systems
• Get vital information on power quality for manufacturing, data processing, and healthcare facilities
• Explore power-quality case studies with problems and worked solutions

Inside This Comprehensive Power-Quality Guide

· Power-quality standards · Voltage distortion · Harmonics · Harmonic current sources · Power harmonic filters · Switched-mode power supplies · Corrections for power-quality problems · Uninterruptible power supplies · Power-quality events · Standby power systems · Power-quality measurements

About this title

Synopsis:

"Power Quality in Electrical Systems" is a practice-oriented engineering tutorial for solving key electric power quality problems. The book covers essential topics such as switch-mode power supplies and other loads that produce interference and standby power systems.

About the Author:

Alexander Kusko is the corporate vice presidentof Failure Analysis Inc., and a former associate professor ofengineering at M.I.T.

Marc Thompson is a senior managing engineer and anadjunct professor of electrical engineering at Worcestor Polytech.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071470751
• ISBN 13: 9780071470759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 225