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As reliance on electricity becomes ever greater, minimizing the impact of disturbances on power supply is of increasing importance to the electricity industry. This text covers the increasingly important area of emergency control, covering the operational planning measures necessary to ensure that a power system generating or transmitting electricity will survive any disturbance with minimum impact on consumers, plant and current operation. It addresses a range of possible disturbances and provides a cost-benefit analysis of the solutions offered.
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As modern society has become increasingly reliant on electricity, disturbances to the power supply system have become a worldwide industry concern. The range and impact of disturbances are addressed in this comprehensive account of the planning, operation and control of power systems during emergencies.
- The impact of a full range of power system emergency situations from adverse weather conditions and natural disasters to equipment failures, human errors and industrial action.
- Detailed coverage of the procedures, organisation, training and equipment provided by utilities in order to contain the incidence and impact of disturbances, both sudden and predicted.
- Survey of the measures adopted to restore electricity supply from various levels of failure.
- The development of abnormal operating conditions: descriptions of actual power system failures and their impacts.
- Discussion of the costs and benefits associated with emergency control.
- Emergency control in the future - the impact of industry restructuring and deregulation and the new challenges facing utilities and their staff.
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- PublisherWiley
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0471490164
- ISBN 13 9780471490166
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages392
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