Power systems / editor, Leonard Lee Grigsby

Includes bibliographical references and index

Section 1 Power System Analysis and Simulation L.L. Grigsby and Andrew Hanson 1. The Per-Unit System Charles A. Gross 2. Symmetrical Components for Power Systems Analysis: Tim A. Haskew 3. Power Flow Analysis LL Grigsby and Andrew Hanson 4. Fault Analysis in Power Systems Charles A. Gross 5. Power System Computation Mariesa L. Crow Section 2 Power System Transients Pritindra Chowdhuri 6. Characteristics of Lightning Strokes Francisco de la Rosa 7. Overvoltages Caused by Direct Lightning Strokes Pritindra Chowdhuri 8. Overvoltages Caused by Indirect Lightning Strokes Pritindra Chowdhuri 9. Switching Surges Stephen R. Lambert 10. Very Fast Transients Juan A. Martinez-Velasco 11. Transient Voltage Response of Coils and Windings Robert C. Degeneff 12. Transmission Systems Transients¿Grounding William Chisholm 13. Insulation Coordination Stephen R. Lambert Section 3 Power System Planning (Reliability), Gerald B. Sheble 14. Planning Gerald B. Sheble 15. Short-Term Load and Price Forecasting Joao A. Pecas Lopes and Somgiat Dekrajangpetch 16. Transmission Plan Evaluation¿Assessment of System Reliability Peter Sauer and Gerald Heydt 17. Power System Planning: Hyde M. Merrill 18. Power System Reliability Richard E. Brown Section 4 Power Electronics Mark Nelms 19. Power Semiconductor Devices Kaushik Rajashekara 20. Uncontrolled and Controlled Rectifiers Mahesh M. Swamy 21. Inverters: Michael Giesselmann 22. Active Filters for Power Conditioning Hirofumi Akagi 23. FACTS Controllers Luis Mor n. Juan Dixon, José Espinoza, José Rodríguez