Electric Power Distribution Reliability - 9780849375675

Noting that the highly important topic of distribution reliability in the electric power industry typically gets dealt with in a disconnected manner with each department failing to consider how their approach to distribution reliability may affect others, Brown (Vice President of Operations, Quanta Technolgoy, "a firm specializing in technical and management consulting for electrical utilities") presents a book intended to encourage a holistic understanding of distribution reliability among engineering professionals. Balancing theory, practical knowledge, and applications, he presents eight chapters that introduce fundamental concepts, terminology, and symbology; present reliability metrics and indices; review major causes of customer interruptions; introduce component modeling and system modeling; describe how to use these modeling concepts to improve system reliability; present system analysis techniques such as visualization, risk analysis, sensitivity analyses, root cause analysis, and loading analysis; examine how to quantify strategies of reliability improvement; discuss techniques and strategies of system optimization; and explore the issues of aging infrastructure and its impact on reliability. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)