(Ebook) High Voltage Engineering and Testing by Ryan Hugh M. ISBN 9780852967751, 9781601191151, 9781849192637, 9781849192644, 0852967756, 1601191154, 1849192634, 1849192642

(Ebook) High Voltage Engineering and Testing by Ryan Hugh M. ISBN 9780852967751, 9781601191151, 9781849192637, 9781849192644, 0852967756, 1601191154, 1849192634, 1849192642

Based on the latest of this successful series of IEE Vacation Schools, this fully revised and updated book aims to provide a sound appreciation of present day HV transmission equipment design and testing techniques. Within the book there is coverage of all the key components of HV power systems, together with HV transmission and distribution, commercial considerations and testing, measurement and accreditation.
Content:
Front Matter
• Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
2. Insulation Co-Ordination for AC Transmission and Distribution Systems
3. Applications of Gaseous Insulants
4. HVDC and Power Electronic Systems
5. Overhead Lines
6. High Voltage Cables
7. Gas Filled Interrupters – Fundamentals
8. Switchgear Design, Development and Service
9. Transmission Substations
10. Distribution Switchgear
11. Differences in Performance Between SF6 and Vacuum Circuit-Breakers at Distribution Voltage Levels
12. High Voltage Bushings
13. Design of High Voltage Power Transformers
14. Transformer User Requirements, Specifications and Testing
15. Basic Measuring Techniques
16. Basic Testing Techniques
17. Partial Discharge Measuring Technique
18. Digital Measuring Technique and Evaluation Procedures
19. Traceable Measurements in High Voltage Tests
20. Fundamental Aspects of Air Breakdown
21. Optical Fibre Based Monitoring of High Voltage Power Equipment
22. Condition Monitoring of High Voltage Equipment
23. Life Management of Electrical Plant
• Index