Table of Contents

CONTRIBUTORS PREFACE Section 1: Units, Symbols, Definitions, and Conversion Factors Section 2: Electric and Magnetic Circuits Section 3: Measurements and Instruments Section 4: Properties of Materials Section 5: Generation Section 6: Prime Movers Section 7: Alternating-Current Generators Section 8: Direct-Current Generators Section 9: Hydroelectric Power Generation Section 10: Power System Components Section 11: Alternate Sources of Power Section 12: Electric Power System Economics Section 13: Project Economics Section 14: Transmission Systems Section 15: Direct Current Power Transmission Section 16: Power-System Operation Section 17: Substations Section 18: Power Distribution Section 19: Wiring Design for Commercial and Industrial Buildings Section 20: Motors and Drives Section 21: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Electric Power Section 22: Power Electronics Section 23: Power Quality and Reliability Section 24: Grounding Systems Section 25: Computer Applications in the Electric Power Industry Section 26: Illumination Section 27: Lightning and Overvoltage protection Section 28: Standards in Electrotechnology, Telecommunications, and Information Technology INDEX

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide H. Wayne Beaty (Flower Mound, TX) is editor of McGraw-Hill’s Standard Handbook of Electrical Engineering and Handbook of Electric Power Calculations, co-editor of Electric Motor Handbook, editor of Alexander Publication’s An Introduction to Electric Power Distribution. He is the former managing editor of Electric Light and Power and Power Delivery Product News. Beaty is a Senior Member of IEEE.