Electric Energy: An Introduction

By Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi

Book Overview

Along with the standard topics of power electronics and electromechanical conversion, this third edition of a bestseller covers energy resources, power plants, environmental impacts of power generation, power system operation, renewable energy, and electrical safety. Focusing on issues encountered in everyday practice, the author includes examples based on real systems and data. Now in color, the text offers new and expanded coverage on the failure modes of nuclear power plants, interface and integration issues, stray voltage and impulse shocks, the circuits in wind and solar systems, smart grid technology, and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466503033
• ISBN13: 9781466503038
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.2"