Electrical Power System Protection

By A. Wright and C. Christopoulos

Book Overview

Preface. List of Symbols. Fuses. Current transformers. Voltage transformers. Overcurrent and earthfault protection. Current-differential protective schemes. The protection of transformers. The protection of rotating machines. The protection of busbars. The protection of overhead lines and cables by current-differential schemes. Interlock and phase comparison schemes for the protection of overhead lines. Distance-type protective schemes for overhead lines and cables. Ultra-high-speed schemes for the protection of long transmission lines. Appendix A: the testing and application of power-system protective equipment. Appendix B: Percentage and per-unit quantities. Appendix C: transformations of three-phase quantities. Appendix D: the determination of power-system behaviour using symmetrical components.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412392003
• ISBN13: 9780412392009
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher