Electricity Distribution Network Design

By E. Lakervi and E.J. Holmes

Distribution networks represent a huge capital investment. To make sensible decisions about their investments, electricity utilities need to form clear-cut design policies and adopt the most accurate systemdesign procedures.

Customers' expectations of the reliability of supply continue to rise, market pressures on the design engineer are growing stronger, and the increasing use of computers has changed the entire approach to distribution system design. Technical innovations have presented the design engineer with the means to improve system efficiency.

Electricity Distribution Network Design was the first book to be entirely devoted to the planning and design of modern distribution systems, as apposed to the more general aspects of transmission and generation. This second edition has updated its treatment of computer-based planning and reliability. It also covers the implications of international standards, network information systems and distribution automation. With comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographies at the end of each chapter, the book will be useful both for students and for practising engineers involved in distribution network design.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863413099
• ISBN13: 9780863413094
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Power Distribution Design

If you have just graduated from university (college) and find yourself working in a electric power utility or power company the learning curve is pretty steep. You have to get up to speed quickly with the methods, materials and equipment in common use in the industry. This is the first book you should buy, to help you on your way. A word of caution, this book applies more readily to a Eurocentric view of electric power distribution, although the technical background and references are excellent and can be universally applied.