Books by H. Lee Willis

This book looks at the basics of equipment aging and its system and business impacts on utilities. It covers various maintenance, service and retrofit methods available to mitigate age-related deterioration of equipment. It presents numerous configuration and automation upgrades at the system level that can deal with higher portions of aging equipment in the system and still provide good service at a reasonable cost.

Illustrates the planning, design, operational, and managerial methods. This title demonstrates novel approaches to utilizing resources in an aging electric power delivery infrastructure - maximizing system effectiveness and maintaining competitive financial performance while reinforcing good customer service.

Covers weather correction and normalization of forecasts, anticipation of redevelopment, determining the validity of announced developments, and minimizing risk from over- or under-planning. This book provides examples and explanations of key points to consider for both standard and unusual utility forecasting situations.

Explores the preparation and analysis of distributed generators (DGs) for residential, commercial and industrial, as well as electric utility applications. This book examines distributed generation versus traditional, centralized power systems, power demands, reliability evaluation, planning processes, costs, and reciprocating piston engine DGs.