Books in the Electric Power Engineering Series series

This book focuses on the construction, electromagnetic effects, control, applications, and selection of electromechanical drives with linear synchronous motors. Fully revised and updated throughout, this edition offers several new chapters, new illustrative material, and more numerical examples. It explains the physics of hard magnetic material and superconductors and addresses technologies in factory automation and high speed transportation systems with linear motors. The authors also discuss modern applications of brushless linear synchronous motors with permanent magnets and superconducting excitation systems.

The new edition provides a broader insight into modern electric energy systems, shown by increasing levels of renewables penetration, smarter grids and active consumers. It covers current issues in the industry, including renewable generation with associated control and scheduling problems, HVDC transmission, and the use of synchrophasors (PMUs).

Mechatronics has evolved to attack and solve a variety of engineering problems, and there appears to be no end to its application. This book presents a combination of traditional engineering topics and modern technologies, integrated to stimulate advances in the analysis and design of electromechanical systems.

Explores various aspects of electromagnetic-mechanical (EM) machines. It discusses basic machine physics and principles of operation to real-world applications and relevant control issues for various types of machine. It covers DC, induction, and synchronous machines and specialized machines such as transformers, and translational machines.

Featuring contributions from worldwide leaders in the field, this carefully crafted reference provides convenient access to detailed information on a diverse array of topics. Updates to nearly every chapter keep this book at the forefront of developments in modern power systems, reflecting international standards, practices, and technologies. Edited by one of the world's most respected and accomplished authorities in power engineering, this resource presents new material, giving readers up-to-date information on quickly changing areas. These include advanced energy technologies, distributed utilities, load characterization and modeling, and power quality issues such as power system harmonics, voltage sags, and power quality monitoring.A volume in the Electric Power Engineering Handbook, Third Edition Other volumes in the set:K12648 Power Systems, Third Edition (ISBN: 9781439856338)K13917 Power System Stability and Control, Third Edition (9781439883204)K12650 Electric Power Substations Engineering, Third Edition (9781439856383)K12643 Electric Power Transformer Engineering, Third Edition (9781439856291)

Integrating the business and technical aspects of the a power industry, this book explains how various methods for power systems operations and energy marketing relate to public policy, regulation, economics, and engineering science. It examines the technologies and techniques in use.