Electric Power Substations Step by Step
A Practical Introduction to Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Substation Design for Utility EngineersBy Obed Kimathi
Length14h 17m
About this audiobook
A practical, step-by-step introduction to electric power substations, covering generation, transmission, distribution, equipment, grounding, fault analysis and protective relaying for utility engineers and students.
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GenreTechnology
Length14 hrs 17 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Electric Power Substations Step by Step
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: From Generator to Meter: How the Grid Fits Together
71.1 The Energy Pathway from Prime Mover to Meter
81.2 Why Alternating Current Won and What Frequency Means
91.3 The Standard Voltage Classes and Who Owns What
101.4 The Substation as a Node: Functions and Equipment Families
111.5 System Operation, Reliability and the Interconnection
121.6 Reading a One-Line Diagram
13Chapter 2: Three-Phase AC, Phasors and the Per-Unit System
142.1 Sinusoids, Phasors and Complex Impedance
152.2 Balanced Three-Phase Systems and Line Versus Phase Quantities
162.3 Real, Reactive and Apparent Power and the Power Triangle
172.4 Choosing Bases and Converting to Per Unit
182.5 Per-Unit Impedance Diagrams and a First Short-Circuit Estimate
19Chapter 3: Generation Sources, Inverter-Based Resources and Interconnection
203.1 Synchronous Generators and Their Capability Limits
213.2 Wind and Solar Resources and Collector Systems
223.3 Inverter Behavior, Ride-Through and Reactive Support
233.4 Interconnection Requirements and Studies
24Chapter 4: Transmission Lines and Their Electrical Models
254.1 Conductor Resistance, Temperature and Current-Carrying Capacity
264.2 Inductance and the Series Impedance of a Line
274.3 Shunt Capacitance and Charging Current
284.4 Short, Medium and Long Line Models
294.5 Line Loading Limits and Stability
30Chapter 5: Power Transformers, Connections and Tap Changers
315.1 Transformer Action, Construction and Nameplate Data
325.2 Delta and Wye Connections and Phase Shift
335.3 Impedance, Losses and Efficiency
345.4 Tap Changers and Voltage Control
355.5 Cooling Classes, Loading Limits and Through-Fault Duty
36Chapter 6: Substation Types and Bus Arrangements
376.1 Substation Types and Their Place in the System
386.2 Single Bus and Main-and-Transfer Arrangements
396.3 Ring Bus and Breaker-and-a-Half
406.4 Selecting an Arrangement: Reliability, Cost and Expansion
41Chapter 7: Switchgear: Circuit Breakers, Disconnects and Surge Arresters
427.1 Interrupting Technologies and How Arc Extinction Works
437.2 Breaker Ratings and How to Check Them
447.3 Disconnect Switches, Load-Break Switches and Interlocks
457.4 Surge Arresters and Overvoltage Protection
46Chapter 8: Instrument Transformers, Metering and Control Circuits
478.1 Current Transformers: Ratio, Burden and Saturation
488.2 Voltage Transformers and Capacitive Voltage Dividers
498.3 Control Cabling, Schematics and Wiring Practice
508.4 Station Batteries, Chargers and Direct-Current Supply
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