Electric Power Substations Step by Step

A Practical Introduction to Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Substation Design for Utility EngineersBy Obed Kimathi

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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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Publish dateSep 27, 2026

LanguageEnglish

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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