Electric Power Distribution Reliability (power Engineering (willis))

Balancing theory, practical knowledge, and real-world applications, this reference consolidates all pertinent topics related to power distribution reliability into one comprehensive volume. Exploring pressing issues in creating and analyzing reliability models, the author highlights the most effective techniques to achieve maximum performance at lowest cost. With over 300 tables, figures, and equations, the book discusses service interruptions caused by equipment malfunction, animals, trees, severe weather, natural disasters, and human error and evaluates strategies to improve reliability and quantifies their impact by incorporating them into component and system models. As the first of its kind, this timely reference consolidates all pertinent topics related to power distribution reliability into one comprehensive volume-emphasizing a balance of theory, practical knowledge, and real-world applications.Reveals the pressing issues involved in creating and analyzing reliability models -highlighting the most effective techniques to achieve maximum performance at lowest cost.Electric Power Distribution Reliabilitydiscusses service interruptions caused by equipment malfunction, animals, trees, severe weather, natural disasters, and human errorevaluates strategies to improve reliability and quantifies their impact by incorporating them into component and system modelsuncovers common misconceptions about system optimizationanalyzes safe equipment selection, management, and maintenance practicesidentifies potential barriers encountered when implementing reliability optimization initiativesWith over 300 tables, figures, and equations, Electric Power Distribution Reliability is an invaluable reference for electrical and electronics, industrial, transmission, distribution, power, and energy engineers and technicians, and graduate-level students in these disciplines. Series Introduction......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Contents......Page 12 Distribution Systems......Page 14 Reliability Metrics and Indices......Page 52 Interruption Causes......Page 88 Component Modeling......Page 128 System Modeling......Page 156 System Analysis......Page 226 System Optimization......Page 304 Index......Page 368 This title consolidates a variety of topics related to power distribution reliability into one comprehensive volume. It emphasizes a balance of theory, practical knowledge and real-world application Since distribution systems account for up to 90% of all customer reliability problems, improving distribution reliability is the key to improving customer reliability.