Practical Power Distribution for Industry
- 1st Edition - July 16, 2004
- Authors: Jan De Kock, Cobus Strauss
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 6 3 9 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 8 0 0 9 - 1
The book provides technical know-how not covered by most universities and colleges in a subject that is central to the roles of many electrical engineers in industry, focusing on… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe book provides technical know-how not covered by most universities and colleges in a subject that is central to the roles of many electrical engineers in industry, focusing on switchgear, power cables, power factor correction, and network studies.
* Learn how to install and maintain electrical power equipment in industrial settings* Select and specify the right power system at the right price* Provides the practical essentials for reliable operation of industrial electrical networks - covering switchgear, cabling and power correction factors
Publicity campaignsIDC series campaigns (main focus = instrumentation & control, industrial communications)Electrical InstallationElectrical Engineering / Power Engineering: Industrial ApplicationsPower Engineering: Electrical Transmission and DistributionSpecial sales / accountsCatalogue accounts (RS Components, Farnell, etc)ISA (Instrumentation Society of America)Named contacts in large companies provided by IDC Technologies
Introduction & Definitions, Fundamentals of Power Distribution, Short-circuit current calculations, Medium Voltage Switchgear, Power Cables, Transformers, Compensation and Power Factor Correction, Grounding, Overview of Computer Simulation Software, Latest Developments in Technology
- No. of pages: 192
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 16, 2004
- Imprint: Newnes
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750663960
- eBook ISBN: 9780080480091
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Jan De Kock
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Potchefstroom, South AfricaCS
Cobus Strauss
Cobus Strauss has worked as a professional project engineer for the past fifteen years mainly in the mining and petrochemical industries. He currently consults to a wide variety of clients in the mining industry and has a particular interest in substation automation as a result of his work in automating the electrical networks of a number of large companies. He has lectured for IDC Technologies in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
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SKM Engineers, Perth, AustraliaRead Practical Power Distribution for Industry on ScienceDirect