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.
Affiliations and expertise
SKM Engineers, Perth, AustraliaRead Practical Power Distribution for Industry on ScienceDirect