Electric Energy: An Introduction

Along with the standard topics of power electronics and electromechanical conversion, this third edition of a bestseller covers energy resources, power plants, environmental impacts of power generation, power system operation, renewable energy, and electrical safety. Focusing on issues encountered in everyday practice, the author includes examples based on real systems and data. Now in color, the text offers new and expanded coverage on the failure modes of nuclear power plants, interface and integration issues, stray voltage and impulse shocks, the circuits in wind and solar systems, smart grid technology, and more.

Author: Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 11/08/2012
Pages: 606
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781466503038

About the Author

Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi is a fellow of the IEEE and a professor of electrical engineering in the energy area at the University of Washington. He has published more than 250 papers and holds five licensed patents in the area of renewable energy VAR management and minimum arc sequential circuit breaker switching. For more information, please visit Professor El-Sharkawi's website at the University of Washington.