Handbook of Switchgears
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The Handbook of Switchgears offers electrical power engineers and technicians an authoritative guide to the basic design, operation, and protection of switchgears, including circuit breakers, transformers, relays, switches, and fuses.
Containing contributions by 22 experts from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, the Handbook of Switchgears guides readers through switchgears for electrical power grids and industrial facilities, as well as for residential and commercial buildings. Readers will find up-to-the-minute information on circuit breaker technologies, GIS, current and voltage transformers, protective relays, energy metering, generator protection, EHV transmission system control and protection, and much more. Filled with over 100 helpful illustrations, this comprehensive resource. 624 pp.
Features:
- Complete details on low and medium voltage switchgears
- State-of-the-art guidance on high voltage circuit breakers
- New developments in surge protection technology
- Proven guidelines for doing effective switchgear site work
Handbook of Switchgears - Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Editorial Committee
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Circuit Breaker Technologies
- Low Voltage Switchgear
- Medium Voltage Switchgear
- High Voltage Circuit Breakers
- Gas Insulated Sub-station/Switchgear (GIS)
- Auto-recloser and Sectionalizer
- Current Transformers and Voltage Transformers
- Surge Protection
- Protective Relays
- Application of Medium Voltage Switchgear
- Energy Metering
- Control and Interlocking Schemes for Medium Voltage Switchgear
- Protection Schemes for Medium Voltage Switchgear
- Generator Protection
- EHV Transmission System: Control and Protection
- Integrated Protection and Control Systems for Sub-station
- Erection and Commissioning of Switchgears
- Operation and Maintenance of Switchgear
- Testing of Switchgear
- Reference Standards
- Statutory Requirements and Electricity Rules
- Index