Contents:
Part I : Generation
1. Introduction; 2. Steam Power Plant; 3. Diesel Engine Power Plant; 4. Gas Turbine Power Plants; 5. Hydro-Electric Power Plant; 6. Nuclear Power Plant; 7. Non-Conventional Power Generation and Direct Energy Conversion; 8. Combined Operation of Different Power Plants; 9. Economics of Power Generation; 10. Interconnected Systems.
Part II : Transmission and Distribution
11. Electric Power Systems; 12. Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines; 13. Constants of Overhead Transmission Lines; 14. Performance of Transmission Lines; 15. Interference of Power Lines with Neighbouring Communication Circuits; 16. Underground Cables; 17. Power System Stability; 18. Control of Reactive Power, Voltage and Load Frequency in Transmission Systems; 19. Power Distribution Systems; 20. Extra High Voltage Transmission
Part II : Switchgear and Protection
21. Symmetrical Components and Fault Calculations; 22. Switches, Fuses and Circuit Breakers; 23. Protective Relays; 24. Protection of Alternators and Transformers; 25. Protection of Bus-Bars and Lines/Feeders; 26. Protection Against Overvoltages and Insulation Co-ordination; 27. Neutral Earthing (Grounding); 28. Sub-Stations. Objective Type Questions Bank-With Answers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R K Rajput
Er. R. K. Rajput, born on 15th September, 1944 (coincident with Engineer's Day) is a multidisciplinary engineer. He obtained his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (with Hons.-Gold Medal) from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. He is also a Graduate Engineer in Electrical Engineering. Apart from this he holds memberships of various professional bodies like Member Institution of Engineers (MIE); Member Indian Society of Technical Education (MISTE) and Member Solar Energy Society of India (MSESI). He is also a Chartered Engineer (India). He has served for several years as Principal of "Punjab College of Information Technology, Patiala" and "Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala". He has more than 40 years of experience in teaching different subjects of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering disciplines. He has published/presented a large number of technical papers. He is the author of several books on the important subjects of Mechanical as well as Electrical Engineering disciplines. He has earned, by dint of hard work and devotion to duty, the following awards / honours Best Teacher (Academic) Award Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Gold Medal for an outstanding research paper (Institution of Engineers) Distinguished Author Award Man of Achievement Award.
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