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Author:   William H. Kersting (Retired, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   3rd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.758kg
ISBN:  

9781439856222

ISBN 10:   1439856222
Pages:   455
Publication Date:   24 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781498772136
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

"Introduction to Distribution Systems Distribution System Distribution Substations Radial Feeders Distribution Feeder Map Distribution Feeder Electrical Characteristics Nature of Loads Definitions Individual Customer Load Distribution Transformer Loading Feeder Load Approximate Method of Analysis Voltage Drop Line Impedance ""K"" Factors Uniformly Distributed Loads Lumping Loads in Geometric Configurations Series Impedance of Overhead and Underground Lines Series Impedance of Overhead Lines Series Impedance of Underground Lines Windmil Assignment Shunt Admittance of Overhead and Underground Lines General Voltage Drop Equation Overhead Lines Concentric Neutral Cable Underground Lines Tape-Shielded Cable Underground Lines Sequence Admittance Shunt Admittance of Parallel Underground Lines Windmil Assignment Distribution System Line Models Exact Line Segment Model Modified Line Model Approximate Line Segment Model Modified ""Ladder"" Iterative Technique General Matrices for Parallel Lines Windmil Assignment Voltage Regulation Standard Voltage Ratings Two-Winding Transformer Theory Two-Winding Autotransformer Step-Voltage Regulators Windmil Assignment Three-Phase Transformer Models Introduction Generalized Matrices Delta–Grounded Wye Step-Down Connection Delta–Grounded Wye Step-Up Connection Ungrounded Wye–Delta Step-Down Connection Ungrounded Wye–Delta Step-Up Connection Grounded Wye–Delta Step-Down Connection Open Wye–Open Delta Grounded Wye–Grounded Wye Connection Delta–Delta Connection Open Delta–Open Delta Thevenin Equivalent Circuit Windmil Assignment Load Models Wye-Connected Loads Delta-Connected Loads Two-Phase and Single-Phase Loads Shunt Capacitors Three-Phase Induction Machine Windmil Assignment Distribution Feeder Analysis Power-Flow Analysis Short-Circuit Studies Windmil Assignment Center-Tapped Transformers and Secondaries Center-Tapped Single-Phase Transformer Model Ungrounded Wye–Delta Transformer Bank with a Center-Tapped Transformer Leading Open Wye–Open Delta Transformer Connection Lagging Open Wye–Open Delta Connection Four-Wire Secondary Putting It All Together Windmil Assignment Appendix A: Conductor Data Appendix B: Underground Cable Data"

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William H. Kersting received his BSEE from New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruces, and his MSEE from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty at New Mexico State University in 1962 and served as professor of electrical engineering and director of the Electric Utility Management Program until his retirement in 2002. He is currently a consultant for Milsoft Utility Solutions. He is also a partner in WH Power Consultants, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Professor Kersting is a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He received the Edison Electric Institute’s Power Engineering Educator Award in 1979 and the NMSU Westhafter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1977. Prior to joining NMSU, he was employed as a distribution engineer at El Paso Electric Company. Professor Kersting has been an active member of the IEEE Power Engineering Education Committee and the Distribution System Analysis Subcommittee.

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