Aging power delivery infrastructures

Title:

Personal Author:

Willis, H. Lee, 1949-, author

Series:

Power engineering ; 35

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2013

Physical Description:

vii, 802 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

ISBN:

9781439804032

General Note:

Revised edition of: Aging power delivery infrastructures / H. Lee Willis, Gregory V. Welch, Randall R. Schrieber. 2001.

Abstract:

"This book looks at the basics of equipment aging and its system and business impacts on utilities. It covers various maintenance, service and retrofit methods available to mitigate age-related deterioration of equipment. It presents numerous configuration and automation upgrades at the system level that can deal with higher portions of aging equipment in the system and still provide good service at a reasonable cost"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Electric power systems -- Reliability

Electric power systems -- Deterioration

Electric power distribution -- Costs

Electric power failures

Electric utilities -- United States

Added Author:

Schrieber, Randall R.,

Available:*

Library	Item Barcode	Call Number	Material Type	Item Category 1	Status
Searching... PSZ JB	30000010335374	TK1010 W55 2013	Open Access Book	Book	Searching... Unknown

On Order

Summary

Good aging infrastructure management consists of optimizing the choice of equipment and its refurbishment while also making compatible changes in all those operating and ownership policies, the whole combination aimed at optimizing the business results the power system owner desires. Both a reference and tutorial guide, this second edition of Aging Power Delivery Infrastructures provides updated coverage of aging power delivery systems, the problems they cause, and the technical and managerial approaches that power systems owners can take to manage them.

See What's New in the Second Edition:

All chapters have been updated or are completely new Comprehensive discussions of all issues related to equipment aging Business impact analysis and models and engineering business studies of actual utility cases Strategy and policy issues and how to frame and customize them for specific situations

This book looks at the basics of equipment aging and its system and business impacts on utilities. It covers various maintenance, service and retrofit methods available to mitigate age-related deterioration of equipment. It also presents numerous configuration and automation upgrades at the system level that can deal with higher portions of aging equipment in the system and still provide good service at a reasonable cost.