ABSTRACT

Providing more than twice the content of the original, this new edition is the premier source on the selection, development, and provision of safe, high-quality, and cost-effective electric utility distribution systems, and it promises vast improvements in system reliability and layout by spanning every aspect of system planning including load fore

chapter 1|54 pages

Power Delivery Systems

chapter 2|47 pages

Consumer Demand and Electric Load

chapter 3|22 pages

Electric Load, Coincidence, and Behavior

chapter 4|39 pages

Power System Reliability

chapter 5|39 pages

Economics and Evaluation of Cost

chapter 6|77 pages

Evaluation, Prioritization, and Approval

chapter 8|18 pages

Equipment Failures and System Performance

chapter 9|60 pages

Load Reach and Volt-VAR Engineering

chapter 10|66 pages

Distributed Resources

chapter 13|37 pages

Distribution Feeder Layout

chapter 14|96 pages

Feeder Layout, Switching, and Reliability

chapter 15|31 pages

Multi-Feeder Layout

chapter 16|47 pages

Distribution Substations

chapter 17|56 pages

Distribution System Layout

chapter 19|38 pages

Service Level Layout and Planning

chapter 20|26 pages

Planning Goals and Criteria

chapter 21|33 pages

Reliability-Related Criteria and Their Use

chapter 22|40 pages

Distribution Circuit Electrical Analysis

chapter 24|51 pages

Automated Planning Tools and Methods

chapter 25|70 pages

T&D Load Forecasting Methods

chapter 26|61 pages

Planning and the T&D Planning Process

chapter 27|44 pages

Practical Aspects of T&D Load Forecasting

chapter 28|85 pages

Balancing Reliability and Spending

chapter 29|75 pages

Objectivity, Bias, and Accuracy in Planning

chapter 30|23 pages

Key Points, Guidelines, Recommendations