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Due to its high impact on the cost of electricity and its direct correlation with customer satisfaction, distribution reliability continues to be one of the most important topics in the electric power industry. Continuing in the unique tradition of the bestselling first edition, Electric Power Distribution Reliability, Second Edition consolidates all pertinent topics on electric power distribution into one comprehensive volume balancing theory, practical knowledge, and real world applications.
Updated and expanded with new information on benchmarking, system hardening, underground conversion, and aging infrastructure, this timely reference enables you to—
· Manage aging infrastructure
· Harden electric power distribution systems
· Avoid common benchmarking pitfalls
· Apply effective risk management
The electric power industry will continue to make distribution system reliability and customer-level reliability a top priority. Presenting a wealth of useful knowledge, Electric Power Distribution Reliability, Second Edition remains the only book that is completely dedicated to this important topic.
Table of Contents
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
Distribution Substations
Primary Distribution Systems
Secondary Distribution Systems
Load Characteristics
Distribution Operations
RELIABILITY METRICS AND INDICES
Power Quality, Reliability, and Availability
Reliability Indices
Customer Cost of Reliability
Reliability Targets
History of Reliability Indices
INTERRUPTION CAUSES
Equipment Failures
Animals
Severe Weather
Trees
Human Factors
Most Common Causes
COMPONENT MODELING
Component Reliability Parameters
Failure Rates and Bathtub Curves
Probability Distribution Functions
Fitting Curves to Measured Data
Component Reliability Data
SYSTEM MODELING
System Events and System States
Event Independence
Network Modeling
Markov Modeling
Analytical Simulation for Radial Systems
Analytical Simulation for Network Systems
Monte Carlo Simulation
Other Methodologies
SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Model Reduction
System Calibration
System Analysis
Improving Reliability
Storm Hardening
Conversion of Overhead to Underground
Economic Analysis
Marginal Benefit-to-Cost Analysis
Comprehensive Example
SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
Overview of Optimization
Discrete Optimization Methods
Knowledge-Based Systems
Optimization Applications
Final Thoughts on Optimization
Study Questions
AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Equipment Aging
Equipment Age Profiles
Population Aging Behavior
Age and Increasing Failure Rates
Inspection, Repair, and Replacement
State of the Industry
Final Thoughts
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Praise for the first edition
… This is altogether a highly recommendable volume … anybody lecturing on power-system reliability or on distribution systems should read it.”
— International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education
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This book is included in the following series:
Power Engineering (Willis)