Introduction to Power Engineering (Textbook)

Author: Wei Gang et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is a textbook for the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" of general higher education. The book is divided into four parts:
Part 1: Overview of Power Systems – Basic knowledge of energy conversion, thermal power generation, hydropower generation, nuclear power generation, and renewable energy generation;
Part 2: Overview of Power Transmission and Distribution Systems – Basic knowledge of power systems, power system operation characteristics and analysis, power system faults and analysis, power system stability, and power system planning and reliability;
Part 3: Overview of Electrical Equipment and Protection and Control – Electrical equipment, primary systems of power plants and substations, and power system protection and control;
Part 4: Overview of Power Market Development – The market-oriented trend of power reforms, foundational work for power market development, and practical experiences in China's power market development.
This book provides a concise introduction to the basic situation of the entire power industry, with rich content and easy-to-understand explanations. It is primarily intended as a textbook for general education courses for undergraduate students in non-electrical disciplines at general higher education institutions. It can also serve as a teaching material for adult correspondence education and vocational and technical college education, as well as a reference book for relevant personnel in the power industry.