Power Grid Resiliency for Adverse Conditions - Couverture rigide

Abi-Samra, Nicholas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1630810177 ISBN 13 : 9781630810177

Editeur : Artech House Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Written by a leading expert in the field, this practical book offers a comprehensive understanding of the impact of extreme weather and the possible effects of climate change on the power grid. The impact and restoration of floods, winter storms, wind storms, and hurricanes as well as the effects of heat waves and dry spells on thermal power plants is explained in detail. This book explores proven practices for successful restoration of the power grid, increased system resiliency, and ride-through after extreme weather and provides readers with examples from super storm Sandy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nicholas Abi-Samra is an expert in power systems planning, operations and maintenance. He held senior leadership positions at Westinghouse, EPRI and DNV GL. He was a Fellow and a Senior Technical Executive, at Westinghouse and EPRI, respectively. He studied at the American University, University of Missouri and Carnegie-Mellon University. He is an adjunct professor at the University of California San Diego, and the president of the Electric Power & Energy Consulting. Abi-Samra served as the General Chair and Technical Program Coordinator for the 2012 IEEE PES General Meeting. He is the author over 100 publications, has 2 patents, and holds several prestigious industry awards.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Artech House Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1630810177
• ISBN 13: 9781630810177
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible