Electrical transients in power systems

Preface to the First Edition xiii Preface xv 1 Fundamental Notions about Electrical Transients 1 2 The Laplace Transform Method of Solving Differential Equations 11 3 Simple Switching Transients 37 4 Damping 62 5 Abnormal Switching Transients 92 6 Transients in Three-Phase Circuits 126 7 Transients in Direct Current Circuits, Conversion Equipment and Static Var Controls 150 8 Electromagnetic Phenomena of Importance Under Transient Conditions 188 9 Traveling Waves and Other Transients on Transmission Lines 233 10 Principles of Transient Modeling of Power Systems and Components 300 11 Modeling Power Apparatus and the Behavior of Such Equipment Under Transient Conditions 322 12 Computing Aids to the Calculation of Electrical Transients 385 13 System and Component Parameter Values for Use in Transient Calculations and Means to Obtain Them by Measurement 424 14 Lightning 463 15 Insulation Coordination 490 16 Protection of Systems and Equipment Against Transient Overvoltages 513 17 Case Studies in Electrical Transients 575 18 Equipment for Measuring Transients 611 19 Measuring Techniques and Surge Testing 654 Appendix 1 Table of Laplace Transform Pairs 727 Appendix 2 Natural Cosines 729 Appendix 3 Natural Sines 732 Appendix 4 Exponential and Hyperbolic Functions 735 Appendix 5 Statistical Information 737 Index 740