Measuring the Electric Grid by Harold Kirkham, Jan-Philipp Ki... - 9781394310081

Measuring the Electric GridMysteries Explained\nAuthor(s): Harold Kirkham, Jan-Philipp Kitzig, David Laverty, Artis Riepnieks, Dani Strickland, Rod White\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-IEEE Press\nISBN-13: 9781394310081, 978-1394310081\nSynopsis\nEverything we know about the power system, whether for control, or planning, or billing, is the result of a measurement, so the measurements ought to be good. The authors of Measuring the Electric Grid: Mysteries Explained pull no punches in showing how bad today??s measurements are, and how to make them better. \n\nMisunderstandings about important power system quantities, especially reactive power, apparent power, and phasors, are pervasive. The first four chapters provide foundational information about measurement generally not taught to power engineers. Although power engineers expect their measurements to be ??scientific?, these chapters explain why some of the most critical power .