Synchronous Generators - 2nd Edition

CRC Press

Synchronous GeneratorsAuthor(s): Ion Boldea\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781498723565, 978-1498723565\nSynopsis\nSynchronous Generators, the first of two volumes in the Electric Generators Handbook, offers a thorough introduction to electrical energy and electricity generation, including the basic principles of electric generators. The book devotes a chapter to the most representative prime mover models for transients used in active control of various generators. Then, individual chapters explore large- and medium-power synchronous generator topologies, steady state, modeling, transients, control, design, and testing. Numerous case studies, worked-out examples, sample results, and illustrations highlight the concepts.\n\nFully revised and updated to reflect the last decades worth of progress in the field, this Second Edition adds new sections that:\n\nDiscuss high-power wind generators with fewer or no perman.