86 Best Books on Power Systems

“Power System Reliability Evaluation” Book Review: The book intends to provide engineering graduates with the basic concepts and understanding required in the evaluation of power system reliability. It focuses on the application of probability techniques in the quantitative evaluation of power system reliability. The book consists of a total of eight chapters and each chapter provides an outline of a concept, theory or technique. The various chapters present in the book include Basic Probability Theory, Basic Reliability Concepts, Static Generating Capacity and Reliability Evaluation, Transmission System Reliability Evaluation, Composite System Reliability Evaluation, Direct Current Transmission System etc.

“Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems” Book Review: The book serves as a builder of the basic concepts presented in the first volume of the same book by the same authors. The concepts presented in this book are advanced and therefore require basic knowledge of reliability modelling and evaluation. This volume particularly lays emphasis on the power systems problem area. The book covers in detail, Engineering Systems, Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems and the various concepts surrounding the quantitative reliability evaluation and application of probability techniques to power system problems. The book can benefit graduate students and researchers.

“Digital Switching Systems: System Reliability and Analysis” Book Review: The book presents a comprehensive understanding of digital switching systems and a guide to upgrading digital switching system reliability in organizations. It expands on the significance of Digital switching system reliability in the internet expansion and telecommunications market. The book covers various aspects of digital switching systems such as digital switching system design, hardware and software reliability, and maintenance. It discusses advanced Markov models and a variety of analysis tools and techniques to assess digital switching system reliability. The book can benefit telecommunications design engineers, service providers, and reliability and software engineers.

“Power System Reliability Evaluation” Book Review: The book intends to provide engineering graduates with the basic concepts and understanding required in the evaluation of power system reliability. It focuses on the application of probability techniques in the quantitative evaluation of power system reliability. The book consists of a total of eight chapters and each chapter provides an outline of a concept, theory or technique. The various chapters present in the book include Basic Probability Theory, Basic Reliability Concepts, Static Generating Capacity and Reliability Evaluation, Transmission System Reliability Evaluation, Composite System Reliability Evaluation, Direct Current Transmission System etc.

“Operational Reliability of Power System” Book Review: The book presents a compilation of results obtained from the power system reliability theory research. It comprises a total of 10 chapters and covers the introduction, the concepts and theoretical framework of the operation reliability. The coverage of the book expands over a wide range of related concepts such as the mathematical basis of operation reliability theory, the operation reliability model of electric power system components, power system operation reliability index, the state of system fast algorithm, electric power system operation reliability assessment, power system operation reliability optimal control etc. The book also sheds lights on electric power system operation reliability software platforms and various conclusions derived from the study as well as future prospects. References have been included to facilitate the readers with further study.

“Reliability Modeling and Analysis of Smart Power Systems” Book Review: The book expands on the concepts of evaluation of power system reliability and reliability modelling. It is a work of multiple authors who are scientists and researchers in the field and therefore the book presents a culmination of expertise in the field of reliability and analysis of power systems. It is organized into thirteen detailed lessons. The coverage of the book spans through topics like Cable Segment Replacement Optimization, Protection System Reliability Assessment Considering Smart Grid Technologies, Smart Charging of Plug-in Electric Vehicles under Driving Behavior Uncertainty, and Operational Characteristics of Microgrids with Electric Vehicles etc.

“Structure Preserving Energy Functions in Power Systems: Theory and Applications” Book Review: This book is designed for Engineering and Electronics students. It is a guide for software development of the dynamic security assessment and control of power systems. It describes the analytics of monitoring and predicting dynamic security and emergency control through the theory and applications of energy functions. It covers different facets of dynamic analysis such as system stability evaluation and dynamic security assessment. It also includes descriptions of applications in real-time monitoring, adaptive protection, and emergency control. Further it also includes detection and control algorithms and illustrated through several examples and case studies on text systems.

“Principles of Power System” Book Review: This textbook can benefit engineering students and researchers in the field of power system. The chapters on a whole concisely sum up the subject with topics such as Supply and Distribution Systems, Fault Calculations, Voltage Control, Fuses and Circuit Breakers giving the reader an understanding of the subject and an orientation to apply the knowledge gained in real world problem solving. The book provides conceptual understanding with theories being explained in clear and concise points supported by close to 800 figures and examples. A large number of in-text tutorial problems, chapter-end questions and MCQs ensure apt practice to all concepts explained.

“Managing Power Systems: Efficient Supply and Planning” Book Review: The book discusses the methods for optimal pricing of electricity through real time pricing and reliability differentiated service contracts. The book also focuses on the electric power planning process for efficient allocation of scarce resources. It takes the profile of Punjab Electricity Board as an introductory reference for its further study. The book covers topics like Electricity Interruptions and Commercial Costs, Impact of Electricity Interruptions, Cost Normalization and CCDF etc. It also provides useful conclusions and recommendations. The text includes various survey based data and related data analysis.

“Maintenance of Process Instrumentation in Nuclear Power Plants (Power Systems)” Book Review: This book presents the knowledge of maintenance of process instrumentation in nuclear power plants. Various techniques are used in this book such as RTDs, Thermo couples and conventional pressure add differential pressure sensors. Chapters included are maintenance of nuclear plant instrumentation, nuclear plant temperature instrumentation, cross calibration techniques. Other chapters included are characteristics of pressure sensing lines, measurement of pressure sensors and sensing line dynamics. Images and table information are provided for easier understanding of the concepts. This will be helpful for Engineers and technicians working in a nuclear power plant.

“ASE Test Preparation – Auxiliary Power Systems Install and Repair E3” Book Review: This book is a study guide explaining the repairing and installing of auxiliary power systems. It begins with a history of the ASE and goes on to discuss guidelines, techniques, and strategies for taking and passing the certification exams. After that, it includes an overview of the task list detailing the most recent procedures used to properly install, diagnose, service, and repair auxiliary power systems. The book follows a training methodology understanding of the subject. Every topic is discussed in-depth along with application based methods. ASE-style practice questions and answer rationales allow the readers to test their understanding so that they can apply the methods in the practical world.

“Power System Dynamics: Analysis and Simulation” Book Review: This book is for the senior-level undergraduate students of electrical engineering and postgraduate students specializing in Power Systems. It gives an overview of basic concepts of stability of simple systems. It covers the modeling of the synchronous machine and its excitation systems, speeds governing controllers, and methods of interfacing component models for the analysis of small-signal stability of power systems. It also offers a study of the simulation of transient stability of power systems as well as electromagnetic transients involving synchronous machines. It contains practical data about power systems, numerical examples, and derivations.

Book Review: This book explains how voltage stability is a major concern in planning and operation of electric power systems. The book provides clear, in depth explanation about voltage stability, thereby covering both transient and long term phenomena which also presents various solutions to deal with instability problems. This is a very good textbook for electric power and utility engineers which provides a description about equipment characteristics for transmission, generation, load subsystems of a power system. The book also provides planning and operating guidelines, power flow computer methods and voltage instability incident description.

Book Review: This book provides introduction to electromagnetic transient analysis and also provides a systematic derivation of synchronous machine dynamic models along with speed and voltage control subsystems. The book also demonstrates dynamic models for simulation and stability analysis. This book gives special attention to the calculation of initial conditions as well as the alternative computational methods for simulation.

Book Review: This book provides introduction to the basic concepts of stability. Later the book illustrates system model development in detail. The book also provides information about small signal stability analysis which is applied to the problem of low frequency oscillations. The book also illustrates SSR phenomenon and transient stability problem. The chapters covered in the book are microwaves and optoelectronics, power transmission and distribution controllers and many others.

“Dynamics and Control of Switched Electronic Systems: Advanced Perspectives for Modeling, Simulation and Control of Power Converters” Book Review: This book presents a comprehensive treatment of the recent developments in the modeling, simulation and control of switched electronic systems. Converter topologies and modulation techniques; continuous-time, discrete-time and hybrid models; modern control strategies for power converters; and challenges in numerical simulation have been discussed using numerous illustrations, examples, and numerical simulations. This book is suitable for engineers and applied mathematicians working on system and circuit theory, control systems development, and electronic and energy conversion systems design.

“Handbook of Electrical Power System Dynamics: Modeling, Stability, and Control” Book Review: This book offers a complete coverage of electrical power system dynamics and blackouts. Mathematical models for the essential components of power plants and the control systems used in dispatch centers are provided to understand the phenomena leading to blackouts and how to design cost-effective and reliable solutions for them. Analytical methods of power system behavior such as rotor angle stability, voltage stability, and control mechanism for frequency and voltage are described. Alternatives like efficient wind generation systems are also explored. Illustrative examples, graphs, equations, and exercises help readers grasp the fundamentals of modeling, stability, and control of power system dynamics. The book is ideal for power system engineers, smart grid analysts, system operators, utility workers, manufacturers, consultants, vendors, and researchers.

“Nonlinear Control Systems and Power System Dynamics” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive treatment of nonlinear control of electric power systems using nonlinear control theory from the differential geometric approach and nonlinear robust control method. Mathematical proofs and formulas used to derive the nonlinear control laws of power systems are also included. Implementation of nonlinear control theory to practical engineering control designs using microprocessors has also been discussed. Replete with examples and exercises, this book is suitable for advanced level courses, engineers and researchers who are interested in the application of modern nonlinear control theory to practical engineering control designs.

“Power Systems Dynamics: Stability and Control” Book Review: This book offers a comprehensive coverage on power system dynamics. Readers can gain a better understanding of how complex systems behave over time. The book elaborated on the internal feedback loops and time delays that affect the behavior of an entire complex system in great detail. Both students and professionals can refer to this book.

“Power Systems Dynamics: Stability and Control” Book Review: This book provides a clear and comprehensive coverage of the underlying principles of power system dynamics along with its complex models and algorithms. The book deals with voltage stability and its control, frequency stability and its control, and steady-state stability using eigenvalue analysis and modal analysis of dynamic equivalents. Separate chapters on wind power generation, wide-area measurement systems (WAMS) and their application for real-time control has been explained using case studies of the wide-spread blackouts which affected North America and Europe in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Application of Lyapunov direct method to analyze and enhance stability of multi-machine power systems is studied with the help of numerous diagrams and solved examples. This is an ideal read for undergraduates and graduates of electrical engineering, as well as practicing engineers and researchers.

“Nonlinear Power Flow Control Design: Utilizing Exergy, Entropy, Static and Dynamic Stability and Lyapunov Analysis” Book Review: This book systematically analyzes a control system design process, in an effort to solve renewable energy electric grid integration problems by emphasizing on the exergy flow, limit cycles, and balance between competing power flows. A proposal for a unique set of criteria to design controllers for a class of nonlinear systems by integrating information theoretic concepts has been provided. Numerous case studies have been provided to study the theoretical basis of Hamiltonian systems with thermodynamics, approaching the control design process as a power flow control problem. They also feature ongoing renewable energy problems such as wind turbine load alleviation, electric power grid control issues, and novel control designs for micro-grids that use wind and sunlight as energy sources. Advanced topics like human factors and the sustainability of self-organizing systems are dealt with separately. This book is ideal for research scientists, practicing engineers, and engineering students.

“Control of Limit Cycles in Hybrid Dynamical Systems: An Introduction to Cyclic Switched Systems. Application to Power Converters” Book Review: This book elaborates the limit cycle control for the cyclic switched systems class of hybrid dynamical systems (HDS). A predictive control method and an optimal control method have been considered for tracking of cyclic systems and yielding solutions applicable to transients. Affine nonlinear model based approaches are included to propose algorithms that can be executed in real-time. Experiments related to power converters are also illustrated.

“Vector Control of Three-Phase AC Machines (Power Systems)” Book Review: This book expounds on the vector control of three-phase AC machines, in particular induction motors with squirrel-cage rotors (IM), permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) and doubly-fed induction machines (DFIM), from a practical design and development perspective. It centres on the application of IM and PMSM in electrical drive systems, where field-orientated control has been established in practice. It explains the use of grid-voltage oriented control of DFIMs in wind power plants. Students, researchers, practitioners, development engineers and designers in the field of electrical drives and wind-power technology would definitely find it beneficial.

“Advances in Power System Modelling, Control and Stability Analysis (Energy Engineering)” Book Review: This textbook sheds light on the dynamically changing technologies and array of new methodologies that are being used in modeling, simulating and operating modern electric power systems. The book is a great culmination of theoretical concepts, practical reflection and real-world applications. It covers topics like applications of telegrapher equations, power flow analysis with inclusion of uncertainty, discrete Fourier transformation and stochastic differential equations, research works on power system modeling etc. It also discusses power system operation and control, optimal power flow, real-time control and state estimation techniques followed by elaborate description of advances in the stability analysis of power systems and covers voltage stability, time delays, transient stability, and limit cycles. The book will be beneficial for students as well as researchers involved in electric power systems modeling and control.

“Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications” Book Review: This book explains the basics of protection relays and power system protection with an added focus on the recent developments made in this field. The book describes the requirements for generator intertie protection, generator protection, and generator excitation systems while focusing on the technological changes in the design of protective systems. The book also addresses the issue of power system protection encountered by users, and provides innovative techniques to protect typical facilities used in modern power systems. Protection engineers, practitioners, researchers, and students can refer to this book.

“Computer Relaying for Power Systems” Book Review: This book offers a comprehensive coverage of the basics of computer relaying along with the recent advances made in the technology and applications of this field. Essential topics such as mathematical basis for protective relaying algorithms, relaying practices, transmission line relaying, system relaying and control, machines and buses, hardware organization in integrated systems, protection of transformers, and developments in new relaying principles are discussed in detail. The book also deals with advanced and emerging topics such as adaptive relaying, AI in digital relays, signal processing, new GPS-based measurement techniques, wide area measurements, self-polarizing and cross-polarizing in transmission lines protection, sigma-delta and oversampling A/D converters, optical current and voltage transformers. Solved examples and end-of chapter exercises make this book an ideal read for professionals, practicing engineers, researchers, and students.

“Digital Power System Protection” Book Review: This book explains the fundamental principles of the schemes of power system protection. The crux of conventional types of relays and general relaying schemes are presented in a concise and lucid manner. The book also delves into the microprocessor-based digital relaying schemes in great detail. Students, practicing engineers, and researchers can refer to this book.

“Real Time Digital Signal Processing in Power Systems using FGPAs: An Analysis of Time-Varying Waveform Distortions and Power Disturbances” Book Review: This book presents the results of the research conducted in Florida State University to find an alternative method to Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The book reports an alternative method derived from Amplitude Demodulation for real time tracking of time-varying power system signals. The book demonstrates how an Amplitude Demodulation circuit can be implemented, simplified, and optimized on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). This book is designed for scientists, researchers, and engineers working in power quality, FPGA, and digital signal processing.

“Low Power Digital VLSI Design Circuits and Systems” Book Review: This book describes the design of low-power VLSI digital circuit as well as system design. The book addresses the issue of designing new generation products which consume minimum power, occupies minimum area, and has high speed operation. A study on some state-of-the-art products is provided to explain lower delays and smaller chip areas. This book is suitable for researchers, students and instructors.

“Pragmatic Circuits: Signals and Filters” Book Review: This book offers a practical introduction to circuits and processing of signals, with particular emphasis on signals rather than power. Adopting a pragmatic approach, the book presents a brief introduction to the Fourier series and spectra followed by a detailed discussion on design of filters and properties of the Fourier transform. Readers can learn to get a spectrum even if a signal is not periodic with the help of Fourier transform while studying about spectra. The book is ideal for practicing engineers, scientists, and students at any level of electrical engineering.

“Power Supply Devices and Systems of Relay Protection” Book Review: This book presents both the theoretical and practical aspects of auxiliary power supply systems and devices. An overview of transistors, thyristors, logic elements, optocouplers, and relays, along with their principles of operation are provided in the first chapter. Subsequent chapters deal with built-in digital protection relay power supplies, uninterruptible power supply, battery chargers, accumulator batteries, and characteristics of auxiliary DC systems at substations and power plants. The book also tackles insulation problems, issues in auxiliary DC power supply like voltage dips, and electromagnetic disturbances like blackouts, surges, and spikes. This book is suitable for relay protection and electrical power engineers, and anyone dealing with relay protection systems, AC and DC auxiliary power systems in power plants and substations.

“Lower-Power Digital VLSI Design: Circuits and Systems” Book Review: This book explains device modeling as well as process technologies. Power dissipation of I/O circuits, pass-transistor logic families, static power reduction circuit techniques, designs of different subsystems of advanced CMOS, and low-power techniques are elaborated in great detail. Low-power design methodology and low-voltage issues of digital BiCMOS and CMOS circuits have also been covered. Various power minimization techniques at the architecture, circuit, algorithm, and logic levels are also presented.

“Modular Low-Power, High-Speed CMOS Analog-To-Digital Converter of Embedded Systems” Book Review: This book describes the various design techniques for low-power, high-speed analog-to-digital converter processed by the standard CMOS technology in great detail. Physical integration issues of A/D converters integrated in SoC are also addressed. Emphasis is put on substrate crosstalk and reference voltage network design while dealing with these issues. Students, researchers, and professionals can refer to this book.

“Advanced Resource Allocation for Multicarrier DSL Systems” Book Review: This book analyzes the modulation and coding of Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) along with various communication principles employed in the industry today. The book discusses bit-loading algorithms, multiuser interference and usage of adaptive power, OFDM, modulation and coding assignment across subscribers as well as users in great detail. The book also proposes advanced algorithms for faster and robust broadband access in the near future. A multiuser margin maximization algorithm is also explored for best error robustness for a group of users sharing the same channel. The theoretical framework of communication theory, information theory and optimization for the algorithms included in this book are demonstrated using real-life applications and industry standards. Researchers as well as practicing engineers can refer to this book.

“Advanced Technologies for Future Transmission Grids (Power Systems)” Book Review: The book focuses on the technical–economic perspective of various transmission system operator targeted technology. It provides an overview of various technical aspects such as security of supply, integration of renewable generation and creation of integrated energy markets using various case studies and examples. The major case study is based on European market and the conclusions drawn can be applied to regions in general. It discusses the power transmission engineering for achieving renewable energy goals by making maximum use of existing infrastructure. It provides guidance for planners and designers of transmission grids by elaborately discussing state of the art technologies to address various challenges.

“Large-Scale Solar Power System Design (GreenSource Books): An Engineering Guide for Grid-Connected Solar Power Generation” Book Review: The book provides a definitive understanding of large-scale, grid-connected solar power System design and construction. It provides an overview of construction guidelines for large-scale solar power systems and offers valuable guidance on engineering design methodologies with the help of detailed installation diagrams for practical understanding. The coverage of the book spans over several chapters such as Solar power system technologies, including photovoltaic and thin-film solar cells, Photovoltaic power system feasibility study, Large-scale solar power system construction, Solar power system project management etc. It touches the various aspects of solar power system technologies such as planning, cost estimates, financing etc.

“Reliability and Risk Evaluation of Wind Integrated Power Systems” Book Review: The book is the culmination of contributions by various experts from across the world in the field of power systems. The book focuses on various important aspects of wind integrated power systems such as Wind Power Scenario Tree Tool- Development and Methodology, Application of Hourly Time Series Models in Day-Ahead Wind Power Commitment, Representation of Wind and Load Correlation in Non Sequential Monte Carlo Reliability Evaluation, Probabilistic Ramp Detection and Forecasting for Wind Power Prediction etc. The text is supported by real world data and adequate graphical representations.

“Analysis of Electrical Circuits with Variable Load Regime Parameters: Projective Geometry Method (Power Systems)” Book Review: This book is an introduction to the subject. Invariant relationships are described. It introduces generalized equivalent circuits. This book has described the use of projective geometry. This can be used for the interpretation of changes of operating regime parameters. Normalized regime parameters and their changes are expressed. The formulas are convenient. Topics like parallel voltage sources and the cascade connection of multi-port networks are given.This book can be used by engineers, researchers and graduate students.

“Computational Methods for Electric Power Systems” Book Review: This book is for the students of electrical and power. It can also be used by professionals in the field. This book gives ideas about topics like network operating status, estimate current power flows and bus voltages, determine stability limits and minimize costs. It also explains computer simulation, integral control and security assessment. This book gives detailed ideas about the generalized minimal residual (GMRES) methods, numerical differentiation, secant methods, homotopy and continuation methods, power method for computing dominant eigenvalues, singular-value decomposition and pseudoinverses and matrix pencil method.

“Restructured Power System and Electricity Market Forecasting” Book Review: Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of Electrical Engineering as well as researchers in the domain of electricity market forecasting. This book introduces the current power system structure and capacity in India along with the challenges faced by restructuring of the power system. Various pricing mechanisms, market entities and structure, concerns in the operation of electricity market, importance of forecasting of electricity market parameters, neural network based design of forecasting tool to calculate short-term load, price and spinning reserve forecast of different power market and how they are useful for operation, security and reliability of electricity market. Questions and exercises are provided at the end of each chapter so that the reader can appreciate the subject and help find answers to some of the issues faced by power system restructuring.

“Operation of Restructured Power Systems (Power Electronics and Power Systems)” Book Review: This text discusses the process of deregulation giving insight on the operation aspects. A reference suitable for electric utility personnel involved in scheduling, dispatch, grid operations, and related activities, personnel involved in energy trading businesses and electricity markets, and institutions involved in energy sector financing. Discussion of the mathematical models and coverage on the recent research work will be helpful for power engineers, energy economists, and researchers in universities and utilities. The book begins with deregulation of the electricity supply industry followed by power system economic operation overview, power system operation in competitive environment, transmission open access and pricing issues, ancillary services management, reliability and deregulation, and power quality issues. Questions are found at the end of each chapter which help in gaining an insight of the concepts learnt.

“Restructured Electrical Power Systems: Operation, Trading and Volatility” Book Review: This book provides an investigation of the key challenges faced by electric utilities restructuring. Electric utility markets in and out of the USA, OASIS (Open Access Same-Time Information System), tagging electricity transactions, electric energy trading, hedging tools for managing risks in electricity markets, electricity pricing: volatility, risk and forecasting, Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and other topics are discussed in this text. At the end of the text, acronyms, bibliography, citations, tables and drawings are provided for easy location and better understanding of the text and its concepts.

“Electrical Power Systems: Analysis, Security and Deregulation” Book Review: A text created and designed for students in electrical engineering on 3 major areas of power system engineering: analysis, security and deregulation. Recommended for undergraduate students of electrical engineering and postgraduates in power engineering and management courses like power system analysis, power system security, electricity deregulation, restructured power systems, and laboratory courses in power system simulation. This text is categorized into 3 sections. Section 1, power system analysis gives a brief introduction to power systems followed by load flow analysis, symmetrical fault analysis, unsymmetrical fault analysis, and power system stability using MATLAB, Power World Simulator and Siemens PSS/E. Power system security which is Section 2 deals with chapters on operations in power system security, state estimation, and optimal power flow. The last section of deregulation covers an overview of power system restructuring, operations in the power market, available transfer capability, and transmission open access and pricing. The text ends with nearly 500 bibliographical citations and an index. Each chapter carries problems, numericals and questions at its end for the students preparing for exams and in learning the concepts better way.

“Power System Restructuring and Deregulation Trading, Performance and Information Technology” Book Review: This text provides an overview of the technological progress which have assisted utility companies manage their businesses by redesigning their ways. The book introduces the reader to energy generation under the new environment followed by deregulation of electric utilities, competitive wholesale electricity markets, distribution in a deregulated market, transmission expansion in the new environment, transmission open access, electric power industry in restructuring in China, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), application of the internet to power system monitoring and trading. Graphs, figures and case studies are provided with each chapter. Each chapter ends with more numericals and problems along with solved out examples.

“Operation of Market-oriented Power Systems” Book Review: A beneficial and worth text for professional engineers, researchers and scientists in the field of operation and control of modern power systems. Some of the key operational issues discussed in this text are congenital management, available transfer capability calculations, price forecasting and optimal bidding strategies. An assessment of international research and world wide industrial practise is discussed in each chapter. It also helps the reader to learn, understand and compare recent information from Europe, US and Australia.

“Power System Deregulation: Loss Sharing in Bilateral Contracts and Generator Profit Maximization” Book Review: A text which covers load flow based loss allocation techniques backed by mathematical evidence. Making the best possible use of production cost of real power, reactive power and spinning reserve margin, each power generating entity operates in the principle of profit maximization. Based on the forecasted market price of real power, reactive power and spinning reserve, a profit maximization model has been developed and discussed in the book. Questions at the end of every chapter will help the student gauge how much he has learnt, better preparing him for the examination.

“Market Operations in Electric Power Systems: Forecasting, Scheduling and Risk Management” Book Review: This text discusses the involvement of electric power deregulation that is giving rise to restructuring of the largest commodity market in the United States. The primary goals of this book are to provide a foundation on electricity deregulation, provide insight into new trends in power systems operation and control and to emphasize the recent and developed topics in electricity markets. Simply and easily written for technical and non-technical professionals in power engineering, finance and marketing. Some of the major issues discussed in the book are market structure and operation of electrical power systems, load and price forecasting and arbitrage, price-based unit commitment and security constrained unit commitment, market power analysis and game theory application, ancillary services auction market design, transmission pricing and congestion. Real world case studies are provided to get an overview on electricity restructuring and its radical effects on shaping the market. Worked out examples are provided along with numerous other questions at the finish of each chapter.

“Modular Load Flow for Restructured Power Systems” Book Review: This text discusses modular load flow, a new load flow procedure. It surveys the use of power as a source for electrical circuits that is studied by the method of phasors – AC voltages or currents. The interesting mathematical structures, the ability to deal with reality in power systems, solutions applicable to well-conditioned, ill-conditioned and very low voltage situations are some of the topics explored in this text. Indian blackouts on July 30 and 31, 2012 are also analysed using a grid network. Lecture notes are provided for each chapter which is a boon for the researchers and students along with questions.

“Harmonic Source Identification in Restructured Power System” Book Review: This text discusses the main goals of investigating the presence of harmonic source in restructured power systems and identifying harmonic contributors at a particular bus in the system. High priority is given to research areas related to harmonic loads in deregulated power systems and exploring the recent developments in this area. Recommended for students pursuing power engineering and power systems in their post graduate courses and also as a reference for teachers and researchers in this and related fields. Exercises and questions are provided to enhance the learning and understanding of the concepts.

“Switchgear Protection and Power Systems: Theory, Practice and Solved Problems” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview on switchgear protection and power systems. It covers the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject. It provides numerous real-world examples along with practice questions at the end of each module. It covers topics like outdoor switchgear and indoor switchgear, their characteristics, cost, advantages, disadvantages, power system protection, and much more. This book is designed for students, teachers, and professionals in the various fields of engineering and science.

Book Review: This book describes in detail the emerging technology of VSC-HVDC links. The book also demonstrates the latest developments which include hybrid active filters application, capacitor commuted converters, double and triple tuned filters and so on. The book also demonstrates application of hybrid active filters, capacitor commutated converters and so on. This book is written by leading scientists and academicians thereby facilitating innovative research and latest teaching theories and concepts.

“Understanding FACTS” Book Review: The book explores the enhanced controllability, stability, and power transfer capability of AC transmission systems due to incorporation of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS). Power semiconductor devices, voltage-sourced converters and current-sourced converters are explained in detail. The book presents the underlying principles of FACTS for a better understanding of the enhancement in equipment specifications and engineering design. A comparison of the performance of special FACTS controllers including SVC, STATCOM, TCSC, SSSC, UPFC, and IPFC as well as voltage regulators and phase shifters are provided. Electrical engineers interested in power electronics can refer to this book.

“HVDC Transmission: Power Conversion Applications in Power Systems” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the theoretical and practical aspects of HVDC technology along with a summary of the latest research conducted in this field. Procedures to design, analyze, and maintain HVDC systems in the field are provided with separate chapters dedicated to the fundamentals areas of simulation and main circuit design. Interconnection of wind power systems with HVDC is reviewed with the help of case studies and solved examples. Modern applications of HVDC technologies such as active power filters, PWM, VSC, and 800 KV systems are also covered to give readers an idea about future HVDC trends. This book is intended for power utility engineers, power transmission researchers, and advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in power engineering programs.

“Power System Engineering” Book Review: This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of power system engineering including voltage stability, overhead line insulators, neutral grounding, and corona. Resistance of transmission lines, capacitance, inductance, and power system components are some of the major topics that have been discussed. Numerous solved examples, review problems, and objective type questions are provided to facilitate a better understanding of the subject. The appendix section provided at the end includes MATLAB and SIMULINK program methods for power quality and power systems analysis.

“Power System Harmonic Analysis” Book Review: This book describes innovative analytical and modeling tools for evaluating components and systems and their interactions at harmonic frequencies. After an introduction to the main harmonic modeling philosophies, the book focuses on the interaction of AC/DC converters with the power system and analyzes the behaviour of harmonic sources. Readers can learn to predict the levels of voltage and current harmonics throughout the power system accurately with additional guidance provided for cases of unstable conditions and uncharacteristic harmonics. Methods for accurate assessment of harmonic sources and precise harmonic flow analysis are also discussed. Both current and advanced algorithms used for prediction of harmonic content and determination of characteristic and uncharacteristic harmonic levels are explained. This book is designed for engineers and researchers involved in the planning, design and operation of power systems as well as postgraduate students studying power systems and power electronics.

“Power Electronics: Circuit, Devices, and Applications” Book Review: This book introduces the fundamental characteristics of semiconductor devices and their applications in power conversions in a comprehensive, yet concise manner. Power switching devices, conversion methods, analysis and techniques and applications are covered in great detail. The book also examines the four relevant applications, i.e. FACTS, static switches, power supplies, dc drives and ac drives, thoroughly. The book also delves into areas of future potential in power electronics. This book is intended for junior or senior undergraduates in electrical and electronic engineering.

“Power Systems Analysis” Book Review: This book systematically analyzes the operation of interconnected power systems under both steady state conditions as well as dynamic operating conditions during disturbances. The book delves into the underlying concepts of power system stability, excitation system, and small disturbance analysis in great detail. Grid integration of renewable power sources is also discussed thoroughly. Readers will understand how to keep power flowing through an interconnected grid with the help of numerous examples and solved problems. The book is intended for practitioners, consultants, and students from related engineering disciplines.

“Power System Protection and Switchgear” Book Review: This book seamlessly integrates a thorough discussion on the theory of contemporary protection systems as well as its current technology after undergoing major upgradation. The book also explains the importance of reliable protection schemes and how they help a power system function efficiently.

“Power System Analysis” Book Review: The book offers a comprehensive coverage of power system analysis principles, techniques and application to real-world problems. Transmission line parameters, steady-state performance & travelling wave phenomena on transmission lines and symmetrical & unsymmetrical fault analysis are discussed in great detail. An extensive coverage of simulation of power system elements, power flow studies, power system control, and stability analysis is also provided. The book analyzes power systems using the MATLAB programming language. The book is suitable for practicing engineers, postgraduate and undergraduate students in electrical engineering.

“Advances in Power Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering” Book Review: This book provides information regarding power electronics, digital electronics, electrical machines, information technology and control systems. It also discusses issues in the field of communication engineering, instrumentation engineering and electrical power engineering.

“Induction Motor Control Design (Advances in Industrial Control)” Book Review: This book will benefit anyone interested in nonlinear control design. The book gives the steps of design of estimation and control algorithms for induction motors. It describes the speed sensorless control thoroughly. It includes details of non-linear adaptive controls containing parameter estimation algorithms, and comparative simulations of different control algorithms. The book contains structural properties, modelling, state feedback control and estimation algorithms. It also contains information about complex feedback control algorithms based on stator current measurements.

“Power Electronics and Motor Drives: Advances and Trends” Book Review: This book gives information about the power electronics. The book describes the technological developments in the field of power electronics. It also gives the industrial, commercial, residential, aerospace and military applications. The book gives the recent developments in this field. It helps in understanding the complex theories and mathematics. The book also contains many tables and diagrams.

“Hierarchical Power Systems Control: Its Value in a Changing Industry (Advances in Industrial Control)” Book Review: This book can help industrial economists and students of electrical power engineering. The book provides knowledge about performance objectives, control designs and economic techniques used in power systems. It relates the different features of the electric power industry to more conventional supply processes in other countries.

“Frequency References, Power Management for SoC, and Smart Wireless Interfaces: Advances in Analog Circuit Design” Book Review: The book is beneficial for anyone interested in analog circuit research and development. This book is written in a well-organized and easy to understand manner. It includes frequency reference, power management for systems-on-chip and smart wireless interfaces in analog circuit design.

“Model-based Fault Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems Using Identification Techniques (Advances in Industrial Control)” Book Review: The book is beneficial for researchers in the field of control and fault identification. The book shows that industrial processes should be free from catastrophic system failure and, therefore, there is a need for automatic supervision of closed loop operation to detect and isolate the faults. The book describes the analytical redundancy, which includes choice of model structure, parameter identification, residual generation, and fault diagnosis and isolation.

“Power Electrical Systems 2015: Extended Papers from the International Conference (Advances in Systems, Signals and Devices)” Book Review: The book is especially beneficial for researchers. This book contains information about automotive electrical systems, electric machine design, power systems, power electronic convertors and renewable energy systems. It discusses power electronics in renewable energy systems, and modelling and control of electrical machines. The book also gives details of variable speed generating systems and transformers.

“Power Systems and Smart Energies (Advances in Systems, Signals and Devices)” Book Review: This book gives information about electrical machines design, voltage control, automotive power drives, electromagnetic compatibility, monitoring and diagnostics, and renewable energy systems. It discusses hybrid renewable energy systems, power electronics in renewable energy systems, topologies and control of power electronics convertors used in renewable energy systems. It also explains about electric machines modelling and control, automotive electrical systems, electric machine design, monitoring and diagnostics, special machines, power systems, power electronic convertors, renewable energy systems, and much more.

“Numerical Modelling and Design of Electrical Machines and Devices: 1 (Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering)” Book Review: The book is especially beneficial for students of undergraduate and graduate level. This book describes the finite element method (FEM), including its practical use for the design of electrical machines and electromagnetic devices such as motors and transformers, which have frequencies less than 10kHz. It also provides the theories and techniques of modelling and simulating electromagnetic devices.

“Unified Power Flow Controller Technology and Application” Book Review: This book is designed for both academics and engineers working in power system protection control, power system planning engineers, and HVDC FACTS related areas. It provides comprehensive coverage on UPFC technology. It covers topics of design principle, control and protection, and insulation coordination. It sums up all the most up-to-date research and practical achievements that are related to UPFC and MMC technology. It includes test techniques for main components, closed-loop test techniques and onsite techniques for implementing UPFC projects. It enables information regarding theoretical analysis and practical application of UPFC but also the control mechanism of advanced MMC technology.

“Computational Methods in Power System Analysis (Atlantis Studies in Scientific Computing in Electromagnetics)” Book Review: This book explains the computational methods required for the studies of power flow and contingency analysis. The first part of the book deals with the relevant computational methods along with the mathematical concepts. The second part deals with power flow and contingency analysis. The book compares the traditional methods of solving problems with the modern solvers. The book outlines the theoretical and experimental problems that that solver performs stating the benefits of the modern approach.

“Voltage Stability of Electric Power Systems (Power Electronics and Power Systems)” Book Review: This book provides a brief description of voltage instability and collapse phenomena. The book illustrates the analysis of the uniform and coherent theoretical framework. It also covers the state of the art methods. The book explains the practical methods required for using voltage security assessment. It also contains a wide variety of examples.

“Power System SCADA and Smart Grids” Book review: This book is designed for undergraduates, graduates, and research scholars of electrical, electronics. And also for students of embedded systems, computer engineering. It covers the fundamentals and possible application functions of power system supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). It includes an overview of SCADA systems, evolution, and use in power systems and the data acquisition process. It then describes the components of SCADA systems, from the legacy remote terminal units (RTUs) to the latest intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), data concentrators, and master stations. Later focuses on distribution automation and distribution management systems (DA / DMS) and energy management systems (EMS) for transmission control centers.

“Power System SCADA and Smart Grids” Book Review: This book covers the fundamentals of power system supervisory control and data acquisition. It focuses on components of SCADA systems, evolution and acquisition processes. The book mentions legacy remote terminal units to latest electronic devices, data concentration and master stations. Distribution automation, energy management systems are present in the book to transmit control centres. Topics like data communication, protocols, media usage and customer automation are highlighted in this text. It contains smart distribution like smart transmission, grid solutions and smart homes. Plugged hybrid electric vehicles and its management are present in the book. This acts as a guide to electrical engineering students, researchers, and practitioners to understand SCADA and generation transmission.

“PLCs and SCADA: Theory and Practice” Book Review: This book is designed for the students of electronics and instrumental engineering. It acts as a guide for the undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing PLCs. It contains the operation of PLCs which helps the engineers in their practice. It covers practical and theoretical information on PLCs with its aspects, devices and systems. The book basically focuses on PLC concepts which helps in future research.

“GIS – Scada Integration: Approach for Power Distribution” Book Review: This book explains how loss of power can disturb the normalcy of our life and be very difficult for us to live in. It discusses the proper distribution of electricity. It explains the GIS process which provides power consumers to GIS users. This describes data management, planning and analysis. Automation and situational awareness are covered in this book.

“Power System Operation Control and Restructuring” Book Review: This book introduces the fundamentals of modelling, problem stability and power system operations. It focuses on restructured power systems. It is useful in the power systems engineering courses. This book will act as a self study guide for researchers and practising engineers. This book contains MATLAB, Simulink, and other solved exercises with examples. Information on data acquisition and supervisory control are present in the book. It highlights the legal and regulatory framework.

“A Guide to Utility Automation: Amr, Scada, and: it Systems for Electric Power” Book Review: This book describes how to measure and distribute electricity to find new solutions. Topics like meter reading, billing, CIS and call center are covered in this book. US deregulation is present in the text. The book mentions utility commision, AMR, customer service, Odyssey and chinese cursors. It contains energy service fraud, annual crime and public AMR network options.

“SCADA and Its Application” Book Review: This book covers configuration software with its applications. It features three dimensional force control, process of configuration and representative examples. Different examples are given for the students to understand. It also includes the structure of monitoring configuration.

“Securing Scada Systems (MISL-WILEY)” Book Review: This book provides SCADA systems and its operating and performance requirements. Different SCADA protocols are present in the book for external networks. The book mentions SCADA system threats, protocol standards and SCADA vulnerabilities. It explains how security controls are applied to SCADA systems. It mentions different ways for the safety and security of infrastructure assets.

“Designing SCADA Application Software: A Practical Approach” Book Review: This book is designed for the students of computer science and related subjects. It can also be used for reference by industry professionals. This book is a guide to develop application software with respect to automation systems. It discusses in detail about SCADA Systems. The topics covered range from field controllers to UI workstations. The book is inclusive of instructions and practical examples for better clarity and understanding.

“Control Design Techniques in Power Electronics Devices (Power Systems)” Book Review: The book is useful to researchers in power systems as well as tutors and students in these fields. This book deals specifically with control theories relevant to the design of control units for switched power electronics devices, for the most part represented by DC – DC converters and supplies, by rectifiers of different kinds and by inverters with varying topologies. It covers important topics like sliding mode control and feedback control by means of approximate linearization (linear state feedback, static and dynamic proportional-integral-differential (PID control), output feedback through observer design, Lyapunov-based control and passivity-based control). It also gives an overview on exact feedback linearization, input-output linearization, differential flatness, generalized PID control and, again, passivity-based control. The book contains detailed circuit layouts as well as schematics for better understanding purposes.

“Power System Optimization: Large-scale Complex Systems Approaches” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on power system optimization. It talks about large-scale complex systems approaches. It discusses the optimization in power system planning or operation. It talks about electricity markets in detail. It contains recent advances and attempts to focus on the application of microeconomics and game theory to the optimization of power system. The book is designed to focus on students, teachers, and professionals in the field of engineering and science who deal with large scale systems.