Description
Book SynopsisPractical Power Plant Engineering offers engineers, new to the profession, a guide to the methods of practical design, equipment selection and operation of power and heavy industrial plants as practiced by experienced engineers. The authora noted expert on the topicdraws on decades of practical experience working in a number of industries with ever-changing technologies. This comprehensive book, written in 26 chapters, covers the electrical activities from plant design, development to commissioning. It is filled with descriptive examples, brief equipment data sheets, relay protection, engineering calculations, illustrations, and common-sense engineering approaches.
The book explores the most relevant topics and reviews the industry standards and established engineering practices. For example, the author leads the reader through the application of MV switchgear, MV controllers, MCCs and distribution lines in building plant power distribution systems, including calculations of
Table of Contents
Preface –Why This Book? vii
Acknowledgments xv
About the Author xvii
1 Plant from Design to Commissioning 1
2 Plant Key One-Line Diagram 31
3 Switching Equipment 75
4 Designing Plant Layout 107
5 SystemGrounding 121
6 Site and Equipment Grounding 137
7 Plant Lighting 157
8 DC System, UPS 179
9 Plant Power Distribution 191
10 Insulation Coordination, Lightning Protection 209
11 Voltage and Phasing Standards 239
12 Cables and Supporting Equipment 253
13 Power Factor Correction 285
14 Motor Selection 303
15 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and Harmonics 321
16 Relay Protection and Coordination 341
17 Plant Automation and Data Networking 379
18 Generation 407
19 Power Dispatch and Control 441
20 Diesel Engine Generator Plant and Standby Power 461
21 Reliability Considerations and Calculations 475
22 Fire Protection 495
23 Corrosion, Cathodic Protection 517
24 Brief Equipment Specifications and Data Sheets 531
25 Solar Power 567
26 Wind Power 599
Index 643
