2Power System Structure and Components
2.1 Introduction, Overview of Electric Utility
The electric power system is one of the most complex technical systems, with its main functions to deliver and supply electricity from generation to the costumers (end-users) or in some cases to the energy storage systems. A power system is an interconnected electric network with components converting nonelectrical energy to electrical energy and transporting the generated electrical energy from generating units to the load centers and end-users. Power industry is the largest and most complex industry in the history of humanity. Electrical and power engineers who work in this industry encounter challenging problems in designing ...
Get Smart Grid Fundamentals now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.