2Power System Structure and Components

DOI: 10.1201/9780429174803-2

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 ...

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