Current Interruption Transients Calculation - (IEEE Press) 2nd Edition by David F Peelo (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The book is based on the author's course that has been presented worldwide to utilities in Australia, Canada and the UK and to the staff of a short circuit test laboratory. The course - its approach and material ? has been well received. This book provides an original, detailed and practical description of current interruption transients, origins and circuits involved, and how they can be calculated using only a hand calculator and Excel. It covers all the current interruption cases that occur on a power system and relates oscillatory circuit (transients) and symmetrical component theory to the practical calculation of current interruption transients as applied to circuit breaker application. All cases are explained first in theory and then illustrated by practical examples. The approach is unique in that it is based on a generic concept. The classical (and repetitive) approach is to take each transient and circuit case and apply Laplace transforms to solve for the voltage or current transient. The generic approach in the book shows that four basic circuits can represent all transients and that, by solving them in general (without using Laplace), all actual cases become a variation on a theme. This is done for the transient recovery voltages (TRVs) associated with fault current interruption and interrupting capacitive and inductive currents. Theory is presented first - RLC circuits and pole factor calculation using symmetrical components, followed by application to the cases. Many figures are provided and backup material can be found in the appendices. In general, most textbooks tend to treat one or other of the above subjects with no extension to circuit breaker application. No other publication has addressed this subject in detail or any of it in terms of the concept used. Brief TOC: Introduction; Oscillatory Circuits; Symmetrical Components (or Pole Factor Calculation); Terminal Faults; Short Line Faults; Inductive Load Switching; Capacitive Load Switching; Appendices. The second edition includes the revision and re-alignment of existing material and the addition of new material based on feedback, comments and suggestions for improvement from readers all as indicated in the revised TOC"--

Book Synopsis

Provides an original, detailed, and practical description of current interruption transients, origins, and the circuits involved, and shows how they can be calculated

Based on a course that has been presented by the author worldwide, this book teaches readers all about interruption transients calculation--showing how they can be calculated using only a hand calculator and Excel. It covers all the current interruption cases that occur on a power system and relates oscillatory circuit (transients) and symmetrical component theory to the practical calculation of current interruption transients as applied to circuit breaker application. The book explains all cases first in theory, and then illustrates them with practical examples.

Topics featured in Current Interruption Transients Calculation, Second Edition include: RLC Circuits; Pole Factor Calculation; Terminal Faults; Short Line Faults; Inductive Load Switching; and Capacitive Load Switching. The book also features numerous appendices that cover: Differential Equations; Principle of Duality; Useful Formulae; Euler's Formula; Asymmetrical Current-Calculating Areas Under Curves; Shunt Reactor Switching; and Generator Circuit Breaker TRVs.

• Offers a clear explanation of how to calculate transients without the use of specialist software, showing how four basic circuits can represent all transients
• Describes every possible current interruption case that can arise on a power system, explaining them through theory and practical examples
• Analyses oscillatory circuit (transients) and symmetrical component theory in detail
• Takes a practical approach to the subject so engineers can use the knowledge in circuit breaker applications

Current Interruption Transients Calculation, Second Edition is an ideal book for power electrical engineers, as well as transmission and distribution staff in the areas of planning and system studies, switchgear application, specification and testing, and commissioning and system operation.

From the Back Cover

PROVIDES AN ORIGINAL, DETAILED, AND PRACTICAL DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT INTERRUPTION TRANSIENTS, ORIGINS, AND THE CIRCUITS INVOLVED, AND SHOWS HOW THEY CAN BE CALCULATED

Based on a course that has been presented by the author worldwide, this book teaches readers all about interruption transients calculation--showing how they can be calculated using only a hand calculator and Excel. It covers all the current interruption cases that occur on a power system and relates oscillatory circuit (transients) and symmetrical component theory to the practical calculation of current interruption transients as applied to circuit breaker application. The book explains all cases first in theory, and then illustrates them with practical examples.

Topics featured in Current Interruption Transients Calculation, Second Edition include: RLC Circuits; Pole Factor Calculation; Terminal Faults; Short Line Faults; Inductive Load Switching; and Capacitive Load Switching. The book also features numerous appendices that cover: Differential Equations; Principle of Duality; Useful Formulae; Euler's Formula; Asymmetrical Current-Calculating Areas Under Curves; Shunt Reactor Switching; and Generator Circuit Breaker TRVs.

• Offers a clear explanation of how to calculate transients without the use of specialist software, showing how four basic circuits can represent all transients
• Describes every possible current interruption case that can arise on a power system, explaining them through theory and practical examples
• Analyses oscillatory circuit (transients) and symmetrical component theory in detail
• Takes a practical approach to the subject so engineers can use the knowledge in circuit breaker applications

Current Interruption Transients Calculation, Second Edition is an ideal book for power electrical engineers, as well as transmission and distribution staff in the areas of planning and system studies, switchgear application, specification and testing, and commissioning and system operation.

About the Author

DAVID F. PEELO is a former Specialist Engineer at BC Hydro and is now an Independent Consultant who teaches advanced courses on surge arrester application, switchgear application and switching in high voltage networks to clients all over the world. He is an IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer, a CIGRE Distinguished Member and an IEC 1906 Award recipient.