“The author has published a unique and valuable reference book on disturbance analysis for power systems and is to be honored for his life-long dedication and significant contributions to the electric power community. His book enhances power system engineers to understand power system phenomena which impact protective relaying practices. Adequate and safe system operations is the result of understanding power system disturbances and protection system response during power system disturbances.
I strongly recommend reading the author book, titled “Disturbance Analysis for Power Systems” published by Wiley on October, 2011, documenting his over 40 years of experience in the protection and control and system disturbance analysis areas.”
―Simon R. Chano, Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie
“A powerful collection of fault and disturbance signatures. An excellent way for Mohamed Ibrahim to share his extensive experience in protection systems performance with both industry experts and students aspiring to learn about power systems and their behavior under fault, disturbance and power swing conditions especially at the generating and transmission levels.
As wisdom comes with age, this Book gets better with every page.”
―Amir Makki, Chairman, Softstuf, Inc.
“Mohamed Ibrahim, in this book, has chosen a concept that I am not aware of being created by other authors. Rather than simple repeating the explanations of the technologies of the various power system components, generators, transformers, overhead transmission lines, cable transmission lines, and breakers, Mohamed has developed detailed data associated with faults to these system components.
This detailed documentation of failures should provide protection and control engineers with valuable lessons learned. The experiences gained from the real world investigations and resolutions of complicated events can be used to formulate actions plans for other failures.
I recommend this book for the bookshelves of those responsible for investigation of serious, complicated, equipment faults and failures.”
―Rick Taylor, Principal Engineer, TRC Solutions, Inc.
From the Inside Flap
More than ninety case studies shed new light on power system phenomena and power system disturbances
Based on the author’s four decades of experience, this book enables readers to implement systems in order to monitor and perform comprehensive analyses of power system disturbances. Most importantly, readers will discover the latest strategies and techniques needed to detect and resolve problems that could lead to blackouts to ensure the smooth operation and reliability of any power system.
Logically organized, Disturbance Analysis for Power Systems begins with an introduction to the power system disturbance analysis function and its implementation. The book then guides readers through the causes and modes of clearing of phase and ground faults occurring within power systems as well as power system phenomena and their impact on relay system performance. The next series of chapters presents more than ninety actual case studies that demonstrate how protection systems have performed in detecting and isolating power system disturbances in:
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Generators
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Transformers
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Overhead transmission lines
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Cable transmission line feeders
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Circuit breaker failures
Throughout these case studies, actual digital fault recording (DFR) records, oscillograms, and numerical relay fault records are presented and analyzed to demonstrate why power system disturbances happen and how the sequence of events are deduced. The final chapter of the book is dedicated to practice problems, encouraging readers to apply what they’ve learned to perform their own system disturbance analyses.
This book makes it possible for engineers, technicians, and power system operators to perform expert power system disturbance analyses using the latest tested and proven methods. Moreover, the book’s many cases studies and practice problems make it ideal for students studying power systems.
From the Back Cover
More than ninety case studies shed new light on power system phenomena and power system disturbances
Based on the author’s four decades of experience, this book enables readers to implement systems in order to monitor and perform comprehensive analyses of power system disturbances. Most importantly, readers will discover the latest strategies and techniques needed to detect and resolve problems that could lead to blackouts to ensure the smooth operation and reliability of any power system.
Logically organized, Disturbance Analysis for Power Systems begins with an introduction to the power system disturbance analysis function and its implementation. The book then guides readers through the causes and modes of clearing of phase and ground faults occurring within power systems as well as power system phenomena and their impact on relay system performance. The next series of chapters presents more than ninety actual case studies that demonstrate how protection systems have performed in detecting and isolating power system disturbances in:
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Generators
-
Transformers
-
Overhead transmission lines
-
Cable transmission line feeders
-
Circuit breaker failures
Throughout these case studies, actual digital fault recording (DFR) records, oscillograms, and numerical relay fault records are presented and analyzed to demonstrate why power system disturbances happen and how the sequence of events are deduced. The final chapter of the book is dedicated to practice problems, encouraging readers to apply what they’ve learned to perform their own system disturbance analyses.
This book makes it possible for engineers, technicians, and power system operators to perform expert power system disturbance analyses using the latest tested and proven methods. Moreover, the book’s many cases studies and practice problems make it ideal for students studying power systems.
About the Author
MOHAMED A. IBRAHIM, PE, is a registered Professional Engineer in New York State. He is a Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions to the field of protection and control. Dr. Ibrahim has held positions at Helwan University, Mansoura University, and Polytechnic Institue of New York University. He lectured at Auburn University and Washington State University. Dr. Ibrahim retired in 2004 as the director of protection and control at the New York Power Authority to become a consultant, forming his own company. He is the author or coauthor of twenty-five technical papers on computer relaying and protection areas.
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