Power Generation, Operation, and Control

by Allen J. Wood, Bruce F. Wollenberg

A comprehensive text on the operation and control of power generation and transmission systems

In the ten years since Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Wollenberg presented their comprehensive introduction to the engineering and economic factors involved in operating and controlling power generation systems in electric utilities, the electric power industry has undergone unprecedented change. Deregulation, open access to transmission systems, and the birth of independent power producers have altered the structure of the industry, while technological advances have created a host of new opportunities and challenges.

In Power Generation, Operation, and Control, Second Edition, Wood and Wollenberg bring professionals and students alike up to date on the nuts and bolts of the field. Continuing in the tradition of the first edition, they offer a practical, hands-on guide to theoretical developments and to the application of advanced operations research methods to realistic electric power engineering problems. This one-of-a-kind text also addresses the interaction between human and economic factors to prepare readers to make real-world decisions that go beyond the limits of mere technical calculations.

The Second Edition features vital new material,
* A computer disk developed by the authors to help readers solve complicated problems
* Examination of Optimal Power Flow (OPF)
* Treatment of unit commitment expanded to incorporate the Lagrange relaxation technique
* Introduction to the use of bounding techniques and other contingency selection methods
* Applications suited to the new, deregulated systems as well as to the traditional, vertically organized utilities company


Wood and Wollenberg draw upon nearly 30 years of classroom testing to provide valuable data on operations research, state estimation methods, fuel scheduling techniques, and more. Designed for clarity and ease of use, this invaluable reference prepares industry professionals and students to meet the future challenges of power generation, operation, and control.

Genres: Electrical Engineering, Science

592 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1983

Reviews

[John Kieffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very well-written textbook covering the operation, both technically, organizationally, and financially, of large-scale power systems. Full understanding of most chapters will require further reading of other texts, but overall the main functions and issues surrounding the power system are highlighted well. Topics include: the organization of utility entities, economic dispatch of power systems, the unit commitment problem, power flow in a transmission system, optimal power flow, state estimation, generation control, and short-term demand forecasting. The text is a nice combination of written description, mathematical development and understandable examples carried throughout the book. Reading of isolated chapters can probably be done fine, but I found the ordering of the material to work pretty well and helped me understand the motivation for the work described. I would like to see further information covering the forecasting and control of renewable energy assets, energy storage, and demand response (especially when it comes to power system security, optimal power flow, and organizational jurisdiction). Most of the text assumed conventional thermal or hydro generation with their representative cost functions. Additionally, there was hardly any discussion on how distributed generation plays a role in large power systems.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book provides an introduction to economic dispatch and unit commitment as regards power system balancing with respect to production cost modeling, control of generation, multiple-utility interchange and power system security. Optimal power flow methods are reworked as applied to linear sensitivity analysis and security-constrained power flow control.

[Indra Abidin]

i think is a good book

[Akhilesh Prakash]

gfbx

[Aamir · Rating 5 out of 5]

its a good one

[Vishnu]

guyz plz tell me how to read books in this app.

[Ayham · Rating 2 out of 5]

Specialized, case studies, in summary for Academic Engineers.

[Burak özkanat]

good book

[Tufan Demir · Rating 5 out of 5]

good