The authors work together at UMIST's world-renowned Electrical Energy and Power Systems Group. Their industrial experience, research and teaching activities span the whole topic of embedded generation. Before joining UMIST Nick Jenkins developed renewable energy schemes for Wind Energy Group and BP Solar. Peter Crossley worked for ALSTOM for 13 years on the design and application of protection relays. Daniel Kirschen is a specialist in power system analysis and operation. Ron Allan pioneered the application of probabilistic techniques to power system reliability. Finally Goran Strbac has undertaken important work on the economics of embedded generation.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Embedded generation plant Chapter 3: System studies Chapter 4: Generators Chapter 5: Power quality Chapter 6: Protection of embedded generators Chapter 7: Reliability concepts and assessment Chapter 8: Economics of embedded generation Chapter 9: Concluding remarks
