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Electric power systems
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Hayes, William C. Formerly, Editor in Chief, "Electrical World," McGraw-Hill Education, New York, New York.
Malik, Om P. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Bose, Anjan School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Merrill, Hyde M. Power Technologies, Inc., Schenectady, New York.
Goel, Lalit School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang, Technological University, Singapore.
Gellings, Clark W. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California.
Last reviewed:January 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.216900
Complex assemblages of equipment and circuits for generating, transmitting, and distributing electrical energy. The elements of a power system (Fig. 1) form complex networks which require energy control centers to monitor and regulate their operation. Various sources of primary energy, such as coal, nuclear fission, hydro power, geothermal, and wind, can be used to drive the electric generator in Fig. 1.
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