A Textbook of Electric Power Distribution Automation

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The book A Textbook of Electric Power Distribution Automation has been written for graduate and undergraduate students of Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur and all other Universities like J.N.T.U, S. K. University, Burla Engineering College, etc. It will also helpful for the practising engineers interested in learning the fundamental concepts.Salient features of this book are:The language of the text is lucid, direct, and easy to understand.Each chapter of the book is saturated with neat and self-explanatory diagrams.At the end of each chapter Long Type Questions and Multiple Choice Questions have been added to make the book a complete in all respects. Table Of Contents : 1. Introduction2. Distribution System Planning3. Distribution Automation4. SCADA System5. Substation Automation6. Feeder Automation7. Faults in Distribution Feeder8. Remote Metering9. Energy Auditing10. Energy Management11. Economics of Power Distribution12. Artificial Intelligence Techniques Applied to Distributed Automation13. Urban and Rural Distribution Systems14. Optimal Switching Device Placement in Radial Distribution System15. Communication TechnologyAppendix A : Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Based SystemsAppendix B : Evolutionary ComputingAppendix C : Basic Equipments in Distribution SystemAppendix D : Nature of LoadIndex About Author : Dr. M. K. Khedkar obtained B.E. in Electrical Engg., M.E. in Power System and Ph.D. in Power System Stability from Nagpur University, Nagpur. Presently he is working as a professor and head of Electrical Engineering Department, V.N.I.T., Nagpur. He is having twenty six years of teaching experience at UG/PG level and twenty six years of research experience. He has published more than hundred papers at various National and International conferences/journals.Dr. G. M. Dhole received his B.E. (EPS) from the Amravati University, Amravati; M.Tech. (IPS) from Nagpur University, Nagpur, and the Ph.D. degree from the Amravati University, Amravati, in Electrical Engineering. Presently he is a Professor of Electrical Engineeirng at Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon. He is having eighteen years of teaching experience at UG/PG level and three years of research experience.