Electrical Transformers and Power Equipment (3rd Edition)

New edition of a text in which Pansini (engineering consultant and instructor) addresses the current trend toward squeezing out every ounce of capacity to achieve a greater efficiency at the risk of decreasing reliability. Paying particular attention to implementation of load management and deregulation programs, 17 chapters discuss operation theory; installation, operation and maintenance; transformer construction, connections and types; troubleshooting; circuit breakers; disconnecting devices; fuses; lightning or surge arresters; protective relays; storage batteries; reactors, capacitors, and rectifiers; instruments; and insulation. Illustrated with b&w diagrams and drawings. Distributed by Prentice Hall. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)