Book Review : Electrical Engineering Standard Handbook

By : Donald G. Fink, H. Wayne Beaty
Format : eBook, 2000 pages
ISBN : 007149149X / 9780071491495

The Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers has served the EE field for nearly a century. Originally published in 1907, through 14 previous editions it has been a required resource for students and professionals. This new 15th edition features new material focusing on power generation and power systems operation – two longstanding strengths of the handbook that have recently become front-burner technology issues. At the same time, the entire format of the handbook will be streamlined, removing archaic sections and providing a quick, easy look-up experience.

Table Of Contents:
Section 1: Units, Symbols, Definitions, and Conversion Factors
Section 2: Electric and Magnetic Circuits
Section 3: Measurements and Instruments
Section 4: Properties of Materials
Section 5: Generation
Section 6: Prime Movers
Section 7: Alternating-Current Generators
Section 8: Direct-Current Generators
Section 9: Hydroelectric Power Generation
Section 10: Power System Components
Section 11: Alternate Sources of Power
Section 12: Electric Power System Economics
Section 13: Project Economics
Section 14: Transmission Systems
Section 15: Direct Current Power Transmission
Section 16: Power-System Operation
Section 17: Substations
Section 18: Power Distribution
Section 19: Wiring Design for Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Section 20: Motors and Drives
Section 21: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Electric Power
Section 22: Power Electronics
Section 23: Power Quality and Reliability
Section 24: Grounding Systems
Section 25: Computer Applications in the Electric Power Industry
Section 26: Illumination
Section 27: Lightning and Overvoltage protection
Section 28: Standards in Electrotechnology, Telecommunications, and Information Technology

Biographical note:

H. Wayne Beaty is former senior editor of Electrical World magazine and former managing editor of Electric Light & Power magazine. He is also the author of the Handbook of Electric Power Calculations, now it its Third Edition, and the co-author of Electrical Power Systems Quality, now in its Second Edition. Mr. Beaty received the 2006 IEEE Power Engineering Society Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering.
Donald G. Fink (deceased) was director emeritus of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). The Fourteenth Edition of this Handbook was dedicated to his memory and accomplishments. The reader is referred to that dedication to appreciate the outstanding contributions Mr. Fink made to the field of electrical engineering.