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This book describes the elements which must be considered in planning and implementing a'smart grid'electrical delivery system. The author outlines in clear terms how the grid can be modernized in such a way that it monitors, protects and automatically optimizes the operation of its interconnected elements--from the central and distributed generator through the high-voltage network and distribution system, to energy storage installations and end-use consumers and their thermostats, electric vehicles, appliances and other household devices. Comprehensive in scope, the guide highlights emerging concepts of cyber and physical security, resilience, and the newest architecture,'the integrated grid.'Energy and utility professionals, power system planners, regulators, policy makers and others in the field will gain a broader understanding of how a two-way flow of electricity and information can be used to create an automated, widely distributed energy delivery network.

Intended for electric utility managers, directors, R&D and power system planners, economists, energy engineers, electrical manufacturers, and others involved in the field, this first-of-its-kind book provides an in-depth look at both the hard facts and some of the falsehoods about measuring the value of electricity. Coalesing the many wide ranging and disparate value estimates, it examines how we might better quantify the significance of avenues by which electricity plays a rols in sustaining and improving the quality of life. The author elucidates the numerous approaches to estimating value, including electricity's contribution toward the U.S. gross domestic product, its role in medicine, and its ability to power communications, plus much more.

MOP 74 provides the most relevant and up-to-date information related to transmission line structural loads.