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I work in the same organisation as Harry Stoll, and most of us in General Electric Power Systems have a tremendous respect for him. This book is a must-buy for those involved in the electric utilities business, and is the bible in the GE Energy Services Consulting group. I think he's now working on a new book that covers the degregulated environment as well. Hopefully we'll see that soon.

Since I discovered this book at university I cannot refer to anything else better. It covers a wide range of technical and economic items in a very clear and detailed way. Not only it is a mine of information and simulation techniques, but it also provides a substantial mathematical background. I definitively think it's worth its price.

Very well written, good diagrams. Each section builds upon the previous one, but there are lots of problems to work on.

It is full of graphical aids, huge no. of worked examples, embedded with SPICE applications through out the book, comprehensive coverage of the subjects...etc.. It would be the replacement of Hayt's "Engineering circuit analysis" and the contemporay version of Desoer's classic " Basic Circuit Theory".

This book was first printed in 1928, well after the trade first put on climbers. Since it's first printing it has been THE textbook for the lineman's trade. It has been used in virtually every apprentice program and was the companion of self taught linehands from the '30s on. Frequently updated, it remains the one place a linehand, beginner to veteran, can go for help. It has progressed with the technology of the trade, the regulations and codes, the materials, and the processes for doing very dangerous work in well thought out procedures that enable electric customers to maintain their service and even be unaware of the work of the power lineman.

This book is THE comprehensive guide that no Line man should be without. It is also an excellent source of information for anyone working with distribution and/or transmission system operation, construction, and maintenance.

Amazingly, this book succeeds in covering all of the major topics related to distribution planning: demand, criteria, relia iblity, economics, equipment sizing, feeder layout, substations, service level, forecasting, tools, and much more. It even ties all of these subjects together in three ways with chapters on the overall T&D system, the distribution planning process, and industry paridigms.

There is so much to learn from this book. In addition serving as a self-instruction guide, it is also filled with reference material, tons of practical advise, and innumerable insights that challenge common assumptions. This book will become a classic.

Although titled "Distribution" this book really refers to the entire transmission-substation-distribution system. This book is extremely well organized and serves as both a reference book and a tutorial for self study. As a reference, it has a lengthy index and good sensible organization of topics, so it is easy to jump right to the item desired. As a tutorial it really shines due to its organization and a simple, direct style of writing. The book's first few chapters review basics such as electric load, equipment, economics, reliability, and so forth. Each such chapter builds rather linearly in detail, and shows how its topics interrelate to the others. Examples are given frequently, using real-world problems and numbers. The rest of the book then examines power delivery systems in a bottom up approach. the author begins with line segments and transformer economics and selection, and shows progressively how element are combined into feeder circuits, into groups of feeders, into sets of groups to form a substation area, and so forth, up to the entire system. At each level, the various tradeoffs in design and cost are examined, and it is shown how the system is optimized and how that optimization impacts other levels of the system. The explanations of feeder layout and configuration tradeoffs, and how to maximize benefit and use flexibility of options in design, are by far the most thorough I've ever seen. There are many case studies and solved problems shown, all of which use real utility system situations and make excellent learning examples. The book is relatively easy to read considering the depth of coverage, but there is a tremendous number of factors and issues that are covered, making it slow learning. However, nowhere else have I seen distribution covered in nearly as much detail or so broadly with respect to performance and cost. Overall, this the most useful book I have seen on distribution planning or systems design.

Definitely, it is one of the best books on power system analysis.
It is a concise yet complete textbook, that it can be used as a self teaching book.
It covers nearly all the aspects of power system analysis.
The best part about this book is its marriage with the MATLAB that makes problem solving easier then ever.
The author has also done a magnificent job in the accompanied m-file disk.
I recommend this book to any professional in this field.

The author's presentation of power system analysis is very appropriate for those studying the subject for the first time. Concepts are presented clearly and the examples illustrate well the discussion in the text. The mathematical level is easily within reach for senior electrical engineering students. One very helpful feature of this book is that answers are supplied for practically all of the end-of-the-chapter problems. Also, the author makes good use of MATLAB even from Chapter 1, and SIMULINK on the book's latter part.

This book is very good book and must have it...... It is old but no comparable books can beat... This book provide a lot for all power engineers in the world .. many thanks to the team.

This is the only good source where you can find a decent exposure to the dynamical modelling of the power systems, the details given in the book were very helpful to conduct my research. There are other books around but they are either incomplete or too detailed or a major pain.

This book contains a very detailed theory and analysis of the power system grounding. The approaches presented for transmission and distribution grounding are very useful. I strongly recommand this book for all power system engineers.

This book is one of the most authoritative treatises on electrical grounding. The presentation of Carson's formulas are excellent. The student will come away with a full appreciation of models of electrical grounds at any frequency. It is a must for a power systems library.

This is the standard by which all other practical transformer design guides are judged. It uses a simple step by step approach to introduce the user to basic design. It then expands the scope to include effeciency, temperture rise, pulse tx design, power, current tx, and many others. Written in a manner that is accessible to those with basic high school algebra and physics experience,it is also an excellent reference for those who are trained EE's.

If your not an BSEE but have a basic background in electricity this is a good book 4 you, especially if you need a simple but custom transformer, or wish to learn the basics of xformer design...this book shows you with the step by step approach to design and fabrication of your own transformers. It sure helped me. I am sorry to see it out of print but cherish the fact that I have a copy on my bookshelf!

Comprehensive and lucid... this book presents all of the most important subjects in modern power electronics and electric power system control, and presents them in an organized fashion with a readable format. It also touches on many emerging concepts currently being developed in labs and universities, and is revised frequently.

This book has a complete idea for the Power Electronics. Every line has an important meaning in it. Even though we have to read it very carefully. It worth for you to know all the bible of Power Electronics. One said Power System bible is Stevenson's book, on the other hand, Power Electronics' bible is Kassakian too. You can find everything in this book. You will not be regret if you hit this book.

If you need to protect a circuit from overvoltages, this is the book.

The book is based on the author's vast experience with overvoltage protection. Research up to and including 1989 are incorporated into the book. Mr. Standler applies the results of many scientific papers on overvoltage to the real world.

Even though it was written in 1989, the physics are still valid and can be applied today.

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