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Power Quality and Switching Converters Power Quality: Mitigation Technologies in a Distributed Environment Edited by Antonio Moreno-Muñoz Springer-Verlag, London, UK, 2007, Hardcover, 423 pages, ISBN 978-184628-771-8, e-ISBN 978- 1-84628772-5
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ower Quality offers a broad summary of the mitigation technologies employed in power quality as well as recent challenges. This new book contains 13 chapters, each of which is contributed by specialists from different countries in Europe and the United States under the leadership of Prof. Antonio Moreno-Muñoz of the University of Cordoba, Spain. The chapters and their contributors are summarized as follows: n Chapter 1: “Introduction” by Antonio Moreno-Muñoz, University of Cordoba, Spain n Chapter 2: “Power Quality Monitoring” by Mario Mañana Canteli, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain n Chapter 3: “Joint Time Frequency Analysis of the Electrical Signal” by Juan-Carlos Montaño, Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain, as well as Juan-Carlos Bravo and María-Dolores Borrás, University of Sevilla, Spain n Chapter 4: “Measurement and Analysis of Voltage Events” by Julio BarDigital Object Identifier 10.1109/MIE.2007.909724
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ros, Enrique Pérez, and Ramón I. Morcos, Kansas State University, Diego, University of Cantabria, Manhattan, Kansas, USA Santander, Spain n Chapter 11: “Electronics Loads Chapter 5: “Transient Mitigation and Power-Quality” by Antonio Methods on ASDs” by José Luis Moreno-Muñoz, University of CorDurán-Gómez, Instituto Tecnológidoba, Spain, and J.J.G. de la Rosa, co de Chihuahua, México, and Universidad de Cádiz, AlgecirasPrasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M UniCádiz, Spain versity, USA n Chapter 12: “Power-Quality FacChapter 6: “Modern Arrangement tor for Electrical Networks” by For Reduction of Voltage PerturbaJuan-Carlos Montaño, Spanish tions” by Ryszard Strzelecki and Research Council (CSIC), Sevilla, Daniel Wojciechowski, Gdynia MarSpain, as well as Juan-Carlos Bravo itime University, Poland, and Grzeand María-Dolores Borrás, Univergorz Benysek, University of Zielona sity of Sevilla, Spain Góra, Poland ■ Chapter 13: “IEC 61850 and PowerChapter 7: “Static Shunt PE VoltQuality Monitoring and Recording” age-Quality Controllers” by Ryszard by Alexander Apostolov, OMICRON Strzelecki and Daniel Electronics, Los Angeles, Wojciechowski, GdynCalifornia, USA ia Maritime University, This book is a typical Poland, and Grzegorz Overall, the monograph presented Benysek, University of book is a useful by an international, mulZielona Góra, Poland tiauthor team. However, resource for Chapter 8: “Static it also includes numeran advanced Series and Shuntous practical examples senior-level Series PE Voltageand illustrations to highQuality Controllers” university light the discussed topby Ryszard Strz- course. ics. Each chapter begins elecki and Daniel with an introduction and Wojciechowski, Gdynis supplemented with ia Maritime University, Poland, and a summary and list of references Grzegorz Benysek, University of at the end. The text introduces adZielona Góra, Poland vanced concepts to engineers and Chapter 9: “Active Power Line Constudents and functions as a referditioners” by Patricio Salmeron ence for facility electrical power and Jesus R. Vazquez, University of engineers and maintenance techniHuelva, Spain cians. One very important feature of Chapter 10: “Distributed Genthe book is the long list of current eration” by Juan Carlos Gomez references the authors include in Targarona, Universidad Nacional each chapter. Overall, the book is a de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córuseful resource for an advanced sedoba, Argentine, and Medhat M. nior-level university course.
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