The second edition of a bestseller, this definitive text covers all aspects of testing and maintenance of the equipment found in electrical power systems serving industrial, commercial, utility substations, and generating plants. It addresses practical aspects of routing testing and maintenance and presents both the methodologies and engineering basics needed to carry out these tasks. It is an essential reference for engineers and technicians responsible for the operation, maintenance, and testing of power system equipment. Comprehensive coverage includes dielectric theory, dissolved gas analysis, cable fault locating, ground resistance measurements, and power factor, dissipation factor, DC, breaker, and relay testing methods.

For survey courses in Electric Machines and Circuits in departments of engineering and engineering technology This comprehensive text gives students a strong foundation for an understanding of the behaviour, operation, and testing of electric power apparatus under normal, overload, and fault conditions. It provides methods for preventive maintenance, presents logical methods by which the more common troubles may be identified and localised, and recommends emergency repairs that will keep the equipment in operation until it can be scheduled out for service. Also included are outlines of inspection programs that will help ensure safe, efficient, economical, and dependable operation. This comprehensive text gives students a strong foundation for an understanding of the behaviour, operation, and testing of electric power apparatus under normal, overload, and fault conditions. It provides methods for preventive maintenance, presents logical methods by which the more common troubles may be identified and localised, and recommends emergency repairs that will keep the equipment in operation until it can be scheduled out for service. Also included are outlines of inspection programs that will help ensure safe, efficient, economical, and dependable operation.

Maximize your company’s energy output while ensuring the reliability and longevity of your industrial electrical equipment! Everything you need for selection, applications, operations, diagnostic testing, troubleshooting and maintenance for all capital equipment placed firmly in your grasp. Keeping your equipment running efficiently and smoothly could make the difference between profit and loss. Electrical Equipment Handbook: Troubleshooting and Maintenance provides you with the state-of–the-art information for achieving the highest performance from your transformers, motors, speed drives, generator, rectifiers, and inverters. With this book in hand you'll understand various diagnostic testing methods and inspection techniques as well as advance fault detection techniques critical components and common failure modes. This handbook will answer all your questions about industrial electrical equipment. In Electrical Equipment Handbook: Troubleshooting and Maintenance, you will: Learn about the various types of transformers, motors, variable speed drives, generators, rectifiers, inverters, and uninterrupted power systems. Understand diagnostic testing and inspection, advanced fault detection techniques, critical components, and common failure modes. Study selection criteria, commissioning requirements, predictive and preventive maintenance, reliability, testing and cost discover the maintenance required to minimize their operating cost and maximize their efficiency, reliability and longevity.

In this timely and original book, noted electrical authority James Stallcup explains and applies the rules and regulations contained in NFPA 70B, Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance, 2007 Edition. Similar to Stallcup's® OSHA Electrical Regulations (based on NFPA 70E), Stallcup's® Electrical Equipment Maintenance Simplified provides explanations of recommended practices, guidelines for implementation, and illustrated examples of procedures. The essential manual comprehensively describes the proper training required for safe and effective preventive maintenance of industrial electrical systems and equipment. Plant and maintenance electricians will find this highly anticipated handbook to be a thorough explanation of NFPA 70B, and a valuable guide to on-the-job procedures.