Electrical distribution and transmission systems are complex combinations of various conductive and insulating materials. When exposed to atmospheric corrosive gases, contaminants, extreme temperatures, vibrations, and other internal and external impacts, these systems deteriorate, and sooner or later their ability to function properly is destroyed. Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution: Aging and Life Extension Techniques offers practical guidance on ways to slow down the aging of these electrical systems, improve their performance, and extend their life.
Recognize the Signs of Aging in Equipment-and Learn How to Slow It
A reference manual for engineering, maintenance, and training personnel, this book analyzes the factors that cause materials to deteriorate and explains what you can do to reduce the impact of these factors. In one volume, it brings together extensive information previously scattered among manufacturers' documentation, journal papers, conference proceedings, and general books on plating, lubrication, insulation, and other areas.
- Shows you how to identify the signs of equipment aging
- Helps you understand the causes of equipment deterioration
- Suggests practical techniques for protecting electrical apparatus from deterioration and damage
- Supplies information that can be used to develop manuals on proper maintenance procedures and choice of materials
- Provides numerous examples from industry
This book combines research and engineering material with maintenance recommendations given in layperson's terms, making it useful for readers from a range of backgrounds. In particular, it is a valuable resource for personnel responsible for the utilization, operation, and maintenance of electrical transmission and distribution equipment at power plants and industrial facilities.
A reference manual for engineering, maintenance, and training personnel, this book explains the causes of equipment deterioration and what you can do to reduce it. It shows you how to identify the signs of aging and outlines techniques for protecting transmission and distribution equipment from deterioration and damage. Combining research and engineering material with maintenance recommendations given in layperson's terms, this is a useful reference for readers from a range of backgrounds. It offers practical guidance on slowing down the aging of electrical systems, improving their performance, and extending their life.
"The focus of this unique reference book is four critical areas in the manufacturing of power distribution components. These areas are plating, lubrication, insulator failure, and maintenance. ... The many SEM images, x-ray studies, photos, and tabular data make for a very convenient reference source for diagnosing plating problems. ... Examples often help to drive home a point, and many case studies illustrating the various failure modes described throughout the book are included. These could prove to be an invaluable source of information when trying to diagnose unknown field failures. ... Engineers involved with failure analysis or lifetime reliability predictions of power-distribution components will find this book a very useful and practical source of information, especially regarding plating failures. Extensive information on critical plating materials and processes used in the industry, which directly affect the reliability and lifetime of power-distribution components, is presented. The book could prompt ideas for failure investigations involving plating or lubrication, and it offers suggestions for improving the reliability and increasing the lifetime of power-distribution components."-John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, May/June 2013, Vol. 29, No. 3
