Energy & Power Resources, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Energy & Power Resources, Engineering - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
Electrical Power Cable Engineering, Second Edition remains the foremost reference on low- and medium-voltage electrical power cables, cataloging technical characteristics and assuring success for cable manufacture, installation, operation, and maintenance. While segments on electrical cable insulation and field assessment have been revamped to reflect industry transformations, new chapters tackle distinctive topics like the location of underground system faults and the thermal resistivity of concrete, proving that this expanded edition lays a sound foundation for engineering decisions. It also deconstructs the external variables affecting conductor, insulation, and shielding design.Editorials
Kenneth N. Mathes
From the Foreword... Electrical Power Cable Engineering meets its complex subject in a readable fashion, especially for those with limited background and experience. Yet sufficient detail is provided for those with greater need in evaluating different cables for specific applications. Most of all, the supplier of materials for cables can obtain a better understanding of overall problems.Booknews
Focusing on cables for low and medium voltage, presents updated information on the design, manufacture, installation, testing, operation, and performance expectations. Details the various components of power cables; explains how the conductor material, size, and design depend on ampacity, voltage regulation, and other factors; compares ethylene propylene co-polymers and ter-polymers to polyethylene and its cross-linked version; explains the purposes of metallic and nonmetallic cable shields; reviews various thermoplastic jacket materials; addresses the design, application, and preparation of terminated and spliced cables; describes the reduction of sheath losses in large cables; assesses methods for testing shielded power cable systems; and considers other topics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
June 20, 2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
ISBN
9780203970614