Handbook of Power and Energy Engineering

Power engineering also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of energy engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power and the electrical devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers. The text "Handbook of Power and Energy Engineering" is divided into eight chapters. The operation and control of process of power systems have been discussed in first chapter. Second chapter examines the usage of nuclear energy for the cogeneration of electricity and hydrogen with water splitting technologies. The aim of the electric power system, in third chapter, is to produce and deliver to the consumer's electric energy of defined parameters, where tha main quantities describing the electric energy are the voltage and frequency. Wavelet neural network control for maximization of energy capture in grid has been discussed in fourth chapter. The purpose of fifth chapter is to ensure that NPP's local power demand (such as cooling pumps, control systems, etc.) are met under all circumstances even during faulted periods. Six chapter investigates the necessary conditions to enhance the extracted AC electrical power from the exciting vibration energy using piezoelectric material. The objective of seventh chapter is to describe the operation and design procedure of a switch mode AC voltage regulator. The purpose of last chapter is the demonstration of thermal reactors development possibility in direction of fission materials reproduction increase, which is sufficient for obtaining burn-up comparable with burn-up of the best modern reactors.