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The Electric Power Industry : A Nontechnical Guide.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miesner, Thomas O.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electric utilities.
- Electric power production.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tulsa, OK : PennWell Books, LLC, 2022.
- Summary:
- The move from carbon-based fuels to renewables - particularly wind and solar which produce electricity - make this book a "must read" for anyone who works in the energy space or just wants to know more about energy and its future.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Figures
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 - Electrical Energy Basics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Electrical Energy
- Electricity
- Magnetism
- Electrical Terms and Relationships
- Electrical Potential
- Electrical Transmission
- Electrical Power and Electrical Energy
- Energy Sources
- Energy Consumption
- Electrical Generation
- Electromagnetic Generators
- Alternating Current Extra Credit
- The Electrical Value Chain
- Electric Generation from Primary Energy Sources
- Electricity Usage
- Summary
- 2 - History of Electricity
- Before 1600
- 1600–1700: Early Discoveries
- 1700–1800: Building on Previous Discoveries
- 1800–1900: Discoveries Lead to Generation and Lighting Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Miesner, Thomas O. The Electric Power Industry
- ISBN:
- 9781955578110
- 1955578117
- OCLC:
- 1375292637
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