前言
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Electric Power System 1
Part 1 Basic Construction of Electric Power System 1
Part 2 Typical Topologies of Electric Power System 2
Part 3 Characteristics of Most Power Systems 2
Part 4 The Growth of Electric Power System 3
EXPLANATIONS 3
EXERCISES 8
Word-Building (1) General Introduction 专业词汇和构词方法 8
Chapter 2 Electric Power Generation 10
Part 1 About Power Generation 10
Part 2 Hydropower Generation 10
Part 3 Thermal Generation 11
Part 4 Nuclear Generation 11
Part 5 Application of Various Power Stations 12
EXPLANATIONS 12
EXERCISES 17
Word-Building (2) electro-, magneto 电，磁 17
Chapter 3 Power Generating Stations 19
Part 1 Hydropower Stations 19
Part 2 Thermal Stations 21
Part 3 Nuclear Stations 22
EXPLANATIONS 24
EXERCISES 29
Word-Building (3) hydro-，thermo- 水，热 30
Unit 1 31
Review 31
Special Topic (1) Basic Electric Quantities 32
Reading Material — The One-Line Diagram 32
Knowledge & Skills (1) Parenthesis 35
Chapter 4 Transmission System and Transmission Lines 37
Part 1 General Introduction of the Transmission System 37
Part 2 Considerations for Transmission Lines and Cables 37
Part 3 Circuit Parameters of Transmission Lines and Cables 38
Part 4 Types of Transmission Conductors 39
Part 5 Power Transmission Towers 40
EXPLANATIONS 41
EXERCISES 47
Word-Building (4) 后缀-or, er; -ance 机，器，装置，元件 47
Chapter 5 Power Transformers 49
Part 1 Power Transformers Used in Power System 49
Part 2 The Structure of a Transformer 49
Part 3 The Ideal Transformer 50
Part 4 The Equivalent Circuit of a Practical Transformer 51
Part 5 Special Transformers 53
EXPLANATIONS 55
EXERCISES 60
Word-Building (5) auto- 自动，远程 61
Chapter 6 Distribution Systems and Loads 62
Part 1 Introduction of Distribution Systems 62
Part 2 Familiar Loads and Their Classification 62
Part 3 Loads Models for Power System Study 63
Part 4 Acquisition of Load Model Parameters 65
EXPLANATIONS 67
EXERCISES 71
Word-Building (6) re-; im- 重，再；不，非 72
Unit 2 73
Review 73
Special Topic (2) Passive Elements and Impedance 74
Reading Material — Per-Unit Value 74
Knowledge & Skills (2) Inversion and Intensive Mood 77
Chapter 7 Alternating-Current Electric Machines 79
Part 1 Components and Principles of Operation of Induction Motors 79
Part 2 Equivalent Circuit and Characteristics of Induction Motors 81
Part 3 Synchronous Generators and Motors 82
Part 4 The Synchronous Motor versus The Induction Motor 84
EXPLANATIONS 85
EXERCISES 90
Word-Building (7) -wise, -ward 方向，方式 90
Chapter 8 Direct-Current Electric Machines 91
Part 1 Generating an AC Voltage 91
Part 2 Direct-Current Generator 92
Part 3 Direct-Current Motors 93
Part 4 The Application of DC Machines 95
EXPLANATIONS 95
EXERCISES 99
Word-Building (8) in-, ir- 否定 2 99
Chapter 9 Switch Devices 101
Part 1 Circuit Breakers 101
Part 2 Disconnecting Switches 103
Part 3 Fuse 105
Part 4 Recloser and Sectionalizers 105
Part 5 The Selection of Circuit Breakers 107
EXPLANATIONS 107
EXERCISES 112
Word-Building (9) ab-, a- 否定3 113
Unit 3 114
Review 114
Special Topic(3) Powers of Ten in Engineering Notation 115
Knowledge & Skills (3) Omitting of Nouns 116
Chapter 10 Instruments and Transducers 119
Part 1 Importance of Instrumentation 119
Part 2 Effects without Instrumentation 120
Part 3 Instruments for System Monitoring 120
Part 4 Transducers 121
EXPLANATIONS 122
EXERCISES 126
Word-Building (10) -meter, over-, under 仪表，合成词 126
Chapter 11 Power System Relay Protection 128
Part 1 Relay Type 128
Part 2 Protection Performance and Protection Area 129
Part 3 Composition of Protection System 130
EXPLANATIONS 130
EXERCISES 134
Word-Building (11) pre- 预，事先；前 134
Chapter 12 Insulation and Grounding 135
Part 1 Introduction Electrical Insulation 135
Part 2 Insulation Coordination 136
Part 3 Grounding 138
EXPLANATIONS 139
EXERCISES 145
Word-Building (12) 前缀co-; inter- 互，共 145
Chapter 13 Overvoltage and Lightning Shielding 147
Part 1 Overvoltage and Its Classification 147
Part 2 Lightning and Its Hazards 149
Part 3 Lightning-proof Measures 150
EXPLANATIONS 151
EXERCISES 156
Word-Building (13) non-; dis- 非，不 157
Unit 4 158
Review 158
Special Topic(4) Symbols for Operation 159
Knowledge & Skills (4) The Subjunctive Mood 159
Chapter 14 Faults on Power System 161
Part 1 Faults and Their Damage 161
Part 2 Distribution System Faults 161
Part 3 Types of Faults 162
Part 4 Calculation of Fault Currents 163
Part 5 Faults Isolation and Recovery 164
EXPLANATIONS 165
EXERCISES 169
Word-Building (14) magni-，meg(a)-，micro- 巨大，微小 169
Chapter 15 Stability of Power System 171
Part 1 Basic Concepts and Definitions 171
Part 2 Classification of Stability 172
Part 3 Angle Stability 173
Part 4 Voltage Stability and Collapse 175
EXPLANATIONS 176
EXERCISES 180
Word-Building (15) -ity, -age -度，-性；总数 180
Chapter 16 Voltage Regulation and Reactive Power Compensation 182
Part 1 Production and Absorption of Reactive Power 182
Part 2 Objectives and Methods of Voltage Regulation 183
Part 3 Comparative Summary of Alternative Formsof Compensation 184
Part 4 Control by Transformers 185
EXPLANATIONS 185
EXERCISES 188
Word-Building (16) sub- 低于；子，分，次，亚 189
Unit 5 190
Review 190
Special Topic (5) Voltage Classes 190
Knowledge & Skills (5) Promotion of Adverbial Modifier 192
Chapter 17 Automation and Intelligence of Power System 194
Part 1 Automatic Generation Control (AGC) 194
Part 2 Distribution Automation System (DAS) 194
Part 3 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) 195
Part 4 Energy Management System (EMS) 196
Part 5 Smart Grid 197
EXPLANATIONS 197
EXERCISES 200
Word-Building (17) -free, -less; -proof 无，免，抗 200
Chapter 18 Electric Power Market 201
Part 1 Overview of the Electric Power Market 201
Part 2 Physical Power Market and Financial Power Market 201
Part 3 Power Market Transaction Pricing 202
EXPLANATIONS 203
EXERCISES 205
Chapter 19 Power System Planning and Design 207
Part 1 Power System Planning 207
Part 2 Optimization Method of Power System Planning 208
Part 3 Content of Power System Design 208
Part 4 Wiring and Operation of Power System 209
Part 5 Equipment Selection and Safety Clearance 210
EXPLANATIONS 211
EXERCISES 214
Word-Building (18) over- 过度，过分，在……之上，翻转 214
Unit 6 215
Review 215
Special Topic (6) Escape of Words 216
Knowledge & Skills (6) Omitting of Verbs 217
Chapter 20 High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission 219
Part 1 Overview of High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission 219
Part 2 Basic DC Transmission System 220
Part 3 HVDC System Configurations and Components 221
Part 4 Advantages and Disadvantages of DC Transmission 223
EXPLANATIONS 225
EXERCISES 229
Word-Building (19) semi-; super- 子，分，次，亚 229
Chapter 21 Flexible AC Transmission System 230
Part 1 Concept and Development of FACTS 230
Part 2 SVC Family 230
Part 3 The Voltage Source Converter 232
Part 4 STATCOM 233
Part 5 Other Devices Based on VSC 235
EXPLANATIONS 236
EXERCISES 240
Word-Building (20) bi-, di-; tri- 双，二；三 240
Chapter 22 Power Quality and Its Improvement 242
Part 1 Familiar Power Quality Problems 242
Part 2 Harmonics and Nonlinear Loads 243
Part 3 Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker 244
Part 4 Unbalanced Loads 245
Part 5 Voltage Sag 247
EXPLANATIONS 247
EXERCISES 251
Word-Building (21) de-, anti-; counter- 反，抗，逆 252
Chapter 23 Electromagnetic Field and Electromagnetic Compatibility 253
Part 1 Overview of Electromagnetic Field 253
Part 2 Maxwell’s Equations 253
Part 3 Electromagnetic Compatibility 254
Part 4 Design on EMC in Devices 256
EXPLANATIONS 258
EXERCISES 262
Word-Building (22) -able; -al 能…的（形容词尾） 262
Unit 7 264
Review 264
Special Topic(7) Synthesis of Words 265
Knowledge and Skills (7) Shift of Sentence Structure 266
Chapter 24 Renewable Energy Sources and Distributed Generation 269
Part 1 Importance of Renewable Energy Application 269
Part 2 Solar Energy 269
Part 3 Wind Power 270
Part 4 Biomass Energy 270
Part 5 Hydrogen 271
Part 6 Geothermal 271
Part 7 Ocean Energy 272
Part 8 Distributed Energy and Production 272
EXPLANATIONS 274
EXERCISES 277
Word-Building (23) photo-; bio- 电，磁 278
Chapter 25 Multi-energy Utilization 280
Part 1 Importance of Multi-energy Utilization 280
Part 2 Energy Internet 280
Part 3 Ubiquitous Electric Internet of Things 281
Part 4 Integrated Energy System 281
Part 5 Energy Hub 282
EXPLANATIONS 282
EXERCISES 285
Word-Building (24) trans- 越过、超；转移 285
Chapter 26 Energy Storage System 287
Part 1 Concept and Classification of Energy Storage 287
Part 2 Commonly Used Energy Storage Technology 287
Part 3 The Role of Energy Storage Technology in Power System 289
Part 4 Electric Vehicle 289
EXPLANATIONS 290
EXERCISES 292
Word-Building (25) dia-;per- 通过，遍及 293
Unit 8 294
Review 294
参考文献 295
