目 录
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
