Books on Power Engineering

I'd like to see some of these books, too.

You need a good Physics foundation to start. I recommend all three of the Richard Feynman Lectures on Physics.

I'm not that bad with physics. I need to learn distribution.. I'd like to be a design engineer someday.. Got something that could help?

I would suggest that you ask someone you know who either works or teaches in this field. This forum is filled with people who are looking for reasons to pick a fight.

I doubt there is a 'fun' book on power engineering, unless there is one in the 'dummies' series... XD

I hope someone brings out one for dummies! Would be greatly helpful!

Joining work as a trainee would help. You learn in the process, you read some in between, you refer the internet... Just sticking to a book or two and trying to study it wouldn't be the best solution in my opinion.

Im on my way to become trainee. At least someday. Problem with India is there arent many opening unless you come highly recommended from big shots.

I didn't see this post before I posted #20. But I do think we are on the same page, huh?

Dear young friend,

I presume that you are just out of Engineering college and frustrated about not getting suitable job which satisfy your qualification. I can understand your agony. There is no shortcut to hard work and constant effort.

There are good number of jobs available in India but the problem is they are not getting good candidate. I do not think that every organisation appoint people with only connections ,if so they probably have to wind up their busyness . They require people to get job done and for that they need capable people. It is hard work that is required to prepare yourself for a job. In college you have studied only to pass the exams but job providers need people to deliver . There are many Industrial organisations who take trainees on stipend.

It is good to get hold of Electrical books to improve your knowledge to prepare for any interview. I shall suggest you a good book which I insisted most of the trainees in Electrical trade to read. Search the net you can get good number of books suitable to your standard . Down load them and read.

Industrial Power Engineering and Applications Hand Book by K.C. Agrawal

Wish you a good future.

Here's something with a lot of useful info relating to distribution substations:

Design Guide - Rural Substations

It's too bad that the formal engineering curriculum does not teach practical information. All theory, and it's up to you, your curiosity, and your employment to solidify useful skills.

You can search the internet for lots of information. If your interested in power distribution systems, find books intended for trade school usage. Look for lineman and electrician books. (suggest books written by the late William H. Timbie).

The same goes if you want to learn electronics, look for books intended for technicians. Start with Tubes (Valves).

Theory is one thing, but the intuitive understanding is required.

Lastly, having a degree in science does not guarantee you have the mechanical aptitude and pattern recognition skills to work in this art. The degree is not a litmus test, it should be, but with the current demand for engineers, too many students are being driven into this field, they never tore things apart growing up that is the result of an insatiable curiosity to want to understand how everything works.

Degrees only sanctify that the information one subsequently publishes has a foundation in what is already understood. A formal degree does not impart divine knowledge on any subject. Far too many believe that once one achieves a BS degree that the quest is over. A four year degree is just a starting point, nothing more. Implying that it should mean more is just shameful.

I hope my post did not imply that's where the learning ends.

I retired last year because the CEO (not an engineer) believes that 'talent' can be acquired from anywhere. So the lack of comprehending the value of intellectual property (good will of the employees) and the new kids (maybe 1 in 20 had any aptitude that was worth mentoring), drove me to retire early. I was lucky, was well mentored, and initially made a difference. That change in the last 14 years of the career, where total inept management and a mentality that believed if there was a written process, no skill was needed, just follow the process.

Dang if your link to arc fault didn't consume lots of time looking at the many youtube videos on this.

Dang it Red, when I was 18 I knew it all! The only degree I held at the time was a Degree of BS. Then came the school of Hard Knocks, thats when I got schooled.

A few minor explosions and a few shocking experiences along with some really close calls and a couple nominations for the Darwin's Awards. None of which were humorous.

At least not for me, but we won't go there

Engineering degrees don't really mean much any more.

Foundations are constructed by manual labor, experience, research, planning and some degree of effort, too difficult for many of today's new "engineers".

Requests for enlightenment on 11 different topics (with conditions) on an anonymous forum, seems a little much to me.

But, we didn't have a telephone in my school when I started going to it.

Perhaps I'm just a dinosaur.

Try Siemens power engineering guide (now in its 7th revision).

http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/pool/hq/energy-topics/power%20engineering%20guide/PEG_70.pdf

Not a lot of laughs, but good and with the added advantage of being free.

Also consider a course in transmission and distribution engineering if you did not specialise in it in whatever Engineering course you took.

Thank you kind stranger! That is great!

There are many books for power engineering which are very interesting to read, these books contains several electric cases having complicated problems, you can also ask from your senior who are studying these subject they have better idea, I would like to suggest you to read the books of IEEE press series in power engineering. There are some online websites that are good to download the e-books.