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Transmission and Distribution: An Introduction
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
Understand the various levels of power transmission
Provide an overview of conventional sources of electrical energy
Understand the purpose of load forecasting
Analyse the various load models
Understand the concept of deregulation
1.1 OVERVIEW
A power system consists of several generating stations and consumers interconnected by transmission and distribution networks. The objective of any power system is to generate electrical energy in sufficient quantities at the best suited locations, to transmit it to various load centres and then distribute it to various consumers, and to maintain the quality and reliability of transmission ...
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