title: Handbook of Electric Power Calculations
author: H. Wayne Beaty
description: Now with live equations on the bundled CD-ROM, this problem-solving package makes it easier than ever to find and use the right calculation. The most powerful calculations tool available to electrical engineers, the Handbook delivers step-by-step directions and examples for the entire range of electric power problem-solving, in print and in a searchable, interactive CD format. Written by industry experts and edited by McGraw-Hill's Standard Handbook of Electrical Engineering editor H. Wayne Beaty, this popular guide is the only answer you need for trouble-free electric power calculations.
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover Page](cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](title.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright Page](copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](contents.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contributors](contrib.xhtml#contrib)
  
  
  * [Preface](preface.xhtml#preface)
  
  
  * [Acknowledgments](ack.xhtml#ack)
  
  
  * [Section 1. Units, Symbols, Constants, Definitions, and Conversion Factors](ch1.xhtml#ch1)
  
  
  * [Section 2. Measurement and Instrumentation](ch2.xhtml#ch2)
  
  
  * [Section 3. Properties of Materials](ch3.xhtml#ch3)
  
  
  * [Section 4. Interconnected Power Grids](ch4.xhtml#ch4)
  
  
  * [Section 5. Alternating-Current Power Transmission](ch5.xhtml#ch5)
  
  
  * [Section 6. Direct-Current Power Transmission](ch6.xhtml#ch6)
  
  
  * [Section 7. Power Distribution](ch7.xhtml#ch7)
  
  
  * [Section 8. Smart Grids and Microgrids](ch8.xhtml#ch8)
  
  
  * [Section 9. Wind Power Generation](ch9.xhtml#ch9)
  
  
  * [Section 10. Solar Power Generation and Energy Storage](ch10.xhtml#ch10)
  
  
  * [Section 11. Substations](ch11.xhtml#ch11)
  
  
  * [Section 12. Switchgear and Powe