Electric Power System Basics for the Nonelectrical Professional

＂The electric power industry continues to gain public awareness and an ever-growing number of professionals who do not have a background in electrical education or experience are responsible for making important decisions or are personally interested in having a better understanding of the electrical power industry. More and more non-electrical professionals are setting policies, influencing infrastructure and affecting the reliable operations of our countries electric power system, not to mention advances in renewable energy, electric vehicles and home automation. These professionals can improve their effectiveness and quality of their contributions if they had a better understanding of power system basics such as how electric power systems are designed, constructed, operated and maintained＂-- Provided by publisher.

Steve Blume, MSEE, PE, is the Founder of Applied Professional Training, Inc., which became an accredited college under the name of APTC.edu, and stayed in business for over 25 years. He now works as an independent consulting contractor under the business name and website www.BlumeConsulting.com. He is a registered professional engineer with a Master’s degree in electrical engineering specializing in Power Systems and a Bachelor’s degree specializing in Telecommunications. Blume is a NERC certified Reliability Coordinator, and his engineering and operations experience includes generation, transmission, distribution, protection, and electrical safety. He is an active lifetime Senior Member of IEEE and has published two books in power systems through Wiley-IEEE Press.