TY - BOOK AU - Pansini,Anthony J. TI - Transmission line reliability and security / SN - 0881734713 PY - 2004/// CY - Lilburn, GA PB - Fairmont KW - ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION KW - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS KW - ELECTRIC CIRCUITS KW - NATIONAL TRANSMISSION GRID STUDY N1 - CONTENIDO Contents Preface ix 1 Circuit Arrangements 1 2 Electrical Criteria 9 3 Mechanical Criteria 19 4 Substation Criteria 37 5 DC Transmission 47 6 Operations Criteria 53 7 Economics 57 Appendix A Insulation: Porcelain vs. Polymer 59 B The Grid System: Tying Maps to Computers 79 C U.S. and Metric Relationships 95 D National Transmission Grid Study Transmission Planning and the Need for New Capacity 97 Transmission Siting and Permitting 157 Advanced Transmission Technologies 248 Index 331 ER -