Westinghouse T&D Book
Westinghouse T&D Book
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Hello,
I would appreciate any feedback or reviews that anyone could provide on the Westinghouse T&D book. I know the Westinghouse version is no longer in print, but it is now being published by ABB instead and available from them. It has long been a standard industry reference for power engineers, but am wondering if it is worth the $250? Technical books and information are never cheap though. I would just like to get some feedback before I go ahead and purchase a copy. Is this a must for any power engineer's reference library?
I was also wondering if anyone was familair with the Westinghouse Electric Utility Engineering Reference Book-Distribution Systems. I am looking for a good reference book covering distribution system engineering and would appreciate any sugguestions.
Thanks,
umrpwr
I would appreciate any feedback or reviews that anyone could provide on the Westinghouse T&D book. I know the Westinghouse version is no longer in print, but it is now being published by ABB instead and available from them. It has long been a standard industry reference for power engineers, but am wondering if it is worth the $250? Technical books and information are never cheap though. I would just like to get some feedback before I go ahead and purchase a copy. Is this a must for any power engineer's reference library?
I was also wondering if anyone was familair with the Westinghouse Electric Utility Engineering Reference Book-Distribution Systems. I am looking for a good reference book covering distribution system engineering and would appreciate any sugguestions.
Thanks,
umrpwr






RE: Westinghouse T&D Book
Best Regards.
Ray Micallef, P. Eng.
Power Generation/Utility Industry
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Robert
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You can purchase a copy from ABB at the following link
http://www.orderliterature.com/abb/elecbook_info.htm
I would like some feedback though from people who have a copy and whether they think it is worth the price.
Thanks,
umrpwr
RE: Westinghouse T&D Book
I haven't seen the ABB manual that replaced it so I can't comment on it.
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The book is a great reference book, with plenty of information from back in the days when power engineering was all from first priciples. Well worked examples and covers a large range of power topics. Dated yes, but still great for concepts.
It's also a great looking big old book (almost like a big old dusty "Bible")
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RE: Westinghouse T&D Book
Ray Micallef, P. Eng.
Power Generation/Utility Industry
RE: Westinghouse T&D Book
This book is a classic developed many yeas back with several revisions. Still good part of the content still applicable and is a valuable historic tool.
I found that many areas this book refer to initial standards that not longer applicable or superceded. Few areas refer to obsolete technology. In general, modern power engineering development such as Interrupting devices, SCADA, computer application, power electronic, GIS, etc is not included.
I believe that $250 is a little expensive for a book with little new contribution updating the publication.
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Based on some of the feedback it seems a more up to date, but probably lesser known reference is the The Electric Power Engineering Handbook published by CRC press in conjunction with the IEEE. It covers most aspects of modern power engineering from generation to transmission and distribution along with a variety of other topics and was published in 2000. It sells for around $150 but can be purchased through IEEE at a discounted price if you are a member. It is well worth having in your reference library.
CRC now also has a quite comprehensive offering of books on power engineering. Including some new ones coming out.
Power Engineering Handbook
http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=8578&parent_id=&pc=
Other Power Engineering Titles
http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/categories/categories_products.asp?parent_id=689&so=1
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Now, this is a great tool, as others have testified above. I did pay the $250 and I think the book is worth even this high price. I just don't understand ABB's rationale for the price. It probably contributes nothing to their bottom line and deprives them of the opportunity to improve their goodwill by offering it to electric power professionals at a nominal price.
Having said all that, I'm glad I have it.
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I purchased a copy of the "Silent Sentinels" on eBay and have no idea the book is worth that much! It's a good book offering information on earlier protective relaying and its development. Some information may be outdated but concepts still apply today.
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The $500 I refered to was refering to the tooled leather cover on the book. I don't know how they made it ( hand tooled or with a press or ??) but it's a work of art.
When I a Senior in college Westinghouse gave everyone in the Power Transmission class a copy of the Transmission and Distribution Data book. Our professor had worked for Westinghouse as a consultant and has pretty good connections with them.
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I paid over $200 for many books for university, that I only used for the 4 month course and have never looked at again. That was paid by a poor student not by my company.
Most 30 page elctronic standards cost $60 - $100.
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So I recommend anybody to buy them.
If anybody have seen the new versions of this books, I would like to know if they have upgraded them, since the only problem is that they are a little bit outdated.
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Modern excitation systems and power system stabilizers.
FACTS devices and applications.
Digital relays and modern protection philosophies.
SCADA systems.
System operations, dispatch, wide area controls.
RAS schemes, underfrequency load shedding, undervoltage load shedding.
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I am refering to the leather bound "silent Sentinel". It's a beautiful book and was printed long before I was born. I guess I got lucky on eBay.
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I agree with you, while it's not about the T&D, I have judt received the Bassler catalog and it has some very interesting articles on generator protection and exciters, since they haven't updated the sentinel books I recommend this catalogue to you
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Looking at the content briefly:
1. There are 23 Chapters.
2. Many references and pictures to electrical equipment tend to be heavily aging.
3. Theoretical engineering and design mathematical relationships tend to be up-to-date. I see many of them in current textbooks being used at university levels.
4. I am finding valuable references to older specific published material that is no longer or rarely being referenced in up-to-date papers and books, e.g. high-pressure pipe-type oil-filled cable, high-pressure pipe -type gas-filled cable, etc.
5. Extensive transformer wiring or connection diagrams with parameters are conveniently summarized.
6. Etc.
If you can afford it, buy it. For electrical equipment, it is prudent to contact manufacturer for up-to-date information anyhow.
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I bought my copy of Westinghouse T &D book nearly 35 years back for $3(today's exchange rate half a dollar )in India.