Electrical Switchgear, Protection and Monitoring of Electricity Usage

Electrical Switchgear, Protection, and Monitoring of Electricity Usage has become increasingly popular in recent years, with applications in Electrical Engineering, Microprocessors, Electrical Drives, and Power Electronics, among other fields. Because of the rapid advancement of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, there is a growing demand for qualified Electrical Engineering people. Switchgear is made up of devices that switch and protect, such as switches, fuses, isolators, circuit breakers, protective relays, control panels, lightning arrestors, current transformers, potential transformers, auto reclosures, and other related equipment. Switchgear is an important part of the overall power distribution and consumption system. Switchboards are used to describe low-voltage switching, whereas switchgear is used to describe high-voltage switching. There are three chapters in this textbook.

Chapter 0: Electrical Safety Rules and Regulations
Chapter- 1: Switchgear, Protection & Earthing System
Chapter- 2: Electricity Usage Monitors, Power Factor Correction, and Basics of Battery & Its Applications

All these switchgear components can be housed in a suitable metal cabinet, which is normally earthed for safety reasons. HT distribution systems with big circuit breakers and switchgear, on the other hand, are frequently housed in a structure. Switchgear must manage power to the load, detect overload conditions, and have features to automatically trip, such as circuit breakers, in addition to switching on and off the energy supply. This safeguards the equipment that consumes electricity, as well as the cables and switchgear. Switchgear can also have many sources of power and switch the load automatically if one of them fails.

This book is written for Electronics Engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It will also function as a source of information for engineers in the Power sector. The basic concepts and principles of Electrical Engineering are given in a straightforward and straightforward manner. Each chapter includes a significant number of solved examples or problems to aid students in problem solving and switchgear and protections design.

I am hopeful that the current version of the textbook will suit the needs of students pursuing degrees in Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, and Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Any feedback from students and faculty members will be very appreciated so that we can make the textbook more useful in future editions.