Power Generation, Operation, and Control

This is the second edition of an extremely well written and carefully thought out book. The material is systematically developed and is a graduate text book which provides a solid foundation in various aspects of power system operation and control. At Iowa State University we have used this book ever since the first edition was published for an introductory graduate course in our graduate curriculum. The book has been extremely well received by our students. It provides detailed analysis of the steps involved in each aspect of power system operation and complements this with excellent examples. The problems at the end of each chapter reinforce the material presented and test the understanding of the student. The diskette which accompanies the book is also very helpful in working the problems and provides rich experience to the student.This book is ideally suited for the serious student who takes time to carefully read the material, assimilate the material and applies it in a practical setting.This was also one of the first texts to introduce several important concepts related to the deregulation of the utility industry.

Wood and Wollenberg provide a most useful guidance for graduate courses in power engineering in Chile. I have been using it regularly as the text book for a course on Economic Operation of Power Systems. The basic concepts are well explained, the mathematics are clear and the power generation matters are well supplemented with the optimization basic concepts. Thus, the book stands on its own as a most useful educational tool. Although deregulation has somehow changed the way power systems operation and control are handled, the book stands strong in providing a coherent understanding of concepts and methods involved. My graduates, working in industry, have found the course (and of course the book) most useful for their careers.

I found this book to be even better than the excellent first edition. While it requires undergraduate electrical engineering education and an understanding of steady state power analysis, it provides exceptional coverage of to various aspects of power generation, operation and control. I have recommended this book and the first edition to my colleagues in the past, after insuring that they had the background to understand the material presented.

We have used this book at ASU for quite a while. The book is well done and clear in its writing style. All the traditional dispatch methods are covered in detail. The section on dynamic programming is excellent. There are a number of very usefuyl tricks and tidbits in the book, and this give students a feel for the subject. If there is any weakness, it is too short -- I would like to see this expanded to two volumes. The section on state estimation is a good introduction.

This book covers many of the most significant areas in power system operations and computations. Its unique features include detailed coverage of the fundamentals of economic operations and system computational support. From the competition point of view,I doubt if you will find an equal to the well thought out examples and problems in this book. I wish that the authors would produce a new edition covering the latest in the deregualted environment,