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BIBLIOGRAPHY · 35 BOOKS

Textbook references for power engineering

University textbooks and engineering handbooks for students and engineers studying circuits, machines, protection, power electronics, power plants, grids and electricity markets. Specific factual claims on our pages link to supporting sources. Individual plant data comes from the inventories listed on data sources.

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Power systems

Power System Analysis and Design (6th ed.) — Glover, J. D., Overbye, T. J. & Sarma, M. S., Cengage Learning, 2017 · ISBN 978-1-305-63213-4
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Electricity grids and markets: who does what? · How to read a power-plant inventory without overclaiming
Power System Dynamics: Stability and Control (3rd ed.) — Machowski, J., Lubosny, Z., Bialek, J. W. & Bumby, J. R., Wiley, 2020 · ISBN 978-1-119-52634-6
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Comparing countries’ electricity mixes fairly
Power System Stability and Control — Kundur, P., McGraw-Hill, 1994 · ISBN 978-0-07-035958-1
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Electric Power Systems (5th ed.) — Weedy, B. M., Cory, B. J., Jenkins, N., Ekanayake, J. B. & Strbac, G., Wiley, 2012 · ISBN 9780470682685
Power-system components, analysis, operation and the relationship between engineering and electricity markets.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Ideal transformer ratios · Read a single-line power path

Electricity markets

Fundamentals of Power System Economics (2nd ed.) — Kirschen, D. S. & Strbac, G., Wiley, 2018 · ISBN 978-1-119-21324-6
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Power plant owners, operators and grid operators · Electricity grids and markets: who does what?
Power System Economics: Designing Markets for Electricity — Stoft, S., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2002 · ISBN 978-0-471-15040-4
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Electricity grids and markets: who does what?

Energy fundamentals

Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems (2nd ed.) — Masters, G. M., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2013 · ISBN 978-1-118-14062-8
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Solar photovoltaic plant · Hydropower station · Battery storage · MW vs MWh: reading power and energy correctly · Capacity factor: what it tells you about a power plant · Battery and pumped storage: MW, MWh and duration · Solar capacity explained: MWac, MWdc and real output
Sustainable Energy — Without the Hot Air — MacKay, D. J. C., UIT Cambridge, 2009 · ISBN 978-0-9544529-3-3 · free to read
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30 · Catalogue source
Related pages: Tidal stream turbine · MW vs MWh: reading power and energy correctly · Renewable vs low-carbon electricity: what’s the difference? · Electricity carbon intensity: units and comparisons · Comparing countries’ electricity mixes fairly
Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (9th ed.) — Çengel, Y. A., Boles, M. A. & Kanoğlu, M., McGraw-Hill Education, 2019 · ISBN 978-1-259-82267-4
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Nuclear power station · Combined-cycle gas plant · Coal-fired power station

Wind

Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application (2nd ed.) — Manwell, J. F., McGowan, J. G. & Rogers, A. L., Wiley, 2009 · ISBN 978-0-470-01500-1
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Wind turbine · Wind farms: turbine ratings, weather and electricity output
Wind Energy Handbook (3rd ed.) — Burton, T., Jenkins, N., Bossanyi, E., Sharpe, D. & Graham, M., Wiley, 2021 · ISBN 978-1-119-45109-9
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Wind turbine · Wind farms: turbine ratings, weather and electricity output

Solar

Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering (2nd ed.) — Luque, A. & Hegedus, S. (eds.), Wiley, 2011 · ISBN 978-0-470-72169-8
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Solar photovoltaic plant · Solar capacity explained: MWac, MWdc and real output

Hydropower

Hydropower Engineering Handbook — Gulliver, J. S. & Arndt, R. E. A. (eds.), McGraw-Hill, 1991 · ISBN 978-0-07-025193-9 · free to read
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Hydropower station · Hydropower: reservoirs, rivers and pumped storage

Nuclear

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (4th ed.) — Lamarsh, J. R. & Baratta, A. J., Pearson, 2017 · ISBN 978-0-13-457005-1
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Nuclear power station

Thermal power

Combined-Cycle Gas & Steam Turbine Power Plants (3rd ed.) — Kehlhofer, R., Hannemann, F., Stirnimann, F. & Rukes, B., PennWell, 2009 · ISBN 978-1-59370-168-0
Bibliographic check: 2026-10-03
Related pages: Combined-cycle gas plant
Steam: Its Generation and Use (42nd ed.) — Babcock & Wilcox Company, Babcock & Wilcox, 2015 · ISBN 978-0-9634570-2-8
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Coal-fired power station · Biomass CHP plant

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Plants: Principles, Applications, Case Studies and Environmental Impact (4th ed.) — DiPippo, R., Butterworth-Heinemann (Elsevier), 2016 · ISBN 978-0-08-100879-9
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Geothermal power plant

Bioenergy

Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis and Torrefaction: Practical Design and Theory (3rd ed.) — Basu, P., Academic Press, 2018 · ISBN 978-0-12-812992-0
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Biomass CHP plant

Storage

Linden's Handbook of Batteries (5th ed.) — Beard, K. W. (ed.), McGraw-Hill Education, 2019 · ISBN 978-1-260-11592-5
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Battery storage · Battery and pumped storage: MW, MWh and duration

Ocean energy

Ocean Energy: Tide and Tidal Power — Charlier, R. H. & Finkl, C. W., Springer, 2009 · ISBN 978-3-540-77931-5
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-29
Related pages: Tidal stream turbine

Circuits and electrical fundamentals

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (7th ed.) — Alexander, C. K. & Sadiku, M. N. O., McGraw-Hill, 2021 · ISBN 9781260226409
Start with circuit laws, then study phasors, AC power and three-phase systems with worked problems.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Voltage, current and resistance · Single-phase versus three-phase · kW, kVA and kvar · Power factor and load current
Electric Circuits (11th ed.) — Nilsson, J. W. & Riedel, S. A., Pearson, 2019 · ISBN 9780134746968
Circuit analysis, transients, sinusoidal steady-state power and balanced three-phase networks.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Voltage, current and resistance · Power factor and load current · Three-phase line and phase quantities

Machines, transformers and drives

Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems (6th ed., Pearson New International Edition) — Wildi, T., Pearson, 2013 · ISBN 9781292024585
Transformers, induction and synchronous machines, motor drives and utility power systems.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Single-phase versus three-phase · kW, kVA and kvar · Three-phase line and phase quantities · Ideal transformer ratios
Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications (5th ed.) — Hughes, A. & Drury, B., Newnes (Elsevier), 2019 · ISBN 9780081026151
An accessible introduction to motor behaviour, converter-fed drives and motor/drive selection.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30

Power electronics

Fundamentals of Power Electronics (3rd ed.) — Erickson, R. W. & Maksimović, D., Springer, 2020 · ISBN 9783030438791
A more mathematical treatment of switching converters, magnetics, modelling and feedback control.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Solar capacity explained: MWac, MWdc and real output
Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid: Technology and Applications — Bose, B. K. (ed.), Wiley-IEEE Press, 2019 · ISBN 9781119515623
Graduate-level background on converters for renewable generation, grid storage and smart-grid control.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30

Transmission and distribution

Electric Power Distribution Handbook (2nd ed.) — Short, T. A., CRC Press, 2014 · ISBN 9781466598652
Distribution equipment, transformers, voltage regulation, faults, reliability and grounding fundamentals.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Read a single-line power path · Read earthing and bonding connections

Protection and relaying

Power System Relaying (5th ed.) — Horowitz, S. H., Phadke, A. G. & Henville, C. F., Wiley, 2022 · ISBN 9781119838432
CTs/VTs, relay principles and protection of generators, transformers, buses and lines.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Read measurement and protection paths
Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications (4th ed.) — Blackburn, J. L. & Domin, T. J., CRC Press, 2014 · ISBN 9781439888117
Fault-analysis foundations, relay inputs, system grounding and equipment protection, with practice problems.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30 · Catalogue source
Related pages: Read earthing and bonding connections
Computer Relaying for Power Systems (2nd ed.) — Phadke, A. G. & Thorp, J. S., Wiley / Research Studies Press, 2009 · ISBN 9780470057131
Digital-relay algorithms, sampled signals, integrated protection and wide-area measurements.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Read measurement and protection paths

High voltage and insulation

High Voltage Engineering (2nd ed.) — Rizk, F. A. M. & Trinh, G. N., CRC Press, 2026 · ISBN 9781032969428
Advanced study of electrical insulation, high-voltage stresses and EHV/UHV transmission phenomena.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30

Power quality and reliability

Understanding Power Quality Problems: Voltage Sags and Interruptions — Bollen, M. H. J., Wiley-IEEE Press, 1999 · ISBN 9780780347137
Voltage sags, interruptions, equipment sensitivity and analytical approaches to supply reliability.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30

Smart grids and renewable integration

Smart Grid: Technology and Applications — Ekanayake, J. B., Liyanage, K. M., Wu, J., Yokoyama, A. & Jenkins, N., Wiley, 2012 · ISBN 9780470974094
Smart metering, communication, system operation, power electronics and energy storage in grids.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Integration of Distributed Generation in the Power System — Bollen, M. H. J. & Hassan, F., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2011 · ISBN 9780470643372
How distributed generation affects hosting capacity, losses, voltage, power quality and protection.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30
Related pages: Comparing countries’ electricity mixes fairly
Smart Grid and Enabling Technologies — Refaat, S. S., Ellabban, O., Bayhan, S., Abu-Rub, H., Blaabjerg, F. & Begovic, M. M., Wiley, 2021 · ISBN 9781119422310
Senior-undergraduate and graduate reading on grid architecture, renewable integration, metering and communication.
Bibliographic check: 2026-09-30

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