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failure, maintenance planning, and
prevention. Chapter 3 presents issues of risk assessment, lifecycle cost,
and the reliability of computer tools.
Chapter 4 elaborates upon the RCAM
method, implementation, systematic
asset management, and data analysis
requirements. Chapter 5 introduces

The author
eloquently
presents that
new technology
developments
provide
enhanced
solutions
for asset
management.
applications to electric power system
reliability assessment, load point indices, deterministic versus probabilistic criteria, operational risk assessment, and maintenance specifications
and performance. Chapter 6 presents
RCAM applications to power distribution systems, including underground
cables, cable insulations, the rehabilitation of water-treed cables, and rural
overhead line system aging factors, and
their effects.
Chapter 7 elaborates upon wind
power system survey failures, turbine and gearbox reliability, condition monitoring for preventive maintenance, and RCAM implementation.
Chapter 8 explains the reliability and
maintenance of components including
hazard-rate estimation using infrared
thermography, condition-based maintenance management, artificial neural
network condition monitoring, and supervisory control and data acquisition
alarms and warnings analysis. Chapter
9 discusses RCAM case maintenance
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optimization, including multiobjective
optimization for distribution systems,
event-driven Monte Carlo simulations,
heuristic optimization approaches, and
opportunistic optimization methods.
Chapter 10 explains the RCAM case for
hydropower systems with calculation
details at Vattenfall, risk management
and data analyses, and a comparison of
three RCM methods for case study.
This book's vision is to encourage
collaboration and knowledge exchanges among participants from industry
and academia, regulators, and decision makers. The author states that exchanges would lead to better decisions
and higher quality asset management
results. The target audience includes
readers with varying expertise in asset management. The book is meant for
practitioners and academics within different infrastructure asset management
systems with applications to electric
power systems. The background knowledge required for the reader is mathematical analysis and fundamentals in
electrical engineering. The author has
provided additional explanations in
the appendix and listed more references to a large literature review for
novice readers.
This book is a solid contribution to
the state-of-the-art asset management
application to electric power systems.
I congratulate Prof. Lina Bertling
Tjernberg for amassing a much-needed set of topics to educate the next
generation in this era of uncertainties
a nd evolvi ng elect r ic power system innovations.
-Mohammad Shahidehpour

Renewable Energy
Technologies and
Resources
By Nader Anani
This exciting new resource by Nader
Anani presents comprehensive coverage of renewable energy technologies
and resources. Anani is an associate
professor in electrical engineering and
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MPE.2020.3043676
Date of current version: 19 February 2021

the head of the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Division at the University of Chichester, United Kingdom. He
has authored dozens of journal articles
and conference papers and is a Senior
Member of IEEE. He received his
Ph.D. degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
Renewable Energy Technologies
and Resources focuses on renewable
energy generation and describes the scientific principles and physical systems
used to harness these resources. The environmental and economic impacts of
using these methods are also introduced
with worked examples and exercises.
Photovoltaics and the modeling of
these systems are presented along with
the environmental and social issues of
utilizing specified biomass as an energy source. Readers will also learn
how to effectively calculate the cost
and payback time for a given renewable energy plant by understanding the
factors affecting the cost of generating
electricity from a renewable energy
system. A compa r ison with traditional energy generation is included.
Based on the author's experience in the
development and delivery of renewable
energy models, this book provides
concise and practical solutions that
will appeal to both student and professional practitioners.
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