The understanding of electrical system design has become increasingly important, not only to the electrical designer, but to safety, plant and project engineers as well. With the advent of high energy costs, plant and project engineers have needed to become more aware of electrical systems. Both safety and energy efficiency will be covered in this text along with practical application problems for industrial and commercial electrical design.
The field of electrical engineering is a large and diverse one. Often included under the general title of electrical engineer are the fields of electronics, semiconductors, computer science, power, lighting and electromagnetics. The focus of this book is on the consulting or plant electrical engineer whose responsibilities include facility power distribution and lighting.