Alstom Grid offers new edition of Network Protection and Automation Guide

Alstom Grid has launched an updated version of its well respected Network Protection and Automation Guide (NPAG), a comprehensive 500 page technical reference textbook which offers protection engineers and technicians the latest information and advice on protective relays, measurement and control. For this 5th edition of the NPAG, Alstom Grid has capitalised on its pool of substation automation experts at its global Centre of Excellence in Stafford, United Kingdom.

Additional chapters include guidance on system integrity protection and remedial action schemes, phasor measurements and wide area schemes. New information is also available in the guide for the first time on digital substations, including IEC 61850, Ethernet station bus and precision time synchronising, reflecting new developments and advances in technology.

Hervé Amossé, Vice-President, Substation Automation Solutions, Alstom Grid said, We are proud to offer an updated and impartial reference guide for those working within the network protection and automation field. This is part of our effort to continually share Alstom Grids knowledge and expertise within the industry and technical institutions.

The book also serves as key reference for the international delegates at ALSTOMs Annual Application and Protection of Power Systems (APPS) training courses, which Alstom Grid has been running for more than 50 years. The APPS courses are also regularly updated along with the textbook, ensuring attendees receive the latest and most up-to-date guidance on the topic.

For more information on the APPS courses and access to the NPAG guide, visit www.alstom.com/grid/NPAG/.  To receive the 2011 edition by download, please follow the link to the NPAG request form.

About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,500 people in 100 countries and had sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.

Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to their customers projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the global top 3 in electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover of more than 4 billion. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chainfrom power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user. 

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