Bringing together automation concepts as they apply to utility distribution systems, Control and Automation of Electric Power Distribution Systems explores the theoretical and practical details of applying control and automation to distribution substations and feeders. The authors cover communication and protocols and supply detailed explanations of architectural options. By discussing the industry's work on justification, financing, and rate-base issues in a cohesive manner, the book develops the idea of generic networks through the concept of a network complexity factor and standard...