FOREWORD PREFACE PART 1 GENERAL BACKGROUND 1 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN POWER SYSTEMS 1.1 Evolution of elecric power systems 1.2 Structure of the power system 1.3 Power system control 1.4 Design and operating criteria for stability References 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE POWER SYSTEM STABILITY PROBLEM 2.1 Basic concept and definitions 2.1.1 Rotor angle stability 2.1.2 Voltage stability and Voltage collapse 2.1.3 Mid-rerm and long-term stability 2.2 Classification of stability 2.3 Historical review of stability problems References PART 2 EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND MODELLING 3 SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE THEORY AND MODELLING 4 SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE PARAMETERS 5 SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE REPRESENTATION IN STABLITY STUDIES 6 AC TRANSMISSION 7 POWER SYSTEM LOADS 8 EXCITION SYSTEMS 9 PRIME MOVERS AND ENERGY SYPPLY SYSTEMS 10 HIGH-BOLTAGE DIRECT-CURRENT TRANSMISSION 11 CONTROL OF ACTIVE POWER AND REACTIVE POWER PART 3 SYSTEM STABILITY :physical aspects,analysis,and inprovement 12 SMALL-SIGNAL STABILITY 13 TRANSIENT STABILITY 14 VOLTAGE STABILITY 15 SUBSYNCHRONOUS OSCILLATIONS 16 MID-TERM AND LONG-TERM STABILITY 17 METHODS OF IMPROVING STABILITY INDEX