Must Read Books and Material on Electrical Engineering

Electrical Systems:

1. Industrial Power Systems by Shoaib Khan.
2. Industrial Power Engineering and Applications Handbook by K.C.Agarwal.
3. Design of Electrical Systems for Large Projects. Vol.I - 3rd Edition 2002 by N. Balasubramaniam, Published by NBS Consultancy.

Short Circuit Studies, Relay Coordination books:

1. Electrical Engineer's Portable Handbook by Robert B. Hickey, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill (from Pg. 182 and up).
2. IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants (IEEE Std 141-1993).Chapter 4, Short Circuit Current Calculations, Pg 109.
   
3. IEEE Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (IEEE Std 242-1986), Recognized as an American National Standard(ANSI).
4. IEEE Recommended Practice for Industrial and Commercial Power System Analysis (IEEE Std 399-1997), Recognized as an American National Standard(ANSI).
5. Technical Manual TM 5-811-14, Coordinated Power Systems Protection (Dept. of Army).

Relays, Protection and Control books:

1. Protection Relay and Automation Guide (NPAG) from Areva Website.
   http://www.areva-td.com/home_tdmain/US_57_Homepage.html
   http://www.areva-td.com/solutions/US_366_Solution+Index.html
2. Siemens Technical Guide for each relay available on Simens Website.
   https://www.energy.siemens.com/cms/00000029/Pages/products.aspx?lang=en&country=ZZ&partid=KN03010401
3. ABB Relays
   http://www.abb.com/product/us/9AAC710342.aspx?v=9AAC30405217&e&ep=1&rm=1
4. The art and science of Protective Relaying by C. Russell Mason.
5. IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Power Transformers (IEEE Std C37.91-2000)
6. Practical Introduction to Power System Protection and Control by Ahmed Safie Eldin, 2005.

SCADA related books:

1. Practical Modern SCADA Protocols DNP3, IEC 60870.5 and Related Systems by Gordon Clarke, Deon Reynders and Edwin Wright, Newnes Publications, 2004. ISBN 07506 7995.
2. Practical Electrical Network Automation and Communication Systems by Cobus Strauss, Newnes Publications.
3. Practical SCADA for Industry by David Bailer, Edwin Wright.

Links on Electrical Interview Preparation Questions:

1. Interview Prep for Techies, Career Job Search Radar http://www.radarfarms.com/?page_id=30&type=12&sstring=questions
2. Electrical Machines and Power System http://www.geocities.com/cindulkar/

Power System Studies Calculator Links:

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   Phase Sequence Calculator (ABC012.exe)

   http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~grady/ABC012.html

2. PCFLOW for Harmonic Power Analyzer, Load Flow and Short Circuit. http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~grady/PCFLO.html