knight1fox3
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Hello All,
I was very glad to have found this engineering discussion board. It has a lot of useful information from engineers who have already passed the PE exam. I myself am scheduled to take the exam in April of 2010. I am an electrical engineer in the Nuclear division of a reputable material handling corporation. My primary design responsibilities focus around power distribution, PLC control, and variable frequency drive controls. That being said I will be taking the Electrical Power PE as it pertains directly to my employment field. In reading this thread among others (such as this thread), I have been gathering notes on what reference materials to obtain for studying and for the exam itself. Basically this is what I have read:
The following reference books are a MUST:
- Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems by Wildi
- Power Systems Analysis by Grainger/Stevenson
- NEC 2008 (which I already have and use on a daily basis)
- EC&M's Electrical Calculations Handbook by Paschal
- Electrical Engineering Practice Problems for the Power, Electrical and Electronics, and Computer PE Exams (EEPP8), 8th Edition
The following reference books would be HELPFUL but not necessary:
- Electric Machinery and Power System Fundamentals by Chapman
- Practical Variable Speed Drives and Power Electronics by Barnes
- Electronic Variable Speed Drives by Brumbach
- PPI EERM (EXSPENSIVE! :angry: )
And I currently own the following:
- Electric Machinery by Kingsley/Fitzgerald/Umans
- Power Systems Analysis by Hadi Saadat
- Handbook of Electric Power Calculations by H. Wayne Beaty
I would like to get some further thoughts/suggestions on my assumptions above. Any input would be GREATLY appreciated and helpful. Also, if anyone has or knows of where I could find the above referenced material used, that would also be appreciated. I will be checking the local university libraries and also half.com. Thanks again.
Regards
I was very glad to have found this engineering discussion board. It has a lot of useful information from engineers who have already passed the PE exam. I myself am scheduled to take the exam in April of 2010. I am an electrical engineer in the Nuclear division of a reputable material handling corporation. My primary design responsibilities focus around power distribution, PLC control, and variable frequency drive controls. That being said I will be taking the Electrical Power PE as it pertains directly to my employment field. In reading this thread among others (such as this thread), I have been gathering notes on what reference materials to obtain for studying and for the exam itself. Basically this is what I have read:
The following reference books are a MUST:
- Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems by Wildi
- Power Systems Analysis by Grainger/Stevenson
- NEC 2008 (which I already have and use on a daily basis)
- EC&M's Electrical Calculations Handbook by Paschal
- Electrical Engineering Practice Problems for the Power, Electrical and Electronics, and Computer PE Exams (EEPP8), 8th Edition
The following reference books would be HELPFUL but not necessary:
- Electric Machinery and Power System Fundamentals by Chapman
- Practical Variable Speed Drives and Power Electronics by Barnes
- Electronic Variable Speed Drives by Brumbach
- PPI EERM (EXSPENSIVE! :angry: )
And I currently own the following:
- Electric Machinery by Kingsley/Fitzgerald/Umans
- Power Systems Analysis by Hadi Saadat
- Handbook of Electric Power Calculations by H. Wayne Beaty
I would like to get some further thoughts/suggestions on my assumptions above. Any input would be GREATLY appreciated and helpful. Also, if anyone has or knows of where I could find the above referenced material used, that would also be appreciated. I will be checking the local university libraries and also half.com. Thanks again.
Regards
