This book provides an overview of most aspects of electrical protections. The emphasis is on distribution systems, but protection of generation and transmission systems are also treated. For this 4th edition, new topics are added, such as protection of renewable power plants and transient stability analysis.

Juan M. Gers is the president of GERS, a consulting engineering company specialized in power systems. He is the author of a book entitled Distribution System Analysis and Automation, published by the IET in 2013, and is the author or co-author of over 40 technical papers. Currently he participates in several groups of the Power System Relaying Committee - PSRC of the IEEE.