Machowski J., Bialek J., Bumby J.R. Power system dynamics and stability

John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1997, 438 з. - This book has been written to try and answer some of our concerns about the education of power system engineers. With the widespread access to powerful computers, running ever more sophisticated simulation packages, there is a tendency to treat simulation as a substitute for understanding. This tendency is especially dangerous for students and young researchers who tend to think that simulation is a panacea for everything and always provides a true answer. What they do not realise is that, without a physical understanding of the underlying principles, they cannot be confident in understanding, or validating, the simulation results. It is by no means bad practice to treat the initial results of any computer software with a healthy pinch of scepticism.