Power System Fundamentals — Operator Field Manual (2026 PDF)

The operating desk is a poor place to discover that the fundamentals were learned as disconnected definitions.

This 109-page field manual connects grid physics, equipment behavior, protection, switching, emergency operations, markets, and emerging resources to the evidence operators use to build and challenge the operating picture. Choose the manual when you need a searchable reference rather than an enrolled online course.

Rather than teaching isolated definitions, the manual connects grid physics, equipment behavior, protection, switching, emergency operations, markets, and emerging resources to the evidence and judgment used at the operating desk.

What is included

• Six modules and 36 operator-focused lessons
• 36 operator notebook scenarios and six integrated module applications
• Worked calculations for three-phase power, power factor, transformer relationships, battery duration, frequency, and LMP components
• Technical diagrams, decision tables, field checks, glossary, standards crosswalk, and operating-problem index
• 60-question independent knowledge assessment
• Tagged, searchable, printable PDF

Modules

1. How the Grid Works
2. Protection Systems & Disturbance Data
3. Switching, Clearances & Electrical Safety
4. Emergency Operations & Restoration
5. Markets, Dispatch & Reliability
6. HVDC, DER, Storage & Cybersecurity

Format: Digital PDF download. No physical product is shipped.

Important: This is educational material. It is not an operating procedure, switching order, clearance, safety program, protection-setting instruction, legal opinion, tariff, or substitute for current standards and employer-approved procedures.