# Introduction to Electric Power Systems

- By: James Kirtley
- Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electrical_Engineering/Electro-Optics/Introduction_to_Electric_Power_Systems_(Kirtley))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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This text is an introductory subject in the field of electric power systems and electrical to mechanical energy conversion. Electric power has become increasingly important as a way of transmitting and transforming energy in industrial, military and transportation uses. Electric power systems are also at the heart of alternative energy systems, including wind and solar electric, geothermal and small scale hydroelectric generation.