A textbook of Electrical Technology. In this edition, two new chapters have been added namely Rating & Service Capacity’and Distribution Automation. The First chapter will be useful to degree/diploma students underdoing their first course in Electrical Drives. It also contains many solved problems for the benefit of students. Another new chapter’ distribution Automation’ is the latest development in the field of Electrical Power System Engineering. Till recent years, stress was given on Generation and Transmission.