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This text, like its previous four editions, is an introduction to communication systems written at a level approprite for advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate student in electrical or computer engineering. An initial study of signal trnsmissionb and the inherent limitations of physical systems establishes unifying concepts of communication. Attention is then given to analog caommun…
This book explores the part that electric vehicles can play in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Further, it explains the impact of public support, technological advances, lower costs and better battery performance in making electric vehicles a viable alternative. The book begins by analyzing the international context of electric vehicles and how they are being developed in different count…
This book opens with a brief introduction to renewable energy and the advantages of solar energy systems, an overview of concentrated solar power (CSP) system technologies and modeling, and the application of artificial neural network (ANN) technologies in various solar field systems. Later chapters cover data and operation methods of central tower receiver power plants (CTRPP), important model…
Provides overviews and in-depth and authoritative analysis on the basic as well as cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and sciences across a broad spectrum of areas. Includes established and emerging topics critical to the understanding of fundamental concepts, processes, practices and technologies. Covers a variety of departments such as Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Indu…
This comprehensive Springer Handbook covers all major areas encompassed by the broad field of mechanical engineering. This second, substantially updated edition with many new chapters provides easily accessible but authoritative information in a clear structure. The book starts with concise chapters that cover the most important fundamentals of mathematics, mechanics and thermodynamics neede…
This book considers all aspects of performability engineering, providing a holistic view of the activities associated with a product throughout its entire life cycle of the product, as well as the cost of minimizing the environmental impact at each stage, while maximizing the performance. Building on the editor's previous Handbook of Performability Engineering, it explains how performability en…