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Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research
This book presents selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER 2019), providing a comprehensive coverage encompassing all fields and aspects of energy in terms of generation, storage, and distribution. Themes such as optimization of energy systems, energy efficiency, economics, management, and policy, and the interlinkages between energy and envir…
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- 978-981-15-5955-6
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- xxi, 1702p.:ill
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Energy
- Call Number
- 662.6 Pro
The Proceedings of the 9th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering
This book includes the original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 9th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering (FAFEE 2020), held in Xi’an, China, in August 2020. It gathers the latest research, innovations, and applications in the fields of Electrical Engineering. The topics it covers including electrical materials and equipment, electrical energy storage and device, power ele…
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- 978-981-33-6609-1
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- xiv, 879p.:ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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- 621.042 The
Advances in Clean Energy Technologies
This book presents select proceedings of the international conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2020) and examines a range of durable, energy efficient and next-generation smart green technologies for sustainable future by reflecting on the trends, advances and development taking place all across the globe. The topics covered include smart technologies based product, ene…
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- 978-981-16-0235-1
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- xviii, 1163p.:ill
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Energy
- Call Number
- 662.6 Adv
Shaping an Inclusive Energy Transition
This open access book makes a case for a socially inclusive energy transition and illustrates how engineering and public policy professionals can contribute to shaping an inclusive energy transition, building on a socio-technical systems engineering approach. Accomplishing a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy in 2050 is a daunting challenge. This book explores the challenges of the energ…
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- 978-3-030-74586-8
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- xvii, 258p.:ill
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- -
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- 621.042 Sha
Property and Energy Conversion Technology of Solid Composite Sorbents
Solid chemisorption technology is an effective form of energy conversion for recovering low-grade thermal energy, but limited thermal conductivity and agglomeration phenomena greatly limit its performance. Over the past 20 years, researchers have explored the use of thermal conductive porous matrix to improve heat and mass transfer performance. Their efforts have yielded composite sorption tech…
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- 978-981-33-6088-4
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- xix, 282p.:ill
- Series Title
- Engineering Materials
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- 621.312 Wan p
Introduction to Transients in Electrical Circuits
This book integrates analytical and digital solutions through Alternative Transients Program (ATP) software, recognized for its use all over the world in academia and in the electric power industry, utilizing a didactic approach appropriate for graduate students and industry professionals alike. This book presents an approach to solving singular-function differential equations representing t…
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- 978-3-030-68249-1
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- xxxv, 676p.:ill
- Series Title
- Power Systems
- Call Number
- 621.042 Siq i
Phasors for Measurement and Control
This book is focused on the development of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) as a tool to analyse and control power systems. The book develops a nonlinear system-wide approach to control using PMU signals and provides numerous examples of different power systems to demonstrate the robustness of the approach in comparison to heuristic optimization. Some of the applicable controls include: ·…
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- 978-3-030-67040-5
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- xiii, 233p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Power Systems
- Call Number
- 621.042 Led p
OWC-Based Ocean Wave Energy Plants
This book discusses about the new techniques of power generation control of oscillating water column (OWC) using airflow control and maximum power point tracking of OWC using rotational speed control. OWCs harness energy from the oscillation of the seawater inside a chamber or hollow caused by the action of waves. This book presents the mathematical modeling and control techniques used by OWCs.…
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- 978-981-15-9849-4
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- viii, 84p.:ill
- Series Title
- Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering
- Call Number
- 662.6 Owc
High Voltage Digital Power Line Carrier Channels
This book covers planning and maintenance of digital power line carrier (DPLC) channels along high voltage 35-750 kV alternate current power lines, providing readers with an introduction to the relevant industry standards, structure, and construction of DPLC equipment. Coverage includes DPLC equipment use in digital transmitting systems, including digital modulation and coding, channel equaliza…
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- 978-3-030-58365-1
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- xi, 220p.:ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 621.042 Hig
Control and Operation of Grid-Connected Wind Energy Systems
This edited book analyses and discusses the current issues of integration of wind energy systems in the power systems. It collects recent studies in the area, focusing on numerous issues including unbalanced grid voltages, low-voltage ride-through and voltage stability of the grid. It also explores the impact of the emerging technologies of wind turbines and power converters in the integration …
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- 978-3-030-64336-2
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- xii, 317p.:ill
- Series Title
- Green Energy and Technology
- Call Number
- 621.042 Con
Advances in Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
This book comprises select proceedings of the international conference ETAEERE 2020, and primarily focuses on renewable energy resources and smart grid technologies. The book provides valuable information on the technology and design of power grid integration on microgrids of green energy sources. Some of the topics covered include solar PV array, hybrid microgrid, daylight harvesting, green co…
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- 978-981-15-7511-2
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- xxii, 771p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Adv
Energy in Perspective
This textbook provides broad coverage of energy supply and use. It discusses how energy is produced, transformed, delivered to end users, and consumed. The author discusses all of this at an undergraduate level, accessible to students of varying backgrounds. High-level and human-scale perspectives are included. As a high-level example, the book discusses the shares of global primary energy tha…
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- 978-3-030-63541-1
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- xxii, 222p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Cro e
The Circular Economy
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the concept of the Circular Economy (CE), as well as an assessment of the drivers and barriers for circular practices by firms, and its implications for managers in firms and public policy makers. It includes proposals for policy frameworks and instruments that will encourage the uptake of CE practices. The book is presented in three linked parts. …
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- 978-3-030-74792-3
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- viii, 186p.:ill
- Series Title
- Green Energy and Technology
- Call Number
- 333 The
Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
This book focuses on crystalline silicon solar cell science and technology. It is written from the perspective of an experimentalist with extensive hands-on experience in modeling, fabrication, and characterization. A practical approach to solar cell fabrication is presented in terms of its three components: materials, electrical, and optical. The materials section describes wafer processing me…
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- 978-3-030-73379-7
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- xix, 258p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Zai c
Advances in Air Conditioning Technologies
This book highlights key recent developments in air conditioning technologies for cooling and dehumidification with the specific objectives to improve energy efficiency and to minimize environmental impact. Today, air conditioning, comprising cooling and dehumidification, is a necessity in commercial and residential buildings and even in many industrial processes. This book provides key update …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-15-8477-0
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- xii, 305p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Adv
The Deployment of Prepaid Electricity Meters in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book provides a novel and holistic perspective on the deployment of prepaid electricity meter technology among energy impoverished (vulnerable) households based in developing or under-developed communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. It explores and reviews the nexus between the technology and socio-economic development, technology acceptance and rejection in low-income households, and ultimate…
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- 978-3-030-71217-4
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- x, 139p.:ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
- Call Number
- 621.042 Kam t
Sustaining Tomorrow
This book includes the proceedings of the Sustaining Tomorrow 2020 symposium and summit which bring together research from experts in academia, industry, and policy arenas to uncover the challenges and to forge solutions to sustain tomorrow. To sustain tomorrow, we need to continuously make headway in Agriculture, Engineering, Energy, Environment, Economics, Water, among other necessities. This…
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- 978-3-030-64715-5
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- x, 226p.:ill
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Energy
- Call Number
- 662.6 Sus
Energy Management and Energy Efficiency in Industry
This book is presented to demonstrate how energy efficiency can be achieved in existing systems or in the design of a new system, as well as a guide for energy savings opportunities. Accordingly, the content of the book has been enriched with many examples applied in the industry. Thus, it is aimed to provide energy savings by successfully managing the energy in the readers’ own businesses. …
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- 978-3-030-25995-2
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- xxxii, 511p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Key e
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives
This book presents select proceedings of the Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference 2020 (EPREC-2020). It provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of power electronics, especially, power inverter and converter, electrical drives, regulated power supplies, operation of FACTS & HVDC, etc. The readers would be benefited in enhancing their k…
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- 978-981-15-8586-9
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- xiii, 524p.:ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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- 621.042 Rec
Wide Area Power Systems Stability, Protection, and Security
This book proposes new control and protection schemes to improve the overall stability and security of future wide-area power systems. It focuses on the high penetration levels of renewable energy sources and distributed generation, particularly with the trend towards smart grids. The control methods discussed can improve the overall stability in normal and abnormal operation conditions, w…
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- 978-3-030-54275-7
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- xxiv, 599p.:ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 621.042 Wid
The Proceedings of the 9th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering
This book includes the original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 9th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering (FAFEE 2020), held in Xi’an, China, in August 2020. It gathers the latest research, innovations, and applications in the fields of Electrical Engineering. The topics it covers including electrical materials and equipment, electrical energy storage and device, power ele…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-33-6606-0
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- xiii, 873p.:ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 621.042 The
Advances in Renewable Hydrogen and Other Sustainable Energy Carriers
This book examines a broad range of advances in hydrogen energy and alternative fuel developments and their role in the energy transition. The respective contributions were presented at the International Symposium on Sustainable Hydrogen, held in Algiers, Algeria on November 27-28, 2019. The transition from non-renewable polluting energy to sustainable green energy requires not only new …
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- 978-981-15-6595-3
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- xiii, 517p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Adv
The Green Energy Ship Concept
This groundbreaking book aims to show that technology currently exists to build and operate large autonomous sailing ships equipped with hydrokinetic turbines and electrolysers that could operate in high-wind ocean areas. This technology would enable seawater to be converted into storable hydrogen, thereby tapping into an inexhaustible energy reservoir sufficient for the transition to an emissi…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-58244-9
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- xiii, 108p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Pla t
Recent Advances in Power Systems
This book presents select proceedings of Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference 2020 (EPREC 2020). This book provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of the power system, especially, renewable energy conversion systems, distributed generations, microgrid, smart grid, HVDC & FACTS, power system protection, etc. The readers would be benefi…
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- 978-981-15-7994-3
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- xiii, 542p.:ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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- 621.042 Rec
The Economic Superorganism
Energy drives the economy, economics informs policy, and policy affects social outcomes. Since the oil crises of the 1970s, pundits have debated the validity of this sequence, but most economists and politicians still ignore it. Thus, they delude the public about the underlying influence of energy costs and constraints on economic policies that address such pressing contemporary issues as incom…
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- 978-3-030-50295-9
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- xx, 466p.:ill
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- -
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- 333 Kin t
Nuclear Power Plants: Innovative Technologies for Instrumentation and Control…
This book is a compilation of selected papers from the fifth International Symposium on Software Reliability, Industrial Safety, Cyber Security and Physical Protection of Nuclear Power Plant, held in November 2020 in Beijing, China. The purpose of this symposium is to discuss Inspection, test, certification and research for the software and hardware of Instrument and Control (I&C) systems in nu…
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- 978-981-16-3456-7
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- xi, 767p.:ill
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- -
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- 621.48 Nuc
Renewable Energy and Future Power Systems
This book discusses advanced technologies for applications in renewable energy and power systems. The topics covered include neural network applications in power electronics, deep learning applications in power systems, design and simulation of multilevel inverters, solid state transformers, neural network applications for fault detection in power electronics, etc. The book also discusses the i…
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- 978-981-33-6753-1
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- xv, 260p.:ill
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- -
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- 621.042 Ren
Sustainable Ethanol and Climate Change
This book amalgamates the facts on carbon dioxide capture from ethanol fermentation of sugarcane molasses and its impact on climate changes. Learning objectives will be achieved through tables and figures that guide professional and students alike through a user-friendly format. The book presents advanced information on CO2 production from ethanol facilities, impact on climate changes and globa…
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- 978-3-030-59280-6
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- xii, 223p.:ill
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- -
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- 662.6 Sus
Advanced Technologies for Solar Photovoltaics Energy Systems
This book presents a detailed description, analysis, comparison of the latest research and developments in photovoltaic energy. Discussing everything from semiconductors to system integration, and applying various advanced technologies to stand alone and electric utility interfaced in normal and abnormal operating conditions of PV systems, this book provides a thorough introduction to the topic…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-64565-6
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- xv, 600p.:ill
- Series Title
- Green Energy and Technology
- Call Number
- 662.6 Adv
Planning and Operation of Multi-Carrier Energy Networks
This book discusses the optimal design and operation of multi-carrier energy systems, providing a comprehensive review of existing systems as well as proposing new models. Chapters cover the theoretical background and application examples of interconnecting energy technologies such as combined heat and power plants, natural gas-fired power plants, power to gas technology, hydropower plants, and…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-60086-0
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- viii, 374p.:ill
- Series Title
- Power Systems
- Call Number
- 621.042 Pla
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