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Around the world, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly "the new normal" and are expected to increase in the 21st century as a result of climate change. Extreme weather events have devastating impacts on human lives and national economies. This book examines...
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Springer
Parution :
2014-05-12
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This book addresses the use, operation and maintenance of new renewable energy systems, taking into account their integration in the current electrical markets and in the new emergent uses of energy. The book is based on practical experiences which present different...
Editeur :
Springer
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2014-05-09
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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"Robust Output Feedback H-infinity Control and Filtering for Uncertain Linear Systems" discusses new and meaningful findings on robust output feedback H-infinity control and filtering for uncertain linear systems, presenting a number of useful and less conservative...
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Springer
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2014-05-02
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Sensors are used for civil infrastructure performance assessment and health monitoring, and have evolved significantly through developments in materials and methodologies. Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Volume I provides an overview of sensor hardware and...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2014-04-26
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Independent Generation of Electrical Power explains the different operations involved in the generation of power in power plants and the concepts and principles behind them. The book covers topics such as the parameters and requirements of generator performance;...
Editeur :
Butterworth-Heinemann
Parution :
2014-04-24
epub sans DRM
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The book helps readers understand key concepts in standalone and grid connected wind energy systems and features analysis into the modeling and optimization of commonly used configurations through the implementation of different control strategies.Utilizing several...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-16
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Data-driven Design of Fault Diagnosis and Fault-tolerant Control Systems presents basic statistical process monitoring, fault diagnosis, and control methods and introduces advanced data-driven schemes for the design of fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control systems...
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Springer
Parution :
2014-04-12
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This monograph provides the reader with a systematic treatment of robust filter design, a key issue in systems, control and signal processing, because of the fact that the inevitable presence of uncertainty in system and signal models often degrades the filtering...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-10
ePub
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Liberating Energy from Carbon analyzes energy options in a carbon-constrained world. Major strategies and pathways to decarbonizing the carbon-intensive economy are laid out with a special emphasis on the prospects of achieving low-risk atmospheric CO2 levels. The...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-07
Collection :
Lecture Notes in Energy
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What was our planet like in years past? How has our civilization affected Earth and its ecology? Harvesting Space for a Greener Planet, the Second Edition of Paradise Regained: The Regreening of the Earth, begins by discussing these questions, and then generates a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-07
ePub
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Solar energy will undoubtedly become a main source of energy in our life by the end of this century, but how big of a role will photovoltaics play in this new energy infrastructure? Besides cost and efficiency, there are other barriers for current solar cell...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-07
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
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The volume presents the research work in understanding, modeling and quantifying the risks associated with different ways of implementing smart grid technology in power systems in order to plan and operate a modern power system with an acceptable level of reliability....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-07
Collection :
Reliable and Sustainable Electric Power and Energy Systems Management
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The brief provides a quick introduction to the dynamic modelling of power system components. It gives a rigorous derivation of the model of different components of the power system such as synchronous generator, transformer, transmission line, FACTS, DC transmission...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-04-02
ePub
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Waste Energy Harvesting overviews the latest progress in waste energy harvesting technologies, with specific focusing on waste thermal mechanical energies. Thermal energy harvesting technologies include thermoelectric effect, storage through phase change materials and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-03-25
Collection :
Lecture Notes in Energy
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Smart sensors and MEMS can include a variety of devices and systems that have a high level of functionality. They do this either by integrating multiple sensing and actuating modes into one device, or else by integrating sensing and actuating with information...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2014-03-24
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This book reports on various techniques for fault location on cross bonded cables, identifies the best method and describes the construction of a full fault locator system. The developed system is able of pinpointing the fault location on long cross-bonded cable systems...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-03-19
Collection :
Springer Theses
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Electrical Systems and Equipment is the work of some 50 electrical design specialists in the power engineering field based largely on the work and experience of GDCD's (Generation Development and Constructor Division of the CEGB)Electrical Branch. The volume describes...
Editeur :
Pergamon
Parution :
2014-03-14
epub sans DRM
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Extended models, methods, and applications in power system risk assessment Risk Assessment of Power Systems: Models, Methods, and Applications, Second Edition fills the gap between risk theory and real-world application. Author Wenyuan Li is a leading authority on power...
Editeur :
Wiley-IEEE Press
Parution :
2014-02-19
Collection :
IEEE Press Series on Power and Energy Systems
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It is the intent of this book to combine high-voltage (HV) engineering with HV testing technique and HV measuring technique. Based on long-term experience gained by the authors as lecturer and researcher as well as member in international organizations, such as IEC and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-02-18
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Methanol - The Chemical and Energy Feedstock of the Future offers a visionary yet unbiased view of methanol technology. Based on the groundbreaking 1986 publication "Methanol" by Friedrich Asinger, this book includes contributions by more than 40 experts from industry...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-02-18
ePub
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