Electrical engineering

This book examines the critical differences between current and next-generation Si technologies (CMOS, BiCMOS and SiC) and technology platforms (e.

The raw numbers of high-energy-density physics are amazing: shock waves at hundreds of km/s (approaching a million km per hour), temperatures of millions of degrees, and pressures that exceed 100 million atmospheres.

This book provides a single-source reference to green technologies in advanced biofuel technology.

This book provides a review of the latest advances in anion exchange membrane fuel cells.

This book proposes new control and protection schemes to improve the overall stability and security of future wide-area power systems.

This textbook presents theory and practice in the context of automatic control education.

In this book well-known experts highlight cutting-edge research priorities and discuss the state of the art in the field of solid oxide fuel cells giving an update on specific subjects such as protonic conductors, interconnects, electrocatalytic and catalytic processes and modelling approaches.

This book offers a broad and detailed view about how traditional distribution systems are evolving smart/active systems.

This book presents the design methodology and electrical diagrams of symmetrical six-phase windings, the main elements of the six-phase  that are being developed to help meet the demand for high power electric drive systems that are resilient and energy efficient.

This book is focused on the management of gas consumers, especially in cases of gas supply disruptions.

The internal heat of the planet Earth represents an inexhaustible reservoir of thermal energy known as Geothermal Energy.

This authored monograph provides in-depth analysis and methods for aligning electricity demand of manufacturing systems to VRE supply.

This book is focused on the development of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) as a tool to analyse and control power systems.

This book celebrates Professor Mathukumalli Vidyasagar's outstanding achievements in systems, control, robotics, statistical learning, computational biology, and allied areas.

This book presents a quantitative description of the physics of solar-cell materials, transport processes, fabrication methods, and offers a scientific understanding of the technology involved.

This volume collects papers presented at the International 100% Renewable Energy Conferences (IRENEC) from 2011 to 2015.

Any curriculum involving science and/or engineering will eventually find itself entering the realm of physics.

This book discusses semiconductor properties, pn-junctions and the physical phenomena for understanding power devices in depth.

This book provides the first comprehensive state-of-the-art research on tree (dendritic) fluid flow and heat transfer.

The focus of this book is the application of artificial neural networks in uncertain dynamical systems.

This monograph addresses the spectrum-scarcity problem by providing a comprehensive overview of spectrum resource management in Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (CRSNs).

This book presents novel findings concerning the systems, materials and processes used in solar energy conversion in communities.

This book presents a modified model reference adaptive system (MRAS) observer for sensorless vector control of a wind driven doubly fed induction generator (DFIG).

This book has been designed for helping students and other interested readers to solve first- and second order circuits problems in the time domain, and to use the Laplace transform.

Bringing together conceptual, theoretical and evidence-based contributions from a diverse set of experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy in Africa, from a management perspective.

This book offers a concise introduction to the analysis of electrical transients aimed at students who have completed introductory circuits and freshman calculus courses.

This book addresses the potential of the transformation of biomass into a wide range of marketable products, and examines the biological, biochemical, physical and thermal processing of biomass into products such as fuels, power, heat, feeds, chemicals and materials.

Addressing the applications of computational intelligence algorithms in energy, this book presents a systematic procedure that illustrates the practical steps required for applying bio-inspired, meta-heuristic algorithms in energy, such as the prediction of oil consumption and other energy products.

This book offers a timely review of wave energy and its conversion mechanisms.

This book provides a comprehensive study on state-of-the-art developments in the control, operation, and market participation of active buildings (ABs).

This book addresses recycling technologies for many of the valuable and scarce materials from spent lithium-ion batteries.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the electricity industry in China, the world's largest power producer and carbon emitter.

This book introduces several simple analytical approaches to aid the seamless integration of renewable distributed generation.

This book addresses the evaluation and optimization of key elements in concentrating solar thermal (CST) technologies, such as solar receivers and working fluids, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling.

Demonstrating the potential of building strong brands in the energy sector, this book explores the challenges of shifting the perception of energy from a commodity business into a consumer brand.

This book is devoted to the development of complex methods and means of their implementation with using UAVs aimed for improving the safety and efficiency of the energy system.

This book contains papers of the 5th International Symposium on Experimental Mechanics (5-ISEM) and the 9th Symposium on Optics in Industry (9-SOI), whose general theme is Emerging Challenges for Experimental Mechanics in Energy and Environmental Applications.

This insightful volume shares design ideas to help builders, planners and architects create mass-produced affordable housing that pushes suburban development in more sustainable, liveable directions.

This book brings together important new contributions covering electric vehicle smart charging (EVSC) from a multidisciplinary group of global experts, providing a comprehensive look at EVSC and its role in meeting long-term goals for decarbonization of electricity generation and transportation.

This book discusses aspects of policy and techno-economic analysis of renewable energy in developing countries.

This book introduces the reader to the optical switching technology for its application to data centers.

Why has so much of our recent attention been focused on AI while RI (Real Intelligence) is all but forgotten?

This book covers user experience methods and tools in designing user friendly products and servicesby encompassing widely utilized successful methods, including elicitation, analysis and establishment of requirements, collaborative idea generation with design teams and intended users, prototype testing and evaluation of the user experience through empirical and non empirical means.

This book shares the learnings and perspectives of two pioneer women who waded the many challenges posed by multiculturalism and gender in one of the corporate environments more rigid and traditional in the business world: the energy sector in the Middle East.

This book builds on the cutting edge research presented in the previous edition that was the first of its kind to present the technology behind an emerging power systems management tool still in the early stages of commercial roll-out.

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.

This book provides a detailed review of millimeter-wave power amplifiers, discussing design issues and performance limitations commonly encountered in light of the latest research.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the thermal issues in photovoltaics.

This edited book explores the most promising and reliable technological developments expected to impact on the next generation of desalination systems.

This book discusses innovations in the field of hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) and covers the durability, practicality, cost-effectiveness, and utility of a HESS.