Alternative and renewable energy sources Books

Book Synopsis'Essential for any serious technical library' Professor Martin Green, University of New South Wales, Australia The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and biomass, bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy. Volume 16 is the first volume to be published by Earthscan. Topics covered include: * Anthropogenic global warming: evidence, predictions and consequences * Comparing projections of PV generation ad European and U.S. domestic oil production * Recent advances in solar PV technology * III-V compound multi-junction and concentrator solar cells * Progress of highly reliable crystalline Si solar devices and materials * Recent advances in parabolic trough solar power plant technology * Solar pond technologies: a review and future directions * Passive cooling of buildings * Renewable solar energy for traveling: air, land and water * Modeling solar hydrogen fuel cell systems * Renewable energy for the Russian economy * An innovative, high temperature and concentration solar optical system at the turn of the 19th Century: the Pyreheliophoro Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this volume and series is a 'must-have' reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy, suitable for solar energy experts (including engineers and architects), utilities and industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in renewable energy, technical libraries and laboratories.Table of Contents* Anthropogenic Global Warming: Evidence, Predictions and Consequences * Comparing Projections of PV Generation and European and U.S. Domestic Oil Production * Recent Advances in Solar PV Technology * III-V Compound Multi-junction and Concentrator Solar Cells * Progress of Highly Reliable Crystalline Si Solar Devices and Materials * Recent Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Technology * Solar Pond Technologies: a Review and Future Directions * Passive Cooling of Buildings * Renewable Solar Energy for Traveling: Air, Land and Water * Modeling Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems * Renewable Energy for the Russian Economy * An Innovative, High Temperature and Concentration Solar Optical System at the Turn of the 19th Century: the Pyreheliophoro *

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Book Synopsis'Essential for any serious technical library' PROFESSOR MARTIN GREEN, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTHWALES, AUSTRALIA 'Valuable, detailed information that helps me plan for the future' DON OSBORN, FORMERLY OF SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and biomass, bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this volume and series is a 'must-have' reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy. Volume 17 focuses primarily on solar energy, with respect to heating, hot water, drying and detoxification. Specific chapter subjects include: Alternative World Energy Outlook 2006: A Possible Path towards a Sustainable Future Quantum Well Solar Cells Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics Thermal and Material Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot Water Photocatalytic Detoxification of Water with Solar Energy Solar-Hydrogen: A Solid-State Chemistry Perspective Solar Heat for Industrial Processes Solar Energy Technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for Sustainable Energy, Water and EnvironmentTrade Review"* 'Essential for any serious technical library' Professor Martin Green, University of New South Wales, Australia * 'Valuable, detailed information that helps me plan for the future' Don Osborn, formerly of Sacramento Municipal Utility District"Table of ContentsForeword * Alternative World Energy Outlook 2006: A Possible Path towards a Sustainable Future * Quantum Well Solar Cells * Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics * Thermal and Material Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot Water * Photocatalytic Detoxification of Water with Solar Energy * Solar-Hydrogen: A Solid-State Chemistry Perspective * Solar Heat for Industrial Processes * Solar Energy Technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for Sustainable Energy, Water and Environment *

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Book SynopsisA feed-in tariff is a renewable energy law that obliges energy suppliers to buy electricity produced from renewable resources at a fixed price, usually over a fixed period - even from householders. These legal guarantees ensure investment security, and the support of all viable renewable energy technologies. Supporters argue that the feed-in model, if implemented effectively around the world, would greatly assist the energy revolution that is so desperately required; through CO2 reduction, market creation and development, job creation and improved energy security. Feed-in Tariffs is a concise introduction to feed-in laws, examining the experience of countries that have implemented this model. The author argues that the policy should be implemented anywhere with a suitable national power grid infrastructure, and identifies variations on the policy for those areas without. Alternative models and support schemes are examined to provide policy makers with the information required to consider the implementation of feed-in tariffs, and to introduce the concept to renewable energy technology manufacturers, producers, investors and supporters. With a foreword by Hermann Scheer. Published with the World Future Council.Trade Review'Feed-in laws are a vital tool in our armoury in the fight to stabilize our climate, and this comprehensive introduction shows why.' Tim Flannery, mammologist, paleontologist, environmental activist and author of The Future Eaters and The Weather Makers 'This book, particularly the chapter on Germany, helps us understand how feed-in tariffs can quickly shift the world's electricity generation to renewable sources of energy. We are all indebted to Miguel Mendonca for this timely contribution.' Lester R. Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute 'This book invites policy makers all over the world to adopt feed-in legislation for their countries or their regions. It will prove to be a very powerful tool when arguing for the right legislative steps towards an environmentally friendly and socially just energy system.' Hermann Scheer, member of the German Bundestag (Parliament), President of EUROSOLAR, and winner of the World Solar Prize and the Alternative Nobel Prize 'No other policy mechanism has produced more renewable energy more quickly than feed-in tariffs. Mendonca explains why this policy works so well and how others can use it to power a global renewable energy revolution.' Paul Gipe, author, advocate and analyst of renewable energy 'Humankind is in a race against time to replace our energy systems based on fossil fuels with ones based on renewables. This crucial book shows us how to achieve this. It demonstrates so clearly why a renewables policy based on feed-in tariffs is economically most efficient and effective. This is a 'must read' for policy makers.' Stewart Wallis, Executive Director, New Economics Foundation 'A mine of information.... Its strength is an almost encyclopaedic coverage of rules and regulations and their history' International Journal of Ambient Energy 'This book can...serve as a good basis for research on policies regarding renewable energies.' European Circular, Newsletter for ICLEI members, partners and friends, 2009. 'A contribution to the debate about feed-in tariffs.' Dr. Brenda Boardman, Institute of Physics.Table of ContentsForeword * Executive Summary * Introduction * Part I: Renewable Energy: Barriers and Support Schemes * Barriers to Renewable Energy * Renewable Energy Support Schemes * Energy Efficiency: The Essential Partner of Renewables * Part II: Policies Around the World * Germany's Success * Spain's Success * Policies in the US * Policies in Japan * The Developing World (by Dan Bristow) * Part III: Implemention and the Future * Feed-in Tariff Design Options * General Lessons for Effective Implementation * Organizations Aiding Renewable Energy Deployment * The Future: Policy, Technology, Employment and Investment * Bibliography * Index

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Book SynopsisTo solve the climate crisis, the world must make a wholesale shift to renewable energy technologies. With surging growth in emerging markets, this transformation takes on even greater urgency. The challenges – and opportunities – are immense. Selling Solar considers how such a shift might happen. Focusing on the case of solar photovoltaics, it shows how, at the start of the twenty-first century, this promising technology began to diffuse rapidly in select emerging markets, after years of struggling to take off. What were the initial barriers to diffusion? How were they overcome? Who did it? And how can this success be replicated? Drawing on literature on innovation diffusion and entrepreneurship, the author answers these questions, showing how entrepreneurs affected profound technological change not just through the solar systems they sold, but through the example they set to both new market entrants and policymakers. In analyzing how this happened, this book offers important lessons for the diffusion of a range of renewable energy technologies in emerging markets, and for the advancement of the sector as a whole. Selling Solar is essential reading for anyone who believes in a renewable energy future and wants it sooner rather than later.Trade Review'Few missions are more important than solarizing the developing world - Few people have more experience of this task than Damian Miller. This unmissable book is the story of making it happen.' Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Executive Chairman of Solar Century, and author of Half Gone and The Carbon War 'Selling Solar sheds light on the failures, successes, lessons learned and best-practice in the history of solar innovation diffusion in emerging market economies. Its analyses and sound recommendations, deriving from the author's long practice in this field, will provide a practical guideline in the future.' Hermann Scheer, General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy and President of EUROSOLAR 'An extremely useful publication which provides a very valuable assessment of how solar energy can be harnessed on a large scale using market approaches.' R. K. Pachauri, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 'Selling Solar is for everyone in the business of solar and solar support ... the solar trip of a lifetime from an expert who has experienced it all.' Photon International 'This book moves way beyond the headlines and explores the current and future of an exciting and dynamic industry.' Daniel Kammen, Professor, University of California Berkeley, Founding Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory 'With a combination of entrepreneurial vision, persistence and policy innovation, Damian believes that the world can ignite a market for solar that always existed and was just waiting to happen.' Judge Business School, University of Cambridge 'There are books that inform, those that instruct, and those that inspire - Selling Solar does it all, and manages to be an absorbing and entertaining read at the same time.' Green Energy 'A report from the front line of entrepreneurial enterprise.' International Journal of Ambient Energy 'This book should be recommended reading for any policymaker who participated at the Copenhagen summit in December 2009 and really wants to make a difference in developing countries.' Institute of Physics Energy Group Newsletter 'The book provides an excellent argument for the need to ignite local entrepreneurs to establish infrastructure (sales, service and inventory) and to develop consumer credit in order to deliver a high capital item like solar in any market, developing or developed. I therefore support its primary conclusion, and recommend the book to interested readers.' Energy News 'The book is a land mark.' Renewable Energy Spectrum Magazine 'This richly-sourced overview of all the ways solar energy is operating in the lives of millions of rural and less-affluent people is quite inspiring! ...The Green Transition is clearly underway worldwide, as Damian Miller documents in this useful book.' EthicalMarkets.comTable of ContentsPrologue Part 1: Solar and Diffusion Theory 1. Solar in Emerging Markets 2. Diffusion Eheory and Entrepreneurship 3. Theory Applied to Solar Part 2: Case Studies in Entrepreneurship and Policy Formation 4. Solar Goes Commercial 5. Entrepreneurs as Agents of Change 6. The World Bank on a Learning Curve Part 3: Policy and Conclusions 7. Policy Guidance: Seeing it Like an Entrepreneur 8. Solar Tomorrow: 100 Million Solar Homes 9. Accelerating a Renewable Energy Future. Index

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Book SynopsisThis four-volume set, edited by a leading expert in the field, brings together in one collection a series of papers that have been fundamental to the development of renewable energy as a defined discipline. Some of the papers were first published many years ago, but they remain classics in their fields and retain their relevance to the understanding of current issues. The papers have been selected with the assistance of an eminent international editorial board. The set includes a general introduction and each volume is introduced by a new overview essay, placing the selected papers in context. The range of subject matter is considerable, including coverage of all the main renewable technologies, the fundamental principles by which they function, and the issues around their deployment such as planning, integration and socio-economic assessment. Overall, the set provides students, teachers and researchers, confronted with thousands of journal articles, book chapters and grey literature stretching back decades, with a ready-made selection of and commentary on the most important key writings in renewable energy. It will be an essential reference for libraries concerned with energy, technology and the environment.Trade Review'This timely compendium will be valuable for researchers entering the field and a valuable launch pad for businesses and other organisations developing and implementing sustainable energy systems.' Mark Diesendorf, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia 'In response to energy security, economic growth, and climate change challenges, renewable energies is now a major and growing area of investments globally. These unique volumes offer perspectives on the evolution of renewables and their continued success. They are recommended to all interested in action for sustainability!' Thomas B. Johansson, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden and Co-Chair, Global Energy Assessment, IIASATable of ContentsVolume I: Renewable Energy Origins and Flows 1. History Energy use by humans and their societies, milestones in technology development 2. Flows Solar energy cycle, creation of indirect flows and deposits 3. Resource base and demand Size of renewable energy resources, temporal variations, demand emphasis on measures that work in synergy with renewable energy Volume II: Renewable Energy Technologies I 1. Solar electricity Photovoltaic devices, photoelectrochemical devices, e.g. organic or polymer-based 2. Solar heat Small building-integrated, large communal concepts, concentrators Volume III: Renewable Energy Technologies II 1. Wind energy Converter types, on- and off-shore constructions 2. Biofuels Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels derived from agriculture, forestry and aquaculture 3. Other sources for conversion Hydropower, geothermal energy, wave power, etc. Volume IV: Renewable Energy in Society 1. Integrated approaches Integrating individual renewable energy technologies into supply systems 2. Socio-economic and environmental assessment Prices, direct and full cost, environmental assessment, life-cycle analysis 3. Scenario construction and analysis From visions to consistent and implementable system structures 4. Sustainability, planning and policy Visions, plans, policy requirements, communication, dealing with obstacles

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Book SynopsisSolar energy is free, abundant and sustainable, with many methods existing to harness it. This guide is the essential introduction to the subject, explaining how the technologies work, how best they should be employed, and the costs and benefits of using them. It provides detailed yet accessible coverage of: passive solar building solar water heating solar space heating other solar thermal applications (such as cooling and desalination) grid-connected photovoltaics stand-alone photovoltaics. It also introduces the reader to larger scale applications such as concentrating solar power. Highly illustrated in full colour, this is the perfect primer for anyone who wants to work with or simply learn more about solar technologies.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Passive Solar Building 3. Solar Water Heating 4. Solar Space Heating 5. Other Solar Thermal Applications 6. Grid-connected Photovoltaics 7. Stand-alone Photovoltaics 8. Concentrating Solar Power 9. Conclusion 10. Resources

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Book SynopsisAdvances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, this annual volume brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environmental quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a 'must have' reference on global developments in the field, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories.Table of Contents1. Heating and Cooling Requirements of Buildings with Solar Louvre Devices 2. The Evaluation of HVAC Systems 3. Climatic Change and the Built Environment 4. Chromogenic Technologies 5. Natural Cross-Ventilation Studies and the Latest Simulation Design Tools Used in Building Ventilation-Related Research 6. Comfort Models and Cooling of Buildings in the Mediterranean Zone 7. Cool Materials and Cool Roofs in Mediterranean Buildings 8 . Artificial Intelligence for Energy Conservation in Buildings

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Book SynopsisBased on the 'soft path' approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water. This approach starts by ensuring that ecosystem needs for water are satisfied and then undertakes a radical approach to reducing human uses of water by economic and social incentives, including open decision-making, water markets and equitable pricing, and the application of super-efficient technology, all applied in ways that avoid jeopardizing quality of life. The soft path for water is therefore a management strategy that frees up water by curbing water waste. Making the Most of the Water We Have is the first to present and apply the water soft path approach. It has three aims: to bring to a wider audience the concept and the potential of water soft paths to demonstrate that soft path analysis is analytical and practical, and not just 'eco-dreaming' to indicate that soft paths are not only conceptually attractive but that they can be made economically and politically feasible. Includes a tool kit for planners and other practitioners. Published with POLIS Project and Friends of the EarthTrade Review'This book looks ahead to provide the context within which to consider our use and management of water as we enter an increasingly uncertain future.' Dr. David Suzuki, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, author, broadcaster 'The book provides a timely review of how political economies worldwide have been introducing soft path approaches. It is immensely strengthened by authors who introduced the idea to the water sector and diffused it among water scientists, engineers and planners.' From the Foreword by Professor J A [Tony] Allan, King's College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK 'It is the first book to present a comprehensive view of the soft path and focuses on water solutions, not just technologies but also analysis methods and governance. The importance of this book is its vision and attempt to persuade readers - stakeholders, educators, the media, NGOs, and water managers - to adhere to the soft path paradigm.' Water International 'Making the Most of the Water We Have lays out the key ingredients of a water soft path (WSP) in plain language. It makes its case with some really fine writing, especially in the first four chapters...The real achievement of this book is that it offers details regarding soft path water planning possibilities for rich nations and poor nations alike.' Robert Paehlke, Critical Policy StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Why a Water Soft Path, and Why Now Part 1: Water Soft Paths as Human Vision 2. Avoiding the Perfect Storm: Weathering Climate Change by Following its Effects on Water Resources 3. In the Beginning: Soft Energy Paths 4. Getting it Right: Misconceptions About the Soft Path 5. Practising Ecological Governance: The Case for the Soft Path for Water 6. Water Policy in Canada: Changing Course for the Soft Path Part 2: Water Soft Paths as Analytical Method 7. Getting Quantitative: The Canadian Water Soft Path Studies 8. Turning Principles into Practice: The WSP Scenario Builder 9. Thinking Beyond Pipes and Pumps: Water Soft Paths at the Urban Scale 10. WSP Analysis at a Watershed Scale 11. WSP Analysis at a Provincial Scale Part 3: Water Soft Paths as Planning Tool 12. Removing Institutional Barriers to Water Soft Paths: - Challenges and Opportunities 13. Pushing the Boundaries: Shifting Water Soft Paths Philosophy towards Hard Policy in Municipal Water Management 14. Green Buildings and Urban Space 15. Water Soft Path Thinking in the United States 16. Water Soft Path Thinking in Other Developed Economies – A. England B. The European Union C. Australia 17. Water Soft Path Thinking in Developing Countries – A. South Africa B. India C. Middle East and North Africa. Conclusion 18. A Water Future Different from the Past. Annex: How to Create A Soft Path Plan For Water. Index

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Book SynopsisSince the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1997, the negotiation of policy responses to climate change has become an area of major research. This authoritative volume sets out the main debates and processes of joint implementation - bilateral or multilateral investments in greenhouse gas emission reduction or sequestration - and explores the issues involved in constructing an appropriate institutional framework. It examines the key economic, environmental, social and ethical impacts, and assesses the operational design of the flexibility mechanisms of joint implementation, including emissions trading and the Clean Development Mechanism. An approach is developed in which streamlined assessment procedures are combined with institutional safeguards in order to balance the demand for practical mechanisms with the environmental objectives of the Protocol. The book provides detailed case studies of energy sector investment in Eastern European host countries.Trade Review'It provides structure to the often fuzzy discussion on joint implementation mechanisms. It shows how things can be applied in practice. It transcends generalities by providing in-depth discussions of concepts, evaluation procedures, and scientific uncertainty.' Luc Hens, Human Ecology Department, Free University Brussels.Table of ContentsPreface * Beyond Joint Implementation: an Overview and Summary of the Argument * The Language of Flexibility: Operational Forms of Joint Implementation * Objectives of Joint Implementation: Towards a Multicriteria Evaluation Framework * The Baseline Question: Dealing with the Problem of Counterfactuality * Case Study Projects * Environmental ad Social Aspects of Joint Implementation: Methodologies and Case Study Results * Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis: Methodology and Case Study Results * Measures for Managing Flexibility: Dealing with Complexity and Uncertainty * Evaluating Joint Implementation Options: an Illustrative Analysis * Appendix 1: Analysis of Crediting Regimes * Notes * References * Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive account of the past, present and future of the automobile examines the key trends, key technologies and key players involved in the race to develop clean, environmentally friendly vehicles that are affordable and that do not compromise on safety or design. Undertaking a rigorous interrogation of our global dependency on oil, the author demonstrates just how unwise and unnecessary this is in light of current developments such as the fuel cell revolution and the increasing viability of hybrid cars, which use both petrol and electricity - innovations that could signal a new era of clean, sustainable energy. The arguments put forward draw on support from an eclectic range of sources - including industry insiders, scientists, economists and environmentalists - to make for an enlightening read.Trade Review'Every car driver must read this book.' Quentin Willson, motoring author and broadcasterTable of ContentsPulling the Plug - A Brief History of Alternative Motion * A Dizzying Ride - Internal Combustion's Rapid Rise and Coming Decline * Engines of Ingenuity - New Technologies for the Clean Car * Road Warriors and Early Adopters - Living With a Battery-powered EV * U-turn - Getting Serious About Green Cars * The Global Green Car - Europe on the Fast Track * New Sun Rises in Japan * Thinking About Tomorrow - Visionaries, Pessimists and Investors at the Crossroads * Clearing the Air - Clean Cars and Sustainable Transportation in the 21st Century.* List of Interviewees * Notes * Select Bibliography * Index

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Book SynopsisThe energy revolution is already underway as people around the world embrace renewable energy in their communities. This groundbreaking book summarises why we must switch to renewables and explains how this can be achieved where you live. It is packed full of success stories from energy pioneers in the UK, America, Europe, Asia and Africa. It shows how we can all play a vital role in the energy revolution and change the world, one community at a time!Drawing on the author's two decades of experience as a renewable energy engineer, community activist, consultant, business leader and government adviser, Energy Revolution gives you the tools to develop projects in your locality. This handbook covers everything needed to structure your community power company - the technology, site assessment, legal and business planning, fundraising and financial modelling - whilst putting people at the heart of your strategy. Change the system from the bottom up and make the next great leap forward to achieving clean, affordable, democratic energy. It's time for us to take control, relocalise, reduce costs and carbon emissions, repower our neighbourhoods and join the energy revolution.Trade ReviewReimagining our energy system offers the potential of a win-win-win future: low carbon energy, more resilient communities, vibrant local economies. What's more, it's possible and it's already happening. In these pages, Howard Johns paints a spellbinding picture of the revolution happening around us, and the part you could play in it. Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement; We must invest in renewable energy now to avert the worst effects of climate change. Howard Johns' Energy Revolution makes a compelling case for repowering our communities, putting an end to dirty power and the monopoly of the Big Six, and easing fuel poverty. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the energy industry and how we can transform it. Caroline Lucas, Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion since 2010 and Britain's first Green MP.

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Book SynopsisThirty-five different buildings with successfully installed solar air systems are described and documented. The building types cover single family houses, apartment buildings, schools, sports halls, and industrial commercial buildings with six different configurations of solar air systems used. Each example building is described over several pages, with plans, performance details and illustrations provided. This is supplemented by a summary of the types of system used.Table of ContentsForeword * Terminology * Units * Introduction * Single-Family Homes * Apartment Buildings * Schools * Sports Halls * Industrial Buildings * Office Buildings * Appendices

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Book SynopsisThe energy crisis in 1973 and 1979 initiated a great number of activities and programs for low and high temperature applica­ tion of solar energy. Synthetic fuels and chemicals produced by solar energy is one of them, where temperatures in the range of 600-1000°C or even higher are needed. In principle such high temperatures can be produced in solar towers. For electricity production, the feasibility and operation of solar tower plants has been examined during the SSPS - project (Small Solar Power System) in Almeria, Spain. The objective of Solar Thermal Energy Utilization is to extend the experience from the former SSPS - program in to the field of solar produced synthetic fuels. New materials and technolo­ gies have to be developed in order to research this goal. Metallic components now in use for solar receivers need to be improved with respect to transient operation or possibly replaced by ceramics. High temperature processes, like steam-methane reforming, coal conversion and hydrogen produc­ tion need to be developed or at least adapted for the unconven­ tional solar operation. Therefore Solar Thermal Energy Utiliza­ tion is a long term program, which needs time for its develop­ ment much more time than the intervals expected in between further energy crisis. The "Studies on Technology and Applica­ tion on Solar Energy Utilization" is a necessary step in the right direction in order to prepare for the energy problems in the future.

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Book SynopsisIndem wir Energie verbrauchen, wandeln wir sie in Nutzenergie um. Damit erfüllen wir „Energiedienstleistungen" – etwa die Beheizung oder Beleuchtung von Räumen. Gegliedert nach verschiedenen Energiedienstleistungen stellen die Autoren die physikalisch-technischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten dar. Hierbei zeigt sich, welche quantitative Bedeutung einzelne Energieverbrauchsbereiche haben und welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, Energie rationeller zu nutzen. Für Ingenieure in der Energieversorgung und –beratung sowie Studierende der Energietechnik und -wirtschaft.Table of ContentsEinführung und Grundbegriffe.- Deckung von Prozesswärmebedarf.- Raumheizung und Klimatisierung.- Beleuchtung.- Stationäre Antriebe.- Energieanwendung im Verkehr (Transportwesen).- Gewinnen und Verarbeiten von Daten.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch behandelt die Anwendung der modernen Systemtheorie und den Einsatz von Digitalrechnern bei der Entwicklung hydrostatischer Antriebe und Steuerungen. Ausgangspunkt ist die Modellbildung, d. h. die Beschreibung des Antriebs durch Gleichungen. Diese werden bei der Stabilitätsanalyse untersucht, um ein stabiles, schwingungsfreies Arbeiten des Systems zu erreichen. Anschließend erfolgt die Simualtion des Betriebsverhaltens mit Hilfe eines Digitalrechners, um anhand von errechneten Zeitsignalen bereits vor dem Bau eines Prototypen die Konstruktion optimieren zu können. Zahlreiche Beispiele, denen industrielle Aufgabenstellungen zugrunde liegen, veranschaulichen die im Buch erläuterte Theorie.Table of Contents1 Einführende Übersicht.- 2 Modellbildung mit Hilfe physikalischer Gesetze.- 2.1 Eigenschaften des inkompressiblen, masselosen Fluids.- 2.1.1 Druckkraft auf eine Wand.- 2.1.2 Durchfluß durch Spalte.- 2.1.3 Viskosität von Mineralöl.- 2.1.4 Durchfluß durch Blenden.- 2.1.5 Durchfluß durch Ventile.- 2.2 Einfluß der Kompressibilität des Hydrauliköls.- 2.2.1 Elastizität einer Ölsäule.- 2.2.2 Druckaufbau in einem Volumen.- 2.3 Eigenschaften des massebehafteten Öls.- 2.3.1 Strömungskräfte an Ventilschiebern.- 2.3.2 Induktivität kleiner Spalte und Leitungen.- 2.4 Modellieren von Leitungen.- 2.4.1 Reibungsverluste in Leitungen.- 2.4.2 Modellieren der Leitungsdynamik bei Reibungsfreiheit.- 2.4.3 Impedanzen hydraulischer Komponenten.- 2.4.4 Simulation reibungsfreier Leitungsströmung.- 2.4.5 Modellieren reibungsbehafteter Leitungsdynamik.- 2.4.6 Simulation reibungsbehafteter Leitungsströmung.- 3 Modellbildung durch Beschreibung des Eingangs-/Ausgangsverhaltens.- 3.1 Stationäre Zusammenhänge.- 3.1.1 Reibungskräfte an Kolben.- 3.1.2 Fördercharakteristik von Hydropumpen.- 3.1.3 Volumenstrompulsation.- 3.1.4 Verhalten von Hydromotoren.- 3.1.5 Beschreibung von Dieselmotoren.- 3.2 Bilineare Systemmodelle.- 4 Eigenschaften linearer Modelle.- 4.1 Definition linearer Systeme.- 4.2 Linearisierung nichtlinearer Systeme.- 4.3 Beschreibung im Zeitbereich.- 4.3.1 Laplace-Transformation.- 4.3.2 Die Übertragungsfunktion.- 4.3.3 Das Verzögerungsglied erster Ordnung.- 4.3.4 Das Verzögerungsglied zweiter Ordnung.- 4.3.5 Der Integrator.- 4.3.6 Der Differenzierer.- 4.3.7 Der Allpaß.- 4.3.8 Systeme mit Totzeit.- 4.3.9 Dynamische Glieder höherer Ordnung.- 4.4 Beschreibung im Frequenzbereich.- 4.4.1 Verzögerungsglied erster Ordnung.- 4.4.2 Verzögerungsglied zweiter Ordnung.- 4.4.3 Der Integrator.- 4.4.4 Der Differenzierer.- 4.4.5 Der Allpaß.- 4.4.6 Systeme mit Totzeit.- 4.4.7 Dynamische Glieder höherer Ordnung.- 4.5 Darstellung im Zustandsraum.- 5 Aufstellen von Gesamtmodellen.- 5.1 Verbinden von Teilmodellen.- 5.2 Hydraulische Widerstandsketten.- 5.3 Modellieren von Unstetigkeiten.- 5.4 Erforderliche Modellgüte.- 6 Stabilitätsanalyse.- 6.1 Stabilität linearer, zeitinvarianter Systeme.- 6.1.1 Stabilitätsbedingung für lineare Systeme.- 6.1.2 Numerische Stabilitätsanalyse.- 6.1.3 Stabilitätsbedingungen für den einschleifigen Regelkreis.- 6.2 Stabilitätsanalyse mit Hilfe der Beschreibungsfunktion.- 6.3 Stabilitätsanalyse reibungsbehafteter Systeme.- 7 Digitale Simulation.- 7.1 Grundzüge von Simulationssprachen.- 7.2 Behandlung von Unstetigkeiten.- 7.3 Beispiel eines CSSL-Programms.- 7.4 Dymola, eine moderne Simulationssprache.- 8 Numerische Integration.- 8.1 Integrationsverfahren.- 8.1.1 Euler-Cauchy-Verfahren.- 8.1.2 Runge-Kutta-Verfahren.- 8.1.3 Mehrschrittverfahren.- 8.2 Rechentechnische Behandlung von Ereignissen.- 8.3 Wahl des Integrationsverfahrens.- 9 Beispiele.- 9.1 Modellbildung und Simulation eines Druckregelventils.- 9.2 Simulation eines hydrostatischen Getriebes.- 9.3 Analyse eines Bremssystems.- Literatur.

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Book SynopsisDieses Standardwerk stellt die physikalisch-technischen Grundlagen und die aktuelle Systemtechnik für Anlagen und Systeme zur Nutzung regenerativer Energien zur Strom- und Wärmebereitstellung dar. Außerdem gibt es einen umfassenden Überblick über die Charakteristik des erneuerbaren Energieangebots. Ausgehend davon werden Kennzahlen für eine ökonomische und ökologische Bewertung zugänglich gemacht; außerdem werden die Potenziale der verschiedenen Optionen zur Nutzung regenerativer Energien und deren derzeitige Nutzung diskutiert. Im Einzelnen werden die folgenden Möglichkeiten zur Nutzung des regenerativen Energieangebots vertieft dargestellt:- passive Solarenergienutzung, - solarthermische Wärmebereitstellung,- photovoltaische Stromerzeugung, - Bereitstellung elektrischer Energie aus Lauf- und Speicherwasserkraft,- Stromerzeugung aus einer Onshore- und Offshore-Windkraftnutzung, - Wärmebereitstellung mithilfe von Wärmepumpen aus Umgebungswärme (d. h. Umgebungsluft und oberflächennaher Erdwärme), - Strom- und Wärmebereitstellung aus der Energie des tiefen Untergrunds.Zusätzlich werden die Möglichkeiten einer Nutzung der Meeresenergien und der solarthermischen Stromerzeugung dargestellt. Außerdem wird auf die Speicherung elektrischer und thermischer Energie sowie auf Strom- und Wärmenetze eingegangen. Nicht diskutiert wird dagegen die Energiegewinnung aus Biomasse.Neben seiner Eignung für die universitäre und außeruniversitäre Lehre bietet das Buch Entscheidungsträgern in Energiewirtschaft, Politik, Verwaltung und Administration sowie Wissenschaftlern und Beratern eine fundierte, verlässliche und hochaktuelle Wissensbasis.Table of ContentsGrundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebotes.- Passive Sonnenenergienutzung.- Solarthermische Wärmenutzung.- Photovoltaische Stromerzeugung.- Stromerzeugung aus Windenergie.- Stromerzeugung aus Wasserkraft.- Nutzung von Umgebungsluft und oberflächennaher Erdwärme.- Nutzung tiefer Geothermie.-Zusammenfassender Vergleich.- Anhang A: Solarthermische Stromerzeugung.- Anhang B: Nutzung der Energien des Meeres.- Anhang C: Energetische Nutzung von Biomasse.- Anhang D: Speicher.- Anhang E: Stromnetze.- Anhang F: Wärmenetze.

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Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Buch erörtert, wie Energie und Verkehr in der Theorie zusammengedacht und in der Praxis zusammengebracht werden können. Fokussiert auf den urbanen Raum werden in neun Kapiteln sowohl neue Technologiefelder und innovative Geschäftsmodelle vorgestellt als auch Akzeptanzforschung und Wissenstransfer behandelt. Das Buch ist gefüllt mit Erfahrungen aus der Anwendung, Einführung und Umsetzung von Lösungen für die Energie- und Verkehrswende, die im Forschungscampus Mobility2Grid gewonnen wurden. Aus dem interdisziplinären Blickwinkel der verschiedenen Themenfelder werden Erkenntnisse diskutiert, die in der langjährigen Forschungsarbeit gewonnen wurden.Die ZielgruppenDieses Buch richtet sich an qualifizierte Fachkräfte in Unternehmen, Hochschul- und Forschungseinrichtungen, Beratungsunternehmen für Politik, Wirtschaft, Technik, Flotten- und Netzbetreiber, Stadtwerke und einschlägige Verbände. Entstanden aus dem Forschungsumfeld der Wirtschafts- und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen werden aber auch Studierende angesprochen – künftige Gestalter und Entscheidungsträger – die sich für eine Karriere im Umfeld der Energie- und Verkehrssektoren qualifizieren wollen. Table of ContentsGeleitwort.- Vorwort.- E-Mobilität als Flexibilitäts-Baustein in Smart Grids.- E-Mobilität im Carsharing und in Fuhrparks.- Intelligentes Mobilitätsmanagement an einem Zukunftsort.- Elektrifizierung des urbanen Bus- und Entsorgungsverkehrs: Potenziale, Herausforderungen und Umsetzung.- Digitale Vernetzung in der E-Mobilität.- Konzeption und Implementierung von Mikro City Hubs als Baustein emissionsneutraler City Logistik.- Olli, Emily und all die anderen: Wirkungsmacht und Akzeptanz durch Partizipation im Reallabor.- Reallabor und dann? Wissenstransfer in die Öffentlichkeit.- Verwertung, Transfer und zukünftige Herausforderungen.

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Book SynopsisObservations cover the continents Africa and Europe, the Middle East and wide regions of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Results for the time period (1985-1986) are presented as coloured images and in the form of tables. To ensure the accuracy of these retrieved solar radiation fields at ground level, a comparison with all available ground based pyranometer measurements was made.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the outstanding role of hydrogen in energy processes, where it is the most functional element due to its unique peculiarities that are highlighted and emphasized in the book. The first half of the book covers the great natural hydrogen processes in biology, chemistry, and physics, showing that hydrogen is a trend that can unite all natural sciences. The second half of the book is devoted to the technological hydrogen processes that are under research and development with the aim to create the infrastructure for hydrogen energetics. The book describes the main features of hydrogen that make it inalienable player in processes such as fusion, photosynthesis, and metabolism. It also covers the methods of hydrogen production and storage, highlighting at the same time the exclusive importance of nanotechnologies in those processes. Table of ContentsUnique Properties of Hydrogen. Hydrogen Bond. Hydrogen in Nuclear Fusion. Photosynthesis. Hydrogen in Metabolism: Oxidative Respiration. Biohydrogen Production. Hydrogen Production via Water Splitting under the Action of Light. Conventional Methods of Hydrogen Production. Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Hydrogen Storage. Production of Atomic Photochemical Hydrogen and Photoinjection of Hydrogen in Solids.

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Book SynopsisTraditional Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodologies affect the public health and environmental impacts from a material, product, process or activity. The authors of this book suggest that a more holistic approach that incorporates societal and behavioral dimensions will create better results. They discuss how to develop an adaptive framework that would include a wider range of perspectives and disciplines. The book will also include discussions about "Technological Black Swans," trading zones, ethics, behavioral nanotechnology, governance, risk, green design, tools for practitioners, and conclude with a chapter presenting a "strategic outlook."Trade Review"Fact or fiction? This book is a great introduction to social behavior and the science aspects of technology-orientated people like me. The first two chapters present plausible fictional role-playing scenarios of the decisions the public could encounter when nanotechnology comes into their homes.The other chapters provide in-depth novel approaches on how to look at future impacts of nanotechnology that will impact a variety of stakeholders."—Prof. Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University, USA"The last century has witnessed the evolution of technologies from vacuum tubes to semiconductors to nanomaterials. Unlike previous technologies, the spiral on innovations in nanotechnology has demonstrated unique applications that were previously impossible to attain by other means. Yet, there is growing concern about environmental impacts of nanomaterials, and thus the subject of life cycle analysis of nanomaterials and products employing nanomaterials is extremely engaging. The book by Gorman, Savage, and Street is very timely as it deals with topics as indispensable as water, mining, human health, to name just a few. The various contributions in this edited volume provide a well-balanced view and critical life cycle analysis of nanomaterials, which is useful for technologists, policy makers, and concerned citizens."—Prof. Ashok Vaseashta, Institute for Advanced Sciences Convergence & Int'l Clean Water Institute, NUARI, VA, USA and VTT/AVC, U.S. Department of State, Washington DC, USATable of ContentsUsing Nanotechnology to Filter Water: A Hypothetical Case Study. Nanotechnology for Human Health. Assessing Emerging Technology Systems: Why LCA Fails. Technology Mandates and Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Assessment. Issues in Life Cycle Risk Assessment: The Way Ahead. Organizational Capability Life Cycles for Responsible Innovation. Socialis Commodis and Life Cycle Analysis: A Critical Examination of Uncertainty. Who Let the "Social Scientists" into the Lab? What Are the Factors Affecting Anthropogenic Phosphorous Loss? A Case Study of Chaohu Watershed in Central China. Life Cycle Assessment and the U.S. Policy-Making Context. Unexpected Appropriations of Technology and Life Cycle Analysis: Reframing Cradle-to-Grave Approaches. Surface-Friendly Urban Mining.

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Book SynopsisThe impending energy crisis brought on by the running out of finite and non-homogenously distributed fossil fuel reserves and the worldwide increase in energy demand has prompted vast research in the development of sustainable energy technologies in the last few decades. However, the efficiency of most of these new technologies is relatively small and therefore it needs to be increased to eventually replace conventional technologies based on fossil fuels. The required efficiency increase primarily relies on the ability to improve the performance of the functional materials which are at the heart of these technologies. The purpose of this book is to give a unified and comprehensive presentation of the fundamentals and the use and design of novel materials for efficient sustainable energy applications, such as conversion, storage, transmission, and consumption. The book presents general coverage of the use and design of advanced materials for sustainable energy applications. Thus, the book addresses all the relevant aspects, such as materials for energy conversion, storage, transmission, and consumption.Trade Review“This book is a great introduction to energy materials, and I would certainly recommend it to my students. With simple prose, useful diagrams, and essential equations, this book is not a mere summary of current energy materials applications, but a tool for students and for those working in the field. This book explores how the fundamental materials research fields of energy generation, energy storage, and energy conversion are interlinked in a complex relationship, and how this relationship must adapt to a landscape of ever-increasing world energy consumption.”--Dr. Suman-Lata Sahonta, University of Cambridge, UK“This book is a comprehensive collection of the latest advancement in the materials science research for energy applications. It comes at a unique point in time when the search for sustainable alternative sources of energy could not be more relevant. This is an interesting introduction to both conventional and exotic applications written by recognized authors in the field and also provides a solid background and in-depth discussion of various topics.” --Dr. Giorgio Ercolano, Université de Montpellier, FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction. Materials for sustainable energy applications. Energy conversion. Solar energy. Thermoelectric conversion. Piezoelectric conversion. Fuel cells. Energy storage. Batteries. Supercapacitors. Photosplitting and fuel synthesis. Hydrogen storage. Energy transmission and consumption. Superconductors. Light-emitting diodes. Solid-state refrigeration based on caloric effects.

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Book SynopsisThe book describes the industrial revolution associated with the implementation of electric power generation by photovoltaics (PV). The book’s editor and contributing authors are among the leading pioneers in PV from its industrial birth in 1954 all the way up to the stormy developments during the first decade of the new century. The book describes the dramatic events in industry between 2009 and 2013 and puts all this into perspective. It concludes that solar power is yet to strengthen its role in technology and in mainstream of the world’s economy.Trade Review"This book brings together a collection of lively, easy-to-read articles written by notable global leaders involved in the research and development of photovoltaic (PV) systems. The book is the inspiration of its editor, Prof. Wolfgang Palz, himself a true solar pioneer. In the opening chapters, Prof. Walz provides the historical context and a future vision of the world of solar power. This is followed by a compilation of contributions from numerous experts who provide entertaining and thought-provoking perspectives on PV’s history and development, including the early days of research and the gradual and, more recent, explosive growth of the technology as a global clean energy source. There are abundant stories and anecdotes about the many unique applications of PV technologies, the many scientists working to develop and market these technologies, and the key milestones in the history of this technology. This book is must reading for all who are working in the photovoltaic field and for all who are curious about the major role this technology is coming to play in our renewable energy future."—Dave Renne, President, International Solar Energy Society"Solar Power for the World is quite a remarkable book as it details from many of the original pioneers the development of solar, and in particular PV, from its early beginnings to the current time. Initially photovoltaics was thought to be, by those outside of academic circles, just an interesting phenomenon of low efficiency and expensive and suitable only for use by space vehicles. However, the early visionaries laid the foundations for the multi-billion dollar industry it is now and helped develop solar to become a mainstream power source. Without the policy contributions from people like Hermann Scheer and the extension of the technologies to take in transport and storage the vision of towards 100 percent renewables for future power could not even be envisaged. This book is a great reference on the transition of thought from research to widespread public use of solar and all the different insights necessary to make the shift to low carbon energy. It is a very useful reference."—Monica Oliphant, Research Scientist, Specialising in Renewable Energy and Residential End Use Efficiency"This book brings together a collection of lively, easy-to-read articles written by notable global leaders involved in the research and development of photovoltaic (PV) systems. The book is the inspiration of its editor, Prof. Wolfgang Palz, himself a true solar pioneer. In the opening chapters, Prof. Walz provides the historical context and a future vision of the world of solar power. This is followed by a compilation of contributions from numerous experts who provide entertaining and thought-provoking perspectives on PV’s history and development, including the early days of research and the gradual and, more recent, explosive growth of the technology as a global clean energy source. There are abundant stories and anecdotes about the many unique applications of PV technologies, the many scientists working to develop and market these technologies, and the key milestones in the history of this technology. This book is must reading for all who are working in the photovoltaic field and for all who are curious about the major role this technology is coming to play in our renewable energy future."—Dave Renne, President, International Solar Energy Society"Solar Power for the World is quite a remarkable book as it details from many of the original pioneers the development of solar, and in particular PV, from its early beginnings to the current time. Initially photovoltaics was thought to be, by those outside of academic circles, just an interesting phenomenon of low efficiency and expensive and suitable only for use by space vehicles. However, the early visionaries laid the foundations for the multi-billion dollar industry it is now and helped develop solar to become a mainstream power source. Without the policy contributions from people like Hermann Scheer and the extension of the technologies to take in transport and storage the vision of towards 100 percent renewables for future power could not even be envisaged. This book is a great reference on the transition of thought from research to widespread public use of solar and all the different insights necessary to make the shift to low carbon energy. It is a very useful reference."—Monica Oliphant, Research Scientist, Specialising in Renewable Energy and Residential End Use EfficiencyTable of ContentsList of ContributorsHymn to the SunIntroduction to Solar Power for theWorldPARTI ALIFE FOR PV: WOLFGANG PALZ’S NOTABLE ROLE IN DEVELOPMENTFROM THE EARLY DAYS UNTIL NOW1 The Rising Sun in a Developing WorldWolfgang Palz1.1 Electric Power, a Pillar of Modern Society1.1.1 Electricity in Today’s Life1.1.2 The ConventionalWorld of Electricity1.1.3 Solar PV: A Part of the New SemiconductorWorld1.2 Looking Back to Light the Future1.2.1 The Emergence of Electricity1.2.2 From the "Voltaic Pile" to the Photovoltaic Cell1.2.3 Photovoltaic Power: The First Steps1.3 Solar Power for Space Satellites1.4 First Ideas about Lighting with Solar Power1.4.1 Mutations of the Societies in the US and Europe1.4.2 A New Awareness for Solar Power1.4.3 The Oil-Price Shocks and the Nuclear Disasterof 19861.5 After the Vision: A Mountain of Challenges1.5.1 PV in the Starting Blocks in 19731.5.2 The Cost Problem: Technological Challenges1.5.3 The Chicken and Egg Problem: MassProduction1.5.4 Entrenched Energy Strategies and Politics1.5.5 Against Dominant Allocations of State Budgets1.5.6 Administrations1.5.7 Energy Pay-Back Time and Module Lifetime1.5.8 Intermittency of Supply1.5.9 Environmental Challenges1.6 Leadership1.6.1 The Pioneering Role of the US1.6.2 France: A European Solar Pioneer1.6.3 PV Start-Up in Germany1.6.4 PV Ups and Downs in Japan1.6.5 UNESCO1.6.6 The European Union1.6.7 The G81.6.8 The Energy Empire Fights Back2 Solar Power for the WorldWolfgang Palz2.1 Basics for a New Solar Age2.1.1 The Ethical Imperative of Photovoltaics2.1.2 Cost and Social Acceptance: Ingredients for aViable Energy Strategy2.1.3 PV as Part of a Holistic Approach towardsRenewable Energy Implementation and EnergyConservation2.1.4 What about the Power Plants on the Road?2.1.4.1 Car drivers and their power plants2.1.4.2 Mobilising PV for transport2.2 Driving Forces2.2.1 Aspirations of the People2.2.2 Preserving Nature and Alleviating ClimateChange2.2.3 Peak Oil2.2.4 Energy Security of Supply2.3 The Role of Stakeholders in Society2.3.1 Governments and Administrations2.3.2 Industry and Finance2.3.3 PV Costs and Benefits for Society: A SpecialRole for the Grid Operators2.4 A New Energy Paradigm2.4.1 Centralised or Decentralised PV2.4.2 What Role Can Conventional Power UtilitiesPlay?2.4.3 Communities and Regions Mastering TheirOwn Energy Supply2.4.4 The Autonomous Energy House: SolarArchitecture and the Building Industry2.5 Power for the People2.5.1 Starting a Global Strategy: 10Watts per Head2.5.2 PV for the People in the IndustrialisedWorld2.5.3 PV for the People in the Solar Belt2.6 Power for the Poor2.6.1 Getting Involved2.6.2 PV Power for the Poor in the DevelopingCountries2.6.3 Power for the Poor in the IndustrialisedCountries2.7 Power for Peace3 PV Today and ForeverWolfgang Palz3.1 Solar Power 2009–10: AWealth of Achievements3.1.1 The Global PV Markets 2009–103.1.2 Political, Financial, and Industrial Environment3.1.3 The Technology Boom Goes On3.2 Outlook3.2.1 On the Threshold of Commercial Viability3.2.2 Outlook towards 20203.2.3 PV as Part of a 100 Percent Renewable EnergyWorld3.3 ConclusionsPART II THE BEGINNING OF PV IN THE UNITED STATES4 EarlyWork on Photovoltaic Devices at the Bell TelephoneLaboratoriesMorton B. Prince5 Terrestrial Photovoltaic Industry: The BeginningPeter F. Varadi6 Bringing the Oil Industry into the PictureKarl Wolfgang B¨oer7 The Story of SunPowerRichard M. Swanson7.1 Introduction7.2 The Beginnings of Terrestrial PV7.3 My Early Years7.4 Formation of SunPower7.5 Concentrators7.6 Race Cars7.7 Optical Detectors7.8 The PV Business Takes Off7.9 Airplanes7.10 Project Mercury7.11 A New Plan7.12 Cypress7.13 Goodbye Concentrators7.14 Becoming a Manufacturer7.15 Polarization7.16 IPO7.17 PowerLight7.18 Epilog8 History of Technologies, Development for Solar Silicon CostReductionFrederick Schmid8.1 Introduction8.2 Development of HEM and FAST for Reducing theCost of SiliconWafers8.3 FAST Development8.4 Development of Technology for Reducing SiliconMeltstock8.5 Summary9 Solar Cell Development Work at COMSAT Laboratories(1967–1975)Denis J. Curtin10 The IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists ConferenceAmerico F. (Moe) Forestieri10.1 Brief History of the US IEEE PVSC and the WilliamR. Cherry Committee10.2 8th PVSC: The 1970 PVSC in Seattle,Washington,by Joseph Loferski10.3 12th PVSC: 1976 Baton Rouge, Louisiana,by Americo ForestieriPART III PV STARTING A SOLAR AGE IN EUROPE11 Initiating a Solar Revolution in GermanyHermann Scheer12 My Solar Age Started with TchernobylFranz Alt12.1 Solar Policy Is Social Policy13 Will This Work? Is It Realistic? Thoughts and Acts of aPolitical Practitioner with a Solar VisionHans-Josef Fell13.1 MyWay of Solar Thinking13.2 Being Called a Solar Do-Gooder and UnrealisticPolitician13.3 Some Important Steps of My Life Illustrate thePersistence of My SolarWay13.4 And How Is It Today?14 The Role of Research Institutes for the Promotion of PV:The Case of Fraunhofer ISE (Institute of Solar EnergySystems)Adolf Goetzberger15 PV in Berlin—How it All Began: The Story of Solon, Q-Cells.PV in BrazilStefan Krauter16 The Kick-Off PV Programme in Germany: The OneThousand PV Roofs ProgrammeWalter Sandtner17 The Story of Developing Solar Glass Fac¸adesJoachim Benemann18 PV in Europe, from 1974 to 2009: A Personal ExperienceHelmut Kiess18.1 Insight Period: 1974–198818.2 Innovation Period during the Decade 1988–199818.2.1 State of the Art in 1988: Some Details18.2.2 The Decade between 1988 and 199818.2.3 State of the Art in 1998: Some Details18.3 Innovation and Industrial Production during theDecade between 1998 and 200818.3.1 State of the Art in 2008: Some Details18.4 Epilogue19 France Did NotWant to Look for the SunAlain Li´ebard and Yves-Bruno Civel20 More Electricity for Less CO2Yves Bamberger20.1 Electric Eco-Efficient End-Uses20.2 Achieving an Ever Lower-Carbon Electricity Mixwith Nuclear and Renewables20.3 Networks: A Tool for Pooling Production andIntegrating Renewable Energies20.4 Carbon-Free Electric Mix as an Opportunity toDevelop New Industrial Facilities21 The History of Renewable Energies in the Canary Islands,Especially in TenerifeRicardo Melchior and Manuel Cendagorta22 WhyWas Switzerland Front-Runner for PV in the 90s butLost the Leadership after 2000?Thomas Nordmann23 Solar Power in Geneva, SwitzerlandPhilippe Verburgh23.1 A First-Class Solar Potential23.2 The "5 MW Solar" Project and the "SIG VitaleRange"23.3 A Sunny Future for Geneva24 The PV World Conference in ViennaWolfgang Hein25 Abandoning Nuclear in Favor of Renewable Energies: TheLife Story of Giuliano Grassi—Florence, ItalyGiuliano Grassi25.1 First Period: Beginning of My Professional Activityas Engineer25.2 Second Period: Transition from Electro-Mechanicalto Nuclear Activity25.3 Third Period: Renewable Energies25.4 Concluding RemarksPART IV PV IN ASIA: A DRAGON ISWAKING UP26 PV in Japan: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 417Osamui Ikki and Izumi Kaizuka26.1 History26.2 Current Status of PV in Japan26.3 New Support Framework for PV26.4 Conclusion27 Leaders of the Early Days of the Chinese Solar IndustryQin Haiyan27.1 Turning a Dream into a Reality: The Story ofHuang Ming27.2 The Richest Man in China: The Story of ShiZhengrong27.3 Internationalization and a Traditional Chinese Soul:The Story of Miao Liansheng27.4 Development Led by Technology: The Story ofGao Jifan28 Review of China’s Solar PV Industry in 2009Gao Hu29 Lighting theWorld: Yesterday, Today and TomorrowBiswajit Ghosh29.1 Light and Energy29.2 Path toward Initiatives on PV Research29.3 PV in India and International ScientificCooperation29.4 Lighting the Remote29.5 Views of the AuthorPARTV PVFOR A BETTER DEVELOPING WORLD30 Photovoltaics in the World Bank Group PortfolioAnil Cabraal30.1 World Bank Group Photovoltaics Projects30.2 Business Models for Off-Grid Service30.3 Key Lessons of Experience30.4 Guidelines for Designing Sustainable Off-GridProjects30.5 Future Support for Photovoltaics31 Illiterate Rural Grandmothers Solar-Electrifying Their OwnVillagesBunker Roy31.1 Ground-Breaking Innovation in the Field ofTechnology31.2 Sustainable Development: Now and in the Future31.3 Innovation and Its Practical Application31.4 Demystifying of 21st Century Technology in19th Century Conditions—Management, Controland Ownership in the Hands of the Rural Pooraround theWorld31.5 Present and Future Impact of Innovation: Numberof People Affected31.5.1 Renewable Energy31.5.2 Continent of Africa31.5.3 Global31.5.3.1 Providing an answer to a majorchallenge-tackling global climatechange from the community level32 Early PV Markets and Solar Solutions in South AsiaNeville Williams33 Photovoltaic Power Systems for Lifting Women Out ofPoverty in Sub-Saharan AfricaDominique Campana33.1 Solar Energy against the "Energy Poverty" Trap33.2 In Conclusion34 Promoting PV in Developing CountriesBernard McNelis34.1 Looking at Solar34.2 Into PV34.3 Into All Things Solar34.4 Into Intermediate Technology34.5 Into Africa34.6 Global Solar Pumping Programme34.7 IT Power34.8 Mali34.9 Dominican Republic34.10 China34.11 Robert Hill34.12 EPIA34.13 World Bank,Washington, Corruption34.14 Other Countries, People, Institutions34.15 Where DoWe Go from Here?PART VI PV FOR THEWORLD35 On the International Call for Photovoltaics of 2008Daniel Lincot36 AWorld Network for Solar R&D: ISESMonica Oliphant37 Three Steps to a Solar System: From 1% to 40% and 100%Harry Lehmann37.1 Equal Treatment37.2 A Further Step: Coming Out of the Niche37.3 Full Solar Supply or the "Great Transformation"37.4 Scenarios: A Look into the Present and theFuture37.5 To Sum Up I Can Say: 100% Solar System IsPossible!38 SolarBankMichael T. Eckhart38.1 Landmark Solar PV Study in 197838.2 Away from PV for 15 Years38.3 Return to Solar PV in 199538.4 World Bank 1996–199838.5 India 1996–200138.6 South Africa 1997–200238.7 Europe 1997–200438.8 ACORE 2001–Present38.9 Bonn 2004, WIREC 2008, and IRENA38.10 SolarBank Looking Forward39 Solar Power in PracticeStefan Behling40 AWorld in BlueBernd Melchior40.1 From Butterflies to aWorld in "Blue": How Did ThisHappen?40.2 New Treatment for Porous Materials to ConserveMonuments Like the Dome of Cologne40.3 Process Steps for a Treatment with theAutoclave40.4 Translucent Insulation Material40.5 My Start into Photovoltaic40.6 Changing DC Current into AC Current40.7 Diffuse Light Concentrator40.8 Tracking and Concentration Systems40.9 The ADS Concept: Autonomous, Decentralized,Sustainable40.10 The Blue Mountain40.11 ADS Robinson Club on Fuerteventura40.12 First Bungalow in theWorld Realized in ADS:"Casa Solar", Almunecar, Spain40.13 Solar Powered Container: 3000 km Trip to 7th EUPhotovoltaic Solar Conference and Exhibition inSeville, Spain, October 198640.14 A Solar Powered OrthopedicWorkshop Containerfor a Hospital in Tanzania40.15 Integration of Photovoltaic into Roofs: "Sunflate"40.16 SUNCLAY + SUNERGY: A Two-ComponentPhotovoltaic System for the Harmonic, Aestheticand Flexible Integration into the Architecture ofRoof40.17 Next Generation Photovoltaic40.18 New Generation of Solar Clay Tiles40.19 The Combination of Solar and Wind BSWT41 Factory for Sale, or the Long and StonyWay to Cheap SolarEnergy: The Story of the Thin-Film CdTe Solar Cells; FirstSolar and Others—A Semi-AutobiographyDieter Bonnet42 High Efficiency Photovoltaics for a SustainableWorldAntonio Luque42.1 Introduction42.2 The 2008 Spanish Boom42.3 A Market Forecast Model42.4 The FULLSPECTRUM Project and the ISFOC42.5 Summary43 Nonconventional Sensitized Mesoscopic (Gr¨atzel) SolarCellsMichael Gr¨atzel44 Solar Bicycles, Mercedes, Handcuffs—PlusEnergy BuildingsGallus Cadonau44.1 AWorldwide Unique Solar Decision: Tour de Sol44.1.1 CO2-free Hotel Ucliva in the Swiss Alps:1st Solarcar Race of theWorld44.1.2 Tour de Sol 1985: Solar Bicycles andMercedes Benz44.1.3 First Solarcar Driving Past an AtomicPower Plant44.1.4 Geneva—Final Stage of the 1st Tour de Sol1985: The Power of the Sun44.1.5 Tour de Sol 2 in 1986: MassachusettsInstitute of Technology in the RoadsideDitch44.1.6 Welding and Sweating Instead ofChampagne44.1.7 Strong Solar Teams from Germany and theSwiss School of Engineering Biel44.1.8 Solar Cells for "Independency" orTerrestrial PV Utilisation?44.1.9 Tour 3 in 1987: Huge Interest and"Chermobiles"44.1.10 Huge International Media Coverage44.1.11 Tour Organisation and Its Regulations44.1.12 Tour de Sol Protests and Appeals in Court?44.1.13 Solar Mountain Race: Through 360 Curvesto Arosa/GR44.2 World’s First Energy Feed-in System inBurgdorf/BE44.2.1 Tour de Sol in France: Solar Energy Insteadof Air Pollution44.2.2 World’s First Energy Feed-in System inBurgdorf/BE: "Grid Interconnection"44.2.3 The Principles of Solar Energy Use: BestTechnology or Self-Sufficiency?44.2.4 Tour de Sol 4 in 1988: PV Innovation andFinancing Are Getting Broader44.2.5 PV on Land and onWater44.2.6 Solar Energy Is Getting IncreasinglyPopular Also for Groups and Managers44.2.7 Safety, Recuperation and Road Capability inWinter44.2.8 Solar Power: A Friendly Alternative44.2.9 Tour de Sol: "A Hotbed for Solar-ElectricMobility"44.2.10 Car Makers, What Have You Done in thePast?44.2.11 Tour de Sol and the International SolarcarFederation (ISF)44.2.12 Rail 2000 and Solarcars in Double-DeckCoaches44.2.13 The Ideal SOLARCAR 2000: Emission-FreeTraffic Circulation in the 21st Century44.3 The Solar Alternative in Road Traffic:World SolarChallenge44.3.1 The Solar Alternative in Road Traffic44.3.1.1 Two hundred years after theFrench Revolution: The SolarRevolution (1989)44.3.1.2 California’s Clean Air Act,Zero-Emission Vehicles, PVProgram for 1000 kW Roofs44.3.1.3 First alpine crossing withsolarcars: The Sun conquers theGotthard Pass in 198944.3.1.4 Solarcar: A danger for 150 pigs?44.3.1.5 Alpine tests at the 1st EuropeanChampionship of AlpineSolarcars (ASEM) in 198944.3.1.6 Bea Vetterli’s solarcar in themountains: downhill with morethan 100 km/h44.3.1.7 St. Moritz: 1st ASEM finish and1st electric light in Switzerland44.3.1.8 The British and St. Moritz:Inventors of winter tourism44.3.1.9 Clean Energy St. Moritz: Theoverall energy concept44.3.1.10 Last Tour de Sol in 199144.3.1.11 Solarcar world record: 148 km/hat the ASEM 199544.3.2 World Solar Challenge in Australia andthe US44.3.2.1 FirstWorld Solar Challenge in1987: 3005 km across Australia44.3.2.2 Japan’sWaterloo at the 1st WSC:Detlef Schmitz Missed the Start44.3.2.3 The SecondWorld SolarChallenge and its dangers in theAustralian desert44.3.2.4 The "GREATEST RACE on EARTH,Creating a SOLUTION notPOLLUTION"44.3.2.5 International Solar High-TechCompetition across Australia44.3.2.6 What technology and strategywas responsible for the victory?44.3.2.7 "Spirit of Biel": 1.8 dl (Solar) fuelfor 100 km—55 times moreefficient44.3.2.8 Great suspense and an odd cup inMcLarens on the lake44.3.2.9 Detlef Schmitz: the friendly"Suitcase Man"44.3.2.10 Detlef: veteran andmisadventurer at each WSC1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 199944.3.2.11 World Solar Challenge 1993:Japan invests millions insolarcars44.3.2.12 Honda changes its strategy forthe WSC 199344.3.2.13 WSC and Sunrayce in the US andother solar races in 199644.4 Solar Prize, Handcuffs and PlusEnergy Buildings44.4.1 Swiss Solar Prize and Handcuffs44.4.1.1 Solar utilisation: from traffic tobuilding sector44.4.1.2 "Solar 91: for an energyindependentSwitzerland"44.4.1.3 First Solar Prize 1991 for world’sbiggest solar surface perinhabitant44.4.1.4 Federal Councillor Adolf Ogi:initiative, courage and solarinstallations44.4.1.5 Handcuffs, excavators and solarelectricity44.4.1.6 Ren´e B¨ artschi: "most successfulSwiss governing councillor"44.4.1.7 Four times too much solar energyand a winter bathe44.4.1.8 European Commission, USDepartment of Energy andJapanese Industry44.4.1.9 Best integrated solarinstallations: withoutoverbuilding cultural land44.4.1.10 The solar mission of the FederalMinister of Energy44.4.2 Solar Energy on the Rise44.4.2.1 European PV Conference inand popular initiative for solarenergy44.4.2.2 European Parliament: SwissSolar Prize—model for EuropeanSolar Prize44.4.2.3 Bonn-Cologne-Brussels-Amsterdam: more solarelectricity than in Australia44.4.2.4 Federal Chancellor Vranitzkyawards 1st European Solar Prizein Vienna44.4.2.5 Chancellor Vranitzky: "CentralEurope free of nuclear powerplants"44.4.2.6 First European Solar Prize goesto successful opponent of EDF44.4.2.7 City/Charter: implementation ofthe goals of Rio on municipalitylevel44.4.2.8 Breakthrough in Parliament in1997: one CHF billion for solarenergy44.4.2.9 Ucliva Agreement: first EuropeanShell Solar factory in Switzerland44.4.3 Mephisto & Co against Solar Energy44.4.3.1 The wisdom of ArthurSchopenhauer and solar energy44.4.3.2 J.W. Goethe and "a very gooddinner"—instead of solar energy44.4.3.3 Combat against renewableenergies44.4.3.4 Millions for deception of citizens44.4.3.5 Economic war against innovativebusinesses44.4.3.6 Swiss economical functionaries:best work for the ChineseCommunist Party44.4.3.7 Do authorities harass citizensthat are loyal to the constitution?44.4.3.8 Solar energy instead ofunconstitutional bureaucracy44.4.3.9 Constitutional right for solarbuilding permit: new law withinthree months44.4.4 Market-Based Compensation forRenewable Energies44.4.4.1 Market-based compensation forbillions of fossil-nuclearsubsidies44.4.4.2 Prof. Dr. Ren´e Rhinow: best usageof revenues for measures44.4.4.3 European Court of Justice 2001:grid feed-in is not tax44.4.4.4 Democratic decision of theelectricity consumer on energyinvestments44.4.5 Best Innovative Entrepreneurs forSustainable Economy44.4.5.1 Small- and medium-sizedentrepreneurs are the mostinnovative44.4.5.2 Biogas—compo-gas: 1 kg ofbanana peel = 1 km of car drive44.4.5.3 Solar house on the FederationSquare: built in 22 hours44.4.5.4 Swiss Solar Prize for firstPlusEnergy Building44.4.5.5 Shell’s solar factory inGelsenkirchen: "we want to earnmoney"44.4.5.6 Lord Norman Foster on the 15thSwiss Solar Prize 200544.4.5.7 PlusEnergy Buildings for Alpineresort: 175% Self-Supply44.4.5.8 Energy-intensive industrialPlusEnergy Building: 125%self-supply44.4.5.9 Installed PV performance: worldleader in 1992—last in 200844.4.5.10 Sustainable economy: amateurbecomes world champion44.4.5.11 China could outrun all—economically and ecologically44.5 PEB Cover 75% ofWorld’s Energy Demand44.5.1 From Solar Collectors to PlusEnergyBuildings44.5.1.1 Conclusion of Tour de Sol, WSC aswell as Swiss and European SolarPrize44.5.1.2 Energy efficiency: "Sine qua non"of PlusEnergy Buildings44.5.1.3 PlusEnergy Buildings (PEB) witha self-supply between 100% and200%44.5.1.4 PV and refurbishment of a6-family house: energy needsreduced by 90%44.5.1.5 PV on PlusEnergy Buildings: thelevel of building technology of201044.5.1.6 PV and refurbishment of a12-family house: energy needsreduced by 93%44.5.1.7 Energy-intensive businessbuildings as PlusEnergyBuildings44.5.2 PV-PEB Cover 75% ofWorld’s EnergyConsumption44.5.3 Stanford: "Clearly, Enough RenewableEnergy Exists"44.5.4 First European Award for PlusEnergyBuildings of CHF(≈$) 100000Index

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Book SynopsisWhile the sustainability of our world is being endangered or destroyed by the misguided activities of artificial human entities, real people have begun to expand their moral sympathies sufficiently to prioritize protecting our world’s interests. They have developed a new technology—nanotechnology—that has the potential to advance human society toward a period of long-term sustainability, termed "the Sustainocene." This book comprises chapters by experts in various fields of nanotechnology and in related areas of governance under the theme of how nanotechnology can assist in the creation of the Sustainocene. The book will appeal to anyone involved in nanotechnology, macromolecular science, public policy related to sustainability, renewable energy, and climate change. Trade Review"This is a book designed to challenge the reader. Its goal is to lay out the scientific and technological hurdles that need to be understood and mastered if we are to reach the ‘Sustainocene’—a unique period in human history when human civilisation is in some form of dynamic equilibrium with the natural environment. The individual chapters capture important technologies that may help us get to the Sustainocene, such as solar energy, nuclear power, and nanotechnology. This book also highlights the often forgotten point that these technological breakthroughs will necessarily demand huge legal, social, and cultural shifts across the globe. We need to start the conversation now if we are to maintain our fragile hold on the only planet we have. That conversation starts with this book."—Prof. Paul Mulvaney, University of Melbourne, Australia"This book offers a very unique perspective on nanotechnology, and its impact on energy infrastructure of future generations. Besides discussion on the recent progress made in the nano and energy technologies, it also provides a balanced and refreshing analysis of long-term societal impact of such technologies and the potential needs for regulation. It makes a clear statement that the challenges we are facing towards a sustainable future are not just technological and scientific, but also will be economic, environmental, and social." —Prof. Peidong Yang, University of California, USATable of ContentsForeword. Nanotechnology Towards the Sustainocene. The Cosmic Context of the Millennium Development Goals: Maximum Entropy and Sustainability. Nanophotonics for Light Trapping. Growth and Characterisation of GaAs Nanowires. The Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Titania Coated Silica Nanowires. Global Health and Environmental Implications of Mimicking Biological Ion Channels Using Nanotubes. Nanostructured Materials- Implications for Information Technology. Laser Trapping of Nanoparticle Agglomerates in Air. The Bhopal Disaster and Peroxide Bombs: Nanoscale Aspects of Oscillatory Thermal Instability. Fusion Power and Nano-science Challenges for Extreme Materials. Nanotechnology, Plasma, Hydrogen From Artificial Photosynthesis and Fuel Cells: Powering the Developing World To the Sustainocene. Nanotechnology-Based Artificial Photosynthesis: Promoting Animal and Ecosystem Rights in the Sustainocene. Security Regulation of Nanotechnology Towards the Sustainocene.

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Book SynopsisNanoscale metallic and ceramic materials, also called nanomaterials, have held enormous attraction for researchers over the past few years. They demonstrate novel properties compared with conventional (microcrystalline) materials owing to their nanoscale features. Recently, mechanical alloying and powder metallurgy processes for the fabrication of metal–ceramic/alloy–ceramic nanocomposites with a unique microstructure have been developed. This book focuses on the fabrication of nanostructured hydrogen storage materials and their nanocomposites. The potential application of the research presented in the book fits well into the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020, where one of the societal challenges is secure, clean, and efficient energy. Wherever possible, the authors have illustrated the subject by their own results. The goal of the book is to provide comprehensive knowledge about materials for energy applications to graduate students and researchers in chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Nanomaterial. Solid State Hydrides. Preparation Methods of Hydrogen Storage Materials and Nanomaterials. X-ray Diffraction. Atomic Force Microscopy in Hydrogen Storage Materials Research. Characterization of Hydrogen Absorption/Desorption in Metal Hydrides. Electrochemical Characterization of Metal Hydride Electrode Materials. TiFe-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys. TiNi-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys. ZrV2-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys. LaNi5-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys. Mg-3d-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys. (La,Mg)2Ni7-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys. Ni-MHx Batteries.

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Book SynopsisExamines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption.Trade ReviewHis lively, clear reporting of both the science and politics of climate change... Make the book a pleasure to read. -- Doug Macdougall The Chronicle Review Sweet knows what he is talking about... Kicking the Carbon Habit is a great place to kick-start the debate and cool down the rhetoric. -- William Tucker Wall Street Journal An important contribution to the debate. Globe and Mail The book is extremely well written... Highly recommended. Choice Clearly written and very well-informed. Future Survey A must-read for anyone who wants a good summary of our current understanding of global warming and the options before us. -- Andrew C. Kadak Physics Today Sweet's book is a readable, compelling and hard-nosed analysis of this vast and complicated subject. The Exeter Bulletin [An] excellent survey perfect for both school and public libraries. The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due 2. Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian 3. The Air We Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature 5. The Drillers 6. The Modelers 7. The Synthesizers Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies We Can Deploy Right Now 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExamines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption.Trade ReviewHis lively, clear reporting of both the science and politics of climate change... Make the book a pleasure to read. -- Doug Macdougall The Chronicle Review Sweet knows what he is talking about... Kicking the Carbon Habit is a great place to kick-start the debate and cool down the rhetoric. -- William Tucker Wall Street Journal An important contribution to the debate. Globe and Mail The book is extremely well written... Highly recommended. Choice Clearly written and very well-informed. Future Survey A must-read for anyone who wants a good summary of our current understanding of global warming and the options before us. -- Andrew C. Kadak Physics Today Sweet's book is a readable, compelling and hard-nosed analysis of this vast and complicated subject. The Exeter Bulletin [An] excellent survey perfect for both school and public libraries. The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due 2. Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian 3. The Air We Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature 5. The Drillers 6. The Modelers 7. The Synthesizers Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies We Can Deploy Right Now 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTwo environmental reporters tell the fascinating story behind Texas’s unlikely triumph in the clean-energy marketplace through wind farming.Trade ReviewGalbraith and Price understand the wonky side of energy policy, but they also know how to tell a story…The Great Texas Wind Rush is a thoughtful, valuable story for anyone who cares about renewable energy or climate change, because while many people protest the impact of nuclear power, coal power and natural gas fracking, in the end, that's not enough. Vast new sources of power actually have to be built, not just talked about. That won't be cheap, easy or quick, but The Great Texas Wind Rush suggests that over the long haul, it's possible. * The Associated Press *The authors craft the story well, pulling from legendary tales of the Wild West, romantic literary and artistic accounts from the likes of Cormac McCarthy and Woody Guthrie and the gubernatorial regimes of Ann Richards and George W. Bush. * Environmental Defense Fund's Texas Clean Air Matters blog *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Following a Glider 2. The Tinkerers 3. The Oil Embargo 4. The 1980s: Boom—Then Bust 5. Ann Richards—and a Big Wind Farm at Last 6. Windcatters 7. A Wind Requirement 8. The Next Decade: Takeoff 9. The Future 10. The Lessons of Texas Wind Postscript Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDistributed power generation is a technology that could help to enable efficient, renewable energy production both in the developed and developing world. It includes all use of small electric power generators, whether located on the utility system, at the site of a utility customer, or at an isolated site not connected to the power grid. Induction generator (IG) is the most commonly used and cheapest technology, compatible with renewable energy resources. Permanent magnet (PM) generators have traditionally been avoided due to high fabrication costs; however, compared with IGs they are more reliable and productive. Distributed Generation thoroughly examines the principles, possibilities and limitations of creating energy with both IGs and PM generators. It takes an electrical engineering approach in the analysis and testing of these generators, and includes diagrams and extensive case study examples to better demonstrate how the integration of energy sources can be accoTable of ContentsForeword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvii About the Authors xix 1 Distributed Generation 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Reasons for DG 1 1.3 Technical Impacts of DG 3 1.3.1 DG Technologies 3 1.3.2 Thermal Issues 5 1.3.3 Voltage Profile Issues 5 1.3.4 Fault-Level Contributions 7 1.3.5 Harmonics and Interactions with Loads 7 1.3.6 Interactions Between Generating Units 8 1.3.7 Protection Issues 8 1.4 Economic Impact of DG 9 1.5 Barriers to DG Development 10 1.6 Renewable Sources of Energy 11 1.7 Renewable Energy Economics 12 1.8 Interconnection 15 1.8.1 Interconnection Standardization 15 1.8.2 Rate Design 15 1.9 Recommendations and Guidelines for DG Planning 16 1.10 Summary 18 2 Generators 21 2.1 Introduction 21 2.2 Synchronous Generator 21 2.2.1 Permanent Magnet Materials 22 2.2.2 Permanent Magnet Generator 23 2.3 Induction Generator 28 2.3.1 Three-Phase IGs and SEIGs 29 2.3.2 Single-Phase IGs and SEIGs 30 2.4 Doubly Fed Induction Generator 31 2.4.1 Operation 31 2.4.2 Recent Work 33 2.5 Summary 34 3 Three-Phase IG Operating on a Single-Phase Power System 41 3.1 Introduction 41 3.2 Phase Balancing using Passive Circuit Elements 41 3.2.1 Analysis of IG with Phase Converters 41 3.2.2 Phase Balancing Schemes 43 3.2.3 Case Study 45 3.2.4 System Power Factor 47 3.2.5 Power and Efficiency 49 3.2.6 Operation with Fixed Phase Converters 50 3.2.7 Summary 51 3.3 Phase Balancing using the Smith Connection 52 3.3.1 Three-Phase IG with the Smith Connection 52 3.3.2 Performance Analysis 54 3.3.3 Balanced Operation 55 3.3.4 Case Study 58 3.3.5 Effect of Phase Balancing Capacitances 61 3.3.6 Dual-Mode Operation 65 3.3.7 Summary 66 3.4 Microcontroller-Based Multi-Mode Control of SMIG 67 3.4.1 Phase Voltage Consideration 67 3.4.2 Control System 67 3.4.3 Practical Implementation 71 3.4.4 Experimental Results 72 3.4.5 Summary 75 3.5 Phase Balancing using a Line Current Injection Method 77 3.5.1 Circuit Connection and Operating Principle 77 3.5.2 Performance Analysis 78 3.5.3 Balanced Operation 80 3.5.4 Case Study 82 3.5.5 Summary 91 4 Finite Element Analysis of Grid-Connected IG with the Steinmetz Connection 93 4.1 Introduction 93 4.2 Steinmetz Connection and Symmetrical Components Analysis 94 4.3 Machine Model 95 4.4 Finite Element Analysis 96 4.4.1 Basic Field Equations 96 4.4.2 Stator Circuit Equations 97 4.4.3 Stator EMFs 99 4.4.4 Rotor Circuit Model 99 4.4.5 Comments on the Proposed Method 102 4.5 Computational Aspects 103 4.6 Case Study 104 4.7 Summary 109 5 SEIGs for Autonomous Power Systems 111 5.1 Introduction 111 5.2 Three-Phase SEIG with the Steinmetz Connection 111 5.2.1 Circuit Connection and Analysis 111 5.2.2 Solution Technique 114 5.2.3 Capacitance Requirement 115 5.2.4 Computed and Experimental Results 117 5.2.5 Capacitance Requirement on Load 121 5.2.6 Summary 123 5.3 SEIG with Asymmetrically Connected Impedances and Excitation Capacitances 123 5.3.1 Circuit Model 124 5.3.2 Performance Analysis 124 5.3.3 Computed and Experimental Results 125 5.3.4 Modified Steinmetz Connection 126 5.3.5 Simplified Steinmetz Connection 133 5.3.6 Summary 135 5.4 Self-regulated SEIG for Single-Phase Loads 136 5.4.1 Circuit Connection and Analysis 136 5.4.2 Effect of Series Compensation Capacitance 138 5.4.3 Experimental Results and Discussion 143 5.4.4 Effect of Load Power Factor 147 5.4.5 Summary 149 5.5 SEIG with the Smith Connection 150 5.5.1 Circuit Connection and Operating Principle 150 5.5.2 Performance Analysis 151 5.5.3 Balanced Operation 152 5.5.4 Results and Discussion 153 5.5.5 Summary 159 6 Voltage and Frequency Control of SEIG with Slip-Ring Rotor 161 6.1 Introduction 161 6.2 Performance Analysis of SESRIG 162 6.3 Frequency and Voltage Control 165 6.4 Control with Variable Stator Load 166 6.5 Practical Implementation 168 6.5.1 Chopper-Controlled Rotor External Resistance 168 6.5.2 Closed-Loop Control 169 6.5.3 Tuning of PI Controller 170 6.5.4 Dynamic Response 170 6.6 Summary 173 7 PMSGs For Autonomous Power Systems 175 7.1 Introduction 175 7.2 Principle and Construction of PMSG with Inset Rotor 175 7.3 Analysis for Unity-Power-Factor Loads 177 7.3.1 Analysis Using the Two-Axis Model 177 7.3.2 Design Considerations 180 7.3.3 Computed Results 182 7.3.4 Experimental Results 183 7.3.5 Summary 184 7.4 A Comprehensive Analysis 185 7.4.1 Basic Equations and Analysis 185 7.4.2 Conditions for Zero Voltage Regulation 188 7.4.3 Extremum Points in the Load Characteristic 190 7.4.4 Power–Load Angle Relationship 191 7.4.5 The Saturated Two-Axis Model 192 7.4.6 Summary 194 7.5 Computation of Synchronous Reactances 194 7.5.1 Analysis Based on FEM 194 7.5.2 Computation of Xd and Xq 196 7.5.3 Computed Results 197 7.5.4 Summary 201 7.6 Analysis using Time-Stepping 2-D FEM 201 7.6.1 Machine Model and Assumptions 201 7.6.2 Coupled Circuit and Field Analysis 202 7.6.3 Magnetic Saturation Consideration 205 7.6.4 Computed Results 207 7.6.5 Experimental Verification 211 7.6.6 Summary 212 8 Conclusions 215 8.1 Accomplishments of the Book 215 8.2 Future Work 217 AppendixA Analysis for IG and SEIG 219 A.1 Symmetrical Components Equations for IG 219 A.2 Positive-Sequence and Negative-Sequence Circuits of IG 220 A.3 Vp and Vn for IG with Dual-Phase Converters 221 A.4 Derivation of Angular Relationship 223 A.5 Input Impedance of SEIG with the Steinmetz Connection 224 Appendix B The Method of Hooke and Jeeves 227 AppendixC A Note on the Finite Element Method [1] 229 C.1 Energy Functional and Discretization 229 C.2 Shape Functions 230 C.3 Functional Minimization and Global Assembly 233 Reference 234 AppendixD Technical Data of Experimental Machines 235 D.1 Machine IG1 235 D.2 Machine IG2 236 D.3 Prototype PMSG with Inset Rotor 236 Index 239

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Book Synopsis* Provides practical oriented system analysis and synthesis that is instructional and inspiring for engineers. * Topics cover major power conversion applications that tend to help professionals from a variety of industries. * Includes well designed and class tested homework and project assignments.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Smart Grid Distributed Generation Systems 1 2 Inverter Control Voltage and Current in Distributed Generation Systems 26 3 Parallel Operation of Inverters in Distributed Generation Systems 71 4 Power Converter Topologies for Distributed Generation Systems 105 5 Voltage and Current Control of a Three-Phase Four-Wire Distributed Generation (DG) Inverter in Island Mode 119 6 Power Flow Control of a Single Distributed Generation Unit 179 7 Robust Stability Analysis of Voltage and Current Control for Distributed Generation Systems 203 8 PWM Rectifier Control for Three-Phase Distributed Generation System 224 9 MATLAB Simulink Simulation Testbed 234 Appendix A: Simulink Model Dsimservo.Mdl 250 Appendix B: File Ssmode.M 267 Bibliography 293 Index 310

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Book SynopsisRANDOM DATA A TIMELY UPDATE OF THE CLASSIC BOOK ON THE THEORY AND APPLICATION OF RANDOM DATA ANALYSIS First published in 1971, Random Data served as an authoritative book on the analysis of experimental physical data for engineering and scientific applications. This Fourth Edition features coverage of new developments in random data management and analysis procedures that are applicable to a broad range of applied fields, from the aerospace and automotive industries to oceanographic and biomedical research. This new edition continues to maintain a balance of classic theory and novel techniques. The authors expand on the treatment of random data analysis theory, including derivations of key relationships in probability and random process theory. The book remains unique in its practical treatment of nonstationary data analysis and nonlinear system analysis, presenting the latest techniques on modern data acquisition, storage, conversion, and qualifiTable of ContentsPreface xv Preface to the Third Edition xvii Glossary of Symbols xix 1. Basic Descriptions and Properties 1 1.1. Deterministic Versus Random Data 1 1.2. Classifications of Deterministic Data 3 1.2.1. Sinusoidal Periodic Data 3 1.2.2. Complex Periodic Data 4 1.2.3. Almost-Periodic Data 6 1.2.4. Transient Nonperiodic Data 7 1.3. Classifications of Random Data 8 1.3.1. Stationary Random Data 9 1.3.2. Ergodic Random Data 11 1.3.3. Nonstationary Random Data 12 1.3.4. Stationary Sample Records 12 1.4. Analysis of Random Data 13 1.4.1. Basic Descriptive Properties 13 1.4.2. Input/Output Relations 19 1.4.3. Error Analysis Criteria 21 1.4.4. Data Analysis Procedures 23 2. Linear Physical Systems 25 2.1. Constant-Parameter Linear Systems 25 2.2. Basic Dynamic Characteristics 26 2.3. Frequency Response Functions 28 2.4. Illustrations of Frequency Response Functions 30 2.4.1. Mechanical Systems 30 2.4.2. Electrical Systems 39 2.4.3. Other Systems 41 2.5. Practical Considerations 41 3. Probability Fundamentals 45 3.1. One Random Variable 45 3.1.1. Probability Density and Distribution Functions 46 3.1.2. Expected Values 49 3.1.3. Change of Variables 50 3.1.4. Moment-Generating and Characteristic Functions 52 3.1.5. Chebyshev’s Inequality 53 3.2. Two Random Variables 54 3.2.1. Expected Values and Correlation Coefficient 55 3.2.2. Distribution for Sum of Two Random Variables 56 3.2.3. Joint Moment-Generating and Characteristic Functions 57 3.3. Gaussian (Normal) Distribution 59 3.3.1. Central Limit Theorem 60 3.3.2. Joint Gaussian (Normal) Distribution 62 3.3.3. Moment-Generating and Characteristic Functions 63 3.3.4. N-Dimensional Gaussian (Normal) Distribution 64 3.4. Rayleigh Distribution 67 3.4.1. Distribution of Envelope and Phase for Narrow Bandwidth Data 67 3.4.2. Distribution of Output Record for Narrow Bandwidth Data 71 3.5. Higher Order Changes of Variables 72 4. Statistical Principles 79 4.1. Sample Values and Parameter Estimation 79 4.2. Important Probability Distribution Functions 82 4.2.1. Gaussian (Normal) Distribution 82 4.2.2. Chi-Square Distribution 83 4.2.3. The t Distribution 84 4.2.4. The F Distribution 84 4.3. Sampling Distributions and Illustrations 85 4.3.1. Distribution of Sample Mean with Known Variance 85 4.3.2. Distribution of Sample Variance 86 4.3.3. Distribution of Sample Mean with Unknown Variance 87 4.3.4. Distribution of Ratio of Two Sample Variances 87 4.4. Confidence Intervals 88 4.5. Hypothesis Tests 91 4.5.1. Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test 94 4.5.2. Nonparametric Trend Test 96 4.6. Correlation and Regression Procedures 99 4.6.1. Linear Correlation Analysis 99 4.6.2. Linear Regression Analysis 102 5. Stationary Random Processes 109 5.1. Basic Concepts 109 5.1.1. Correlation (Covariance) Functions 111 5.1.2. Examples of Autocorrelation Functions 113 5.1.3. Correlation Coefficient Functions 115 5.1.4. Cross-Correlation Function for Time Delay 116 5.2. Spectral Density Functions 118 5.2.1. Spectra via Correlation Functions 118 5.2.2. Spectra via Finite Fourier Transforms 126 5.2.3. Spectra via Filtering–Squaring–Averaging 129 5.2.4. Wavenumber Spectra 132 5.2.5. Coherence Functions 134 5.2.6. Cross-Spectrum for Time Delay 135 5.2.7. Location of Peak Value 137 5.2.8. Uncertainty Relation 138 5.2.9. Uncertainty Principle and Schwartz Inequality 140 5.3. Ergodic and Gaussian Random Processes 142 5.3.1. Ergodic Random Processes 142 5.3.2. Sufficient Condition for Ergodicity 145 5.3.3. Gaussian Random Processes 147 5.3.4. Linear Transformations of Random Processes 149 5.4. Derivative Random Processes 151 5.4.1. Correlation Functions 151 5.4.2. Spectral Density Functions 154 5.5. Level Crossings and Peak Values 155 5.5.1. Expected Number of Level Crossings per Unit Time 155 5.5.2. Peak Probability Functions for Narrow Bandwidth Data 159 5.5.3. Expected Number and Spacing of Positive Peaks 161 5.5.4. Peak Probability Functions for Wide Bandwidth Data 162 5.5.5. Derivations 164 6. Single-Input/Output Relationships 173 6.1. Single-Input/Single-Output Models 173 6.1.1. Correlation and Spectral Relations 173 6.1.2. Ordinary Coherence Functions 180 6.1.3. Models with Extraneous Noise 183 6.1.4. Optimum Frequency Response Functions 187 6.2. Single-Input/Multiple-Output Models 190 6.2.1. Single-Input/Two-Output Model 191 6.2.2. Single-Input/Multiple-Output Model 192 6.2.3. Removal of Extraneous Noise 194 7. Multiple-Input/Output Relationships 201 7.1. Multiple-Input/Single-Output Models 201 7.1.1. General Relationships 202 7.1.2. General Case of Arbitrary Inputs 205 7.1.3. Special Case of Mutually Uncorrelated Inputs 206 7.2. Two-Input/One-Output Models 207 7.2.1. Basic Relationships 207 7.2.2. Optimum Frequency Response Functions 210 7.2.3. Ordinary and Multiple Coherence Functions 212 7.2.4. Conditioned Spectral Density Functions 213 7.2.5. Partial Coherence Functions 219 7.3. General and Conditioned Multiple-Input Models 221 7.3.1. Conditioned Fourier Transforms 223 7.3.2. Conditioned Spectral Density Functions 224 7.3.3. Optimum Systems for Conditioned Inputs 225 7.3.4. Algorithm for Conditioned Spectra 226 7.3.5. Optimum Systems for Original Inputs 229 7.3.6. Partial and Multiple Coherence Functions 231 7.4. Modified Procedure to Solve Multiple-Input/Single-Output Models 232 7.4.1. Three-Input/Single-Output Models 234 7.4.2. Formulas for Three-Input/Single-Output Models 235 7.5. Matrix Formulas for Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Models 237 7.5.1. Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Model 238 7.5.2. Multiple-Input/Single-Output Model 241 7.5.3. Model with Output Noise 243 7.5.4. Single-Input/Single-Output Model 245 8. Statistical Errors in Basic Estimates 249 8.1. Definition of Errors 249 8.2. Mean and Mean Square Value Estimates 252 8.2.1. Mean Value Estimates 252 8.2.2. Mean Square Value Estimates 256 8.2.3. Variance Estimates 260 8.3. Probability Density Function Estimates 261 8.3.1. Bias of the Estimate 263 8.3.2. Variance of the Estimate 264 8.3.3. Normalized rms Error 265 8.3.4. Joint Probability Density Function Estimates 265 8.4. Correlation Function Estimates 266 8.4.1. Bandwidth-Limited Gaussian White Noise 269 8.4.2. Noise-to-Signal Considerations 270 8.4.3. Location Estimates of Peak Correlation Values 271 8.5. Autospectral Density Function Estimates 273 8.5.1. Bias of the Estimate 274 8.5.2. Variance of the Estimate 278 8.5.3. Normalized rms Error 278 8.5.4. Estimates from Finite Fourier Transforms 280 8.5.5. Test for Equivalence of Autospectra 282 8.6. Record Length Requirements 284 9. Statistical Errors in Advanced Estimates 289 9.1. Cross-Spectral Density Function Estimates 289 9.1.1. Variance Formulas 292 9.1.2. Covariance Formulas 293 9.1.3. Phase Angle Estimates 297 9.2. Single-Input/Output Model Estimates 298 9.2.1. Bias in Frequency Response Function Estimates 300 9.2.2. Coherent Output Spectrum Estimates 303 9.2.3. Coherence Function Estimates 305 9.2.4. Gain Factor Estimates 308 9.2.5. Phase Factor Estimates 310 9.3. Multiple-Input/Output Model Estimates 312 10. Data Acquisition and Processing 317 10.1. Data Acquisition 318 10.1.1. Transducer and Signal Conditioning 318 10.1.2. Data Transmission 321 10.1.3. Calibration 322 10.1.4. Dynamic Range 324 10.2. Data Conversion 326 10.2.1. Analog-to-Digital Converters 326 10.2.2. Sampling Theorems for Random Records 328 10.2.3. Sampling Rates and Aliasing Errors 330 10.2.4. Quantization and Other Errors 333 10.2.5. Data Storage 335 10.3. Data Qualification 335 10.3.1. Data Classification 336 10.3.2. Data Validation 340 10.3.3. Data Editing 345 10.4. Data Analysis Procedures 349 10.4.1. Procedure for Analyzing Individual Records 349 10.4.2. Procedure for Analyzing Multiple Records 351 11. Data Analysis 359 11.1. Data Preparation 359 11.1.1. Data Standardization 360 11.1.2. Trend Removal 361 11.1.3. Digital Filtering 363 11.2. Fourier Series and Fast Fourier Transforms 366 11.2.1. Standard Fourier Series Procedure 366 11.2.2. Fast Fourier Transforms 368 11.2.3. Cooley–Tukey Procedure 374 11.2.4. Procedures for Real-Valued Records 376 11.2.5. Further Related Formulas 377 11.2.6. Other Algorithms 378 11.3. Probability Density Functions 379 11.4. Autocorrelation Functions 381 11.4.1. Autocorrelation Estimates via Direct Computations 381 11.4.2. Autocorrelation Estimates via FFT Computations 381 11.5. Autospectral Density Functions 386 11.5.1. Autospectra Estimates by Ensemble Averaging 386 11.5.2. Side-Lobe Leakage Suppression Procedures 388 11.5.3. Recommended Computational Steps for Ensemble-Averaged Estimates 395 11.5.4. Zoom Transform Procedures 396 11.5.5. Autospectra Estimates by Frequency Averaging 399 11.5.6. Other Spectral Analysis Procedures 403 11.6. Joint Record Functions 404 11.6.1. Joint Probability Density Functions 404 11.6.2. Cross-Correlation Functions 405 11.6.3. Cross-Spectral Density Functions 406 11.6.4. Frequency Response Functions 407 11.6.5. Unit Impulse Response (Weighting) Functions 408 11.6.6. Ordinary Coherence Functions 408 11.7. Multiple-Input/Output Functions 408 11.7.1. Fourier Transforms and Spectral Functions 409 11.7.2. Conditioned Spectral Density Functions 409 11.7.3. Three-Input/Single-Output Models 411 11.7.4. Functions in Modified Procedure 414 12. Nonstationary Data Analysis 417 12.1. Classes of Nonstationary Data 417 12.2. Probability Structure of Nonstationary Data 419 12.2.1. Higher Order Probability Functions 420 12.2.2. Time-Averaged Probability Functions 421 12.3. Nonstationary Mean Values 422 12.3.1. Independent Samples 424 12.3.2. Correlated Samples 425 12.3.3. Analysis Procedures for Single Records 427 12.4. Nonstationary Mean Square Values 429 12.4.1. Independent Samples 429 12.4.2. Correlated Samples 431 12.4.3. Analysis Procedures for Single Records 432 12.5. Correlation Structure of Nonstationary Data 436 12.5.1. Double-Time Correlation Functions 436 12.5.2. Alternative Double-Time Correlation Functions 437 12.5.3. Analysis Procedures for Single Records 439 12.6. Spectral Structure of Nonstationary Data 442 12.6.1. Double-Frequency Spectral Functions 443 12.6.2. Alternative Double-Frequency Spectral Functions 445 12.6.3. Frequency Time Spectral Functions 449 12.6.4. Analysis Procedures for Single Records 456 12.7. Input/Output Relations for Nonstationary Data 462 12.7.1. Nonstationary Input and Time-Varying Linear System 463 12.7.2. Results for Special Cases 464 12.7.3. Frequency–Time Spectral Input/Output Relations 465 12.7.4. Energy Spectral Input/Output Relations 467 13. The Hilbert Transform 473 13.1. Hilbert Transforms for General Records 473 13.1.1. Computation of Hilbert Transforms 476 13.1.2. Examples of Hilbert Transforms 477 13.1.3. Properties of Hilbert Transforms 478 13.1.4. Relation to Physically Realizable Systems 480 13.2. Hilbert Transforms for Correlation Functions 484 13.2.1. Correlation and Envelope Definitions 484 13.2.2. Hilbert Transform Relations 486 13.2.3. Analytic Signals for Correlation Functions 486 13.2.4. Nondispersive Propagation Problems 489 13.2.5. Dispersive Propagation Problems 495 13.3. Envelope Detection Followed by Correlation 498 14. Nonlinear System Analysis 505 14.1. Zero-Memory and Finite-Memory Nonlinear Systems 505 14.2. Square-Law and Cubic Nonlinear Models 507 14.3. Volterra Nonlinear Models 509 14.4. SI/SO Models with Parallel Linear and Nonlinear Systems 510 14.5. SI/SO Models with Nonlinear Feedback 512 14.6. Recommended Nonlinear Models and Techniques 514 14.7. Duffing SDOF Nonlinear System 515 14.7.1. Analysis for SDOF Linear System 516 14.7.2. Analysis for Duffing SDOF Nonlinear System 518 14.8. Nonlinear Drift Force Model 520 14.8.1. Basic Formulas for Proposed Model 521 14.8.2. Spectral Decomposition Problem 523 14.8.3. System Identification Problem 524 Bibliography 527 Appendix A: Statistical Tables 533 Appendix B: Definitions for Random Data Analysis 545 List of Figures 557 List of Tables 565 List of Examples 567 Answers to Problems in Random Data 571 Index 599

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Book SynopsisWith the widespread use of EHV equipment in winter environments, winter flashovers at air temperature close to melting point have become a critical design constraint.Trade Review"This is one of the most authoritative reference books available on the subject of insulator flashover under icing and contaminated conditions. It also provides a good introduction to high voltage surface breakdown, insulation coordination, and environmental electrochemistry. It is indispensable reading for those responsible for designing reliable power systems exposed to environmental icing and contamination." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 2011) "Readers who finish this well-written book will be prepared to understand and face a sizeable fraction of the current problems involved in learning to correct icing and pollution problems in electrical line insulation. The book provides clear insight on how they can best position themselves for coping with situations that arise in icing ad polluted environments." (Current Engineering Practice, 1 November 2010)Table of ContentsPREFACE. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 1. INTRODUCTION. 1.1. Scope and Objectives. 1.2. Power System Reliability. 1.3. The Insulation Coordination Process: What Is Involved? 1.4. Organization of the Book. 1.5. Précis. 2. INSULATORS FOR ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS. 2.1. Terminology for Insulators. 2.2. Classification of Insulators. 2.3. Insulator Construction. 2.4. Electrical Stresses on Insulators. 2.5. Environmental Stresses on Insulators. 2.6. Mechanical Stresses. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE OF INSULATORS. 3.1. Pollution: What It Is. 3.2. Pollution Deposits on Power System Insulators. 3.3. Nonsoluble Electrically Inert Deposits. 3.4. Soluble Electrically Conductive Pollution. 3.5. Effects of Temperature on Electrical Conductivity. 3.6. Conversion to Equivalent Salt Deposit Density. 3.7. Self-Wetting of Contaminated Surfaces. 3.8. Surface Wetting by Fog Accretion. 3.9. Surface Wetting by Natural Precipitation. 3.10. Surface Wetting by Artificial Precipitation. 4. INSULATOR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE IN POLLUTION CONDITIONS. 4.1. Terminology for Electrical Performance in Pollution Conditions. 4.2. Air Gap Breakdown. 4.3. Breakdown of Polluted Insulators. 4.4. Outdoor Exposure Test Methods. 4.5. Indoor Test Methods for Pollution Flashovers. 4.6. Salt-Fog Test. 4.7. Clean-Fog Test Method. 4.8. Other Test Procedures. 4.9. Salt-Fog Test Results. 4.10. Clean-Fog Test Results. 4.11. Effects of Insulator Parameters. 4.12. Effects of Nonsoluble Deposit Density. 4.13. Pressure Effects on Contamination Tests. 4.14. Temperature Effects on Pollution Flashover. 5. CONTAMINATION FLASHOVER MODELS. 5.1. General Classifi cation of Partial Discharges. 5.2. Dry-Band Arcing on Contaminated Surfaces. 5.3. Electrical Arcing on Wet, Contaminated Surfaces. 5.4. Residual Resistance of Polluted Layer. 5.5. dc Pollution Flashover Modeling. 5.6. ac Pollution Flashover Modeling. 5.7. Theoretical Modeling for Cold-Fog Flashover. 5.8. Future Directions for Pollution Flashover Modeling. 6. MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN POLLUTION CONDITIONS. 6.1. Monitoring for Maintenance. 6.2. Cleaning of Insulators. 6.3. Coating of Insulators. 6.4. Adding Accessories. 6.5. Adding More Insulators. 6.6. Changing to Improved Designs. 6.7. Changing to Semiconducting Glaze. 6.8. Changing to Polymer Insulators. 7. ICING FLASHOVERS. 7.1. Terminology for Ice. 7.2. Ice Morphology. 7.3. Electrical Characteristics of Ice. 7.4. Ice Flashover Experience. 7.5. Ice Flashover Processes. 7.6. Icing Test Methods. 7.7. Ice Flashover Test Results. 7.8. Empirical Models for Icing Flashovers. 7.9. Mathematical Modeling of Flashover Process on Ice-Covered Insulators. 7.10. Environmental Corrections for Ice Surfaces. 7.11. Future Directions for Icing Flashover Modeling. 8. SNOW FLASHOVERS. 8.1. Terminology for Snow. 8.2. Snow Morphology. 8.3. Snow Electrical Characteristics. 8.4. Snow Flashover Experience. 8.5. Snow Flashover Process and Test Methods. 8.6. Snow Flashover Test Results. 8.7 Empirical Model for Snow Flashover. 8.8. Mathematical Modeling of Flashover Process on Snow-Covered Insulators. 8.9. Environmental Corrections for Snow Flashover. 8.10. Case Studies of Snow Flashover. 9. MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN ICE AND SNOW CONDITIONS. 9.1. Options for Mitigating Very Light and Light Icing. 9.2. Options for Mitigating Moderate Icing. 9.3. Options for Mitigating Heavy Icing. 9.4. Options for Mitigating Snow and Rime. 9.5. Alternatives for Mitigating Any Icing. 10. INSULATION COORDINATION FOR ICING AND POLLUTED ENVIRONMENTS. 10.1. The Insulation Coordination Process. 10.2. Deterministic and Probabilistic Methods. 10.3. IEEE 1313.2 Design Approach for Contamination. 10.4. IEC 60815 Design Approach for Contamination. 10.5. CIGRE Design Approach for Contamination. 10.6. Characteristics of Winter Pollution. 10.7. Winter Fog Events. 10.8. Freezing Rain and Freezing Drizzle Events. 10.9. Snow Climatology. 10.10. Deterministic Coordination for Leakage Distance. 10.11. Probabilistic Coordination for Leakage Distance. 10.12. Deterministic Coordination for Dry Arc Distance. 10.13. Probabilistic Coordination for Dry Arc Distance. 10.14. Case Studies. APPENDIX A: MEASUREMENT OF INSULATOR CONTAMINATION LEVEL. APPENDIX B: STANDARD CORRECTIONS FOR HUMIDITY, TEMPERATURE, AND PRESSURE. APPENDIX C: TERMS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL IMPULSES. INDEX.

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Book SynopsisReliable power distribution systems are essential to maintain a functioning society. This book covers the fundamentals of reliability analysis as they apply to the planning and design of utility, industrial, and commercial electric power distribution systems.Trade Review“Using numerous examples and case studies, they thoroughly describe the determination of failure rates and associated outage timing for various systems including the radial, primary selective, and secondary selective versions.” (Electrical Apparatus, 1 August 2012)Table of ContentsPreface. 1 OUTLINE OF THE BOOK. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Reliability Assessment of Power Systems. 1.3 Organization of the Chapters. 1.4 Conclusions. References. 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS. 2.1 Concept of Frequency. 2.2 Important Parameters of Frequency Distribution. 2.3 Theory of Probability. 2.4 Probability Distribution Model. 2.5 Sampling Theory. 2.6 Statistical Decision Making. 2.7 Conclusions. References. 3 RELIABILITY PRINCIPLES. 3.1 Failure Rate Model. 3.2 Concept of Reliability of Population. 3.3 Mean Time to Failures. 3.4 Reliability of Complex Systems. 3.5 Standby System Modeling. 3.6 Concepts of Availability and Dependability. 3.7 Reliability Measurement. 3.8 Conclusions. References. 4 APPLICATIONS OF SIMPLE RELIABILITY MODELS. 4.1 Equipment Failure Mechanism. 4.2 Availability of Equipment. 4.3 Oil Circuit Recloser (OCR) Maintenance Issues. 4.4 Distribution Pole Maintenance Practices. 4.5 Procedures for Ground Testing. 4.6 Insulators Maintenance. 4.7 Customer Service Outages. 4.8 Conclusions. References. 5 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Concept of Interest and Equivalent. 5.3 Common Terms. 5.4 Formulas for Computing Interest. 5.5 Annual Cost. 5.6 Present Value (PV) Concept. 5.7 Theory of Rate of Return. 5.8 Cost–Benefit Analysis Approach. 5.9 Financial Risk Assessment. 5.10 Conclusions. References. 6 RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 State Enumeration Methodologies. 6.3 Network Reduction Methods. 6.4 Bayes. Theorem in Reliability. 6.5 Construction of Fault Tree Diagram. 6.6 The Application of Conditional Probability Theory to System Operating Configurations. 6.7 Conclusions. References. 7 DESIGNING RELIABILITY INTO INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL POWER SYSTEMS. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Example 1: Simple Radial Distribution System. 7.3 Example 2: Reliability Analysis of a Primary Selective System to the 13.8 kV Utility Supply. 7.4 Example 3: A Primary Selective System to the Load Side of a 13.8 kV Circuit Breaker. 7.5 Example 4: Primary Selective System to the Primary of the Transformer. 7.6 Example 5: A Secondary Selective System. 7.7 Example 6: A Simple Radial System with Spares. 7.8 Example 7: A Simple Radial System with Cogeneration. 7.9 Reliability Evaluation of Miscellaneous System Configurations. 7.10 Conclusions. References. 8 ZONE BRANCH RELIABILITY METHODOLOGY. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Zone Branch Concepts. 8.3 Industrial System Study. 8.4 Application of Zone Branch Methodology: Case Studies. .4.5 Case 5: Design .E.—Dual Supply Primary Selective. 8.4.6 Case 6: Design .F.—Double Bus/Double Breaker Radial. 8.4.7 Case 7: Design .G.—Double Bus/Double Breaker Loop. 8.4.8 Case 8: Design .H.—Double Bus/Breaker Primary Selective. 8.5 Conclusions. References. 9 EQUIPMENT OUTAGE STATISTICS. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Interruption Data Collection Scheme. 9.3 Typical Distribution Equipment Outage Statistics. 9.4 Conclusions. References. 10 HISTORICAL ASSESSMENT. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Automatic Outage Management System. 10.3 Historical Assessment. 10.4 Crew Center-Level Analysis. 10.5 Development of a Composite Index for Reliability Performance Analysis at the Circuit Level. 10.6 Conclusions. References. 11 DETERMINISTIC CRITERIA. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Current Distribution Planning and Design Criteria. 11.3 Reliability Cost Versus Reliability Benefit Trade-Offs in Distribution System Planning. 11.4 Alternative Feed Requirements for Overhead Distribution Systems. 11.5 Examples of Deterministic Planning Guidelines for Alternative Feed Requirements. 11.6 Value-Based Alternative Feeder Requirements Planning. 11.7 Conclusions. References. 12 IMPORTANT FACTORS RELATED TO DISTRIBUTION STANDARDS. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Relevant Issues and Factors in Establishing Distribution Reliability Standards. 12.3 Performance Indices at Different System Levels of a Utility. 12.4 Performance Indices for Different Utility Types. 12.5 Conclusions. References. 13 STANDARDS FOR REREGULATED DISTRIBUTION UTILITY. 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Cost of Service Regulation versus Performance-Based Regulation. 13.3 A Reward/Penalty Structure in the Performance-Based Rates. 13.4 Historical SAIFI and SAIDI Data and their Distributions. 13.5 Computation of System Risks Based on Historical Reliability Indices. 13.6 Cause Contributions to SAIFI and SAIDI Indices. 13.7 Conclusions. References. 14 CUSTOMER INTERRUPTION COST MODELS FOR LOAD POINT RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT. 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Customer Interruption Cost. 14.3 Series and Parallel System Model Equations. 14.4 Dedicated Distribution Radial Feeder Configuration. 14.5 Distribution Radial Feeder Configuration Serving Multiple Customers. 14.6 Distribution Radial Feeder Configuration Serving Multiple Customers with Manual Sectionalizing. 14.7 Distribution Radial Feeder Configuration Serving Multiple Customers with Automatic Sectionalizing. 14.8 Distribution System Looped Radial Feeders. 14.9 Conclusions. References. 15 VALUE-BASED PREDICTIVE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT. 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Value-Based Reliability Planning. 15.3 Distribution System Configuration Characteristics. 15.4 Case Studies. 15.5 Illustrative Example System Problem and Its Reliability Calculations. 15.6 Conclusions. References. 16 ISOLATION AND RESTORATION PROCEDURES. 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Distribution System Characteristics. 16.3 Case Studies. 16.4 Major Substation Outages. 16.5 Summary of Load Point Interruption Costs. 16.6 Conclusions. References. 17 MESHED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RELIABILITY. 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Value-Based Reliability Assessment in a Deregulated Environment. 17.3 The Characteristics of the Illustrative Urban Distribution System. 17.4 Discussion of Results. 17.5 Feeder and Transformer Loading Levels. 17.6 Bus and Feeder Tie Analysis. 17.7 Maintenance. 17.8 Feeders with Nonfused (Lateral) Three-Phase Branches. 17.9 Feeder Tie Placement. 17.10 Finding Optimum Section Length. 17.11 Feeder and Transformer Loading. 17.12 Feeder Tie Cost Calculation. 17.13 Effects of Tie Maintenance. 17.14 Additional Ties for Feeders with Three-Phase Branches. 17.15 Conclusions. References. 18 RADIAL FEEDER RECONFIGURATION ANALYSIS. 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 Predictive Feeder Reliability Analysis. 18.3 Reliability Data and Assumptions. 18.4 Reliability Assessment for an Illustrative Distribution Feeder. 18.5 Alternative Improvement Options Analysis. 18.6 Summary of the Illustrative Feeder Reliability Performance Improvement Alternatives. 18.7 Conclusions. References. 19 DISTRIBUTED GENERATION. 19.1 Introduction. 19.2 Problem Definition. 19.3 Illustrative Distribution System Configuration Characteristics. 19.4 Reliability Assessment Model. 19.5 Discussion of Results. 19.6 Conclusions. References. 20 MODELS FOR SPARE EQUIPMENT. 20.1 Introduction. 20.2 Development of Probabilistic Models for Determining Optimal Number of Transformer Spares. 20.3 Optimal Transformer Spares for Illustrative 72 kV Distribution Transformer Systems. 20.4 Conclusions. References. 21 VOLTAGE SAGS AND SURGES AT INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SITES. 21.1 Introduction. 21.2 ANSI/IEEE Standard 446—IEEE Orange Book. 21.3 IEEE Standard 493-2007—IEEE Gold Book. 21.4 Frequency of Voltage Sags. 21.5 Example Voltage Sag Problem: Voltage Sag Analysis of Utility and Industrial Distribution Systems. 21.6 Frequency and Duration of Voltage Sags and Surges at Industrial Sites: Canadian National Power Quality Survey. 21.7 Scatter Plots of Voltage Sag Levels as a Function of Duration. 21.8 Scatter Plots of Voltage Surge Levels as a Function of Duration. 21.9 Primary and Secondary Voltage Sages Statistical Characteristics. 21.10 Primary and Secondary Voltage Surges Statistical Characteristics. 21.11 Conclusions. References. SELECTED PROBLEMS AND ANSWERS. Index.

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Book SynopsisDiscusses the growth mechanisms of tin whiskers and the effective mitigation strategies necessary to reduce whisker growth risks This book covers key tin whisker topics, ranging from fundamental science to practical mitigation strategies. The text begins with a review of the characteristic properties of local microstructures around whisker and hillock grains to identify why these particular grains and locations become predisposed to forming whiskers and hillocks. The book discusses the basic properties of tin-based alloy finishes and the effects of various alloying elements on whisker formation, with a focus on potential mechanisms for whisker suppression or enhancement for each element. Tin whisker risk mitigation strategies for each tier of the supply chain for high reliability electronic systems are also described. Discusses whisker formation factors including surface grain geometry, crystallographic orientation-dependent surface grain boundary structurTable of ContentsTechnical Reviewers. Preface. Introduction. Contributors. 1. Regulatory and Voluntary Drivers for Environmental Improvement: Hazardous Substances, Lifecycle Design and End of Life (John Hawley). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Substances of Environmental Concern. 1.3 Design for Environment/Energy Efficiency. 1.4 Recycling and Take-back. 1.5 Summary. 1.6 References. 2. Lead-free Surface Mount Technology (Jasbir Bath, Jennifer Nguyen and Sundar Sethuraman). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 No-clean and Water-soluble Lead-free Pastes. 2.3 Solder Paste Handling. 2.4 Board and Stencil Design. 2.5 Screen Printing and Printability of Lead-free Solder Pastes. 2.6 Paste inspection. 2.7 Component Placement (Paste Tackiness). 2.8 Reflow Soldering and the Reflow Profile. 2.9 Effect of Nitrogen versus Air Atmosphere during Lead-free Reflow. 2.10 Head-in-Pillow Component Soldering Defect. 2.11 Solder Joint Visual Inspection. 2.12 AOI (Automated Optical Inspection). 2.13 X-ray Inspection. 2.14 ICT/Functional Testing. 2.15 Conclusions. 2.16 Future Work. 2.17 Acknowledgements. 2.18 References. 3. Lead-free Wave Soldering (Dennis Barbini and Jasbir Bath). 3.0 Introduction. 3.1 Wave soldering process boundaries. 3.2 Soldering temperatures on the chip and main soldering waves. 3.3 Alloys for Lead-free Wave Soldering. 3.4 The function of nitrogen in wave soldering. 3.5 The effect of PCB Design on wave solder joint formation. 3.6 Standards related to wave soldering. 3.7 Conclusions. 3.8 Future work. 3.9 Acknowledgements. 3.10 References. 4. Lead-free Rework (Alan Donaldson). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Hand Soldering/Touch-up. 4.3 BGA/CSP Rework. 4.4 BGA Socket Rework. 4.5 X-ray. 4.6 Through-hole Hand Soldering Rework. 4.7 Through-hole Mini-pot/Solder Fountain Rework. 4.8 Best Practices and Rework Equipment Calibrations. 4.9 Conclusions. 4.10 Future Work. 4.11 References. 5 Lead-Free Alloys for BGA/CSP Components (Gregory A. Henshall). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Overview of New Lead-Free Alloys. 5.3 Benefits of New Alloys for BGAs and CSPs. 5.4 Technical Concerns . 5.5 Management of New Alloys. 5.6 Future Work. 5.7 Summary and Conclusions. 5.8 Acknowledgements. 5.9 References. 6 Growth Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies of Tin Whisker Growth (Peng Su). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Role of stress in whisker growth. 6.3 Understanding standard acceleration tests. 6.4 Plating process optimization and other mitigation strategies. 6.5 Whisker growth on board-mounted components. 6.6 Summary. 6.7 References. 7. Testability of Lead-Free Printed Circuit Assemblies (Rosa D.Reinosa and Aileen M. Allen). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Contact Repeatability of Lead-Free Boards. 7.3 Probe Wear and Contamination. 7.4 Board Flexure. 7.5 Conclusions. 7.6 Acknowledgments. 7.7 References. 8. Board-Level Solder Joint Reliability of High Performance Computers under Mechanical Loading (Keith Newman). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Establishing PWB Strain Limits for Manufacturing. 8.3. SMT Component Fracture Strength Characterization. 8.4 PWB Fracture Strength Characterization. 8.5 PWB Strain Characterization. 8.6. Solder Joint Fracture Prediction – Modeling. 8.7. Fracture Strength Optimization. 8.8 Conclusions. 8.9 Acknowledgments. 8.10 References. 9. Lead-Free Reliability in Aerospace/Military Environments (Thomas A. Woodrow and Jasbir Bath). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Aerospace/Military Consortia. 9.3 Lead-Free Control Plans for Aerospace/Military Electronics. 9.4 Aerospace/Military Lead-Free Reliability Concerns. 9.5 Summary and Conclusions. 9.6 References. 10. Lead-Free Reliability in Automotive Environments (Richard D. Parke). 10.1 Introduction to Electronics in Automotive Environments. 10.2 Performance Risks and Issues. 10.3 Legislation Driving Lead-Free Automotive Electronics. 10.4 Reliability Requirements for Automotive Environments. 10.5 Failure Modes of Lead-free Joints. 10.6 Impact to Lead-free Component Procurement and Management. 10.7 Change versus Risks. 10.8 Summary and Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on challenges to the billion-ton renewable fuels vision, this book discusses the technological and business developments needed to industrialize biofuels on a global scale. Technological issues addressed include fermentation and downstream processing technologies, as compared to current industrial practice and process economics.Trade Review"The Physical quality of Wiley's books is never in doubt, and this volume is no different. It proclaims itself as ‘a valuable handbook for scientists and policy makers working in the biofuels industry,' a fairly true assertion." (Enagri eMagazine, July 2010) Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Contributors. PART I STRUCTURE OF THE BIOEVERGY BUSINESS. 1 Characteristics of Biofuels and Renewable Fuel Standards (Alan C. Hansen, Dimitrios C. Kyritsis, and Chia fon F. Lee). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Molecular Structure. 1.3 Physical Properties. 1.4 Chemical Properties. 1.5 Biofuel Standards. 1.6 Perspective. References. 2 The Global Demand for Biofuels: Technologies, Markets and Policies (Jürgen Scheffran). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Motivation and Potential of Renewable Fuels. 2.3 Renewable Fuels in the Transportation Sector. 2.4 Status and Potential of Major Biofuels. 2.5 Biofuel Policies and Markets in Selected Countries. 2.6 Perspective. References. 3 Biofuel Demand Realization (Stephen R. Hughes and Nasib Qureshi). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Availability of Renewable Resources to Realize Biofuel Demand. 3.3 Technology Improvements to Enhance Biofuel Production Economics. 3.4 US Regulatory Requirements for Organisms Engineered to Meet Biofuel Demand. 3.5 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 4 Advanced Biorefineries for the Production of Fuel Ethanol (Stephen R. Hughes, William Gibbons, and Scott Kohl). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Ethanol Production Plants Using Sugar Feedstocks. 4.3 Dedicated Dry-Grind and Dry-Mill Starch Ethanol Production Plants. 4.4 Dedicated Wet-Mill Starch Ethanol Production Plants. 4.5 Dedicated Cellulosic Ethanol Production Plants. 4.6 Advanced Combined Biorefineries. 4.7 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. PART II DIESEL FROM BIOMASS. 5 Biomass Liquefaction and Gasification (Nicolaus Dahmen, Edmund Henrich, Andrea Kruse, and Klaus Raffelt). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Direct Liquefaction. 5.3 Biosynfuels from Biosyngas. 5.4 Perspective. References. 6 Diesel from Syngas (Yong-Wang Li, Jian Xu, and Yong Yang). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Overview of Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. 6.3 Historical Development of the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Process. 6.4 Modern Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Processes. 6.5 Economics. 6.6 Perspective. Acknowledgements. References. 7 Biodiesel from Vegetable Oils (Jon Van Gerpen). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Use of Vegetable Oils as Diesel Fuels. 7.3 Renewable Diesel. 7.4 Properties. 7.5 Biodiesel Production. 7.6 Transesteritication. 7.7 Biodiesel Purification. 7.8 Perspective. References. 8 Biofuels from Microalgae and Seaweeds (Michael Huesemann, G. Roesjadi, John Benemann, and F. Blaine Metting). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Biofuels from Microalgae: Products, Processes, and Limitations. 8.3 Biofuels from Seaweeds: Products, Processes, and Limitations. 8.4 Perspective. References. PART III ETHANOL AND BUTANOL. 9 Improvements in Corn to Ethanol Production Technology Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Vijay Singh, David B. Johnston, Kent D. Rausch, and M.E. Tumbleson). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Current Industrial Ethanol Production Technology. 9.3 Granular Starch Hydrolysis. 9.4 Corn Fractionation. 9.5 Simultaneous SSF and Distillation. 9.6 Dynamic Control of SSF Processes. 9.7 Cost of Ethanol. 9.8 Perspective. References. 10 Advanced Technologies for Biomass Hydrolysis and Saccharification Using Novel Enzymes (Margret E. Berg Miller, Jennifer M. Brulc, Edward A. Bayer, Raphael Lamed, Harry J. Flint, and Bryan A. White). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 The Substrate. 10.3 Glycosyl Hydrolases. 10.4 The Cellulosome Concept. 10.5 New Approaches for the Identification of Novel Glycoside Hydrolases. 10.6 Perspective. References. 11 Mass Balances and Analytical Methods for Biomass Pretreatment Experiments (Bruce S. Dien). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Analysis of Feedstocks for Composition and Potential Ethanol Yield. 11.3 Pretreatment. 11.4 Enzymatic Extraction of Sugars. 11.5 Fermentation of Pretreated Hydrolysates to Ethanol. 11.6 Feedstock and Process Integration. 11.7 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 12 Biomass Conversion Inhibitors and In Situ Detoxification (Z. Lewis Liu and Hans P. Blaschek). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Inhibitory Compounds Derived from Biomass Pretreatment. 12.3 Inhibitory Effects. 12.4 Removal of Inhibitors. 12.5 Inhibitor-Tolerant Strain Development. 12.6 Inhibitor Conversion Pathways. 12.7 Molecular Mechanisms of In Situ Detoxification. 12.8 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 13 Fuel Ethanol Production From Lignocellulosic Raw Materials Using Recombinant Yeasts (Grant Stanley and Barbel Hahn-Hägerdal). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Consolidated Bioprocessing and Ethanol Production. 13.3 Pentose-Fermenting S. cerevisiae Strains. 13.4 Lignocellulose Fermentation and Ethanol Inhibition. 13.5 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 14 Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol by Other Organisms (Siqing Liu). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Desired Biocatalysts for Biomass to Bioethanol. 14.3 Gram-Negative Bacteria. 14.4 Gram-Positive Bacteria. 14.5 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 15 Advanced Fermentation Technologies (Masayuki Inui, Alain A. Vertès and Hideaki Yukawa). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Batch Processes. 15.3 Fed-Batch Processes. 15.4 Continuous Processes. 15.5 Immobilized Cell Systems. 15.6 Growth-Arrested Process. 15.7 Integrated Bioprocesses. 15.8 Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP). 15.9 Perspective. References. 16 Advanced Product Recovery Technologies (Thaddeus C Ezeji and Yebo Li). 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Membrane Separation. 16.3 Advanced Technologies for Biofuel Recovery: Industrially Relevant Processes. 16.4 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 17 Clostridia and Process Engineering for Energy Generation (Nasib Qureshi and Hans P. Blaschek). 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Substrates, Cultures, and Traditional Technologies. 17.3 Agricultural Residues as Substrates for the Future. 17.4 Butanol-Producing Microbial Cultures. 17.5 Regulation of Butanol Production and Microbial Genetics. 17.6 Novel Fermentation Technologies. 17.7 Novel Product Recovery Technologies. 17.8 Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Substrates in Integrated Systems. 17.9 Integrated or Consolidated Processes. 17.10 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. PART IV: HYDROGEN, METHANE, AND METHANOL. 18 Hydrogen Generation by Microbial Cultures (Anja Hemschemeier, Katrin Müllner, Thilo Rühle, and Thomas Happe). 18.1. Introduction: Why Biological Hydrogen Production? 18.2. Biological Hydrogen Production. 18.3. Metabolic Basics for Hydrogen Production: Fermentation and Photosynthesis. 18.4. H2 Production in Application: Cases in Point. 18.5. Perspective. References. 19 Engineering Photosynthesis for H2 Production from H2O: Cyanobacteria as Design Organisms (Nadine Waschewski, Gábor Bernát, and Matthias Rögner). 19.1 The Basic Idea: Why Hydrogen from Water? 19.2 Realization: Three Mutually Supporting Strategies. 19.3 The Biological Strategy: How to Design a Hydrogen-Producing (Cyano-) Bacterial Cell. 19.4 Engineering the Environment of the Cells: Reactor Design. 19.5 How Much Can We Expect? The Limit of Natural Systems. 19.6 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 20 Production and Utilization of Methane Biogas as Renewable Fuel (Zhongtang Yu, Mark Morrison, and Floyd L. Schanbacher). 20.1 Introduction. 20.2 The Microbes and Metabolisms Underpinning Biomethanation. 20.3 Potential Feedstocks Used for Methane Biogas Production. 20.4 Biomethanation Technologies for Production of Methane Biogas. 20.5 Utilization of Methane Biogas as a Fuel. 20.6 Perspective. 20.7 Concluding Remarks. 20.8 Disclaimer. References. 21 Methanol Production and Utilization (Gregory A. Dolan). 21.1 Introduction. 21.2 Biomass Gasification: Mature and Immature. 21.3 Feedstocks: Diverse and Plentiful. 21.4 Biomethanol: ICEs, FFVs, and FCVs. 21.5 Case Study: Waste Wood Biorefinery. 21.6 Case Study: Two-Step Thermochemical Conversion Process. 21.7 Case Study: Mobile Methanol Machine. 21.8 Case Study: Scandinavia Leading the Way with Black Liquor Methanol Production. 21.9 Case Study: Methanol Fermentation through Anaerobic Digestion. References. PART V PERSPECTIVES. 22 Enhancing Primary Raw Materials for Biofuels (Takahisa Hayashi, Rumi Kaida, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Masaru Ohme-Takagi, Nobuyuki Nishikuba, Shin-ichiro Kidou, and Kouki Yoshida). 22.1 Introduction. 22.2 In-Fibril Modification. 22.3 In-Wall Modifications. 22.4 In-Planta Modifications. 22.5 In-CRES-T Modification. 22.6 A Catalogue of Gene Families for Glycan Synthases and Hydrolases. 22.7 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 23 Axes of Development in Chemical and Process Engineering for Converting Biomass to Energy (Alain A. Vertés). 23.1 Global Outlook. 23.2 Enhancement of Raw Material Biomass. 23.3 Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals. 23.4 Chemical Engineering Development. 23.5 Perspective. References. 24 Financing Strategies for Industrial-Scale Biofuel Production and Technology Development Start-Ups (Alain A. Vertés and Sarit Soccary Ben Yochanan). 24.1 Background: The Financial Environment. 24.2 Biofuels Project: Steps in Value Creation and Required Funding at Each Stage. 24.3 Governmental Incentives to Support the Nascent Biofuel and Biomaterial Industry. 24.4 Perspective: What is the Best Funding Source for Each Step in a Company’s Development? References. Index.

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Book SynopsisSystem reliability, availability and robustness are often not well understood by system architects, engineers and developers. They often don''t understand what drives customer''s availability expectations, how to frame verifiable availability/robustness requirements, how to manage and budget availability/robustness, how to methodically architect and design systems that meet robustness requirements, and so on. The book takes a very pragmatic approach of framing reliability and robustness as a functional aspect of a system so that architects, designers, developers and testers can address it as a concrete, functional attribute of a system, rather than an abstract, non-functional notion.Trade Review"Thus, I highly recommend this book to undergraduate students and junior researchers entering the reliability studies field. Though experts may not find the book to be very interesting, they will likely find it useful as a basis for lecturing, and as a good source of insightful, fundamental ideas." (Computing Reviews, 16 May 2011) "The book takes a very pragmatic approach of framing reliability and robustness as a functional aspect of a system so that architects, designers, developers and testers can address it as a concrete, functional attribute of a system, rather than an abstract, non-functional notion." (Forums Digital Media Net, 16 March 2011) Table of ContentsFigures. Tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. PART ONE RELIABILITY BASICS. 1 Reliability and Availability Concepts. 1.1 Reliability and Availability. 1.2 Faults, Errors and Failures. 1.3 Error Severity. 1.4 Failure Recovery. 1.5 Highly Available Systems. 1.6 Quantifying Availability. 1.7 Outage Attributability. 1.8 Hardware Reliability. 1.9 Software Reliability. 1.10 Problems. 1.11 For Further Study. 2 System Basics. 2.1 Hardware and Software. 2.2 External Entities. 2.3 System Management. 2.4 System Outages. 2.5 Service Quality. 2.6 Total Cost of Ownership. 2.7 Problems. 3 What Can Go Wrong. 3.1 Failures in the Real World. 3.2 Eight-Ingredient Framework. 3.3 Mapping Ingredients to Error Categories. 3.4 Applying Error Categories. 3.5 Error Category: Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Hardware. 3.6 Error Category: Programming Errors. 3.7 Error Category: Data Error. 3.8 Error Category: Redundancy. 3.9 Error Category: System Power. 3.10 Error Category: Network. 3.11 Error Category: Application Protocol. 3.12 Error Category: Procedures. 3.13 Summary. 3.14 Problems. 3.15 For Further Study. PART TWO RELIABILITY CONCEPTS. 4 Failure Containment and Redundancy. 4.1 Units of Design. 4.2 Failure Recovery Groups. 4.3 Redundancy. 4.4 Summary. 4.5 Problems. 4.6 For Further Study. 5 Robust Design Principles. 5.1 Robust Design Principles. 5.2 Robust Protocols. 5.3 Robust Concurrency Controls. 5.4 Overload Control. 5.5 Process, Resource and Throughput Monitoring. 5.6 Data Auditing. 5.7 Fault Correlation. 5.8 Failed Error Detection, Isolation or Recovery. 5.9 Geographic Redundancy. 5.10 Security, Availability and System Robustness. 5.11 Procedural Considerations. 5.12 Problems. 5.13 For Further Study. 6 Error Detection. 6.1 Detecting Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Hardware Faults. 6.2 Detecting Programming and Data Faults. 6.3 Detecting Redundancy Failures. 6.4 Detecting Power Failures. 6.5 Detecting Networking Failures. 6.6 Detecting Application Protocol Failures. 6.7 Detecting Procedural Failures. 6.8 Problems. For Further Study. 7 Analyzing and Modeling Reliability and Robustness. 7.1 Reliability Block Diagrams. 7.2 Qualitative Model of Redundancy. 7.3 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. 7.4 Availability Modeling. 7.5 Planned Downtime. 7.6 Problems. 7.7 For Further Study. PART THREE DESIGN FOR RELIABILITY. 8 Reliability Requirements. 8.1 Background. 8.2 Defining Service Outages. 8.3 Service Availability Requirements. 8.4 Detailed Service Availability Requirements. 8.5 Service Reliability Requirements. 8.6 Triangulating Reliability Requirements. 8.7 Problems. 9 Reliability Analysis. 9.1 Step 1: Enumerate Recoverable Modules. 9.2 Step 2: Construct Reliability Block Diagrams. 9.3 Step 3: Characterize Impact of Recovery. 9.4 Step 4: Characterize Impact of Procedures. 9.5 Step 5: Audit Adequacy of Automatic Failure Detection and Recovery. 9.6 Step 6: Consider Failures of Robustness Mechanisms. 9.7 Step 7: Prioritizing Gaps. 9.8 Reliability of Sourced Modules and Components. 9.9 Problems. 10 Reliability Budgeting and Modeling. 10.1 Downtime Categories. 10.2 Service Downtime Budget. 10.3 Availability Modeling. 10.4 Update Downtime Budget. 10.5 Robustness Latency Budgets. 10.6 Problems. 11 Robustness and Stability Testing. 11.1 Robustness Testing. 11.2 Context of Robustness Testing. 11.3 Factoring Robustness Testing. 11.4 Robustness Testing in the Development Process. 11.5 Robustness Testing Techniques. 11.6 Selecting Robustness Test Cases. 11.7 Analyzing Robustness Test Results. 11.8 Stability Testing. 11.9 Release Criteria. 11.10 Problems. 12 Closing the Loop. 12.1 Analyzing Field Outage Events. 12.2 Reliability Roadmapping. 12.3 Problems. 13 Design for Reliability Case Study. 13.1 System Context. 13.2 System Reliability Requirements. 13.3 Reliability Analysis. 13.4 Downtime Budgeting. 13.5 Availability Modeling. 13.6 Reliability Roadmap. 13.7 Robustness Testing. 13.8 Stability Testing. 13.9 Reliability Review. 13.10 Reliability Report. 13.11 Release Criteria. 13.12 Field Data Analysis. 14 Conclusion. 14.1 Overview of Design for Reliability. 14.2 Concluding Remarks. 14.3 Problems. 15 Appendix: Assessing Design for Reliability Diligence. 15.1 Assessment Methodology. 15.2 Reliability Requirements. 15.3 Reliability Analysis. 15.4 Reliability Modeling and Budgeting. 15.5 Robustness Testing. 15.6 Stability Testing. 15.7 Release Criteria. 15.8 Field Availability. 15.9 Reliability Roadmap. 15.10 Hardware Reliability. Abbreviations. References. Photo Credits. About the Author. Index.

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Book SynopsisSets the stage for the development of sustainable, environmentally friendly fuels, chemicals, and materials Taking millions of years to form, fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources; it is estimated that they will be depleted by the end of this century.Trade Review“By providing interesting outlooks on a subject of such high debate and importance in both industry and research, the work of the editors sets itself as foundation for all those interested in development of new and sustainable means of bioresources processing.” (Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 1 March 2013)Table of ContentsForeword vii Preface xi Contributors xiii About the Editors xvii 1 Introduction of Biomass and Biorefineries 1 Birgit Kamm 2 Recent Advances in Green Chemistry 27 Nicholas Gathergood 3 Biorefinery with Ionic Liquids 75 Haibo Xie, Wujun Liu, Ian Beadham, and Nicholas Gathergood 4 Biorefinery with Water 135 X. Philip Ye, Leming Cheng, Haile Ma, Biljana Bujanovic, Mangesh J. Goundalkar, and Thomas E. Amidon 5 Supercritical CO2 as an Environmentally Benign Medium for Biorefinery 181 Ray Marriott and Emily Sin 6 Dissolution and Application of Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution 205 Xiaopeng Xiong and Jiangjiang Duan 7 Organosolv Biorefining Platform for Producing Chemicals, Fuels, and Materials from Lignocellulose 241 Xuejun Pan 8 Pyrolysis Oils from Biomass and Their Upgrading 263 Qirong Fu, Haibo Xie, and Dimitris S. Argyropoulos 9 Microwave Technology for Lignocellulosic Biorefinery 281 Takashi Watanabe and Tomohiko Mitani 10 Biorefinery with Microbes 293 Cuimin Hu and Zongbao K. Zhao 11 Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biomass Conversion 313 Aiqin Wang, Changzhi Li, Mingyuan Zheng, and Tao Zhang 12 Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol 349 Jie Xu, Weiqiang Yu, Hong Ma, Feng Wang, Fang Lu, Mukund Ghavre, and Nicholas Gathergood 13 Ultrasonics for Enhanced Fluid Biofuel Production 375 David Grewell and Melissa Montalbo-Lomboy 14 Advanced Membrane Technology for Products Separation in Biorefinery 407 Shenghai Li, Suobo Zhang, and Weihui Bi 15 Assessment of the Ecotoxicological and Environmental Effects of Biorefineries 435 Kerstin Bluhm, Sebastian Heger, Matthew T. Agler, Sibylle Maletz, Andreas Sch€affer, Thomas-Benjamin Seiler, Largus T. Angenent, and Henner Hollert Index 469

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Book SynopsisProvides a complete overview of low energy cooling systems for buildings. An excellent data source on cooling performance for a wide range of sustainable energy technologies, such as energy reduction and thermal protection. It will appeal to a wide audience of engineers.Table of ContentsPreface. About the Author. 1 Energy Demand of Buildings. 1.1 Residential Buildings. 1.1.1 Heating Energy. 1.1.2 Domestic Hot Water. 1.1.3 Electricity Consumption. 1.2 Office Buildings. 1.2.1 Heating Energy. 1.2.2 Electricity Consumption. 1.2.3 Air Conditioning. 1.3 Conclusions. 2 Façades and Summer Performance of Buildings. 2.1 Review of Façade Systems and Energy Performance. 2.1.1 Single Façades. 2.1.2 Double Façades. 2.1.3 Modelling of Ventilated Façades. 2.2 Experimental Results on Total Energy Transmittance. 2.2.1 Laboratory Experiments. 2.2.2 Building Experiments. 2.3 Cooling Loads through Ventilation Gains. 2.3.1 Double Façade Experiments. 2.3.2 Parameter Study Using Simulation. 2.4 Energy Production from Active Façades. 2.4.1 Thermal and Electrical Energy Balance of the Façade. 2.5 Conclusions on Façade Performance. 3 Passive Cooling Strategies. 3.1 Building Description and Cooling Concepts. 3.1.1 Lamparter Building, Weilheim. 3.1.2 Rehabilitated Office Building in Tübingen. 3.1.3 Low-energy Office Building in Freiburg. 3.2 Passive Night Ventilation Results. 3.2.1 Internal Loads and Temperature Levels. 3.2.2 Air Changes and Thermal Building Performance. 3.2.3 Simulation of Passive Cooling Potential. 3.2.4 Active Night Ventilation. 3.3 Summary of Passive Cooling. 4 Geothermal Cooling. 4.1 Earth Heat Exchanger Performance. 4.1.1 Earth to Air Heat Exchanger in a Passive Standard Office Building. 4.1.2 Performance of Horizontal Earth Brine to Air Heat Exchanger in the ebök Building. 4.1.3 Performance of Vertical Earth Brine to Air Heat Exchanger in the SIC Building. 4.1.4 Modelling of Geothermal Heat Exchangers. 4.1.5 Conclusions on Geothermal Heat Exchangers for Cooling. 5 Active Thermal Cooling Technologies. 5.1 Absorption Cooling. 5.1.1 Absorption Cycles. 5.1.2 Solar Cooling with Absorption Chillers. 5.2 Desiccant Cooling. 5.2.1 Desiccant Cooling System in the Mataró Public Library. 5.2.2 Desiccant Cooling System in the Althengstett Factory. 5.2.3 Monitoring Results in Mataró. 5.2.4 Monitoring Results in Althengstett. 5.2.5 Simulation of Solar-Powered Desiccant Cooling Systems. 5.2.6 Cost Analysis. 5.2.7 Summary of Desiccant Cooling Plant Performance. 5.3 New Developments in Low-Power Chillers. 5.3.1 Development of a Diffusion–Absorption Chiller. 5.3.2 Liquid Desiccant Systems. 6 Sustainable Building Operation Using Simulation. 6.1 Simulation of Solar Cooling Systems. 6.1.1 Component and System Models. 6.1.2 Building Cooling Load Characteristics. 6.1.3 System Simulation Results. 6.1.4 Influence of Dynamic Building Cooling Loads. 6.1.5 Economic Analysis. 6.1.6 Summary of Solar Cooling Simulation Results. 6.2 Online Simulation of Buildings. 6.2.1 Functions and Innovations in Building Management Systems. 6.2.2 Communication Infrastructure for the Implementation of Model-Based Control Systems. 6.2.3 Building Online Simulation in the POLYCITY Project. 6.3 Online Simulation of Renewable Energy Plants. 6.3.1 Photovoltaic System Simulation. 6.3.2 Communication Strategies for Simulation-Based Remote Monitoring. 6.3.3 Online Simulation for the Commissioning and Operation of Photovoltaic Power Plants. 6.3.4 Summary of Renewable Energy Plant Online Simulation. 7 Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisFirst book focusing on tidal stream power systems Reviews the tidal resources around the world Complete analysis of tidal stream power systems Includes historical information on tidal science and biographical information on major figures Concentrates on engineering physical geography rather than engineering specifics.Table of ContentsPreface. Website contents. Origin of online images. Copyright acknowledgements. Symbols. Part I Theory. 1 History of tidal and turbine science. 1.1 Introduction. Part 1 Tidal science. 1.2 Antiquity: Aristotle and Ptolemy. 1.3 Middle Ages: Copernicus to Galileo. 1.4 Isaac Newton and the equilibrium theory. 1.5 Measurement after Moray. 1.6 Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: Laplace to Kelvin. 1.7 Tide-predicting machines. 1.8 Tidal currents. Part 2 Turbine science. 1.9 Antiquity: the Romans and Chinese. 1.10 Middle Ages: the Syrians and Agricola. 1.11 Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: Smeaton to Kaplan. 1.12 Modern turbines. 1.13 Summary. 1.14 Bibliography. 2 Tidal hydraulics. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Elementary fluid flow. 2.3 Hydraulic power. 2.4 Turbulence and the Reynolds number. 2.5 Critical flow and the Froude number. 2.6 Bernoulli’s equation. 2.7 von Kármán’s equation. 2.8 Properties of the Airy wave. 2.9 Tides in estuaries. 2.10 Harmonic prediction of tidal currents. 2.11 Turbulent characteristics of tidal currents. 2.12 Redundancy and intermittency. 2.13 Summary. 2.14 Bibliography. 3 Principles of tidal power devices. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Tidal wheels, mills, and barrages. 3.3 Efficiency, capacity factor, and solidity ratio. 3.4 Hydraulic processes, Part I: Tidal stream power. 3.5 Hydraulic processes, Part II: Ducts and diffusers. 3.6 Turbine processes, Part I: Drag and lift forces. 3.7 Turbine processes, Part II: Shaft power. 3.8 Electrical processes, Part I: Overview and generators. 3.9 Electrical processes, Part II: Cabling and grid connection. 3.10 Categories of turbines. 3.11 Horizontal-axis devices. 3.12 Vertical-axis devices (crossflow turbines). 3.13 Summary. 3.14 Bibliography. 4 Tidal power technologies. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Blue Energy. 4.3 Clean Current. 4.4 Engineering Business. 4.5 Gorlov helical turbine. 4.6 Hammerfest Strøm. 4.7 Lunar Energy. 4.8 Marine Current Turbines. 4.9 Neptune Renewable Energy. 4.10 OpenHydro. 4.11 Ponte di Archimede (Kobold). 4.12 Pulse Generation. 4.13 SeaPower. 4.14 SMD Hydrovision. 4.15 Underwater electric kite. 4.16 Verdant Power. 4.17 Other proposals. 4.18 Early-stage proposals. 4.19 Bibliography. 5 Modelling tidal stream power. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Global tidal streams. 5.3 Tidal datum and tidal heights. 5.4 British Admiralty tidal diamonds. 5.5 Harmonic decomposition. 5.6 STEM display screen. 5.7 Running STEM. 5.8 Case study at Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel. 5.9 Case study at Hull St Andrews in the Humber Estuary. 5.10 Summary. 5.11 Bibliography. Part II Practice. 6 Economics and finance. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 The Renewable Energy Business. 6.3 Costs. 6.4 Revenue. 6.5 Economic result. 6.6 Conclusions. 6.7 Bibliography. 7 North-west Europe. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Geography of north-west Europe. 7.3 Oceanography of north-west Europe. 7.4 Mediterranean. 7.5 Spain and Portugal. 7.6 France. 7.7 Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. 7.8 Denmark and Norway. 7.9 United Kingdom. 7.10 The estuaries. 7.11 Bibliography. 7.12 Appendix: STEM outputs for north-west Europe. 8 North America. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Geography of North America. 8.3 Oceanography of North America. 8.4 East coast of Canada. 8.5 East coast of the United States. 8.6 West coast of Canada. 8.7 West coast of the United States. 8.8 Bibliography. 8.9 Appendix. 9 Australia and New Zealand. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Timor Sea. 9.3 Arafura Sea. 9.4 Coral Sea. 9.5 Bass Strait. 9.6 New Zealand. 9.7 Bibliography. 9.8 Appendix: STEM outputs for Australia and New Zealand. 10 Rest of the world. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Barents Sea. 10.3 Western South Atlantic. 10.4 Western Indian Ocean. 10.5 East Arabian Sea. 10.6 Indonesia and the Java Sea. 10.7 East China and Yellow Seas. 10.8 Bibliography. 10.9 Appendix. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisA unique book that describes the practical processes necessary to achieve failure free equipment performance, for quality and reliability engineers, design, manufacturing process and environmental test engineers. This book studies the essential requirements for successful product life cycle management. It identifies key contributors to failure in product life cycle management and particular emphasis is placed upon the importance of thorough Manufacturing Process Capability reviews for both in-house and outsourced manufacturing strategies. The readers? attention is also drawn to the many hazards to which a new product is exposed from the commencement of manufacture through to end of life disposal. Revolutionary in focus, as it describes how to achieve failure free performance rather than how to predict an acceptable performance failure rate (reliability technology rather than reliability engineering) Author has over 40 years experience in the field, and Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Pecht. Series Editor’s Preface. Preface. About the Author. Acknowledgements. 1 The Origins and Evolution of Quality and Reliability. 1.1 Sixty Years of Evolving Electronic Equipment Technology. 1.2 Manufacturing Processes – From Manual Skills to Automation. 1.3 Soldering Systems. 1.4 Component Placement Machines. 1.5 Automatic Test Equipment. 1.6 Lean Manufacturing. 1.7 Outsourcing. 1.8 Electronic System Reliability – Folklore versus Reality. 1.9 The ‘Bathtub’ Curve. 1.10 The Truth about Arrhenius. 1.11 The Demise of MIL-HDBK-217. 1.12 The Benefits of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Products. 1.13 The MoD SMART Procurement Initiative. 1.14 Why do Items Fail? 1.15 The Importance of Understanding Physics of Failure (PoF). Summary and Questions. References. 2 Product Lifecycle Management. 2.1 Overview. 2.2 Project Management. 2.3 Project Initiation. 2.4 Project Planning. 2.5 Project Execution. 2.6 Project Closure. 2.7 A Process Capability Maturity Model. 2.8 When and How to Define The Distribution Strategy. 2.9 Transfer of Design to Manufacturing – The High-Risk Phase. 2.10 Outsourcing – Understanding and Minimising the Risks. 2.11 How Product Reliability is Increasingly Threatened in the Twenty-First Century. Summary and Questions. References. 3 The Physics of Failure. 3.1 Overview. 3.2 Background. 3.3 Potential Failure Mechanisms in Materials and Components. 3.4 Techniques for Failure Analysis of Components and Assemblies. 3.5 Transition from Tin-Lead to Lead-Free Soldering. 3.6 High-Temperature Electronics and Extreme-Temperature Electronics. 3.7 Some Illustrations of Failure Mechanisms. Summary and Questions. References. 4 Heat Transfer – Theory and Practice. 4.1 Overview. 4.2 Conduction. 4.3 Convection. 4.4 Radiation. 4.5 Thermal Management. 4.6 Principles of Temperature Measurement. 4.7 Temperature Cycling and Thermal Shock. Summary and Questions. References. 5 Shock and Vibration – Theory and Practice. 5.1 Overview. 5.2 Sources of Shock Pulses in the Real Environment. 5.3 Response of Electronic Equipment to Shock Pulses. 5.4 Shock Testing. 5.5 Product Shock Fragility. 5.6 Shock and Vibration Isolation Techniques. 5.7 Sources of Vibration in the Real Environment. 5.8 Response of Electronic Equipment to Vibration. 5.9 Vibration Testing . 5.10 Vibration-Test Fixtures. Summary and Questions. References. 6 Achieving Environmental-Test Realism. 6.1 Overview. 6.2 Environmental-Testing Objectives. 6.3 Environmental-Test Specifications and Standards. 6.4 Quality Standards. 6.5 The Role of the Test Technician. 6.6 Mechanical Testing. 6.7 Climatic Testing. 6.8 Chemical and Biological Testing. 6.9 Combined Environment Testing. 6.10 Electromagnetic Compatibility. 6.11 Avoiding Misinterpretation of Test Standards and Specifications. Summary and Questions. References. 7 Essential Reliability Technology Disciplines in Design. 7.1 Overview. 7.2 Robust Design and Quality Loss Function. 7.3 Six Sigma Quality. 7.4 Concept, Parameter and Tolerance Design. 7.5 Understanding Product Whole Lifecycle Environment. 7.6 Defining User Requirement for Failure-Free Operation. 7.7 Component Anatomy, Materials and Mechanical Architecture. 7.8 Design for Testability. 7.9 Design for Manufacturability. 7.10 Define Product Distribution Strategy. Summary and Questions. References. 8 Essential Reliability Technology Disciplines in Development. 8.1 Overview. 8.2 Understanding and Achieving Test Realism. 8.3 Qualification Testing. 8.4 Stress Margin Analysis and Functional Performance Stability. 8.5 Premature Failure Stimulation. 8.6 Accelerated Ageing vs. Accelerated Life Testing. 8.7 Design and Proving of Distribution Packaging. Summary and Questions. References. 9 Essential Reliability Technology Disciplines in Manufacturing. 9.1 Overview. 9.2 Manufacturing Planning. 9.3 Manufacturing Process Capability. 9.4 Manufacturing Process Management and Control. 9.5 Non-invasive Inspection Techniques. 9.6 Manufacturing Handling Procedures. 9.7 Lead-Free Soldering – A True Perspective. 9.8 Conformal Coating. 9.9 Production Reliability Acceptance Testing. Summary and Questions. References. 10 Environmental-Stress Screening. 10.1 Overview. 10.2 The Origins of ESS. 10.3 Thermal-Stress Screening. 10.4 Developing a Thermal-Stress Screen. 10.5 Vibration-Stress Screening. 10.6 Developing a Vibration-Stress Screen. 10.7 Combined Environment-Stress Screening. 10.8 Other Stress Screening Methodologies. 10.9 Estimating Product Life Consumed by Stress Screening. 10.10 An Environmental-Stress Screening Case Study. Summary and Questions. References. 11 Some Worked Examples. 11.1 Overview. 11.2 Thermal Expansion Stresses Generated within a PTH Due to Temperature Cycling. 11.3 Shear Tear-Out Stresses in Through-Hole Solder Joints. 11.4 Axial Forces on a Through-Hole Component Lead Wire. 11.5 SMC QFP – Solder-Joint Shear Stresses. 11.6 Frequency and Peak Half-Amplitude Displacement Calculations. 11.7 Random Vibration – Converting G2/Hz to GRMS. 11.8 Accelerated Ageing – Temperature Cycling and Vibration. 11.9 Stress Screening – Production Vibration Fixture Design. References. Appendix 1: Physical Properties of Materials. Appendix 2: Unit Conversion Tables. Index.

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Book SynopsisBiofuel Crop Sustainability brings together the basic principles of agricultural sustainability and special stipulations for biofuels, from the economic and ecological opportunities and challenges of sustainable biofuel crop production to the unique characteristics of particular crops which make them ideal for biofuel applications.Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface xi 1 Biofuel Crop Sustainability Paradigm 3B.P. Singh 2 Sustainable Production of Grain Crops for Biofuels 31A.A. Jaradat 3 Sugarcane as an Energy Crop: Its Role in Biomass Economy 53R. van Antwerpen, S.D. Berry, T. van Antwerpen, J. Smithers, S. Joshi, and M. van der Laan 4 Sustainable Cellulosic Grass Crop Production 109J.H. Fike, D.J. Parrish, and W.B. Fike 5 Sustainable Oil Crops Production 165C. Eynck, D. Shrestha, J. Vollmann, K.C. Falk, W. Friedt, H.P. Singh, and E. Obeng 6 Short-rotation Woody Crop Biomass Production for Bioenergy 205L.C. Kiser and T.R. Fox 7 Biomass Feedstock Production Impact on Water Resource Availability 239K.C. Stone, P.G. Hunt, K.B. Cantrell, and K.S. Ro 8 Biofuel Crops and Soil Quality and Erosion 261D. Chatskikh, A. Ovchinnikova, B. Seshadri, and N. Bolan 9 Nutrient Management in Biofuel Crop Production 301R. Lemus 10 Food, Farming, and Biofuels 325J. Popp 11 Biofuel Crops, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity 357A. Fieldsend and H.P. Singh 12 Biofuel Crops and Greenhouse Gases 383A. Hastings, J. Yeluripati, J. Hillier, and P. Smith 13 Economics of Biomass Feedstocks and Biofuels 407T.A. Maung, C. Gustafson, B. McCarl, D. Ripplinger, and D. Saxowsky 14 Geospatial Modeling Applications for Biofuel Sustainability Assessment 431S.S. Panda Appendix I: Botanical Names 449 Index 451

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Book SynopsisSeparation and purification processes play a critical role in biorefineries and their optimal selection, design and operation to maximise product yields and improve overall process efficiency. Separations and purifications are necessary for upstream processes as well as in maximising and improving product recovery in downstream processes. These processes account for a significant fraction of the total capital and operating costs and also are highly energy intensive. Consequently, a better understanding of separation and purification processes, current and possible alternative and novel advanced methods is essential for achieving the overall techno-economic feasibility and commercial success of sustainable biorefineries. This book presents a comprehensive overview focused specifically on the present state, future challenges and opportunities for separation and purification methods and technologies in biorefineries. Topics covered include: EqTable of ContentsList of Contributors xix Preface xxiii PART I INTRODUCTION 1 1 Overview of Biomass Conversion Processes and Separation and Purification Technologies in Biorefineries 3 Hua-Jiang Huang and Shri Ramaswamy 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Biochemical conversion biorefineries 4 1.3 Thermo-chemical and other chemical conversion biorefineries 8 1.4 Integrated lignocellulose biorefineries 14 1.5 Separation and purification processes 15 1.6 Summary 27 References 28 PART II EQUILIBRIUM-BASED SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES 37 2 Distillation 39 Zhigang Lei and Biaohua Chen 2.1 Introduction 39 2.2 Ordinary distillation 40 2.3 Azeotropic distillation 45 2.4 Extractive distillation 48 2.5 Molecular distillation 54 2.6 Comparisons of different distillation processes 55 2.7 Conclusions and future trends 58 Acknowledgement 58 References 58 3 Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE) 61 Jianguo Zhang and Bo Hu 3.1 Introduction to LLE: Literature review and recent developments 61 3.2 Fundamental principles of LLE 62 3.3 Categories of LLE design 65 3.4 Equipment for the LLE process 67 3.5 Applications in biorefineries 70 3.6 The future development of LLE for the biorefinery setting 74 References 75 4 Supercritical Fluid Extraction 79 Casimiro Mantell, Lourdes Casas, Miguel Rodríguez and Enrique Martínez de la Ossa 4.1 Introduction 79 4.2 Principles of supercritical fluids 81 4.3 Market and industrial needs 83 4.4 Design and modeling of the process 84 4.4.1 Film theory 88 4.5 Specific examples in biorefineries 89 4.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 93 4.7 Conclusions and future trends 96 References 96 PART III AFFINITY-BASED SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES 101 5 Adsorption 103 Saravanan Venkatesan 5.1 Introduction 103 5.2 Essential principles of adsorption 104 5.3 Adsorbent selection criteria 110 5.4 Commercial and new adsorbents and their properties 111 5.5 Adsorption separation processes 116 5.6 Adsorber modeling 123 5.7 Application of adsorption in biorefineries 124 5.8 A case study: Recovery of 1-butanol from ABE fermentation broth using TSA 136 5.9 Research needs and prospects 142 5.10 Conclusions 143 Acknowledgement 143 References 143 6 Ion Exchange 149 M. Berrios, J. A. Siles, M. A. Martín and A. Martín 6.1 Introduction 149 6.1.1 Ion exchangers: Operational conditions—sorbent selection 150 6.2 Essential principles 151 6.3 Ion-exchange market and industrial needs 153 6.4 Commercial ion-exchange resins 154 6.5 Specific examples in biorefineries 156 6.6 Conclusions and future trends 164 References 164 7 Simulated Moving-Bed Technology for Biorefinery Applications 167 Chim Yong Chin and Nien-Hwa Linda Wang 7.1 Introduction 167 7.2 Essential SMB design principles and tools 171 7.3 Simulated moving-bed technology in biorefineries 191 7.4 Conclusions and future trends 197 References 197 PART IV MEMBRANE SEPARATION 203 8 Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration and Diafiltration 205 Ann-Sofi Jönsson 8.1 Introduction 205 8.2 Membrane plant design 207 8.3 Economic considerations 210 8.4 Process design 213 8.5 Operating parameters 216 8.6 Diafiltration 222 8.7 Fouling and cleaning 224 8.8 Conclusions and future trends 226 References 226 9 Nanofiltration 233 Mika Mänttäri, Bart Van der Bruggen and Marianne Nyström 9.1 Introduction 233 9.2 Nanofiltration market and industrial needs 235 9.3 Fundamental principles 236 9.4 Design and simulation 238 9.5 Membrane materials and properties 241 9.6 Commercial nanofiltration membranes 245 9.7 Nanofiltration examples in biorefineries 246 9.8 Conclusions and challenges 256 References 256 10 Membrane Pervaporation 259 Yan Wang, Natalia Widjojo, Panu Sukitpaneenit and Tai-Shung Chung 10.1 Introduction 259 10.2 Membrane pervaporation market and industrial needs 260 10.3 Fundamental principles 261 10.4 Design principles of the pervaporation membrane 265 10.5 Pervaporation in the current integrated biorefinery system 283 10.6 Conclusions and future trends 288 Acknowledgements 289 References 289 11 Membrane Distillation 301 M. A. Izquierdo-Gil 11.1 Introduction 301 11.2 Membrane distillation market and industrial needs 304 11.3 Basic principles of membrane distillation 308 11.4 Design and simulation 313 11.5 Examples in biorefineries 315 11.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 317 11.7 Comparisons with other membrane-separation technologies 319 11.8 Conclusions and future trends 321 References 322 PART V SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATIONS 327 12 Filtration-Based Separations in the Biorefinery 329 Bhavin V. Bhayani and Bandaru V. Ramarao 12.1 Introduction 329 12.2 Biorefinery 330 12.3 Solid–liquid separations in the biorefinery 335 12.4 Introduction to cake filtration 336 12.5 Basics of cake filtration 336 12.6 Designing a dead-end filtration 340 12.7 Model development 346 12.8 Conclusions 348 References 348 13 Solid–Liquid Extraction in Biorefinery 351 Zurina Zainal Abidin, Dayang Radiah Awang Biak, Hamdan Mohamed Yusoff and Mohd Yusof Harun 13.1 Introduction 351 13.2 Principles of solid–liquid extraction 352 13.3 State of the art technology 356 13.4 Design and modeling of SLE process 357 13.5 Industrial extractors 363 13.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 368 13.7 Conclusions 371 References 371 PART VI HYBRID/INTEGRATED REACTION-SEPARATION SYSTEMS—PROCESS INTENSIFICATION 375 14 Membrane Bioreactors for Biofuel Production 377 Sara M. Badenes, Frederico Castelo Ferreira and Joaquim M. S. Cabral 14.1 Introduction 377 14.2 Basic principles 381 14.2.1 Biofuels: Production principles and biological systems 381 14.3 Examples of membrane bioreactors for biofuel production 390 14.4 Conclusions and future trends 403 References 404 15 Extraction-Fermentation Hybrid (Extractive Fermentation) 409 Shang-Tian Yang and Congcong Lu 15.1 Introduction 409 15.2 The market and industrial needs 410 15.3 Basic principles of extractive fermentation 412 15.4 Separation technologies for integrated fermentation product recovery 413 15.5 Examples in biorefineries 426 15.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 428 15.7 Conclusions and future trends 431 References 431 16 Reactive Distillation for the Biorefinery 439 Aspi K. Kolah, Carl T. Lira and Dennis J. Miller 16.1 Introduction 439 16.2 Column internals for reactive distillation 441 16.3 Simulation of reactive distillation systems 446 16.4 Reactive distillation for the biorefinery 451 16.5 Recently commercialized reactive distillation processes for the biorefinery 458 16.6 Conclusions 458 References 459 17 Reactive Absorption 467 Anton A. Kiss and Costin Sorin Bildea 17.1 Introduction 467 17.2 Market and industrial needs 468 17.3 Basic principles of reactive absorption 468 17.4 Modelling, design and simulation 469 17.5 Case study: Biodiesel production by catalytic reactive absorption 470 17.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 482 17.7 Conclusions and future trends 482 References 482 PART VII CASE STUDIES OF SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN BIOREFINERIES 485 18 Cellulosic Bioethanol Production 487 Mats Galbe, Ola Wallberg and Guido Zacchi 18.1 Introduction: The market and industrial needs 487 18.2 Separation procedures and their integration within a bioethanol plant 488 18.3 Importance and challenges of separation processes 490 18.4 Pilot and demonstration scale 498 18.5 Conclusions and future trends 500 References 500 19 Dehydration of Ethanol using Pressure Swing Adsorption 503 Marian Simo 19.1 Introduction 503 19.2 Ethanol dehydration process using pressure swing adsorption 504 19.3 Future trends and industrial challenges 510 19.4 Conclusions 511 References 511 20 Separation and Purification of Lignocellulose Hydrolyzates 513 G. Peter van Walsum 20.1 Introduction 513 20.2 The market and industrial needs 516 20.3 Operation variables and conditions 517 20.4 The hydrolyzates detoxification and separation processes 519 20.5 Separation performances and results 524 20.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 525 20.7 Conclusions 527 References 527 21 Case Studies of Separation in Biorefineries—Extraction of Algae Oil from Microalgae 533 Michael Cooney 21.1 Introduction 533 21.2 The market and industrial needs 534 21.3 The algae oil extraction process 539 21.4 Extraction 540 21.5 Separation performance and results 546 21.6 Economic importance and industrial challenges 548 21.7 Conclusions and future trends 549 References 550 22 Separation Processes in Biopolymer Production 555 Sanjay P. Kamble, Prashant P. Barve, Imran Rahman and Bhaskar D. Kulkarni 22.1 Introduction 555 22.2 The market and industrial needs 556 22.3 Lactic acid recovery processes 559 22.4 Separation performance and results of autocatalytic counter current reactive distillation of lactic acid with methanol and hydrolysis of methyl lactate into highly pure lactic acid using 3-CSTRs in series 561 22.5 Economic importance and industrial challenges 564 22.6 Conclusions and future trends 565 Acknowledgements 566 References 566 Index 569

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how developing solutions with heuristic tools offers two major advantages: shortened development time and more robust systems. It begins with an overview of modern heuristic techniques and goes on to cover specific applications of heuristic approaches to power system problems, such as security assessment, optimal power flow, power system scheduling and operational planning, power generation expansion planning, reactive power planning, transmission and distribution planning, network reconfiguration, power system control, and hybrid systems of heuristic methods.Trade ReviewThis text provides excellent, expert level, treatment of a very important systems engineering topic that will benefit students and practicing engineers. (IEEE Power Electronics Society Newsletter, 3rd Quarter, 2008)Table of ContentsPreface xxi Contributors xxvii Part 1 Theory of Modern Heuristic Optimization 1 1 Introduction to Evolutionary Computation 3 David B. Fogel 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Advantages of Evolutionary Computation 4 1.2.1 Conceptual Simplicity 4 1.2.2 Broad Applicability 6 1.2.3 Outperform Classic Methods on Real Problems 7 1.2.4 Potential to Use Knowledge and Hybridize with Other Methods 8 1.2.5 Parallelism 8 1.2.6 Robust to Dynamic Changes 9 1.2.7 Capability for Self-Optimization 10 1.2.8 Able to Solve Problems That Have No Known Solutions 11 1.3 Current Developments 12 1.3.1 Review of Some Historical Theory in Evolutionary Computation 12 1.3.2 No Free Lunch Theorem 12 1.3.3 Computational Equivalence of Representations 14 1.3.4 Schema Theorem in the Presence of Random Variation 16 1.3.5 Two-Armed Bandits and the Optimal Allocation of Trials 17 1.4 Conclusions 19 Acknowledgments 20 References 20 2 Fundamentals of Genetic Algorithms 25 Alexandre P. Alves da Silva and Djalma M. Falcao 2.1 Introduction 25 2.2 Modern Heuristic Search Techniques 25 2.3 Introduction to GAs 27 2.4 Encoding 28 2.5 Fitness Function 30 2.5.1 Premature Convergence 32 2.5.2 Slow Finishing 32 2.6 Basic Operators 33 2.6.1 Selection 33 2.6.2 Crossover 36 2.6.3 Mutation 38 2.6.4 Control Parameters Estimation 38 2.7 Niching Methods 38 2.8 Parallel Genetic Algorithms 39 2.9 Final Comments 40 Acknowledgments 41 References 41 3 Fundamentals of Evolution Strategies and Evolutionary Programming 43 Vladimiro Miranda 3.1 Introduction 43 3.2 Evolution Strategies 46 3.2.1 The General (µ, κ, λ, ρ) Evolution Strategies Scheme 47 3.2.2 Some More Basic Concepts 50 3.2.3 The Early (1 + 1)ES and the 1/5 Rule 51 3.2.4 Focusing on the Optimum 53 3.2.5 The (1, λ)ES and σSA Self-Adaptation 54 3.2.6 How to Choose a Value for the Learning Parameter? 56 3.2.7 The (µ, l)ES as an Extension of (1, λ)ES 57 3.2.8 Self-Adaptation in (µ, λ)ES 58 3.3 Evolutionary Programming 60 3.3.1 The (µ + λ) Bridge to ES 60 3.3.2 A Scheme for Evolutionary Programming 61 3.3.3 Other Evolutionary Programming Variants 63 3.4 Common Features 63 3.4.1 Enhancing the Mutation Process 63 3.4.2 Recombination as a Major Factor 65 3.4.3 Handling Constraints 67 3.4.4 Starting Point 67 3.4.5 Fitness Function 67 3.4.6 Computing 68 3.5 Conclusions 68 References 69 4 Fundamentals of Particle Swarm Optimization Techniques 71 Yoshikazu Fukuyama 4.1 Introduction 71 4.2 Basic Particle Swarm Optimization 72 4.2.1 Background of Particle Swarm Optimization 72 4.2.2 Original PSO 72 4.3 Variations of Particle Swarm Optimization 76 4.3.1 Discrete PSO 76 4.3.2 PSO for MINLPs 77 4.3.3 Constriction Factor Approach (CFA) 77 4.3.4 Hybrid PSO (HPSO) 78 4.3.5 Lbest Model 79 4.3.6 Adaptive PSO (APSO) 79 4.3.7 Evolutionary PSO (EPSO) 81 4.4 Research Areas and Applications 82 4.5 Conclusions 83 References 83 5 Fundamentals of Ant Colony Search Algorithms 89 Yong-Hua Song, Haiyan Lu, Kwang Y. Lee, and I. K. Yu 5.1 Introduction 89 5.2 Ant Colony Search Algorithm 90 5.2.1 Behavior of Real Ants 90 5.2.2 Ant Colony Algorithms 91 5.2.3 Major Characteristics of Ant Colony Search Algorithms 98 5.3 Conclusions 99 References 99 6 Fundamentals of Tabu Search 101 Alcir J. Monticelli, Rubén Romero, and Eduardo Nobuhiro Asada 6.1 Introduction 101 6.1.1 Overview of the Tabu Search Approach 101 6.1.2 Problem Formulation 103 6.1.3 Coding and Representation 104 6.1.4 Neighborhood Structure 105 6.1.5 Characterization of the Neighborhood 108 6.2 Functions and Strategies in Tabu Search 110 6.2.1 Recency-Based Tabu Search 110 6.2.2 Basic Tabu Search Algorithm 112 6.2.3 The Use of Long-Term Memory in Tabu Search 115 6.3 Applications of Tabu Search 119 6.4 Conclusions 120 References 120 7 Fundamentals of Simulated Annealing 123 Alcir J. Monticelli, Rubén Romero, and Eduardo Nobuhiro Asada 7.1 Introduction 123 7.2 Basic Principles 125 7.2.1 Metropolis Algorithm 125 7.2.2 Simulated Annealing Algorithm 126 7.3 Cooling Schedule 127 7.3.1 Determination of the Initial Temperature T0 128 7.3.2 Determination of Nk 129 7.3.3 Determination of Cooling Rate 130 7.3.4 Stopping Criterion 130 7.4 SA Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem 131 7.4.1 Problem Coding 131 7.4.2 Evaluation of the Cost Function 132 7.4.3 Cooling Schedule 133 7.4.4 Comments on the Results for the TSP 134 7.5 SA for Transmission Network Expansion Problem 134 7.5.1 Problem Coding 136 7.5.2 Determination of the Initial Solution 136 7.5.3 Neighborhood Structure 138 7.5.4 Variation of the Objective Function 139 7.5.5 Cooling Schedule 140 7.6 Parallel Simulated Annealing 140 7.6.1 Division Algorithm 141 7.6.2 Clustering Algorithm 142 7.7 Applications of Simulated Annealing 143 7.8 Conclusions 144 References 144 8 Fuzzy Systems 147 Germano Lambert-Torres 8.1 Motivation and Definitions 147 8.1.1 Introduction 147 8.1.2 Typical Actions in Fuzzy Systems 148 8.2 Integration of Fuzzy Systems with Evolutionary Techniques 150 8.2.1 Integration Types of Hybrid Systems 150 8.2.2 Hybrid Systems in Evolutionary Techniques 151 8.2.3 Evolutionary Algorithms and Fuzzy Logic 152 8.3 An Illustrative Example of a Hybrid System 152 8.3.1 Parking Conditions 153 8.3.2 Creation of the Fuzzy Control 154 8.3.3 First Simulations 156 8.3.4 Problem Presentation 156 8.3.5 Genetic Training Modulus Description 158 8.3.6 The Option to Define the Starting Positions 158 8.3.7 The Option Genetic Training 158 8.3.8 Tests 163 8.4 Conclusions 167 References 168 9 Differential Evolution, an Alternative Approach to Evolutionary Algorithm 171 Kit Po Wong and ZhaoYang Dong 9.1 Introduction 171 9.2 Evolutionary Algorithms 172 9.2.1 Basic EAs 172 9.2.2 Virtual Population-Based Acceleration Techniques 174 9.3 Differential Evolution 176 9.3.1 Function Optimization Formulation 176 9.3.2 DE Fundamentals 177 9.4 Key Operators for Differential Evolution 181 9.4.1 Encoding 181 9.4.2 Mutation 181 9.4.3 Crossover 183 9.4.4 Other Operators 183 9.5 An Optimization Example 184 9.6 Conclusions 186 Acknowledgments 186 References 186 10 Pareto Multiobjective Optimization 189 Patrick N. Ngatchou, Anahita Zarei, Warren L. J. Fox, and Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi 10.1 Introduction 189 10.2 Basic Principles 190 10.2.1 Generic Formulation of MO Problems 191 10.2.2 Pareto Optimality Concepts 191 10.2.3 Objectives of Multiobjective Optimization 193 10.3 Solution Approaches 194 10.3.1 Classic Methods 194 10.3.2 Intelligent Methods 196 10.4 Performance Analysis 202 10.4.1 Objective of Performance Assessment 202 10.4.2 Comparison Methodologies 203 10.5 Conclusions 205 Acknowledgments 205 References 205 11 Trust-Tech Paradigm for Computing High-Quality Optimal Solutions: Method and Theory 209 Hsiao-Dong Chiang and Jaewook Lee 11.1 Introduction 209 11.2 Problem Preliminaries 210 11.3 A Trust-Tech Paradigm 213 11.3.1 Phase I 213 11.3.2 Phase II 214 11.4 Theoretical Analysis of Trust-Tech Method 218 11.5 A Numerical Trust-Tech Method 221 11.5.1 Computing Another Local Optimal Solution 222 11.5.2 Computing Tier-One Local Optimal Solutions 223 11.5.3 Computing Tier-N Solutions 224 11.6 Hybrid Trust-Tech Methods 225 11.7 Numerical Schemes 227 11.8 Numerical Studies 228 11.9 Conclusions Remarks 231 References 232 Part 2 Selected Applications of Modern Heuristic Optimization In Power Systems 235 12 Overview of Applications in Power Systems 237 Alexandre P. Alves da Silva, Djalma M. Falcão, and Kwang Y. Lee 12.1 Introduction 237 12.2 Optimization 237 12.3 Power System Applications 238 12.4 Model Identification 239 12.4.1 Dynamic Load Modeling 239 12.4.2 Short-Term Load Forecasting 240 12.4.3 Neural Network Training 241 12.5 Control 242 12.5.1 Examples 243 12.6 Distribution System Applications 244 12.6.1 Network Reconfiguration for Loss Reduction 245 12.6.2 Optimal Protection and Switching Devices Placement 246 12.6.3 Prioritizing Investments in Distribution Networks 247 12.7 Conclusions 249 References 250 13 Application of Evolutionary Technique to Power System Vulnerability Assessment 261 Mingoo Kim, Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, Robert J. Marks, and Ioannis N. Kassabalidis 13.1 Introduction 261 13.2 Vulnerability Assessment and Control 263 13.3 Vulnerability Assessment Challenges 264 13.3.1 Complexity of Power System 264 13.3.2 VA On-line Speed 265 13.3.3 Feature Selection 265 13.3.4 Vulnerability Border 270 13.3.5 Selection of Vulnerability Index 276 13.4 Conclusions 281 References 281 14 Applications to System Planning 285Eduardo Nobuhiro Asada, Youngjae Jeon, Kwang Y. Lee, Vladimiro Miranda, Alcir J. Monticelli, Koichi Nara, Jong-Bae Park, Rubén Romero, and Yong-Hua Song 14.1 Introduction 285 14.2 Generation Expansion 286 14.2.1 A Coding Strategy for an Improved GA for the Least-Cost GEP 288 14.2.2 Fitness Function 288 14.2.3 Creation of an Artificial Initial Population 289 14.2.4 Stochastic Crossover Elitism and Mutation 291 14.2.5 Numerical Examples 292 14.2.6 Parameters for GEP and IGA 293 14.2.7 Numerical Results 295 14.3 Transmission Network Expansion 297 14.3.1 Overview of Static Transmission Network Planning 297 14.3.2 Solution Techniques for the Transmission Expansion Planning Problem 300 14.3.3 Coding, Problem Representation, and Test Systems 302 14.3.4 Complexity of the Test Systems 304 14.3.5 Simulated Annealing 306 14.3.6 Genetic Algorithms in Transmission Network Expansion Planning 307 14.3.7 Tabu Search in Transmission Network Expansion Planning 309 14.3.8 Hybrid TS/GA/SA Algorithm in Transmission Network Expansion Planning 310 14.3.9 Comments on the Performance of Meta-heuristic Methods in Transmission Network Expansion Planning 311 14.4 Distribution Network Expansion 311 14.4.1 Dynamic Planning of Distribution System Expansion: A Complete GA Model 312 14.4.2 Dynamic Planning of Distribution System Expansion: An Efficient GA Application 316 14.4.3 Application of TS to the Design of Distribution Networks in FRIENDS 317 14.5 Reactive Power Planning at Generation–Transmission Level 320 14.5.1 Benders Decomposition of the Reactive Power Planning Problem 321 14.5.2 Solution Algorithm 323 14.5.3 Results for the IEEE 30-Bus System 324 14.6 Reactive Power Planning at Distribution Level 326 14.6.1 Modeling Chromosome Repair Using an Analytical Model 326 14.6.2 Evolutionary Programming/Evolution Strategies Under Test 327 14.7 Conclusions 330 References 330 15 Applications to Power System Scheduling 337 Koay Chin Aik, Loi Lei Lai, Kwang Y. Lee, Haiyan Lu, Jong-Bae Park, Yong-Hua Song, Dipti Srinivasan, John G. Vlachogiannis, and I. K. Yu 15.1 Introduction 337 15.2 Economic Dispatch 337 15.2.1 Economic Dispatch Problem 337 15.2.2 GA Implementation to ED 339 15.2.3 PSO Implementation to ED 346 15.2.4 Numerical Example 348 15.2.5 Summary 354 15.3 Maintenance Scheduling 354 15.3.1 Maintenance Scheduling Problem 354 15.3.2 GA, PSO, and ES Implementation 355 15.3.3 Simulation Results 365 15.3.4 Summary 366 15.4 Cogeneration Scheduling 366 15.4.1 Cogeneration Scheduling Problem 367 15.4.2 IGA Implementation 370 15.4.3 Case Study 373 15.4.4 Summary 374 15.4.5 Nomenclature 379 15.5 Short-Term Generation Scheduling of Thermal Units 380 15.5.1 Short-Term Generation Scheduling Problem 380 15.5.2 ACSA Implementation 382 15.5.3 Experimental results 385 15.6 Constrained Load Flow Problem 385 15.6.1 Constrained Load Flow Problem 385 15.6.2 Heuristic Ant Colony Search Algorithm Implementation 386 15.6.3 Test Examples 390 15.6.4 Summary 399 References 399 16 Power System Controls 403 Yoshikazu Fukuyama, Hamid Ghezelayagh, Kwang Y. Lee, Chen-Ching Liu, Yong-Hua Song, and Ying Xiao 16.1 Introduction 403 16.2 Power System Controls: Particle Swarm Technique 404 16.2.1 Problem Formulation of VVC 405 16.2.2 Expansion of PSO for MINLP 406 16.2.3 Voltage Security Assessment 407 16.2.4 VVC Using PSO 408 16.2.5 Numerical Examples 409 16.2.6 Summary 416 16.3 Power Plant Controller Design with GA 417 16.3.1 Overview of the GA 417 16.3.2 The Boiler-Turbine Model 419 16.3.3 The GA Control System Design 420 16.3.4 GA Design Results 423 16.4 Evolutionary Programming Optimizer and Application in Intelligent Predictive Control 427 16.4.1 Structure of the Intelligent Predictive Controller 428 16.4.2 Power Plant Model 430 16.4.3 Control Input Optimization 431 16.4.4 Self-Organized Neuro-Fuzzy Identifier 435 16.4.5 Rule Generation and Tuning 438 16.4.6 Controller Implementation 442 16.4.7 Summary 444 16.5 An Interactive Compromise Programming-Based MO Approach to FACTS Control 444 16.5.1 Review of MO Optimization Techniques 446 16.5.2 Formulated MO Optimization Model 449 16.5.3 Power Flow Control Model of FACTS Devices 450 16.5.4 Proposed Interactive DWCP Method 453 16.5.5 Proposed Interactive Procedure with Worst Compromise Displacement 455 16.5.6 Implementation 457 16.5.7 Numerical Results 457 16.5.8 Summary 462 References 464 17 Genetic Algorithms for Solving Optimal Power Flow Problems 471 Loi Lei Lai and Nidul Sinha 17.1 Introduction 471 17.2 Genetic Algorithms 473 17.2.1 Terms Used in GA 473 17.3 Load Flow Problem 478 17.4 Optimal Power Flow Problem 483 17.4.1 Application Examples 485 17.5 OPF with FACTS Devices 488 17.5.1 FACTS Model 492 17.5.2 Problem Formulation 495 17.5.3 Numerical Results 496 17.6 Conclusions 499 References 499 18 An Interactive Compromise Programming-Based Multiobjective Approach to FACTS Control 501 Ying Xiao, Yong-Hua Song, and Chen-Ching Liu 18.1 Introduction 501 18.2 Review of Multiobjective Optimization Techniques 503 18.2.1 Weighting Method 503 18.2.2 Goal Programming 504 18.2.3 1-Constraint Method 504 18.2.4 Compromise Programming 504 18.2.5 Fuzzy Set Theory Applications 505 18.2.6 Genetic Algorithm 505 18.2.7 Interactive Procedure 506 18.3 Formulated MO Optimization Model 506 18.3.1 Formulated MO Optimization Model for FACTS Control 507 18.3.2 Power Flow Control Model of FACTS Devices 508 18.4 Proposed Interactive Displaced Worst Compromise Programming Method 511 18.4.1 Applied Fuzzy CP 511 18.4.2 Operation Cost Minimization 512 18.4.3 Local Power Flow Control 512 18.5 Proposed Interactive Procedure with WC Displacement 513 18.5.1 Phase 1: Model Formulation 513 18.5.2 Phase 2: Noninferior Solution Calculation 514 18.5.3 Phase 3: Scenario Evaluation 514 18.6 Implementation 516 18.7 Numerical Results 516 18.8 Conclusions 521 References 521 19 Hybrid Systems 525 Vladimiro Miranda 19.1 Introduction 525 19.2 Capacitor Sizing and Location and Analytical Sensitivities 527 19.2.1 From Darwin to Lamarck: Three Models 528 19.2.2 Building a Lamarckian Acquisition of Improvements 529 19.2.3 Analysis of a Didactic Example 531 19.3 Unit Commitment Fuzzy Sets and Cleverer Chromosomes 538 19.3.1 The Deceptive Characteristics of Unit Commitment Problems 538 19.3.2 Similarity Between the Capacitor Placement and the Unit Commitment Problems 539 19.3.3 The Need for Cleverer Chromosomes 540 19.3.4 A Biological Touch: The Chromosome as a Program 541 19.3.5 A Real-World Example: The CARE Model in Crete Greece 542 19.3.6 Fitness Evaluation: Reliability (Spinning Reserve as a Fuzzy Constraint) 547 19.3.7 Illustrative Results 547 19.4 Voltage/Var Control and Loss Reduction in Distribution Networks with an Evolutionary Self-Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm: EPSO 550 19.4.1 Justifying a Hybrid Approach 550 19.4.2 The Principles of EPSO: Reproduction and Movement Rule 551 19.4.3 Mutating Strategic Parameters 552 19.4.4 The Merits of EPSO 553 19.4.5 Experiencing with EPSO: Basic EPSO Model 554 19.4.6 EPSO in Test Functions 554 19.4.7 EPSO in Loss Reduction and Voltage/VAR Control: Definition of the Problem 557 19.4.8 Applying EPSO in the Management of Networks with Distributed Generation 558 19.5 Conclusions 559 References 560 Index 563

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Book SynopsisThis work provides coverage of the relationship between the design and cost issues of large wind turbines. Using simple principles of engineering science, the authors develop a model for quantifying the weight and cost of variable machine sizes, enabling quantitative comparisons to be made.Trade Review"This is a necessary book for all libraries supporting realistic engineering design for commercial development. Moreover many individuals will wish to have it on their shelves for reference and stimulation..." (Wind Engineering, 2001)Table of ContentsPreface. Glossary of Symbols. Development of Large Wind Turbines. Wind Turbine Technology and Design Concepts. Design Factors Affecting Weight and Costs. Modelling of Wind Turbine Weight and Costs. Weight and Costs of Different Turbine Concepts. Economic Prospects of Large Wind Turbines. Offshore Developments. Index.

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Book SynopsisStatistical Intervals is a guide for practitioners and researchers--providing a detailed, comprehensive, modernized treatment of this important subject. With numerous examples, it presents and differentiates in an easy-to-apply manner the use of confidence intervals (e.g.Table of ContentsPreface to Second Edition iii Preface to First Edition vii Acknowledgments x 1 Introduction, Basic Concepts, and Assumptions 1 1.1 Statistical Inference 2 1.2 Different Types of Statistical Intervals: An Overview 2 1.3 The Assumption of Sample Data 3 1.4 The Central Role of Practical Assumptions Concerning Representative Data 4 1.5 Enumerative Versus Analytic Studies 5 1.6 Basic Assumptions for Enumerative Studies 7 1.7 Considerations in the Conduct of Analytic Studies 10 1.8 Convenience and Judgment Samples 11 1.9 Sampling People 12 1.10 Infinite Population Assumptions 13 1.11 Practical Assumptions: Overview 14 1.12 Practical Assumptions: Further Example 14 1.13 Planning the Study 17 1.14 The Role of Statistical Distributions 17 1.15 The Interpretation of Statistical Intervals 18 1.16 Statistical Intervals and Big Data 19 1.17 Comment Concerning Subsequent Discussion 19 2 Overview of Different Types of Statistical Intervals 21 2.1 Choice of a Statistical Interval 21 2.2 Confidence Intervals 23 2.3 Prediction Intervals 24 2.4 Statistical Tolerance Intervals 26 2.5 Which Statistical Interval Do I Use? 27 2.6 Choosing a Confidence Level 28 2.7 Two-Sided Statistical Intervals Versus One-Sided Statistical Bounds 29 2.8 The Advantage of Using Confidence Intervals Instead of Significance Tests 30 2.9 Simultaneous Statistical Intervals 31 3 Constructing Statistical Intervals Assuming a Normal Distribution Using Simple Tabulations 33 3.1 Introduction 34 3.2 Circuit Pack Voltage Output Example 35 3.3 Two-Sided Statistical Intervals 36 3.4 One-Sided Statistical Bounds 38 4 Methods for Calculating Statistical Intervals for a Normal Distribution 43 4.1 Notation 44 4.2 Confidence Interval for the Mean of a Normal Distribution 45 4.3 Confidence Interval for the Standard Deviation of a Normal Distribution 45 4.4 Confidence Interval for a Normal Distribution Quantile 46 4.5 Confidence Interval for the Distribution Proportion Less (Greater) Than a Specified Value 47 4.6 Statistical Tolerance Intervals 48 4.7 Prediction Interval to Contain a Single Future Observation or the Mean of m Future Observations 50 4.8 Prediction Interval to Contain at least k of m Future Observations 51 4.9 Prediction Interval to Contain the Standard Deviation of m Future Observations 52 4.10 The Assumption of a Normal Distribution 53 4.11 Assessing Distribution Normality and Dealing with Nonnormality 54 4.12 Data Transformations and Inferences from Transformed Data 57 4.13 Statistical Intervals for Linear Regression Analysis 60 4.14 Statistical Intervals for Comparing Populations and Processes 62 5 Distribution-Free Statistical Intervals 65 5.1 Introduction 66 5.2 Distribution-Free Confidence Intervals and One-Sided Confidence Bounds for a Quantile 68 5.3 Distribution-Free Tolerance Intervals and Bounds to Contain a Specified Proportion of a Distribution 78 5.4 Prediction Intervals to Contain a Specified Ordered Observation in a Future Sample 81 5.5 Distribution-Free Prediction Intervals and Bounds to Contain at Least k of m Future Observations 84 6 Statistical Intervals for a Binomial Distribution 89 6.1 Introduction to Binomial Distribution Statistical Intervals 90 6.2 Confidence Intervals for the Actual Proportion Nonconforming in the Sampled Distribution 92 6.3 Confidence Interval for the Proportion of Nonconforming Units in a Finite Population 102 6.4 Confidence Intervals for the Probability that the Number of Nonconforming Units in a Sample is Less than or Equal to (or Greater than) a Specified Number 104 6.5 Confidence Intervals for the Quantile of the Distribution of the Number of Nonconforming Units 105 6.6 Tolerance Intervals and One-Sided Tolerance Bounds for the Distribution of the Number of Nonconforming Units 107 6.7 Prediction Intervals for the Number Nonconforming in a Future Sample 108 7 Statistical Intervals for a Poisson Distribution 115 7.1 Introduction 116 7.2 Confidence Intervals for the Event-Occurrence Rate of a Poisson Distribution 117 7.3 Confidence Intervals for the Probability that the Number of Events in a Specified Amount of Exposure is Less than or Equal to (or Greater than) a Specified Number 124 7.4 Confidence Intervals for the Quantile of the Distribution of the Number of Events in a Specified Amount of Exposure 125 7.5 Tolerance Intervals and One-Sided Tolerance Bounds for the Distribution of the Number of Events in a Specified Amount of Exposure 127 7.6 Prediction Intervals for the Number of Events in a Future Amount of Exposure 128 8 Sample Size Requirements for Confidence Intervals on Distribution Parameters 135 8.1 Basic Requirements for Sample Size Determination 136 8.2 Sample Size for a Confidence Interval for a Normal Distribution Mean 137 8.3 Sample Size to Estimate a Normal Distribution Standard Deviation 141 8.4 Sample Size to Estimate a Normal Distribution Quantile 143 8.5 Sample Size to Estimate a Binomial Proportion 143 8.6 Sample Size to Estimate a Poisson Occurrence Rate 144 9 Sample Size Requirements for Tolerance Intervals, Tolerance Bounds, and Related Demonstration Tests 148 9.1 Sample Size for Normal Distribution Tolerance Intervals and One-Sided Tolerance Bounds148 9.2 Sample Size to Pass a One-Sided Demonstration Test Based on Normally Distributed Measurements 150 9.3 Minimum Sample Size For Distribution-Free Two-Sided Tolerance Intervals and One-Sided Tolerance Bounds 152 9.4 Sample Size for Controlling the Precision of Two-Sided Distribution-Free Tolerance In-tervals and One-Sided Distribution-Free Tolerance Bounds 153 9.5 Sample Size to Demonstrate that a Binomial Proportion Exceeds (is Exceeded by) a Specified Value 154 10 Sample Size Requirements for Prediction Intervals 164 10.1 Prediction Interval Width: The Basic Idea 164 10.2 Sample Size for a Normal Distribution Prediction Interval 165 10.3 Sample Size for Distribution-Free Prediction Intervals for k of m Future Observations 170 11 Basic Case Studies 172 11.1 Demonstration that the Operating Temperature of Most Manufactured Devices will not Exceed a Specified Value 173 11.2 Forecasting Future Demand for Spare Parts 177 11.3 Estimating the Probability of Passing an Environmental Emissions Test 180 11.4 Planning a Demonstration Test to Verify that a Radar System has a Satisfactory Prob-ability of Detection 182 11.5 Estimating the Probability of Exceeding a Regulatory Limit 184 11.6 Estimating the Reliability of a Circuit Board 189 11.7 Using Sample Results to Estimate the Probability that a Demonstration Test will be Successful 191 11.8 Estimating the Proportion within Specifications for a Two-Variable Problem 194 11.9 Determining the Minimum Sample Size for a Demonstration Test 195 12 Likelihood-Based Statistical Intervals 197 12.1 Introduction to Likelihood-Based Inference 198 12.2 Likelihood Function and Maximum Likelihood Estimation 200 12.3 Likelihood-Based Confidence Intervals for Single-Parameter Distributions 203 12.4 Likelihood-Based Estimation Methods for Location-Scale and Log-Location-Scale Distri-butions 206 12.5 Likelihood-Based Confidence Intervals for Parameters and Scalar Functions of Parameters212 12.6 Wald-Approximation Confidence Intervals 216 12.7 Some Other Likelihood-Based Statistical Intervals 224 13 Nonparametric Bootstrap Statistical Intervals 226 13.1 Introduction 227 13.2 Nonparametric Methods for Generating Bootstrap Samples and Obtaining Bootstrap Estimates 227 13.3 Bootstrap Operational Considerations 231 13.4 Nonparametric Bootstrap Confidence Interval Methods 233 14 Parametric Bootstrap and Other Simulation-Based Statistical Intervals 245 14.1 Introduction 246 14.2 Parametric Bootstrap Samples and Bootstrap Estimates 247 14.3 Bootstrap Confidence Intervals Based on Pivotal Quantities 250 14.4 Generalized Pivotal Quantities 253 14.5 Simulation-Based Tolerance Intervals for Location-Scale or Log-Location-Scale Distribu-tions 258 14.6 Simulation-Based Prediction Intervals and One-Sided Prediction Bounds for k of m Fu-ture Observations from Location-Scale or Log-Location-Scale Distributions 260 14.7 Other Simulation and Bootstrap Methods and Application to Other Distributions and Models 263 15 Introduction to Bayesian Statistical Intervals 270 15.1 Bayesian Inference: Overview 271 15.2 Bayesian Inference: an Illustrative Example 274 15.3 More About Specification of a Prior Distribution 283 15.4 Implementing Bayesian Analyses Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation 286 15.5 Bayesian Tolerance and Prediction Intervals 291 16 Bayesian Statistical Intervals for the Binomial, Poisson and Normal Distributions 297 16.1 Bayesian Intervals for the Binomial Distribution 298 16.2 Bayesian Intervals for the Poisson Distribution 306 16.3 Bayesian Intervals for the Normal Distribution 311 17 Statistical Intervals for Bayesian Hierarchical Models 321 17.1 Bayesian Hierarchical Models and Random Effects 322 17.2 Normal Distribution Hierarchical Models 323 17.3 Binomial Distribution Hierarchical Models 325 17.4 Poisson Distribution Hierarchical Models 328 17.5 Longitudinal Repeated Measures Models 329 18 Advanced Case Studies 335 18.1 Confidence Interval for the Proportion of Defective Integrated Circuits 336 18.2 Confidence Intervals for Components of Variance in a Measurement Process 339 18.3 Tolerance Interval to Characterize the Distribution of Process Output in the Presence of Measurement Error 344 18.4 Confidence Interval for the Proportion of Product Conforming to a Two-Sided Specification345 18.5 Confidence Interval for the Treatment Effect in a Marketing Campaign 348 18.6 Confidence Interval for the Probability of Detection with Limited Hit-Miss Data 349 18.7 Using Prior Information to Estimate the Service-Life Distribution of a Rocket Motor 353 Epilogue 357 A Notation and Acronyms 360 B Generic Definition of Statistical Intervals and Formulas for Computing Coverage Probabilities 367 B.1 Introduction 367 B.2 Two-sided Confidence Intervals and One-sided Confidence Bounds for Distribution Pa-rameters or a Function of Parameters 368 B.3 Two Sided Control-the-Center Tolerance Intervals to Contain at Least a Specified Pro-portion of a Distribution 371 B.4 Two Sided Tolerance Intervals to Control Both Tails of a Distribution 374 B.5 One-Sided Tolerance Bounds 377 B.6 Two-sided Prediction Intervals and One-Sided Prediction Bounds for Future Observations378 B.7 Two-Sided Simultaneous Prediction Intervals and One-Sided Simultaneous Prediction Bounds 381 B.8 Calibration of Statistical Intervals 383 C Useful Probability Distributions 384 C.1 Probability Distribution and R Computations 384 C.2 Important Characteristics of Random Variables 385 C.3 Continuous Distributions 388 C.4 Discrete Distributions 398 D General Results from Statistical Theory and Some Methods Used to Construct Sta-tistical Intervals 404 D.1 cdfs and pdfs of Functions of Random Variables 405 D.2 Statistical Error Propagation—The Delta Method 409 D.3 Likelihood and Fisher Information Matrices 410 D.4 Convergence in Distribution 413 D.5 Outline of General ML Theory 415 D.6 The CDF pivotal method for constructing confidence intervals 419 D.7 Bonferroni approximate statistical intervals 424 E Pivotal Methods for Constructing Parametric Statistical Intervals 427 E.1 General definition and examples of pivotal quantities 428 E.2 Pivotal Quantities for the Normal Distribution 428 E.3 Confidence intervals for a Normal Distribution Based on Pivotal Quantities 429 E.4 Confidence Intervals for Two Normal Distributions Based on Pivotal Quantities 432 E.5 Tolerance Intervals for a Normal Distribution Based on Pivotal Quantities 432 E.6 Normal Distribution Prediction Intervals Based on Pivotal Quantities 434 E.7 Pivotal Quantities for Log-Location-Scale Distributions 436 F Generalized Pivotal Quantities 440 F.1 Definition of Generalized Pivotal Quantities 440 F.2 A Substitution Method to Obtain GPQs 441 F.3 Examples of GPQs for Functions of Location-Scale Distribution Parameters 441 F.4 Conditions for Exact Intervals Derived from GPQs 443 G Distribution-Free Intervals Based on Order Statistics 446 G.1 Basic Statistical Results Used in this Appendix 446 G.2 Distribution-Free Confidence Intervals and Bounds for a Distribution Quantile 447 G.3 Distribution-Free Tolerance Intervals to Contain a Given Proportion of a Distribution 448 G.4 Distribution-Free Prediction Interval to Contain a Specified Ordered Observation From a Future Sample 449 G.5 Distribution-Free Prediction Intervals and Bounds to Contain at Least k of m Future Observations From a Future Sample 451 H Basic Results from Bayesian Inference Models 455 H.1 Basic Statistical Results Used in this Appendix 455 H.2 Bayes’ Theorem 456 H.3 Conjugate Prior Distributions 456 H.4 Jeffreys Prior Distributions 459 H.5 Posterior Predictive Distributions 463 H.6 Posterior Predictive Distributions Based on Jeffreys Prior Distributions 465 I Probability of Successful Demonstration 468 I.1 Demonstration Tests Based on a Normal Distribution Assumption 468 I.2 Distribution-Free Demonstration Tests 469 J Tables 471 References 508 Subject Index 525

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Book SynopsisExplores the creation and history of fossil fuels, their impact on the environment, and how they have become critical to our society. This title shows how adopting sustainable biofuels will be key to the future of energy stability and discuss a renewable energy options and biofuel feedstocks that are replacements for petroleum-based products.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE 1 OVERVIEW OF ENERGY USAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD 2 WHY FOSSIL FUELS ENERGIZE OUR SOCIETY 3 THE IMPACT OF ENERGY USAGE ON CLIMATE 4 METHODS FOR REDUCING OUR FOSSIL FUEL USAGE: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND USES 5 LINKING FOOD AND FUEL: THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE 6 THE PAST AND PRESENT OF BIOETHANOL: CORN, SUGARCANE, AND CELLULOSICS 7 BIOFUELS FROM FATS AND OILS: BIODIESEL 8 GASEOUS BIOFUELS: BIOGAS AND BIOHYDROGEN 9 AQUATIC VERSATILITY FOR BIOFUELS: CYANOBACTERIA, DIATOMS, AND ALGAE 10 BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT 11 THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES 12 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF BIOFUELS: WATER, LAND, AND NUTRIENTS BIOFUELS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 13 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS FOR EVALUATING BIOFUELS PRODUCTION 14 ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF BIOFUELS 15 OUR ENERGY FUTURE: THE PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING AND USING SUSTAINABLE BIOFUELS VOCABULARY REFERENCES INDEX

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