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Book SynopsisAdvanced Control of Power Converters Unique resource presenting advanced nonlinear control methods for power converters, plus simulation, controller design, analyses, and case studies Advanced Control of Power Converters equips readers with the latest knowledge of three control methods developed for power converters: nonlinear control methods such as sliding mode control, Lyapunov-function-based control, and model predictive control. Readers will learn about the design of each control method, and simulation case studies and results will be presented and discussed to point out the behavior of each control method in different applications. In this way, readers wishing to learn these control methods can gain insight on how to design and simulate each control method easily. The book is organized into three clear sections: introduction of classical and advanced control methods, design of advanced control methods, and case studies. Each control method is supporTable of ContentsAbout the Authors xiii List of Abbreviations xvii Preface xix Acknowledgment xxi About the Companion Website xxiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 General Remarks 1 1.2 Basic Closed-Loop Control for Power Converters 3 1.3 Mathematical Modeling of Power Converters 4 1.4 Basic Control Objectives 6 1.4.1 Closed-Loop Stability 6 1.4.2 Settling Time 10 1.4.3 Steady-State Error 11 1.4.4 Robustness to Parameter Variations and Disturbances 12 1.5 Performance Evaluation 12 1.5.1 Simulation-Based Method 12 1.5.2 Experimental Method 13 1.6 Contents of the Book 13 References 15 2 Introduction to Advanced Control Methods 17 2.1 Classical Control Methods for Power Converters 17 2.2 Sliding Mode Control 18 2.3 Lyapunov Function-Based Control 22 2.3.1 Lyapunov’s Linearization Method 23 2.3.2 Lyapunov’s Direct Method 24 2.4 Model Predictive Control 27 2.4.1 Functional Principle 27 2.4.2 Basic Concept 28 2.4.3 Cost Function 29 References 30 3 Design of Sliding Mode Control for Power Converters 33 3.1 Introduction 33 3.2 Sliding Mode Control of DC–DC Buck and Cuk Converters 33 3.3 Sliding Mode Control Design Procedure 44 3.3.1 Selection of Sliding Surface Function 44 3.3.2 Control Input Design 46 3.4 Chattering Mitigation Techniques 48 3.4.1 Hysteresis Function Technique 48 3.4.2 Boundary Layer Technique 49 3.4.3 State Observer Technique 50 3.5 Modulation Techniques 51 3.5.1 Hysteresis Modulation Technique 51 3.5.2 Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation Technique 52 3.5.3 Space Vector Modulation Technique 53 3.6 Other Types of Sliding Mode Control 54 3.6.1 Terminal Sliding Mode Control 54 3.6.2 Second-Order Sliding Mode Control 54 References 55 4 Design of Lyapunov Function-Based Control for Power Converters 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Lyapunov-Function-Based Control Design Using Direct Method 59 4.3 Lyapunov Function-Based Control of DC–DC Buck Converter 62 4.4 Lyapunov Function-Based Control of DC–DC Boost Converter 67 References 71 5 Design of Model Predictive Control 73 5.1 Introduction 73 5.2 Predictive Control Methods 73 5.3 FCS Model Predictive Control 75 5.3.1 Design Procedure 76 5.3.2 Tutorial 1: Implementation of FCS-MPC for Three-Phase VSI 80 5.4 CCS Model Predictive Control 86 5.4.1 Incremental Models 86 5.4.2 Predictive Model 88 5.4.3 Cost Function in CCSMPC 92 5.4.4 Cost Function Minimization 93 5.4.5 Receding Control Horizon Principle 96 5.4.6 Closed-Loop of an MPC System 97 5.4.7 Discrete Linear Quadratic Regulators 97 5.4.8 Formulation of the Constraints in MPC 99 5.4.9 Optimization with Equality Constraints 103 5.4.10 Optimization with Inequality Constraints 105 5.4.11 MPC for Multi-Input Multi-Output Systems 108 5.4.12 Tutorial 2: MPC Design For a Grid-Connected VSI in dq Frame 109 5.5 Design and Implementation Issues 112 5.5.1 Cost Function Selection 112 5.5.1.1 Examples for Primary Control Objectives 113 5.5.1.2 Examples for Secondary Control Objectives 114 5.5.2 Weighting Factor Design 114 5.5.2.1 Empirical Selection Method 115 5.5.2.2 Equal-Weighted Cost-Function-Based Selection Method 116 5.5.2.3 Lookup Table-Based Selection Method 117 References 118 6 MATLAB/Simulink Tutorial on Physical Modeling and Experimental Setup 121 6.1 Introduction 121 6.2 Building Simulation Model for Power Converters 121 6.2.1 Building Simulation Model for Single-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter Based on Sliding Mode Control 122 6.2.2 Building Simulation Model for Three-Phase Rectifier Based on Lyapunov-Function-Based Control 126 6.2.3 Building Simulation Model for Quasi-Z Source Three-Phase Four-Leg Inverter Based on Model Predictive Control 131 6.2.4 Building Simulation Model for Distributed Generations in Islanded AC Microgrid 137 6.3 Building Real-Time Model for a Single-Phase T-Type Rectifier 142 6.4 Building Rapid Control Prototyping for a Single-Phase T-Type Rectifier 154 6.4.1 Components in the Experimental Testbed 155 6.4.1.1 Grid Simulator 155 6.4.1.2 A Single-Phase T-Type Rectifier Prototype 156 6.4.1.3 Measurement Board 157 6.4.1.4 Programmable Load 158 6.4.1.5 Controller 158 6.4.2 Building Control Structure on OP- 5707 158 References 162 7 Sliding Mode Control of Various Power Converters 163 7.1 Introduction 163 7.2 Single-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter with LCL Filter 163 7.2.1 Mathematical Modeling of Grid-Connected Inverter with LCL Filter 164 7.2.2 Sliding Mode Control 165 7.2.3 PWM Signal Generation Using Hysteresis Modulation 168 7.2.3.1 Single-Band Hysteresis Function 168 7.2.3.2 Double-Band Hysteresis Function 168 7.2.4 Switching Frequency Computation 170 7.2.4.1 Switching Frequency Computation with Single-Band Hysteresis Modulation 170 7.2.4.2 Switching Frequency Computation with Double-Band Hysteresis Modulation 171 7.2.5 Selection of Control Gains 172 7.2.6 Simulation Study 174 7.2.7 Experimental Study 177 7.3 Three-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter with LCL Filter 180 7.3.1 Physical Model Equations for a Three-Phase Grid-Connected VSI with an LCL Filter 181 7.3.2 Control System 182 7.3.2.1 Reduced State-Space Model of the Converter 183 7.3.2.2 Model Discretization and KF Adaptive Equation 187 7.3.2.3 Sliding Surfaces with Active Damping Capability 188 7.3.3 Stability Analysis 189 7.3.3.1 Discrete-Time Equivalent Control Deduction 189 7.3.3.2 Closed-Loop System Equations 191 7.3.3.3 Test of Robustness Against Parameters Uncertainties 192 7.3.4 Experimental Study 192 7.3.4.1 Test of Robustness Against Grid Inductance Variations 192 7.3.4.2 Test of Stability in Case of Grid Harmonics Near the Resonance Frequency 196 7.3.4.3 Test of the VSI Against Sudden Changes in the Reference Current 196 7.3.4.4 Test of the VSI Under Distorted Grid 198 7.3.4.5 Test of the VSI Under Voltage Sags 198 7.3.5 Computational Load and Performances of the Control Algorithm 199 7.4 Three-Phase AC–DC Rectifier 200 7.4.1 Nonlinear Model of the Unity Power Factor Rectifier 200 7.4.2 Problem Formulation 202 7.4.3 Axis-Decoupling Based on an Estimator 203 7.4.4 Control System 205 7.4.4.1 Kalman Filter 206 7.4.4.2 Practical Considerations: Election of Q and R Matrices 208 7.4.4.3 Practical Considerations: Computational Burden Reduction 208 7.4.5 Sliding Mode Control 209 7.4.5.1 Inner Control Loop 209 7.4.5.2 Outer Control Loop 210 7.4.6 Hysteresis Band Generator with Switching Decision Algorithm 212 7.4.7 Experimental Study 215 7.5 Three-Phase Transformerless Dynamic Voltage Restorer 224 7.5.1 Mathematical Modeling of Transformerless Dynamic Voltage Restorer 224 7.5.2 Design of Sliding Mode Control for TDVR 225 7.5.3 Time-Varying Switching Frequency with Single-Band Hysteresis 227 7.5.4 Constant Switching Frequency with Boundary Layer 229 7.5.5 Simulation Study 231 7.5.6 Experimental Study 233 7.6 Three-Phase Shunt Active Power Filter 240 7.6.1 Nonlinear Model of the SAPF 240 7.6.2 Problem Formulation 242 7.6.3 Control System 243 7.6.3.1 State Model of the Converter 243 7.6.3.2 Kalman Filter 245 7.6.3.3 Sliding Mode Control 246 7.6.3.4 Hysteresis Band Generator with SDA 247 7.6.4 Experimental Study 248 7.6.4.1 Response of the SAPF to Load Variations 249 7.6.4.2 SAPF Performances Under a Distorted Grid 253 7.6.4.3 SAPF Performances Under Grid Voltage Sags 254 7.6.4.4 Spectrum of the Control Signal 254 References 257 8 Design of Lyapunov Function-Based Control of Various Power Converters 261 8.1 Introduction 261 8.2 Single-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter with LCL Filter 261 8.2.1 Mathematical Modeling and Controller Design 261 8.2.2 Controller Modification with Capacitor Voltage Feedback 264 8.2.3 Inverter-Side Current Reference Generation Using Proportional- Resonant Controller 264 8.2.4 Grid Current Transfer Function 266 8.2.5 Harmonic Attenuation and Harmonic Impedance 267 8.2.6 Results 270 8.3 Single-Phase Quasi-Z-Source Grid-Connected Inverter with LCL Filter 277 8.3.1 Quasi-Z-Source Network Modeling 277 8.3.2 Grid-Connected Inverter Modeling 280 8.3.3 Control of Quasi-Z-Source Network 281 8.3.4 Control of Grid-Connected Inverter 281 8.3.5 Reference Generation Using Cascaded PR Control 282 8.3.6 Results 283 8.4 Single-Phase Uninterruptible Power Supply Inverter 287 8.4.1 Mathematical Modeling of Uninterruptible Power Supply Inverter 287 8.4.2 Controller Design 288 8.4.3 Criteria for Selecting Control Parameters 290 8.4.4 Results 292 8.5 Three-Phase Voltage-Source AC–DC Rectifier 298 8.5.1 Mathematical Modeling of Rectifier 298 8.5.2 Controller Design 301 8.5.3 Results 304 References 307 9 Model Predictive Control of Various Converters 309 9.1 CCS MPC Method for a Three-Phase Grid-Connected VSI 309 9.1.1 Model Predictive Control Design 310 9.1.1.1 VSI Incremental Model with an Embedded Integrator 310 9.1.1.2 Predictive Model of the Converter 311 9.1.1.3 Cost Function Minimization 312 9.1.1.4 Inclusion of Constraints 313 9.1.2 MATLAB ® /Simulink ® Implementation 315 9.1.3 Simulation Studies 322 9.2 Model Predictive Control Method for Single-Phase Three-Level Shunt Active Filter 325 9.2.1 Modeling of Shunt Active Filter (SAPF) 325 9.2.2 The Energy-Function-Based MPC 328 9.2.2.1 Design of Energy-Function-Based MPC 328 9.2.2.2 Discrete-Time Model 331 9.2.3 Experimental Studies 332 9.2.3.1 Steady-State and Dynamic Response Tests 333 9.2.3.2 Comparison with Classical MPC Method 337 9.3 Model Predictive Control of Quasi-Z Source Three-Phase Four-Leg Inverter 341 9.3.1 qZS Four-Leg Inverter Model 341 9.3.2 MPC Algorithm 345 9.3.2.1 Determination of References 345 9.3.2.2 Discrete-Time Models of the System 346 9.3.2.3 Cost Function Optimization 347 9.3.2.4 Control Algorithm 347 9.3.3 Simulation Results 349 9.4 Weighting Factorless Model Predictive Control for DC–DC SEPIC Converters 352 9.4.1 Principle of Control Strategy 352 9.4.1.1 Conventional Model Predictive Current Control 355 9.4.1.2 Cost Function Analysis of Conventional MPC 356 9.4.1.3 Cost Function Design of Presented MPC in [11] 358 9.4.1.4 Output Voltage Control 361 9.4.2 Experimental Results 362 9.4.2.1 Switching Frequency Control Test 362 9.4.2.2 Dynamic Response Test Under Input Voltage Variation 363 9.4.2.3 Dynamic Response Test Under Load Change 366 9.4.2.4 Influence of Parameter Mismatch 367 9.5 Model Predictive Droop Control of Distributed Generation Inverters in Islanded AC Microgrid 370 9.5.1 Conventional Droop Control 370 9.5.2 Control Technique 373 9.5.2.1 Reference Voltage Generation Through Droop Control 373 9.5.2.2 Model Predictive Control 374 9.5.3 Simulation Results 376 9.6 FCS-MPC for a Three-Phase Shunt Active Power Filter 378 9.6.1 System Modeling 381 9.6.2 Control Technique 383 9.6.3 FCS-MPC with Reduced States 384 9.6.3.1 Vector Selection Based on Vector Operation 384 9.6.3.2 Cost Function Minimization Procedure 387 9.6.3.3 Kalman Filter 387 9.6.4 Experimental Results 389 9.7 FCS-MPC for a Single-Phase T-Type Rectifier 395 9.7.1 Modeling of Single-Phase T-Type Rectifier 395 9.7.2 Model Predictive Control 397 9.7.2.1 Sensorless Grid Voltage Estimation 397 9.7.2.2 Reference Current Generation 400 9.7.2.3 MPC for the T-Type Rectifier 400 9.7.2.4 MPC for the Power Decoupling Circuit 402 9.7.3 Experimental Studies 404 9.7.3.1 Steady-State Analysis 404 9.7.3.2 Robustness Analysis 404 9.8 Predictive Torque Control of Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator Fed by a Matrix Converter 408 9.8.1 Overview of the System Model 411 9.8.1.1 Topology Overview 411 9.8.1.2 Mathematical Model of the CDFIG 412 9.8.1.3 Mathematical Model of the Matrix Converter 414 9.8.2 Predictive Torque Control of CDFIG 415 9.8.2.1 Outer Loop 416 9.8.2.2 Internal Model of the Controller 416 9.8.2.3 Cost Function Minimization 418 9.8.3 Simulation Results 418 9.9 An Enhanced Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control Method with Self-Balancing Capacitor Voltages for Three-Level T-Type Rectifiers 420 9.9.1 Overview of the System Model 422 9.9.2 Problem Definition 424 9.9.3 Derivation of Lyapunov-Energy Function 425 9.9.4 Discrete-Time Model 428 9.9.5 Experimental Studies 429 References 431 Index 435

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAbout the Authors ix Preface x Part I Theory 1 1 Basic Principles of Eddy Currents 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Faraday's Law and Lenz's Law 5 1.3 Proximity Effect 8 1.4 Resistance and Reactance Limited Eddy Currents 11 1.5 Electromotive Force (emf) and Potential Difference 14 1.6 Waves, Diffusion, and the Magneto-Quasi-static Approximation 22 1.7 Skin Depth or Depth of Penetration 27 1.8 Diffusion, Heat Transfer, and Eddy Currents 30 1.9 The Diffusion Equation and RandomWalks 32 1.10 Transient Magnetic Diffusion 34 1.11 Coupled Circuit Models for Eddy Currents 39 1.12 Summary 43 2 Conductors with Rectangular Cross Sections 45 2.1 Finite Plate: Resistance Limited 45 2.2 Infinite Plate: Reactance Limited 48 2.3 Finite Plate: Reactance Limited 53 2.4 Superposition of Eddy Losses in a Conductor 58 2.5 Discussion of Losses in Rectangular Plates 59 2.6 Eddy Currents in a Nonlinear Plate 68 2.7 Plate with Hysteresis and Complex Permeability 80 2.8 Conducting Plates with Sinusoidal Space Variation of Field 83 2.9 Eddy Currents in Multi-Layered Plate Geometries 94 2.10 Thin Wire Carrying Current Above Conducting Plates 100 2.11 Eddy Currents in Materials with Anisotropic Permeability 112 2.12 Isolated Rectangular Conductor with Axial Current Applied 115 2.13 Transient Diffusion Into a Solid Conducting Block 118 2.14 Eddy Current Modes in a Rectangular Core 125 2.15 Summary 129 3 Conductors with Circular Cross Sections 131 3.1 Axial Current in a Conductor with Circular Cross Section: Reactance-Limited Case 131 3.2 Axial Current in Composite Circular Conductors 136 3.3 Circular Conductor with Applied Axial Flux: Resistance-Limited Case 144 3.4 Circular Conductor with Applied Axial Flux: Reactance-Limited Case 146 3.5 Shielding with a Conducting Tube in an Axial Field 151 3.6 Circular Conductors with Transverse Applied Field: Resistance-Limited Case 155 3.7 Cylindrical Conductor with Applied Transverse Field: Reactance-Limited Case 157 3.8 Shielding with a Conducting Tube in a Transverse Field 165 3.9 Spherical Conductor in a Uniform Sinusoidally Time-Varying Field: Resistance-Limited Case 167 3.10 Diffusion Through Thin Cylinders 169 3.11 Surface Impedance Formulation for Electric Machines 175 3.12 Summary 181 Part II Modeling 183 4 Formulations 185 4.1 Mathematical Formulations for Eddy Current Modeling 185 5 Finite Differences 199 5.1 Difference Equations 199 5.2 The Two-Dimensional Diffusion Equation 201 5.3 Time-Domain Solution of the Diffusion Equation 205 5.4 Equivalent Circuit Representation for Finite Difference Equations 207 6 Finite Elements 219 6.1 Finite Elements 219 6.2 The Variational Method 220 6.3 Axisymmetric Finite Element Eddy Current Formulation with Magnetic Vector Potential 248 7 Integral Equations 255 7.1 Surface Integral Equation Method for Eddy Current Analysis 255 7.2 Boundary Element Method for Eddy Current Analysis 260 7.3 Integral Equations for Three-Dimensional Eddy Currents 270 Part III Applications 277 8 Induction Heating 279 8.1 Simplified Induction Heating Analysis 279 8.2 Coupled Eddy Current and Thermal Analysis: Induction Heating 285 9 Wattmeter 291 10 Magnetic Stirring 303 10.1 Introduction 303 10.2 Analysis 304 11 Electric Machines 311 11.1 Eddy Currents in Slot-Embedded Conductors 311 11.2 Solid Rotor Electric Machines 339 11.3 Squirrel Cage Induction Motor Analysis by the Finite Element Method 352 12 Transformer Losses 361 12.1 FoilWound Transformer 361 12.2 Phase Shifting Transformers 363 Appendix A Bessel Functions 367 Appendix B Separation of Variables 369 B.1 One-Dimensional Separation of Variables in Rectangular Coordinates 369 B.2 Two-Dimensional Separation of Variables in Cylindrical Coordinates 371 Appendix C The Error Function 373 Appendix D Replacing Hollow Conducting Cylinders with Line Currents Using the Method of Images 375 Appendix E Inductance of Parallel Wires 379 Appendix F Shape Functions for First-Order Hexahedral Element 381 References 383 Index 387

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Book SynopsisSYSTEMS ENGINEERING NEURAL NETWORKS A complete and authoritative discussion of systems engineering and neural networks In Systems Engineering Neural Networks, a team of distinguished researchers deliver a thorough exploration of the fundamental concepts underpinning the creation and improvement of neural networks with a systems engineering mindset. In the book, you'll find a general theoretical discussion of both systems engineering and neural networks accompanied by coverage of relevant and specific topics, from deep learning fundamentals to sport business applications. Readers will discover in-depth examples derived from many years of engineering experience, a comprehensive glossary with links to further reading, and supplementary online content. The authors have also included a variety of applications programmed in both Python 3 and Microsoft Excel. The book provides: A thorough introduction to neural networks, introduced as key element of complex systems Practical discussions of sTable of ContentsABOUT THE AUTHORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 HOW TO READ THIS BOOK 8 Part I 9 1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION 9 THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 14 SOURCES 18 CHAPTER SUMMARY 18 QUESTIONS 19 2 DEFINING A NEURAL NETWORK 20 BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS 22 FROM BIOLOGY TO MATHEMATICS 24 WE CAME A FULL CIRCLE 25 THE MODEL OF McCULLOCH-PITTS 25 THE ARTIFICIAL NEURON OF ROSENBLATT 26 FINAL REMARKS 33 SOURCES 35 CHAPTER SUMMARY 36 QUESTIONS 37 3 ENGINEERING NEURAL NETWORKS 38 A BRIEF RECAP ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 40 THE KEYSTONE: SE4AI AND AI4SE 41 ENGINEERING COMPLEXITY 41 THE SPORT SYSTEM 45 ENGINEERING A SPORT CLUB 51 OPTIMISATION 52 AN EXAMPLE OF DECISION MAKING 56 FUTURISM AND FORESIGHT 60 QUALITATIVE TO QUANTITATIVE 61 FUZZY THINKING 64 IT IS ALL IN THE TOOLS 74 SOURCES 77 CHAPTER SUMMARY 77 QUESTIONS 78 Part II 79 4 SYSTEMS THINKING FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 79 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 82 ONE MORE THING: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 94 CHAPTER SUMMARY 101 QUESTIONS 102 SOURCES 102 5 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT 103 EXAMPLE 1: COSINE FUNCTION 105 EXAMPLE 2: CORROSION ON A METAL STRUCTURE 112 EXAMPLE 3: DEFINING ROLES OF ATHLETES 127 EXAMPLE 4: ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE 134 EXAMPLE 5: TEAM PERFORMANCE 142 A human-defined-system 142 Human Factors 143 The sport team as system of interest 144 Impact of Human Error on Sports Team Performance 145 EXAMPLE 6: TREND PREDICTION 156 EXAMPLE 7: SYMPLEX AND GAME THEORY 163 EXAMPLE 8: SORTING MACHINE FOR LEGO® BRICKS 168 Part III 174 6 INPUT/OUTPUT, HIDDEN LAYER AND BIAS 174 INPUT/OUTPUT 175 HIDDEN LAYER 180 BIAS 184 FINAL REMARKS 186 CHAPTER SUMMARY 187 QUESTIONS 188 7 ACTIVATION FUNCTION 189 TYPES OF ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS 191 ACTIVATION FUNCTION DERIVATIVES 194 ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS RESPONSE TO W AND b VARIABLES 200 FINAL REMARKS 202 CHAPTER SUMMARY 204 QUESTIONS 205 SOURCES 205 8 COST FUNCTION, BACK-PROPAGATION AND OTHER ITERATIVE METHODS 206 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOSS AND COST? 209 TRAINING THE NEURAL NETWORK 212 BACK-PROPAGATION (BP) 214 ONE MORE THING: GRADIENT METHOD AND CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD 218 ONE MORE THING: NEWTON’S METHOD 221 CHAPTER SUMMARY 223 QUESTIONS 224 SOURCES 224 9 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 225 GLOSSARY AND INSIGHTS 233

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Book SynopsisJoint Source-Channel Coding Consolidating knowledge on Joint Source-Channel Coding (JSCC), this book provides an indispensable resource on a key area of performance enhancement for communications networks Presenting in one volume the key theories, concepts and important developments in the area of Joint Source-Channel Coding (JSCC), this book provides the fundamental material needed to enhance the performance of digital and wireless communication systems and networks. It comprehensively introduces JSCC technologies for communications systems, including coding and decoding algorithms, and emerging applications of JSCC in current wireless communications. The book covers the full range of theoretical and technical areas before concluding with a section considering recent applications and emerging designs for JSCC. A methodical reference for academic and industrial researchers, development engineers, system engineers, system architects and software engineers, this boTable of ContentsPreface xi 1 Introduction and Background 1 1.1 Simplified Model for a Communication System 2 1.2 Entropy and Information 3 1.3 Introduction to Source Coding 6 1.3.1 Sampling and Quantization of Signals 6 1.3.2 Source Coding of Quantized Signals 9 1.3.3 Distortion and Rate-distortion Theory 13 1.4 Channels, Channel Coding, and Capacity 17 1.4.1 Channel Models 17 1.4.2 Wireless Channels 19 1.4.3 Channel Coding and Channel Capacity 23 1.5 Layered Model for a Communication System 26 1.6 Distortion, Quality of Service, and Quality of Experience 30 1.6.1 Objective Measurements of Distortion or Quality 31 1.6.2 Subjective and Perceptually Based Measurements of Distortion or Quality 32 1.7 Shannon’s Separation Principle and Joint Source–Channel Coding 36 1.8 Major Classes of Joint Source–Channel Coding Techniques 40 References 42 2 Source Coding and Signal Compression 43 2.1 Types of Sources 43 2.2 Lossless Compression 46 2.2.1 Entropy Coding 47 2.2.2 Predictive Coding 52 2.3 Lossy Compression 54 2.3.1 Quantization 54 2.3.2 Differential Coding 62 2.3.3 Transform Coding 63 2.3.4 Subband and Wavelet Coding 65 2.4 Embedded and Layered Coding 68 2.5 Coding of Practical Sources 71 2.5.1 Image Coding - JPEG 71 2.5.2 Embedded Image Coding – SPIHT 75 2.5.3 Video Coding 78 2.5.4 Speech Coding 83 References 86 3 Channel Coding 87 3.1 Linear Block Codes 87 3.1.1 Binary Linear Block Codes 90 3.1.2 Generator Matrix, Parity-Check Matrix, and Syndrome Testing 91 3.1.3 Common Linear Block Codes 92 3.1.4 Error and Erasure Correction with Block Codes 95 3.2 Convolutional Codes 97 3.2.1 Code Characterization: State and Trellis Diagrams 98 3.2.2 Maximum Likelihood (ML) Decoding 100 3.2.3 The Viterbi Algorithm 101 3.2.4 Error Correction Performance 104 3.3 Modified Linear Codes (Puncturing, Shortening, Expurgating, Extending, Augmenting, and Lengthening) 105 3.4 Rate-Compatible Channel Codes 105 References 110 4 Concatenated Joint Source–Channel Coding 111 4.1 Concatenated JSCC Bit Rate Allocation 111 4.2 Performance Characterization 119 4.2.1 Practical Source and Channel Codecs 119 4.3 Application Cases 131 References 133 5 Unequal Error Protection Source–Channel Coding 135 5.1 Effect of Channel Errors on Source Encoded Data 135 5.2 Priority Encoding Transmission Schemes for Unequal Loss Protection 142 5.3 Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Optimal UEP 147 5.4 Unequal Error Protection Using Digital Fountain Codes 163 References 171 6 Source–Channel Coding with Feedback 173 6.1 Joint Source–Channel Coding Formulation for a System with ACK/NACK Feedback 173 6.1.1 Performance Measurement 175 6.1.2 Classification of the Transmitters 176 6.1.3 Decoder Structure and Design 177 6.2 Packet Combining for Joint Source–Channel ARQ over Memoryless Channels 179 6.2.1 Decoder Design Problem 179 6.3 Pruned Tree-Structured Quantization in Noise and Feedback 193 6.3.1 Pruned Tree-Structured Vector Quantizers 194 6.3.2 Progressive Transmission with ACK/NACK Feedback of TSVQ-Encoded Sources 195 6.3.3 Progressive Transmission and Receiver-Driven Rate Control 204 6.4 Delay-Constrained JSCC Using Incremental Redundancy with Feedback 205 6.4.1 System Description 205 6.4.2 Optimal Source and Channel Rate Allocations Design 208 6.4.3 Performance 213 References 220 7 Quantizers Designed for Noisy Channels 223 7.1 Channel-Optimized Quantizers 223 7.2 Scalar Quantizer Design 227 7.3 Vector Quantizer Design 234 7.4 Channel Mismatch Considerations 245 7.5 Structured Vector Quantizers 249 References 255 8 Error-Resilient Source Coding 257 8.1 Multiple-Description Coding 257 8.2 Error-Resilient Coded Bit Streams 273 8.2.1 Robust Entropy Coding 273 8.2.2 Predictive Coding Mode Selection 279 References 281 9 Analog and Hybrid Digital–Analog JSCC Techniques 283 9.1 Analog Joint Source–Channel Coding Techniques 283 9.1.1 Analog Joint Source–Channel Coding in Vector Spaces 283 9.1.2 Analog Joint Source–Channel Coding Through Artificial Neural Networks 293 9.2 Hybrid Digital–Analog JSCC Techniques 297 References 302 10 Joint Source–Channel Decoding 305 10.1 Source-Controlled Channel Decoding 305 10.2 Exploiting Residual Redundancy at the Decoder 314 10.2.1 The Soft Output Viterbi Algorithm (SOVA) 315 10.2.2 Exploiting Residual Redundancy to Estimate A Priori Information 318 10.3 Iterative Source–Channel Decoding 323 10.3.1 The Channel Coding Optimal Estimation Algorithm 328 10.3.2 Channel Coding Optimal Estimation Applied to JSCD 330 References 333 11 Recent Applications and Emerging Designs in Source–Channel Coding 335 11.1 Source–Channel Coding for Wireless Sensor Networks 335 11.2 Extending Network Capacity Through JSCC 343 11.2.1 Video Telephony Calls as Application Example 345 11.2.2 CDMA Statistical Multiplexing Resource Allocation and Flow Control 347 11.2.3 Overhead from Communicating Rate-Distortion Data 354 11.2.4 Analysis for Dynamic Call Traffic and Admission Control 356 11.2.5 Performance Results 358 11.3 Source–Channel Coding and Cognitive Radios 364 11.4 Design of JSCC Schemes Based on Artificial Neural Networks 374 References 378 Index 381

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Book SynopsisIn traditional power system dynamics and control books, the focus is on synchronous generators. Within current industry, where renewable energy, power electronics converters, and microgrids arise, the related system-level dynamics and control need coverage. Wind energy system dynamics and microgrid system control are covered. The text also offers insight to using programming examples, state-of-the-art control design tools, and advanced control concepts to explain traditional power system dynamics and control. The reader will gain knowledge of dynamics and control in both synchronous generator-based power system and power electronic converter enabled renewable energy systems, as well as microgrids.Trade Review"The material on renewable energy systems was particularly of interest and the text includes MATLAB code and numerous problems and examples. The text is aimed at students rather than engineers in industry, but it will be valuable to both. The text is nicely presented with a logical layout of the text and its presentation.This is certainly a book that can be recommended for the bookshelves of engineers working on power systems, power electronics and renewable energies. The hard back is £92 but there is an e-book available at £64.40. It includes more than 200 pages of useful material."—The Applied Control Technology Consortium e-newsletter, August 2017"The author’s goal is to provide a bridge between traditional control and microgrid control. That goal is fully achieved. The reader learns by example problems and solutions with the provided MATLAB code. I wholeheartedly recommend Control and Dynamics in Power Systems and Microgrids as an extension to traditional text presentations of power system analysis. I applaud the author’s presentation of problems and solutions with MATLAB code as a thorough learning tool."—IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, May/June 2018 IssueTable of ContentsIntroduction. Dynamic Simulation. Frequency Control. Synchronous Generator Models. Voltage Control of a Synchronous Generator. Frequency and Voltage Control in a Microgrid. Large-Signal Stability. Small-Signal Stability. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book includes introduction of several algorithms which are exclusively for graph based problems, namely combinatorial optimization problems, path formation problems, etc. Each chapter includes the introduction of the basic traditional nature inspired algorithm and discussion of the modified version for discrete algorithms including problems pertaining to discussed algorithms. Trade Review"Each chapter includes detailed problem formulation, practical examples, flowcharts illustrating special algorithms, questions and solved exercises which reinforce important topics. Besides being very useful to those who are interested in discrete optimizations problems and applying various metaheuristics to them, involved reader can also benefit from the easy way it presents various ideas and approaches to problem solutions. It is written in a clean and easily understandable, but still highly scientific language and it is a beneficial reading for post-docs and researchers interested in metaheuristic approaches to graph-based discrete optimization problems."—Zentralblatt MATHTable of Contents1. Introduction to Optimization Problems 2. Particle Swarm Optimization 3. Genetic Algorithms 4. Ant Colony Optimization 5. Bat Algorithm 6. Cuckoo Search Algorithm 7. Artificial Bee Colony 8. Shuffled Frog Leap Algorithm 9. Brain Storm Swarm Optimization Algorithm 10. Intelligent Water Drop Algorithm 11. Egyptian Vulture Algorithm 12. Biogeography-Based Optimization 13. Invasive Weed Optimization 14. Glowworm Swarm Optimization 15. Bacteria Foraging Optimization Algorithm 16. Flower Pollination Algorithm

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Book SynopsisThis book focusses on power quality improvement and enhancement techniques with aid of intelligent controllers and experimental results. It covers topics ranging from the fundamentals of power quality indices, mitigation methods, advanced controller design and its step by step approach, simulation of the proposed controllers for real time applications and its corresponding experimental results, performance improvement paradigms and its overall analysis, which helps readers understand power quality from its fundamental to experimental implementations. The book also covers implementation of power quality improvement practices.Key Features Provides solution for the power quality improvement with intelligent techniques Incorporated and Illustrated with simulation and experimental results Discusses renewable energy integration and multiple case studies pertaining to various loads Combines the power quality Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Mitigation Techniques 3. A Voltage-Controlled DSTATCOM for Power Quality Improvement 4. Power Quality Issues and Solutions in Renewable Energy Systems 5. Review of Control Topologies for Shunt Active Filters 6. Control Topologies for Series Active Filters 7. Control Strategies for Active Filters 8. An Active Power Filter in Phase Coordinates for Harmonic Mitigation 9. Line Harmonics Reduction in High-Power Systems 10. AC–DC Boost Converter Control for Power Quality Mitigation 11. Harmonic and Flicker Assessment of an Industrial System with Bulk Nonlinear Loads 12. LCL Filter Design for Grid-Interconnected Systems 13. Harmonics Mitigation in Load Commutated Inverter Fed Synchronous Motor Drives 14. Power-Quality Improvements in Vector-Controlled Induction Motor Drives

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Book SynopsisThis book describes in detail disaster management principles with applications through software and early warning systems. The aim is to introduce the concept of advanced technology for disaster management. Hence, it starts with a basic introduction and the types of disasters this technology will address. It then examines these functions by taking into account various factors vulnerable to disaster losses. Finally, the results are discussed with the aid of software: OPNET and SAHANA Disaster Management Tool. The application of sensor systems to manage a disaster is also extensively discussed.Features Introduces the concept of disaster management from the perspective of application of advanced technologies for disaster management Provides an overview of applied electronics for disaster applications Examines the role of efficient and robust Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems for reduction ofTrade Review"This book is for those interested in the technical aspects of the various systems under discussion—those just starting to gain knowledge in this area of emergency planning and management, those interested in learning about the technology, and the experienced technical emergency planner wishing to enhance his or her knowledge. This book is heavily referenced, packed with details on the various systems presented, and—despite its technical nature—easy to read."Glen Kitteringham, ASIS Security Management, USA Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Disaster Management and Early Warning Systems. 3. Disaster Engineering Computer Tools. 4. Early Warning System: A Use Case Scenario. 5. Early Warning System Architecture. 6. Modelling and Simulation of a Civionics Multihazard Early Warning System. 7. Multihazard Disaster Engineering during the Response Phase. 8. Conclusion and Future Directions.

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Book SynopsisA First Course in Fuzzy Logic, Fourth Edition is an expanded version of the successful third edition. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and applications of fuzzy logic.This popular text offers a firm mathematical basis for the calculus of fuzzy concepts necessary for designing intelligent systems and a solid background for readers to pursue further studies and real-world applications.New in the Fourth Edition: Features new results on fuzzy sets of type-2 Provides more information on copulas for modeling dependence structures Includes quantum probability for uncertainty modeling in social sciences, especially in economics With its comprehensive updates, this new edition presents all the background necessary for students, instructors and professionals to begin using fuzzy logic in its manyapplications in computer science, mathemaTable of ContentsThe Concept of FuzzinessExamples. Mathematical modeling. Some operations on fuzzy sets. Fuzziness as uncertainty.Some Algebra of Fuzzy SetsBoolean algebras and lattices. Equivalence relations and partitions. Composing mappings. Isomorphisms and homomorphisms. Alpha-cuts. Images of alpha-level sets.Fuzzy QuantitiesFuzzy quantities. Fuzzy numbers. Fuzzy intervals. Logical Aspects of Fuzzy SetsClassical two-valued logic. A three-valued logic. Fuzzy logic. Fuzzy and Lukasiewicz logics. Interval-valued fuzzy logic.Basic Connectivest-norms. Generators of t-norms. Isomorphisms of t-norms. Negations. Nilpotent t-norms and negations. T-conforms. De Morgan systems. Groups and t-norms. Interval-valued fuzzy sets. Type-2 fuzzy sets.Additional Topics on ConnectivesFuzzy implications. Averaging operators. Powers of t-norms. Sensitivity of connectives. Copulas and t-norms.Fuzzy RelationsDefinitions and examples. Binary fuzzy relations. Operations on fuzzy relations. Fuzzy partitions. Fuzzy relations as Chu spaces. Approximate reasoning. Approximate reasoning in expert systems. A simple form of generalized modus ponens. The compositional rule of inference.Universal Approximation Fuzzy rule bases. Design methodologies. Some mathematical background. Approximation capability. Possibility TheoryProbability and uncertainty. Random sets. Possibility measures. Partial KnowledgeMotivations. Belief functions and incidence algebras. Monotonicity. Beliefs, densities, and allocations. Belief functions on infinite sets. Mobius transforms of set-functions. Reasoning with belief functions. Decision making using belief functions. Rough sets. Conditional events.Fuzzy MeasuresMotivation and definitions. Fuzzy measures and lower probabilities. Fuzzy measures in other areas. Conditional fuzzy measures.The Choquet IntegralThe Lebesgue integral. The Sugeno integral. The Choquet integral. Fuzzy Modeling and ControlMotivation for fuzzy control. The methodology of fuzzy control. Optimal fuzzy control. An analysis of fuzzy control techniques.

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Book SynopsisElectric Energy Systems, Second Edition provides an analysis of electric generation and transmission systems that addresses diverse regulatory issues. It includes fundamental background topics, such as load flow, short circuit analysis, and economic dispatch, as well as advanced topics, such as harmonic load flow, state estimation, voltage and frequency control, electromagnetic transients, etc. The new edition features updated material throughout the text and new sections throughout the chapters. It covers current issues in the industry, including renewable generation with associated control and scheduling problems, HVDC transmission, and use of synchrophasors (PMUs). The text explores more sophisticated protections and the new roles of demand, side management, etc. Written by internationally recognized specialists, the text contains a wide range of worked out examples along with numerous exercises and solutions to enhance understanding of the material.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Electric Energy Systems: An Overview Chapter 2 Steady-State Single-Phase Models of Power System Components Chapter 3 Load Flow Chapter 4 State Estimation Chapter 5 Economics of Electricity Generation Chapter 6 Optimal and Secure Operation of Transmission Systems Chapter 7 Three-Phase Linear and Nonlinear Models of Power System Components Chapter 8 Fault Analysis and Protection Systems Chapter 9 Frequency and Voltage Control Chapter 10 Angle, Voltage, and Frequency Stability Chapter 11 Three-Phase Power Flow and Harmonic Analysis Chapter 12 Electromagnetic Transients Analysis Appendix A Solution of Linear Equation Systems Appendix B Mathematical Programing Appendix C Dynamic Models of Electric Machines

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Book SynopsisThe book is about a very active research field in software engineering. In modern society, the fact of the world''s high reliance on software requires the system''s robustness, i.e., continual availability and satisfactory service quality. This requirement gives rise to the popularity of the research on the self-adaptive software in open environment. There are some academic conferences dedicated to this field. But there is a lack of monographs about the topic. We believe such need is unmet in marketplace. By publishing the book, it can help bridge the gap and bring benefits to readers thereof.Key Features: The topic is well-motivated, interesting and actively studied worldwide The research represents as the state-of-the-art in the field The technical part of the book is rigidly evaluated The theoretical part of the book is sound and proved The organization and presentation of the book wTable of Contents Introduction. Related Work. Context Modeling and Adaptation Framework. Adaptive Component Migration. Service Discovery and Interaction Adaptation. Adaptation Rules Conflict Detection. Prototype Implementation. Scenario Application. Conclusions and Future Research.

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Book Synopsis Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Quickly write innovative programs for your micro:bitâno experience necessary! This easy-to-follow guide shows, step-by-step, how to quickly get started with programming and creating fun applications on your micro:bit.. Written in the straightforward style that Dr. Simon Monk is famous for, Programming the BBC micro:bit: Getting Started with MicroPython begins with basic concepts and gradually progresses to more advanced techniques. You will discover how to use the micro:bit's built-in hardware, use the LED display, accept input from sensors, attach external electronics, and handle wireless communication. â

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents 1. Number Systems and Codes. 2. Digital Electronic Signals and Switches. 3. Basic Logic Gates. 4. Programmable Logic Devices: CPLDs and FPGAs with VHDL Design. 5. Boolean Algebra and Reduction Techniques. 6. Exclusive-OR and Exclusive-NOR Gates. 7. Arithmetic Operations and Circuits. 8. Code Converters, Multiplexers, and Demultiplexers. 9. Logic Families and Their Characteristics. 10. Flip-Flops and Registers. 11. Practical Considerations for Digital Design. 12. Counter Circuits and VHDL State Machines. 13. Shift Registers. 14. Multivibrators and the 555 Timer. 15. Interfacing to the Analog World. 16. Semiconductor, Magnetic and Optical Memory. 17. Microprocessor Fundamentals. 18. The 8051 Microcontroller. Appendix A. WWW Sites. Appendix B. Manufacturers' Data Sheets. Appendix C. Explanation of the IEEE/IEC Standard for Logic Symbols (Dependency Notation). Appendix D. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. Appendix E. VHDL Language Reference. Appendix F. Review of Basic Electricity Principles. Appendix G. Schematic Diagrams for Chapter-End Problems. Appendix H. 8051 Instruction Set. Index. Supplementary Index of ICs.

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Book SynopsisProper design of printed circuit boards can make the difference between a product passing emissions requirements during the first cycle or not. Traditional EMC design practices have been simply rule-based, that is, a list of rules-of-thumb are presented to the board designers to implement. When a particular rule-of-thumb is difficult to implement, it is often ignored. After the product is built, it will often fail emission requirements and various time consuming and costly add-ons are then required. Proper EMC design does not require advanced degrees from universities, nor does it require strenuous mathematics. It does require a basic understanding of the underlying principles of the potential causes of EMC emissions. With this basic understanding, circuit board designers can make trade-off decisions during the design phase to ensure optimum EMC design. Consideration of these potTable of Contents1. Introduction to EMI/EMC Design for Printed Circuit Boards. 2. EMC Fundamentals. 3. What is Inductance? 4. The Ground Myth. 5. Return Current Design. 6. Controlling EMI Sources - Intentional Signals. 7. Controlling EMI Sources - Unintentional Signals. 8. Decoupling Power/Ground Planes. 9. EMC Filter Design. 10. Using Signal Integrity Tools for EMC Analysis. 11. Printed Circuit Layout. 12. Shielding in Enclosures with Apertures. 13. What To Do If a Product Fails in the EMC Lab. Appendix A. Introduction to EMI/EMC Computational Modeling. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen microelectronic devices replaced vacuum tubes, it marked a revolution in electronics that opened the way to the computer age. We are on the verge of witnessing another equally profound shift. As molecular devices replace semiconductors, we will achieve new levels of performance, functionality and capability that will hugely impact electronics, as well as signal processing and computing. Molecular Electronics, Circuits, and Processing Platforms guides you confidently into this emerging field. Helping you to forge into the molecular frontier, this book examines the various concepts, methods and technologies used to approach and solve a wide variety of problems. The author works from new devices to systems and platforms. He also covers device-level physics, system-level design, analysis, and advanced fabrication technologies. Explore the latest and emerging molecular, biomolecular, and nanoscale processing platforms for building the next generation of circuits, mTable of ContentsMolecular Electronics and Microelectronics. Molecular Electronics: Device- and System-Level Consideration. Biomolecular Processing and Fluidic Molecular Electronics. Design of Three-Dimensional Molecular Integrated Circuits. Devising and Synthesis of Molecular Electronic Devices: Towards Molecular Integrated Circuits. Modeling and Analysis of Molecular Electronic Devices.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface. Foreword. Introduction. Related Work. Flying Insects. Robotic Platforms. Optic Flow. Optic-flow-based Control Strategies. Envolved Control Strategies. Concluding Remarks. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIndustrial electronics systems govern so many different functions that vary in complexityfrom the operation of relatively simple applications, such as electric motors, to that of more complicated machines and systems, including robots and entire fabrication processes. The Industrial Electronics Handbook, Second Edition combines traditional and newer, more specialized knowledge that will help industrial electronics engineers develop practical solutions for the design and implementation of modern industrial systems. Embracing the broad technological scope of the field, this collection explores fundamental areas, including analog and digital circuits, electronics, electromagnetic machines, and signal processing. It also facilitates the use of intelligent systemssuch as neural networks, fuzzy systems, and evolutionary methodsin terms of a hierarchical structure that makes factory control and supervision more efficient by addressing the needs of all production com

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Book SynopsisRobot Programming by Demonstration explores user-friendly means of teaching new skills to robots. This book focuses on the two generic questions of what to imitate and how to imitate with the problem of the extraction of the essential features of a task and the determining of a way to reproduce these essential features in different situations.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTINTRODUCTIONContributionsOrganization of the bookReview of Robot Programming by Demonstration (PBD)Current state of the art in PbDSYSTEM ARCHITECTUREIllustration of the proposed probabilistic approachEncoding of motion in a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM)Encoding of motion in Hidden Markov Model (HMM)Reproduction through Gaussian Mixture Regression (GMR)Reproduction by considering multiple constraintsLearning of model parametersReduction of dimensionality and latent space projectionModel selection and initializationRegularization of GMM parametersUse of prior information to speed up the learning processExtension to mixture models of varying density distributionsSummary of the chapterCOMPARISON AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE PARAMETERSOptimal reproduction of trajectories through HMM and GMM/GMROptimal latent space of motionOptimal selection of the number of GaussiansRobustness evaluation of the incremental learning processHANDLING OF CONSTRAINTS IN JOINT SPACE AND TASK SPACEInverse kinematicsHandling of task constraints in joint spaceexperiment with industrial robotHandling of task constraints in latent spaceexperiment with humanoid robotEXTENSION TO DYNAMICAL SYSTEM AND HANDLING OF PERTURBATIONSProposed dynamical systemInfluence of the dynamical system parametersExperimental setupExperimental resultsTRANSFERRING SKILLS THROUGH ACTIVE TEACHING METHODSExperimental setupExperimental resultsRoles of an active teaching scenarioUSING SOCIAL CUES TO SPEED UP THE LEARNING PROCESSExperimental setupExperimental resultsDISCUSSION, FUTURE WORK AND CONCLUSIONSAdvantages of the proposed approachFailures and limitations of the proposed approachFurther issuesFinal wordsREFERENCESINDEX

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Book SynopsisSliding Mode Control of Switching Power Converters: Techniques and Implementation is perhaps the first in-depth account of how sliding mode controllers can be practically engineered to optimize control of power converters. A complete understanding of this process is timely and necessary, as the electronics industry moves toward the use of renewable energy sources and widely varying loads that can be adequately supported only by power converters using nonlinear controllers.Of the various advanced control methods used to handle the complex requirements of power conversion systems, sliding mode control (SMC) has been most widely investigated and proved to be a more feasible alternative than fuzzy and adaptive control for existing and future power converters. Bridging the gap between power electronics and control theory, this book employs a top-down instructional approach to discuss traditional and modern SMC techniques. Covering everything from equations to analTable of ContentsIntroduction to Sliding Mode Control. Overview of Power Converters and Their Control. Sliding Mode Control in Power Converters. Practical Design of Conventional Hysteresis Modulation-Based Sliding Mode Controllers for Power Converters. Performance Improvements of Conventional Hysteresis Modulation-Based Sliding Mode Controllers by Adaptive Control. General Approach of Deriving Fixed-Frequency PWM-Based Sliding Mode Controller for Power Converters in Continuous Conduction Mode. General Approach of Deriving Fixed-Frequency PWM-Based Sliding Mode Controller for Power Converters in Discontinuous Conduction Mode. Design and Implementation of Fixed-Frequency PWM-Based Sliding Mode Controller for Power Converters. Sliding Mode Control Using Double Integral Sliding Surface.

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Book SynopsisThe Electric Power Engineering Handbook, Third Edition updates coverage of recent developments and rapid technological growth in crucial aspects of power systems, including protection, dynamics and stability, operation, and control. With contributions from worldwide field leadersedited by L.L. Grigsby, one of the world's most respected, accomplished authorities in power engineeringthis reference includes chapters on: Nonconventional Power Generation Conventional Power Generation Transmission Systems Distribution Systems Electric Power Utilization Power Quality Power System Analysis and Simulation Power System Transients Power System Planning (Reliability) Power Electronics Power System Protection Power System Dynamics and Stability Power System Operation and Control Content includes a simplified overview of advances in international standards, pracTable of ContentsVOLUMES IN SET:ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION: Electric Power Generation: Nonconventional Methods. Electric Power Generation: Conventional Methods. Transmission System. Distribution Systems. Electric Power Utilization. Power Quality.POWER SYSTEMS: Power System Analysis and Simulation. Power System Transients. Power System Planning (Reliability). Power Electronics. POWER SYSTEM STABILITY AND CONTROL: Power System Protection. Power System Dynamics and Stability. Power System Operation and Control.ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATIONS ENGINEERING: How a Substation Happens. Gas-Insulated Substations. Air-Insulated Substations—Bus/Switching Configurations. High-Voltage Switching Equipment. High Voltage Power Electronics Substations. Interface between Automation and the Substation. Substation Integration and Automation. Oil Containment. Community Considerations. Animal Deterrents/Security. Substation Grounding. Direct Lightning Stroke Shielding of Substations. Seismic Considerations. Substation Fire Protection. Substation Communications. Physical Security of Substations. Cyber Security of Substation Control and Diagnostic Systems. Gas-Insulated Transmission Line. Substation Asset Management. Station Commissioning and Project Closeout.ELECTRIC POWER TRANSFORMER ENGINEERING: Theory and Principles. Power Transformers. Distribution Transformers. Phase-Shifting Transformers. Rectifier Transformers. Dry-Type Transformers. Instrument Transformers. Step-Voltage Regulators. Constant-Voltage Transformers. Capacitor Reactors. Installation Considerations for Dry-Type Air-Core Reactors. Line Traps and Power Line Carrier Communication/Data/Protective Relaying Systems. Insulating Media. Electrical Bushings. Load Tap Changers. Loading and Thermal Performance. Transformer Connections. Transformer Testing. Load-Tap-Change Control and Transformer Paralleling. Power Transformer Protection. Causes and Effects of Transformer Sound Levels. Transient-Voltage Response. Transformer Installation and Maintenance. Problem and Failure Investigation. On-Line Monitoring of Liquid-Immersed Transformers. United States Power Transformer Equipment Standards and Processes.

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Book SynopsisFor many years, Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications has been the go-to text for gaining proficiency in the technological fundamentals of power system protection. Continuing in the bestselling tradition of the previous editions by the late J. Lewis Blackburn, the Fourth Edition retains the core concepts at the heart of power system analysis. Featuring refinements and additions to accommodate recent technological progress, the text: Explores developments in the creation of smarter, more flexible protective systems based on advances in the computational power of digital devices and the capabilities of communication systems that can be applied within the power grid Examines the regulations related to power system protection and how they impact the way protective relaying systems are designed, applied, set, and monitored Considers the evaluation of protective systems during system disturbances and describes the tools available for Trade Review"... provides a solid foundation for the master-level student as well as power engineers new to protection principles, and it is most certainly a valuable reference for the experienced protection engineer. This book provides enough information of historical applications to aid the reader in understanding the protection in service today. The material is presented clearly with examples to provide practice of the fundamentals presented."—Miriam P. Sanders, from IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, September/October 2015 "The book describes in a very comprehensive and efficient way main problems of power system protection. The protection principles, criteria as well as relay setting calculation rules are explained in detail, with use of many practical examples. The reader receives a book with all practical knowledge in the field in one band."—Prof. Waldemar Rebizant, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, PL"The book addresses interesting and timely topics. By analyzing the review materials I feel that the book is based on a proper fusion of technology and methodology. Besides, I expect that it implements an effective balance between power system protection theory and engineering practice. For this reason I’d like to express a positive opinion about the book project."—Alfredo Vaccaro, Department of Engineering University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy Table of ContentsPrefaces. Introduction and General Philosophies. Fundamental Units: Per Unit and Percent Values. Phasors and Polarity. Symmetrical Components: A Review. Relay Input Sources. Protection Fundamentals and Basic Design Principles. System-Grounding Principles. Generator Protection/Intertie Protection for Distributed Generation. Transformer, Reactor, and Shunt Capacitor Protection. Bus Protection. Motor Protection. Line Protection. Pilot Protection. Stability, Reclosing, Load Shedding, and Trip Circuit Design. Microprocessor Applications and Substation Automation. Problems. Index.

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Book SynopsisPiezoelectric-Based Vibration-control Systems: Applications in Micro/Nano Sensors and Actuators covers: Fundamental concepts in smart (active) materials including piezoelectric and piezoceramics, magnetostrictive, shape-memory materials, and electro/magneto-rheological fluids; Physical principles and constitutive models of piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric sensors and actuators; Fundamental concepts in mechanical vibration analysis and control with emphasis on distributed-parameters and vibration-control systems; and Recent advances in piezoelectric-based microelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical systems design and implementation.Table of Contentsand Overview of Mechanical Vibrations.- An Introduction to Vibrations of Lumped-Parameters Systems.- A Brief Introduction to Variational Mechanics.- A Unified Approach to Vibrations of Distributed-Parameters Systems.- Piezoelectric-Based Vibration-Control Systems.- An Overview of Active Materials Utilized in Smart Structures.- Physical Principles and Constitutive Models of Piezoelectric Materials.- Hysteretic Characteristics of Piezoelectric Materials.- Piezoelectric-Based Systems Modeling.- Vibration Control Using Piezoelectric Actuators and Sensors.- Piezoelectric-Based Micro/Nano Sensors and Actuators.- Piezoelectric-Based Micro- and Nano-Positioning Systems.- Piezoelectric-Based Nanomechanical Cantilever Sensors.- Nanomaterial-Based Piezoelectric Actuators and Sensors.

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Book SynopsisTerahertz Radiation.- Generation and Detection of THz Waves.- THz Spectroscopy and Imaging.- THz Wave Interaction with Materials.- THz Air Photonics.- THz Wave 3D Imaging and Tomography.- THz Wave Near-Field Imaging.- THz Technology in Nondestructive Evaluation.- THz Technology in Security Checks.- THz Technology in Bio and Medical Applications.Table of ContentsTerahertz Radiation.- Generation and Detection of THz Waves.- THz Spectroscopy and Imaging.- THz Wave Interaction with Materials.- THz Air Photonics.- THz Wave 3D Imaging and Tomography.- THz Wave Near-Field Imaging.- THz Technology in Nondestructive Evaluation.- THz Technology in Security Checks.- THz Technology in Bio and Medical Applications.

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Book Synopsisiming, timing, timing! This book addresses the timing verification using static timing analysis for nanometer designs. The chip designers lack a central reference for information on timing, that covers the basics to the advanced timing veri- cation procedures and techniques.Table of ContentsSTA Concepts.- Standard Cell Library.- Interconnect Parasitics.- Delay Calculation.- Crosstalk and Noise.- Configuring the STA Environment.- Timing Verification.- Interface Analysis.- Robust Verification.

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Book SynopsisAstronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs is a complete guide for amateur astronomers who are looking for a new challenge. After a brief overview of the development of spectroscopes and an introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, the book goes on to examine the various types of spectroscopes available to amateurs.Table of ContentsPreface.- Part I: Introduction to Spectroscopy.- Chapter 1: Early Experiments in Spectroscopy.- Chapter 2: A History of Astronomical Spectroscopy.- Chapter 3: Theory of Spectra.- Chapter 4: Prisms, Gratings, and Spectroscopes.- Chapter 5: Types of Spectroscopes.- Part II: Obtaining and Analyzing Specta.- Chapter 6: Setting Up the Spectroscope.- Chapter 7: Using Spectroscopes in the Converging Beam.- Chapter 8: Reflection Grating Spectroscopes.- Chapter 9: Cameras and CCD's.- Chapter 10: Processing Spectra.- Chapter 11: Amateur Spectroscope Projects.- Part III: Spectroscope Design and Construction.- Chapter 12: Design Basics.- Chapter 13: Prism Spectroscope Designs.- Chapter 14: Transmission Grating Spectroscope Designs.- Chapter 15: Reflection Grating Spectroscopes Designs.- Chapter 16: Guiding, OAG, and Beam Splitters/Flip Mirrors.- Appendix A: Suppliers of Spectroscopes and Accessories.- Appendix B: Useful Spectroscopy Forums and Other Websites.- Appendix C: Selected Bibliography.- Appendx D: Springer Extra Materials and Yahoo Support Group.- Index.

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Book SynopsisWhy simply play music or go online when you can use your iPhone or iPad for some really fun projects, such as building a metal detector, hacking a radio control truck, or tracking a model rocket in flight? Learn how to build these and other cool things by using iOS device sensors and inexpensive hardware.

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Book Synopsis1 Global strategies.- 2 The American scene.- 3 Future technological developments and their impact.- 4 The Japanese scene.- 5 From telephony to information networking renovating the telecommunications infrastructure.- 6 Social implications.- 7 The impact of networks on financial services: the reality of electronic banking.- 8 Impact of regulations on communications.- 9 Communications strategy the impact of market forces, regulation and technology.- 10 Architecture, technology and applications.- 11 Mobile communications in the 21st century.- 12 Broadcasting after ad2000.- 13 Optical switching.- 14 Broadband fibre.- 15 Why software engineering at a communications meeting?.- 16 Improving communications at the desktop.Table of ContentsContents. Contributors. Preface. Global strategies. The American scene. Future technological developments and their impact. The Japanese scene. From telephony to information networking - renovating the telecommunications infrastructure. Social implications. The impact of networks on financial services: the reality of electronic banking. Impact of regulation on communications. Communciations strategy - the impact of market forces, regulation and technology. Architecture, technology and applications. Mobile communications in the 21st century. Broadcasting after 2000 AD. Optical switching. Broadband fibre. Why software engineering at a communications meeting? Improving communications at the desktop. Index.

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Book SynopsisOptical Methods - an Overview.- Laser Schlieren and Shadowgraph.- Rainbow Schlieren.- Principles of Tomography.- Validation Studies.- Closure.Table of ContentsOptical Methods - an Overview.- Laser Schlieren and Shadowgraph.- Rainbow Schlieren.- Principles of Tomography.- Validation Studies.- Closure.

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Book SynopsisLinear Systems: Non-Fragile Control and Filtering presents the latest research results and a systematic approach to designing non-fragile controllers and filters for linear systems. The authors combine the algebraic Riccati technique, the linear matrix inequality (LMI) technique, and the sensitivity analysis method to establish a set of new non-fragile (insensitive) control methods. This proposed method can optimize the closed-loop system performance and make the designed controllers or filters tolerant of coefficient variations in controller or filter gain matrices.A Systematic Approach to Designing Non-Fragile Controllers and Filters for Linear SystemsThe text begins with developments and main research methods in non-fragile control. It then systematically presents novel methods for non-fragile control and filtering of linear systems with respect to additive/multiplicative controller/filter gain uncertainties. The book introTable of ContentsIntroduction. Preliminaries. Non-Fragile State Feedback Control with Norm-Bounded Gain Uncertainty. Non-Fragile Dynamic Output Feedback Control with Norm-Bounded Gain. Robust Non-Fragile Kalman Filtering with Norm-Bounded Gain Uncertainty. Non-Fragile Output Feedback Control with Interval-Bounded Coefficient Variations. Non-Fragile H∞ Filtering with Interval-Bounded Coefficient Variations. Insensitive H∞ Filtering of Continuous-Time Systems. Insensitive H∞ Filtering of Delta Operator Systems. Insensitive H∞ Output Tracking Control. Insensitive H∞ Dynamic Output Feedback Control. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisDiscrete-Time Inverse Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems proposes a novel inverse optimal control scheme for stabilization and trajectory tracking of discrete-time nonlinear systems. This avoids the need to solve the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation and minimizes a cost functional, resulting in a more efficient controller.Design More Efficient Controllers for Stabilization and Trajectory Tracking of Discrete-Time Nonlinear SystemsThe book presents two approaches for controller synthesis: the first based on passivity theory and the second on a control Lyapunov function (CLF). The synthesized discrete-time optimal controller can be directly implemented in real-time systems. The book also proposes the use of recurrent neural networks to model discrete-time nonlinear systems. Combined with the inverse optimal control approach, such models constitute a powerful tool to deal with uncertainties such as unmodeled dynamicTable of ContentsIntroduction. Mathematical Preliminaries. Inverse Optimal Control: A Passivity Approach. Inverse Optimal Control: A Control Lyapunov Function Approach, Part I. Inverse Optimal Control: A Control Lyapunov Function Approach, Part II. Neural Inverse Optimal Control. Glycemic Control of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Conclusions. References.

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Book SynopsisNow completely revised, Practical Electronics: A Complete Introduction covers the key areas of electronics you need to be confident in, whether you are a keen amateur hobbyist, an engineering student or a professional who wants to keep up to date. It outlines the basics in clear jargon-free English and provides added-value features like key ideas, memorable quotations and even lists of questions you might be asked in a seminar or exam.The book has been updated to remove complex and abstract technical thought and replace it with practical information that will be essential for students and general readers alike. It builds on basic principles such as simple circuits and switches, going on to explain how basic components can be used to form versatile digital systems, which can be combined and programmed to create new functional systems. It also covers microprocessor technology and microcontroller chips, showing how to program microcontrollers for learners wishing to explore this new technology. Practical Electronics employs the ''Breakthrough Method'' to help you advance quickly at any subject, whether you''re studing for an exam or just for your own interst. The Breakthrough Method is designed to overcome typical problems you''ll face as learn new concepts and skills.- Problem: "I find it difficult to remember what I''ve read."; Solution: this book includes end-of-chapter summaries and questions to test your understanding.- Problem: "Lots of introductory books turn out to cover totally different topics than my course."; Solution: this book is written by a university lecturer who understands what students are expected to know.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when screen time is all the time?In the early 1990s, the phrase screen time emerged to scare parents about the dangers of too much TV for kids. Screen time was something to fret over, police, and judge in a low-grade moral panic. Now, screen time has become a metric not only for good parenting, but for our adult lives as well. There's even an app for it! In the streaming eraand with streaming made nearly ubiquitous during COVID-19almost every aspect of our day is mediated by these bright surfaces. Whether it was ever the real villain in the first place, or merely a convenient proxy for unaddressed familial, social, and institutional failures, screen time is now all the time. Avidly Reads Screen Time is a funny, insightful work of cultural criticism and history about how we define screens, and how they now define us. From Mad Men to iCarly, Vine to FaceTime, binge-watching to doom-scrolling, Phillip Maciak leads us on a sometimes heartwarming, sometimes harrowing tour of Trade Review"Original and thought-provoking. Maciak’s willingness to defend screen time refreshes. Readers will want to tune in to this." * Publishers Weekly *"A witty, intimate meditation on the way we watch now from Phillip Maciak, an author of the celebrated Dear TV column. Hopscotching elegantly from Twin Peaks to bedtime doomscrolling, Zoom school to Vine, Maciak explores the deep paradoxes of ‘screen time,’ the mirror we all gaze into, at once together and alone." * Emily Nussbaum, Pulitzer Prize winning author of I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution *"What a timely and important contribution to the study of the present! Maciak beautifully synthesizes scholarship, art, and his personal experiences of the past decades, teasing apart some of the skeins that get knotted together around that ubiquitous modern experience (and source of anxiety), screen time. Maciak puts aside the scolding that haunts today's parents (and scrollers), and instead shows the complex and sometimes even beautiful ways technology has changed the way we learn, play, communicate, fight, create, and connect, reframing our habits and providing some wonderful cultural criticism along the way. An essential text for our streaming, scrolling era." * Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden State, A Novel *"Alas, we are creatures made of screens! But beheld in Maciak’s shrewd, tender gaze, our relationship with these pulsing surfaces that situate our lives loses the flavor of a diagnosis—in its place, wit, and curiosity. This book offers a roomy haven for working out what it means to live and grow up in a modern age, honoring the tangle of feelings—bad, euphoric—that accompany our most sacred rituals, from appointment television to all that scrolling. It prompted me to continue wondering about the screens we take for granted, what they offer us and why we return." * Lauren Michele Jackson, contributing writer, The New Yorker *"Phillip Maciak is one of the best TV critics alive right now, full stop. Whether he’s writing about Girls or Station Eleven or Bluey, his criticism is always characterized by wit, insight, and a remarkable propensity for close-reading. So yes, I was over the moon to learn about his new book of cultural criticism and history, Avidly Reads Screen Time, about how we define screens and how they define us. There are three Mad Men screen caps within the book’s first 30 pages, so, yeah, it’s gonna be ridiculously good." * The Millions *"Screen Time is a book about this televisual unconscious, about parenting, about a world that children will consume long before they know what they’re digesting—that formed us when we were still children—and about trying to understand the selves we only belatedly discover ourselves to have already always been. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/phillip-maciaks-avidly-reads-screen-time-a-symposium/" -- Jorge Cotte, Aaron Bady, Lili Loofbourow, Jane Hu * LA Review of Books *

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when screen time is all the time?In the early 1990s, the phrase screen time emerged to scare parents about the dangers of too much TV for kids. Screen time was something to fret over, police, and judge in a low-grade moral panic. Now, screen time has become a metric not only for good parenting, but for our adult lives as well. There's even an app for it! In the streaming eraand with streaming made nearly ubiquitous during COVID-19almost every aspect of our day is mediated by these bright surfaces. Whether it was ever the real villain in the first place, or merely a convenient proxy for unaddressed familial, social, and institutional failures, screen time is now all the time.Avidly Reads Screen Time is a funny, insightful work of cultural criticism and history about how we define screens, and how they now define us. From Mad Men to iCarly, Vine to FaceTime, binge-watching to doom-scrolling, Phillip Maciak leads us on a sometimes heartwarming, sometimes harrowing tour of the media that brings us together and tears us apart.Trade ReviewOriginal and thought-provoking. Maciak’s willingness to defend screen time refreshes. Readers will want to tune in to this. * Publishers Weekly *A witty, intimate meditation on the way we watch now from Phillip Maciak, an author of the celebrated Dear TV column. Hopscotching elegantly from Twin Peaks to bedtime doomscrolling, Zoom school to Vine, Maciak explores the deep paradoxes of ‘screen time,’ the mirror we all gaze into, at once together and alone. * Emily Nussbaum, Pulitzer Prize winning author of I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution *What a timely and important contribution to the study of the present! Maciak beautifully synthesizes scholarship, art, and his personal experiences of the past decades, teasing apart some of the skeins that get knotted together around that ubiquitous modern experience (and source of anxiety), screen time. Maciak puts aside the scolding that haunts today's parents (and scrollers), and instead shows the complex and sometimes even beautiful ways technology has changed the way we learn, play, communicate, fight, create, and connect, reframing our habits and providing some wonderful cultural criticism along the way. An essential text for our streaming, scrolling era. * Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden State, A Novel *Alas, we are creatures made of screens! But beheld in Maciak’s shrewd, tender gaze, our relationship with these pulsing surfaces that situate our lives loses the flavor of a diagnosis—in its place, wit, and curiosity. This book offers a roomy haven for working out what it means to live and grow up in a modern age, honoring the tangle of feelings—bad, euphoric—that accompany our most sacred rituals, from appointment television to all that scrolling. It prompted me to continue wondering about the screens we take for granted, what they offer us and why we return. * Lauren Michele Jackson, contributing writer, The New Yorker *Phillip Maciak is one of the best TV critics alive right now, full stop. Whether he’s writing about Girls or Station Eleven or Bluey, his criticism is always characterized by wit, insight, and a remarkable propensity for close-reading. So yes, I was over the moon to learn about his new book of cultural criticism and history, Avidly Reads Screen Time, about how we define screens and how they define us. There are three Mad Men screen caps within the book’s first 30 pages, so, yeah, it’s gonna be ridiculously good. * The Millions *Screen Time is a book about this televisual unconscious, about parenting, about a world that children will consume long before they know what they’re digesting—that formed us when we were still children—and about trying to understand the selves we only belatedly discover ourselves to have already always been. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/phillip-maciaks-avidly-reads-screen-time-a-symposium/ -- Jorge Cotte, Aaron Bady, Lili Loofbourow, Jane Hu * LA Review of Books *The New Republic’s TV critic offers cultural criticism about Succession, Zoom, TikTok and Twin Peaks as well as the many types of screens that demand our attention everywhere, all the time. * The Globe and Mail *

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Book SynopsisAlternative energy sources are becoming increasingly important in a world striving for energy independence, clean air, and a reprieve from global warming. Solar cells, wind power, and biofuels are some of the competing alternative energy sources hoping to gain a foothold in our future energy mix, and the economic advantages of these technologies are continually increasing as costs are reduced and efficiencies increased. Alternative Energy Technologies: An Introduction with Computer Simulations explores the science and engineering behind a number of emerging alternative energy technologies, including polymer solar cells, algae biofuels, and artificial leaves. It also addresses the environmental need for these technologies. However, unlike its predecessors, this book employs simple computer models implemented within spreadsheet environments to simulate different aspects of the alternative energy technologies and therefore teach the subject matter. This unique apprTrade Review"This book seamlessly meshes modeling concepts with alternative energy concepts and provides the reader with interesting real world simulation examples and exercises. The use of Excel as a modeling platform provides beginners with an easy-to-use framework from which they can visualize each step in the simulation process while checking their results for each step."–Dr. Tony Kerzmann, Robert Morris University, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USATable of ContentsIntroduction to Alternative Energy Sources. Introduction to Computer Modeling. Global Warming and Pollution. Solar Cells. Wind Power. Biofuels. Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cells.

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Book Synopsisa very detailed book on multiferroics that will be useful for PhD students and researchers interested in this emerging field of materials science Dr. Wilfrid Prellier, Research Director, CNRS, Caen, FranceMultiferroics has emerged as one of the hottest topics in solid state physics in this millennium. The coexistence of multiple ferroic/antiferroic properties makes them useful both for fundamental studies and practical applications such as revolutionary new memory technologies and next-generation spintronics devices. This book provides an historical introduction to the field, followed by a summary of recent progress in single-phase multiferroics (type-I and type-II), multiferroic composites (bulk and nano composites), and emerging areas such as domain walls and vortices. Each chapter addresses potential technological implications. There is also a section dedicated to theoretical approaches, both phenomenological and first-principles calculations. Trade Review"A very detailed book on multiferroics that will be useful for PhD students and researchers interested in this emerging field of materials science." -Dr. Wilfrid Prellier, Research Director, CNRS, Caen, FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction and overview of the field. Type-I multiferroic systems. Type-II multiferroic systems. Multiferroic composites. Theoretical study of multiferroic materials. Applications of multiferroic materials. Emerging phenomena in multiferroics.

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Book SynopsisElectricity Pricing: Regulated, Deregulated and Smart Grid Systems presents proven methods for supplying uninterrupted, high-quality electrical power at a reasonable price to the consumer. Illustrating the evolution of the power market from a monopoly to an open access system, this essential text: Covers voltage stability analysis of longitudinal power supply systems using an artificial neural network (ANN) Explains how to improve performance using flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Takes into account operating constraints as well as generation cost, line overload, and congestion for expected and inadvertent loading stress Goes beyond FACTS and HVDC to provide multi-objective optimization algorithms for the deregulated power market Proposes the use of stochastic optimization techniques in the smart grid, preparing the reader for future development Table of ContentsPrologue. Background and Literature Survey. Analysis of Voltage Stability of Longitudinal Power Supply System Using an Artificial Neural Network. Improvement of System Performances Using FACTS and HVDC. Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms for Deregulated Power Market. Application of Stochastic Optimization Techniques in the Smart Grid. Epilogue. References. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides various design techniques for switched-capacitor on-chip high-voltage generators, including charge pump circuits, regulators, level shifters, references, and oscillators.Table of ContentsSystem Overview and Key Design Considerations.- Charge Pump Circuit Theory.- Charge Pump State of the Art.- Pump Control Circuits.- System Design.

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Book SynopsisPart I: Fundamentals of Electron Theory: Introduction. Wave Properties of Electrons. The Schroedinger Equation. Solution of the Schroedinger Equation for Four Specific Problems. Energy Bands in Crystals. Electrons in a Crystal.- Part II: Electrical Properties of Materials: Electrical Conduction in Metals and Alloys. Semiconductors. Electrical Properties of Polymers, Ceramics, Dielectrics and Amorphous Materials.- Part III: Optical Properties of Materials: The Optical Constants. Atomistic Theory of the Optical Properties. Quantum Mechanical Treatment of the Optical Properties. Applications.- Part IV: Magnetic Properties of Materials: Foundations of Magnetism. Magnetic Phenomena and Their Interpretation - Classical Approach. Quantum Mechanical Considerations. Applications.- Part V: Thermal Properties of Materials: Introduction. Fundamentals of Thermal Properties. Heat Capacity. Thermal Conduction. Thermal Expansion.- Appendices.- Index.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the fourth edition:“This is an excellent book for materials and electrical engineers, as well as advanced students. This book is divided into five distinct and self-contained parts, which makes it easier for the reader to find information on a particular area of interest. … contains many applications and problems that help to bridge the gap between physics and engineering. … For practicing engineers, this would be a good reference book. It would also be useful for someone looking to gain an overall concept of device physics.” (Ishtiaque Ahmed, Optics & Photonics News, April, 2012)Table of ContentsPart I: Fundamentals of Electron Theory: Introduction. Wave Properties of Electrons. The Schroedinger Equation. Solution of the Schroedinger Equation for Four Specific Problems. Energy Bands in Crystals. Electrons in a Crystal.- Part II: Electrical Properties of Materials: Electrical Conduction in Metals and Alloys. Semiconductors. Electrical Properties of Polymers, Ceramics, Dielectrics and Amorphous Materials.- Part III: Optical Properties of Materials: The Optical Constants. Atomistic Theory of the Optical Properties. Quantum Mechanical Treatment of the Optical Properties. Applications.- Part IV: Magnetic Properties of Materials: Foundations of Magnetism. Magnetic Phenomena and Their Interpretation - Classical Approach. Quantum Mechanical Considerations. Applications.- Part V: Thermal Properties of Materials: Introduction. Fundamentals of Thermal Properties. Heat Capacity. Thermal Conduction. Thermal Expansion.- Appendices.- Index.

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Book SynopsisWith this practical book, data scientists and professionals working with large-scale data applications will learn how to use Spark from R to tackle big data and big compute problems.

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Book SynopsisPart A Propagation of Sound.- Part B Physical and Nonlinear Acoustics.- Part C Architectural Acoustics.- Part D Hearing and Signal Processing.- Part E Music, Speech, Electroacoustics.- Part F Biological and Medical Acoustics.- Part G Structural Acoustics and Noise.- Part H Engineering Acoustics.- Acknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index.   Trade Review Table of ContentsChap. 1 Introduction to Acoustics (Thomas D. Rossing)Part A Propagation of Sound Chap. 2 A Brief History of Acoustics (Thomas D. Rossing)Chap. 3 Basic Linear Acoustics (Alan D. Pierce)Chap. 4 Sound Propagation in the Atmosphere ( Keith Attenborough)Chap. 5 Underwater Acoustics (William A. Kuperman, Philippe Roux)Part B Physical and Nonlinear Acoustics Chap. 6 Physical Acoustics (Mack A. Breazeale +, Michael McPherson)Chap. 7 Thermoacoustics (Gregory W. Swift)Chap. 8 Nonlinear Acoustics in Fluids (Werner Lauterborn, Thomas Kurz, Iskander Akhatov)Part C Architectural Acoustics Chap. 9 Acoustics in Halls for Speech and Music (Anders C. Gade)Chap. 10 Concert Hall Acoustics Based on Subjective Preference Theory (Yoichi Ando)Chap. 11 Building Acoustics (James Cowan)Part D Hearing and Signal Processing Chap. 12 Physiological Acoustics (Eric D. Young)Chap. 13 Psychoacoustics (Brian C.J. Moore)Chap. 14 Signal Processing (William M. Hartmann, James V. Candy)Part E Music, Speech, Electroacoustics Chap. 15 Musical Acoustics (Colin Gough)Chap. 16 The Human Voice in Speech and Singing (Björn Lindblom, Johan Sundberg)Chap. 17 Computer Music (Perry R. Cook)Chap. 18 Audio and Electroacoustics (Mark F. Davis)Part F Biological and Medical Acoustics Chap. 19 Animal Bioacoustics (Neville H. Fletcher)Chap. 20 Cetacean Acoustics (Whitlow W.L. Au, Marc O. Lammers)Chap. 21 Medical Acoustics (Kirk W. Beach, Barbrina Dunmire)Part G Structural Acoustics and Noise Chap. 22 Structural Acoustics and Vibrations (Antoine Chaigne)Chap. 23 Noise (George C. Maling, Jr.)Part H Engineering Acoustics Chap. 24 Microphones and Their Calibration (George S.K. Wong)Chap. 25 Sound Intensity (Finn Jacobsen)Chap. 26 Acoustic Holography (Yang-Hann Kim)Chap. 27 Optical Methods for Acoustics and Vibration Measurements (Nils-Erik Molin)Chap. 28 Modal Analysis (Thomas D. Rossing)Chap. 29 Microphone Arrays (Rolf Bader)Chap. 30 Acoustic Emission (Kanji Ono)Acknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisBrings the Band Structure of Carbon-Based Devices into the LimelightA shift to carbon is positioning biology as a process of synthesis in mainstream engineering. Silicon is quickly being replaced with carbon-based electronics, devices are being reduced down to nanometer scale, and further potential applications are being considered. While traditionally, engineers are trained by way of physics, chemistry, and mathematics, Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles establishes biology as an essential basic science for engineers to explore. Unifies Science and Engineering: from Quantum Physics to NanoengineeringDrawing heavily on published papers by the author, this research-driven text offers a complete review of nanoelectronic transport starting from quantum waves, to ohmic and ballistic conduction, and saturation-limited extreme nonequilibrium Trade Review"I expect Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles will become a favorite of many students, instructors, and more important future purveyors and custodians of nanoelectronics. Professor Arora’s book… plugs the void left by novel expensive computational methods…[and] challenges brilliant, maverick minds, determined to study what they find interesting no matter where they find it…"—Dr. Michael Loong Peng Tan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia"This textbook is ideal for students wishing to gain a firm grasp of the core ideas in modern nanoelectronic devices. Building up from atoms to bands and carrier statistics, this textbook leads on to the study of transport in quantum wells, carbon nanotubes and graphene. Specific issues with short channel devices, high field transport and transport in nanotubes and graphene is particularly timely."—David Carey, University of SurreyTable of ContentsNanoengineering Overview. Atoms, Bands, and Quantum Wells. Carrier Statistics. Nonequilibrium Carrier Statistics and Transport. Charge Transport. Nano-MOSFET and Nano-CMOS. Nanowire Transport. Quantum Transport in Carbon-Based Devices. Magneto- and Quantum-Confined Transport. Drift-Diffusion and Multivalley Transport. Appendices. Index.

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