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  • Parabolic Trough Collector Prototypes for Low-Temperature Process Heat

    by Giovanni Di Nicola, Alejandro Hidalgo, Gianluca Coccia ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides a technical overview of low-cost parabolic trough collector (PTCs) prototypes for low-temperature heat demand. It begins with a comprehensive but concise summary of the state-of-the-art in PTCs, and presents a detailed mathematical model of such systems. Subsequent chapters describe the construction and materials used in the manufacture of PTC prototypes, and offers technical ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Energy Democracy

    Germany’s Energiewende to Renewables

    by Craig Morris, Arne Jungjohann ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book outlines how Germans convinced their politicians to pass laws allowing citizens to make their own energy, even when it hurt utility companies to do so. It traces the origins of the Energiewende movement in Germany from the Power Rebels of Schönau to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s shutdown of eight nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The authors explore ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Magnetocaloric Energy Conversion

    From Theory to Applications

    by Andrej Kitanovski, Jaka Tušek, Urban Tomc, Uroš Plaznik, Alojz Poredoš, Marko Ožbolt ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides the latest research on a new alternative form of technology, the magnetocaloric energy conversion. This area of research concerns magnetic refrigeration and cooling, magnetic heat pumping and magnetic power generation. The book’s systematic approach offers the theoretical basis of magnetocaloric energy conversion and its various sub domains and this is supported with the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Energy

    Production, Conversion, Storage, Conservation, and Coupling

    by Yaşar Demirel ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Understanding the sustainable use of energy in various processes is an integral part of engineering and scientific studies, which rely on a sound knowledge of energy systems. Whilst many institutions now offer degrees in energy-related programs, a comprehensive textbook, which introduces and explains sustainable energy systems and can be used across engineering and scientific fields, has been ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Energy Harvesting and Energy Efficiency

    Technology, Methods, and Applications

    Edited by Nicu Bizon, Naser Mahdavi Tabatabaei, Frede Blaabjerg, Erol Kurt ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents basic and advanced concepts for energy harvesting and energy efficiency, as well as related technologies, methods, and their applications. The book provides up-to-date knowledge and discusses the state-of-the-art equipment and methods used for energy harvesting and energy efficiency, combining theory and practical applications.Containing over 200 illustrations and problems and ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Solar Based Hydrogen Production Systems

    by Ibrahim Dincer, Anand S. Joshi ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive analysis of various solar based hydrogen production systems. The book covers first-law (energy based) and second-law (exergy based) efficiencies and provides a comprehensive understanding of their implications. It will help minimize the widespread misuse of efficiencies among students and researchers in energy field by using an intuitive and unified approach for ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Progress in Exergy, Energy, and the Environment

    Edited by Ibrahim Dincer, Adnan Midilli, Haydar Kucuk ...
    This thorough and highly relevant volume examines exergy, energy and the environment in the context of energy systems and applications and as a potential tool for design, analysis, optimization. It further considers their role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing for sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Nonlinear Power Flow Control Design

    Utilizing Exergy, Entropy, Static and Dynamic Stability, and Lyapunov Analysis

    by Rush D. Robinett III, David G. Wilson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book presents an innovative control system design process motivated by renewable energy electric grid integration problems. The concepts developed result from the convergence of research and development goals which have important concepts in common: exergy flow, limit cycles, and balance between competing power flows. A unique set of criteria is proposed to design controllers for a class of ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Heat Pumps

    Fundamentals and Applications

    by Walter Grassi ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The text describes the main features of currently available heat pumps, focusing on system operation and interactions with external heat sources. In fact, before choosing a heat pump, several aspects must be assessed in detail: the actual climate of the installation site, the building’s energy requirements, the heating system, the type of operation etc. After discussing the general working ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Thermal Behavior of Photovoltaic Devices

    Physics and Engineering

    by Olivier Dupré, Martin A. Green, Rodolphe Vaillon ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the thermal issues in photovoltaics. It also offers an extensive overview of the physics involved and insights into possible thermal optimizations of the different photovoltaic device technologies.In general, temperature negatively affects the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. The first chapter describes the temperature-induced losses in ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Applications of Solar Energy

    Edited by Satvasheel Powar, Himanshu Tyagi, Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Prodyut R. Chakraborty ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book focuses on solar-energy-based renewable energy systems and discusses the generation of electric power using solar photovoltaics, as well as some new techniques, such as solar towers, for both residential and commercial needs. Such systems have played an important role in the move towards low-emission and sustainable energy sources. The book covers a variety of applications, such as solar ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Primary Exergy Cost of Goods and Services

    An Input – Output Approach

    by Matteo Vincenzo Rocco ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book describes the Exergy-based Input – Output (ExIO) framework, a comprehensive methodology for assessing the primary fossil fuels requirements for the production of goods and services within a given economy from a lifecycle perspective. In the ExIO approach, exergy is assumed to be the best suited thermodynamic metric for characterizing fossil fuels. The mathematical formulation of ExIO is ... Read more

    $49.49 USD