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  • Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Microgrid Systems

    A Practical Guide to Communication Technologies for Resilience
    • 1st Edition
    • O.V. Gnana Swathika + 2 more
    • English
    Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Microgrid Systems: A Practical Guide to Communication Technologies and Resilience presents the opportunities and challenges of using communication network technology to integrate distributed generation systems into microgrids. Working their way through case studies and theoretical strategies, the book's global range of authors analyze the particular needs of different system structures, including DC, AC-DC and hybrid microgrids, island-bound or grid-connected systems, and case studies in wind power and photovoltaic systems. Risks arising from the communication networks are addressed in detail, with strategies covered including modeling, cyber-physical security set-ups, applications of blockchain, demand-response analyses, and the impact and mitigation of cyber-attacks. Power-electronics interfaces for the integration of these technologies are also demonstrated and explained. With a wealth of real-world, practical advice for the implementation and protection of these communication strategies, this book will be a useful resource for researchers and industry professionals developing the sustainable energy systems of the future.

  • Future Modern Distribution Networks Resilience

    From Passive Operation to Strategic Active Paradigms
    • 1st Edition
    • Seyed Mohammad Taghi Gharibzahedi + 6 more
    • English
    Future Modern Distribution Networks Resilience: From Passive Operation to Strategic Active Paradigms examines the combined impact of low-probability and high-impact events on modern distribution systems’ resilience. Using practical guidance, the book provides comprehensive approaches for improving energy systems’ resilience by utilizing infrastructure and operational strategies. Divided into three parts, Part One provides a conceptual introduction and review of power system resilience, including topics such as risk and vulnerability assessment in power systems, resilience metrics, and power systems operation and planning. Part Two discusses modelling of vulnerability and resilience evaluation indices and cost-benefit analysis.Part Three reviews infrastructure and operational strategies to improve power system resilience, including robust grid hardening strategies, mobile energy storage and electric vehicles, and networked microgrids and renewable energy resources. With a strong focus on economic results and cost-effectives, this book is a practical reference for students, researchers, and engineers interested in power engineering, energy systems, and renewable energy.

  • Nanofertilizer Synthesis: Methods and Types

    • 1st Edition
    • Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
    • English
    Nanofertilizer Synthesis: Methods and Types discusses the production of a variety of nano-fertilizers, including biological, chemical, and mechanical types. The book presents the latest information, highlights the benefits and impacts of each, and provides a single-volume resource to help effectively and efficiently identify options based on use-case. Exploring the topic from the various mechanistic types to the relevant regulatory, safety, and economic aspects, this volume will be appropriate for those working with and researching new nano-fertilizers which aid in nutrition control by increasing nutrient consumption efficiency as nutrients are bonded to nano-dimensional adsorbents, which in turn release nutrients considerably more slowly than traditional fertilizers. As the nano-fertilizer sector advances, one approach is to concentrate on macro elements (N, P, K), as switching to nano-fertilizers may result in significant environmental benefits by replacing the majority of these nutrients. Furthermore, the biosynthesis of nanomaterials employing bacteria, algae, yeast, fungus, actinomycetes, and plants has opened up a new field of study for the creation of inorganic nanoparticles as environmentally benign fertilizers. Because of the several-fold increase in the surface-to-volume ratio of nano-forms of nutrients, and their appropriateness for foliar application, where environmental losses are further decreased, nano-fertilizers may achieve higher efficiency.

  • Metabolomics in Health and Disease Biology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 104
    • English
    Metabolomics in Health and Disease Biology, Volume 104 covers this rapidly emerging field that aims for metabolic phenotyping and understanding the blueprint of metabolic pathways under various health and disease conditions by comprehensive analysis of metabolites. Chapters in this new release include Metabolomics approaches: Biomarkers to Disease mechanisms, Metabolomics in sleep disorders, Metabolomics in predicting the hallmark of Cancer Metabolism, Spectroscopic based rapid metabolic fingerprinting approaches for Cancer diagnosis, Lipidomics in assessing the health of osteoarthritis, Metabolomics Applications in Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, Metabolomics of Diabetic retinopathy, Metabolomics in Neurodegenerative disorders- Parkinson's disease, and Metabolomic of Neurodegenerative disorder: Alzheimer's Disease.

  • Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy

    • 1st Edition
    • Naveen V. Kulkarni + 1 more
    • English
    Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy provides a comprehensive accounting on the fundamentals, current developments, challenges and future prospects of emerging materials for the development of sustainable energy. Each chapter addresses a distinct and important area within the energy field and includes comprehensive data to support the materials being presented. Sections cover Batteries, Capacitors and Supercapacitors, Fuel cells, Thermoelectrics, Novel illumination sources and techniques, Photovoltaics & Solar cells, Alternative energy sources, hydrogen as an energy source, including hydrogen production and fuel generation, the use of Biofuels and Carbon dioxide. The book concludes with three chapters related to advanced materials under development for energy conservation and environmental protection, including theories, methodologies and simulations established for advanced materials.

  • The State of Podiatric Science, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-2
    • Andrew Meyr
    • English
    In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Andrew Meyr brings his considerable expertise to the topic of The State of Podiatric Science. Top experts discuss practical biostatistics for surgeons, incorporating research into a busy practice, unique challenges in diabetic foot science, working with industry, effective manuscript preparation and submission, and more.

  • Introduction to Solid State Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • James E. House
    • English
    Introduction to Solid State Chemistry provides a strong background to the structures of solids, along with the factors that determine this structure. The content presented stresses the transformations of solids, both in physical forms and chemical composition. In so doing, topics such as phase transitions, sintering, reactions of coordination compounds, and photovoltaic compounds are described, with kinetics and mechanisms of solid state reactions also covered. This book provides the chemistry of solids, structures of solids, the behavior of solids under applied stresses, the types of reactions that solids undergo, and the phenomenological aspects of reactions in solids.Kinetics of reactions in solids is very seldom covered in current literature and an understanding of the mechanisms of reactions in solids is necessary for many applications. James E. House provides a balanced treatment of structure, dynamics, and behavior of solids at a level commensurate with upper-level undergraduates or beginning graduate students who wish to obtain an introduction and overview to solid state chemistry.

  • Building Energy Management Systems and Techniques

    Principles, Methods, and Modelling
    • 1st Edition
    • Fengji Luo + 2 more
    • English
    Building Energy Management Systems and Techniques: Principles, Methods, and Modelling presents basic concepts, methodologies, modeling techniques, and fundamental design schemes of building energy management systems. Covering the latest developments and methodologies from academia and industry, the book brings together energy management, demand response, evolutionary computation, and fundamental programming.The authors explore the basic concepts related to building energy management systems and put them into the context of smart grids, demand response and demand-side management, internet of things, and distributed renewable energy. Advanced topics provide the reader with an understanding of various energy management scenarios and procedures for modern buildings in an automatic and highly renewable-penetrated building environment. This includes a range of energy management techniques for building-side energy resources such as battery energy storage systems, plug-in appliances, and HVAC systems. The fundamental principles of evolutionary computation are covered and applied to building energy management problems. The authors also introduce the paradigm of occupant-to-grid integration and its implementation through personalized recommendation technology to guide the occupants’ choices on energy-related products and their energy usage behaviors, as well as to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings. The book includes several application examples throughout, illustrating for the reader the key aspects involved in the implementation of building energy management schemes.Building Energy Management Systems and Techniques is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in courses related to energy-efficient building systems and smart grids and researchers working in the fields of smart grids, smart buildings/homes, and energy demand response. The book will be of use to professional electrical, civil, computing, and communications engineers, architects, and building energy consultants.

  • Intelligent Learning Approaches for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

    • 1st Edition
    • Josep M. Guerrero + 3 more
    • English
    Intelligent Learning Approaches for Renewable and Sustainable Energy provides a practical, systematic overview of the application of advanced intelligent control techniques, adaptive techniques, machine learning algorithms, and predictive control in renewable and sustainable energy. Sections introduce intelligent learning approaches and the roles of artificial intelligence and machine learning in terms of energy and sustainability, grid transformation, large-scale integration of renewable energy, and variability and flexibility of renewable sources. Other sections provide detailed coverage of intelligent learning techniques as applied to key areas of renewable and sustainable energy, including forecasting, supply and demand, integration, energy management, optimization, and more.This is a useful resource for researchers, scientists, advanced students, energy engineers, R&D professionals, and other industrial personnel with an interest in sustainable energy and integration of renewable energy sources, energy systems, energy engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

  • Progresses in Ammonia: Science, Technology and Membranes

    Production, Recovery, Purification and Storage
    • 1st Edition
    • Angelo Basile + 1 more
    • English
    Progresses in Ammonia: Science, Technology and Membranes: Production, Recovery, Purification and Storage is a collection of various chapters concerning the aspects of Ammonia synthesis (Haber-Bosch process, Electrochemical synthesis, Thermal coupling, etc.), production (Photocatalytic from amino acid-based biomass, Small-scale renewable-powered, etc.), Recovery (from wastewater and radioactive wastewater, etc.), storage and transportation (handling, shipping), and also others such as Ammonia detection and measurement, Ammonia: emission, atmospheric transport and deposition, Ammonia absorption into alkaline earth metal halide mixtures, and Ammonia and conventional engine fuels.

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