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Global economic demands and population surges have led to dwindling
resources and problematic environmental issues. As the climate and
its natural resources continue to struggle, it has become necessary
to research and employ new forms of sustainable technology to help
meet the growing demand. Sustainable Nanosystems Development,
Properties, and Applications features emergent research and
theoretical concepts in the areas of nanotechnology, photovoltaics,
electrochemistry, and materials science, as well as within the
physical and environmental sciences. Highlighting progressive
approaches and utilization techniques, this publication is a
critical reference source for researchers, engineers, students,
scientists, and academicians interested in the application of
sustainable nanotechnology.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is the one advanced
technology that conventional power generation cannot do without.
CCS technology reduces the carbon footprint of power plants by
capturing, and storing the CO2 emissions from burning fossil-fuels
and biomass. This volume provides a comprehensive reference on the
state of the art research, development and demonstration of carbon
storage and utilisation, covering all the storage options and their
environmental impacts. It critically reviews geological,
terrestrial and ocean sequestration, including enhanced oil and gas
recovery, as well as other advanced concepts such as industrial
utilisation, mineral carbonation, biofixation and photocatalytic
reduction.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is the one advanced
technology that conventional power generation cannot do without.
CCS technology reduces the carbon footprint of power plants by
capturing and storing the CO2 emissions from burning fossil-fuels
and biomass. This volume provides a comprehensive reference on the
state of the art research, development and demonstration of carbon
capture technology in the power sector and in industry. It
critically reviews the range of post- and pre-combustion capture
and combustion-based capture processes and technology applicable to
fossil-fuel power plants, as well as applications of CCS in other
high carbon footprint industries.
Plant life management (PLiM) is a methodology focussed on the
safety-first management of nuclear power plants over their entire
lifetime. It incorporates and builds upon the usual periodic safety
reviews and licence renewals as part of an overall framework
designed to assist plant operators and regulators in assessing the
operating conditions of a nuclear power plant, and establishing the
technical and economic requirements for safe, long-term operation.
Understanding and mitigating ageing in nuclear power plants
critically reviews the fundamental ageing-degradation mechanisms of
materials used in nuclear power plant structures, systems and
components (SSC), along with their relevant analysis and mitigation
paths, as well as reactor-type specific PLiM practices.
Obsolescence and other less obvious ageing-related aspects in
nuclear power plant operation are also examined in depth. Part one
introduces the reader to the role of nuclear power in the global
energy mix, and the importance and relevance of plant life
management for the safety regulation and economics of nuclear power
plants. Key ageing degradation mechanisms and their effects in
nuclear power plant systems, structures and components are reviewed
in part two, along with routes taken to characterise and analyse
the ageing of materials and to mitigate or eliminate ageing
degradation effects. Part three reviews analysis, monitoring and
modelling techniques applicable to the study of nuclear power plant
materials, as well as the application of advanced systems,
structures and components in nuclear power plants. Finally, Part IV
reviews the particular ageing degradation issues, plant designs,
and application of plant life management (PLiM) practices in a
range of commercial nuclear reactor types. With its distinguished
international team of contributors, Understanding and mitigating
ageing in nuclear power plants is a standard reference for all
nuclear plant designers, operators, and nuclear safety and
materials professionals and researchers.
This book, the first in the Woodhead Publishing Reviews: Mechanical
Engineering Series, is a collection of high quality articles (full
research articles, review articles and cases studies) with a
special emphasis on research and development in mechatronics and
manufacturing engineering. Mechatronics is the blending of
mechanical, electronic, and computer engineering into an integrated
design. Today, mechatronics has a significant and increasing impact
on engineering with emphasis on the design, development and
operation of manufacturing engineering systems. The main objective
of this interdisciplinary engineering field is the study of
automata from an engineering perspective, thinking on the design of
products and manufacturing processes and systems. Mechatronics and
manufacturing systems are well established and executed within a
great number of industries including aircraft, automotive and
aerospace industries; machine tools, moulds and dies product
manufacturing, computers, electronics, semiconductor and
communications, and biomedical.
Electrical motor products reviews the energy efficiency management
laws for electrical motor products in United States, European Union
(EU) and China. The energy efficiency certification requirements
for the electrical motor products vary from country to country and
are summarised here. International standards, testing methods and
certification requirements for specific electrical motor products
are discussed, including electric motors, pumps and fans. Finally,
methods for improving energy efficiency are examined.
Oxy-fuel combustion is currently considered to be one of the major
technologies for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture in power plants. The
advantages of using oxygen (O2) instead of air for combustion
include a CO2-enriched flue gas that is ready for sequestration
following purification and low NOx emissions. This simple and
elegant technology has attracted considerable attention since the
late 1990s, rapidly developing from pilot-scale testing to
industrial demonstration. Challenges remain, as O2 supply and CO2
capture create significant energy penalties that must be reduced
through overall system optimisation and the development of new
processes. Oxy-fuel combustion for power generation and carbon
dioxide (CO2) capture comprehensively reviews the fundamental
principles and development of oxy-fuel combustion in fossil-fuel
fired utility boilers. Following a foreword by Professor Janos M.
Beer, the book opens with an overview of oxy-fuel combustion
technology and its role in a carbon-constrained environment. Part
one introduces oxy-fuel combustion further, with a chapter
comparing the economics of oxy-fuel vs. post-/pre-combustion CO2
capture, followed by chapters on plant operation, industrial scale
demonstrations, and circulating fluidized bed combustion. Part two
critically reviews oxy-fuel combustion fundamentals, such as
ignition and flame stability, burner design, emissions and heat
transfer characteristics, concluding with chapters on O2 production
and CO2 compression and purification technologies. Finally, part
three explores advanced concepts and developments, such as
near-zero flue gas recycle and high-pressure systems, as well as
chemical looping combustion and utilisation of gaseous fuel. With
its distinguished editor and internationally renowned contributors,
Oxy-fuel combustion for power generation and carbon dioxide (CO2)
capture provides a rich resource for power plant designers,
operators, and engineers, as well as academics and researchers in
the field.
Reactor Process Design in Sustainable Energy Technology compiles
and explains current developments in reactor and process design in
sustainable energy technologies, including optimization and
scale-up methodologies and numerical methods. Sustainable energy
technologies that require more efficient means of converting and
utilizing energy can help provide for burgeoning global energy
demand while reducing anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions
associated with energy production. The book, contributed by an
international team of academic and industry experts in the field,
brings numerous reactor design cases to readers based on their
valuable experience from lab R&D scale to industry levels. It
is the first to emphasize reactor engineering in sustainable energy
technology discussing design. It provides comprehensive tools and
information to help engineers and energy professionals learn,
design, and specify chemical reactors and processes confidently.
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Over the last three decades, the search for competitiveness and
growth gains has driven the evolution of machine maintenance
policies, and the industry has moved from passive maintenance to
active maintenance with the aim of improving productivity. Active
maintenance requires continuous monitoring of industrial systems in
order to increase reliability, availability rates and guarantee the
safety of people and property. This book presents the main advanced
signal processing techniques for fault detection and diagnosis in
electromechanical systems. It focuses on presenting these advanced
tools from time-frequency representation and time-scale analysis to
demodulation techniques, including innovative and recently
developed options. Each technique is evaluated and compared, and
its advantages and drawbacks highlighted. Parametric spectral
analysis, which aims to handle some of the main drawbacks of these
approaches, is introduced as a potential solution. Signal
Processing for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Electric Machines
and Systems offers thorough, analytical coverage of the following
topics: parametric signal processing approach; the signal
demodulation techniques; Kullback-Leibler divergence for incipient
fault diagnosis; high-order spectra (HOS); and fault detection and
diagnosis based on principal component analysis. Finally, a brief
conclusion suggests some possibilities for the future direction of
the field. The book is a useful resource for researchers and
engineers whose work involves electrical machines or fault
detection specifically, and also of value to postgraduate students
with an interest in entering this field.
The book systematically introduces smart power system design and
its infrastructure, platform and operating standards. It focuses on
multi-objective optimization and illustrates where the intelligence
of the system lies. With abundant project data, this book is a
practical guideline for engineers and researchers in electrical
engineering, as well as power network designers and managers in
administration.
The Smart Grid security ecosystem is complex and
multi-disciplinary, and relatively under-researched compared to the
traditional information and network security disciplines. While the
Smart Grid has provided increased efficiencies in monitoring power
usage, directing power supplies to serve peak power needs and
improving efficiency of power delivery, the Smart Grid has also
opened the way for information security breaches and other types of
security breaches. Potential threats range from meter manipulation
to directed, high-impact attacks on critical infrastructure that
could bring down regional or national power grids. It is essential
that security measures are put in place to ensure that the Smart
Grid does not succumb to these threats and to safeguard this
critical infrastructure at all times. Dr. Florian Skopik is one of
the leading researchers in Smart Grid security, having organized
and led research consortia and panel discussions in this field.
Smart Grid Security will provide the first truly holistic view of
leading edge Smart Grid security research. This book does not focus
on vendor-specific solutions, instead providing a complete
presentation of forward-looking research in all areas of Smart Grid
security. The book will enable practitioners to learn about
upcoming trends, scientists to share new directions in research,
and government and industry decision-makers to prepare for major
strategic decisions regarding implementation of Smart Grid
technology.
Active Power Line Conditioners: Design, Simulation and
Implementation for Improving Power Quality presents a rigorous
theoretical and practical approach to active power line
conditioners, one of the subjects of most interest in the field of
power quality. Its broad approach offers a journey that will allow
power engineering professionals, researchers, and graduate students
to learn more about the latest landmarks on the different APLC
configurations for load active compensation. By introducing the
issues and equipment needs that arise when correcting the lack of
power quality in power grids, this book helps define power terms
according to the IEEE Standard 1459. Detailed chapters discuss
instantaneous reactive power theory and the theoretical framework
that enabled the practical development of APLCs, in both its
original and modified formulations, along with other proposals.
Different APLCs configurations for load compensation are explored,
including shunt APF, series APF, hybrid APF, and shunt combined
with series APF, also known as UPQC. The book includes simulation
examples carefully developed and ready for download from the book's
companion website, along with different case studies where real
APLCs have been developed. Finally, the new paradigm brought by the
emergence of distribution systems with dispersed generation, such
as the use of small power units based on gas technology or
renewable energy sources, is discussed in a chapter where
mitigation technologies are addressed in a distributed environment.
The energy transition initiated in recent years has enabled the
growing integration of renewable production into the energy mix.
Microgrids make it possible to maximize the efficiency of energy
transmission from source to consumer by bringing the latter
together geographically and by reducing losses linked to transport.
However, the lack of inertia and the micro-grid support system
makes it weak, and energy storage is necessary to ensure its proper
functioning. Current storage technologies do not make it possible
to provide both a large capacity of energy and power at the same
time. Hybrid storage is a solution that combines the advantages of
several technologies and reduces their disadvantages. Modeling and
Control of Static Converters for Hybrid Storage Systems covers the
modeling, control theorems, and optimization techniques that solve
many scientific problems for researchers in the field of power
converter control for renewable energy hybrid storage and places
particular emphasis on the modeling and control of static
converters for hybrid storage systems. Covering topics ranging from
energy storage to power generation, this book is ideal for
automation engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers,
professionals, scientists, academicians, master's and doctoral
students, and researchers in the disciplines of electrical and
mechanical engineering.
The UK model of incentive regulation of power grids was at one time
the most advanced, and elements of it were adopted throughout the
EU. This model worked well, particularly in the context of limited
investment and innovation, a single and strong regulatory
authority, and limited coordination between foreign grid operators.
This enlightening book demonstrates how the landscape has changed
markedly since 2010 and that regulation has had to work hard to
catch up and evolve. As the EU enters a wave of investment and an
era of new services and innovation, this has created growing
tensions between national regulatory authorities in terms of
coordinating technical standards and distribution systems. This is
being played out against an increasingly disruptive backdrop of
digitization, new market platforms and novel business models.
Electricity Network Regulation in the EU adopts a truly European
approach to the complex issues surrounding the topic, focusing on
the grey areas and critical questions that have traditionally been
difficult to answer. Incentive regulation and grids are addressed
simultaneously at the theoretical and practical level, providing
the reader with fundamental concepts and concrete examples. This
timely book is an invaluable read for energy practitioners working
in utility companies, regulators and other public bodies. It will
also appeal to academics involved in the world of electricity
regulation. The book utilizes language that would make it suitable
for interdisciplinary students, including engineering and law
scholars. Contributors include: P. Bhagwat, J.-M. Glachant, S.Y.
Hadush, L. Meeus, V. Rious, N. Rossetto, T. Schittekatte
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