This book analyzes the thermal characteristics of power electronic devices (PEDs) with a focus on those used in wind and solar energy systems. The authors focus on the devices used in such applications, for example boost converters and inverters under different operating conditions. The book explains in detail finite element modeling techniques, setting up measuring systems, data analysis, and PEDs' lifetime calculations. It is appropriate reading for graduate students and researchers who focus on the design and reliability of power electronic devices.

This book examines the characteristics of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells with a focus on deriving realistic finite element models. The book also explains in detail how to set up measuring systems, data analysis, and PEM Fuel Cells' static and dynamic characteristics. Covered in detail are design and operation principles such as polarization phenomenon, thermodynamic analysis, and overall voltage; failure modes and mechanisms such as permanent faults, membrane degradation, and water management; and modelling and numerical simulation including semi-empirical, one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional models. It is appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and engineers who work with the design and reliability of hydrogen fuel cells, in particular proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

This book examines the characteristics of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells with a focus on deriving realistic finite element models. The book also explains in detail how to set up measuring systems, data analysis, and PEM Fuel Cells' static and dynamic characteristics. Covered in detail are design and operation principles such as polarization phenomenon, thermodynamic analysis, and overall voltage; failure modes and mechanisms such as permanent faults, membrane degradation, and water management; and modelling and numerical simulation including semi-empirical, one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional models. It is appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and engineers who work with the design and reliability of hydrogen fuel cells, in particular proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

This Book is a guide to understand the complex vibration and noise characteristics of Diesel Engines and how to use them in extracting their condition related information. First, it gives general introduction to the maintenance and condition monitoring science, engine's common failure modes, vibro-acoustics sources and methods used to assess its condition. It also explains instrumentations for measuring engines operating parameters. Second, time domain analysis techniques and methods relied on the amplitudes of the frequency components of the measured signals are discussed. The emitted noise signals are studied using time-frequency domain analysis techniques. Third, it investigates signal to noise ratio enhancement methods. Adaptive noise cancellation and adaptive self-tuning filters using least mean square and recursive least squares algorithms are covered and a novel adaptive filtering scheme is developed to enhance the impulsive signals contained within noise signals. Fourth, it exploits recent advances in the field of the blind source separation techniques in general and for the diesel engines in particular. Fifth, directions for future work are outlined and discussed.