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While most books approach power electronics and renewable energy as
two separate subjects, Power Electronics for Renewable and
Distributed Energy Systems takes an integrative approach;
discussing power electronic converters topologies, controls and
integration that are specific to the renewable and distributed
energy system applications. An overview of power electronic
technologies is followed by the introduction of various renewable
and distributed energy resources that includes photovoltaics, wind,
small hydroelectric, fuel cells, microturbines and variable speed
generation. Energy storage systems such as battery and fast
response storage systems are discussed along with
application-specific examples. After setting forth the
fundamentals, the chapters focus on more complex topics such as
modular power electronics, microgrids and smart grids for
integrating renewable and distributed energy. Emerging topics such
as advanced electric vehicles and distributed control paradigm for
power system control are discussed in the last two chapters. With
contributions from subject matter experts, the diagrams and
detailed examples provided in each chapter make Power Electronics
for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems a sourcebook for
electrical engineers and consultants working to deploy various
renewable and distributed energy systems and can serve as a
comprehensive guide for the upper-level undergraduates and graduate
students across the globe.
Focusing on shocks modeling, burn-in and heterogeneous populations,
Stochastic Modeling for Reliability naturally combines these three
topics in the unified stochastic framework and presents numerous
practical examples that illustrate recent theoretical findings of
the authors. The populations of manufactured items in industry are
usually heterogeneous. However, the conventional reliability
analysis is performed under the implicit assumption of homogeneity,
which can result in distortion of the corresponding reliability
indices and various misconceptions. Stochastic Modeling for
Reliability fills this gap and presents the basics and further
developments of reliability theory for heterogeneous populations.
Specifically, the authors consider burn-in as a method of
elimination of 'weak' items from heterogeneous populations. The
real life objects are operating in a changing environment. One of
the ways to model an impact of this environment is via the external
shocks occurring in accordance with some stochastic point
processes. The basic theory for Poisson shock processes is
developed and also shocks as a method of burn-in and of the
environmental stress screening for manufactured items are
considered. Stochastic Modeling for Reliability introduces and
explores the concept of burn-in in heterogeneous populations and
its recent development, providing a sound reference for reliability
engineers, applied mathematicians, product managers and
manufacturers alike.
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