UID:
almahu_9949685734202882
Format:
1 online resource :
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text file, PDF
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781315279619
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1315279614
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9781315279602
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1315279606
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9781315279596
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1315279592
Content:
"This textbook introduces the fundamentals of renewable electrical power systems examining their direct relationships with the environment. It covers conventional power systems and opportunities for increased efficiencies and friendlier environmental interactions. While presenting state-of-the-art technology, the author uses a practical interdisciplinary approach explaining electrical, thermodynamics, and environmental topics within every chapter. This approach allows students to feel comfortable moving across these disciplines. The added value are the examples of software programs using open source systems which serve as learning tools for the concepts and techniques described in the book."--Provided by publisher.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Energy and Power; 1.1.1 Basics of Mechanical Power and Energy; 1.1.2 Potential Energy; 1.1.3 Kinetic Energy; 1.1.4 The Wh Energy Unit; 1.1.5 Electromagnetic Radiation; 1.1.6 Thermal Energy: Heat and Temperature; 1.1.7 Chemical Energy; 1.1.8 Nuclear Energy; 1.2 Carbon-Based Power Systems; 1.2.1 Energy from Hydrocarbon Combustion; 1.2.2 Carbon, Electricity, and Climate; 1.2.3 Carbon-Based and Fossil Fuel-Based Power Systems.
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1.2.4 Terminology: Clean, Alternative, Renewable, Green, or Sustainable1.2.5 Electrical Power Sources and Conversion; 1.2.6 Quantification: Analysis and Modeling; Exercises; References; Chapter 2: Environmental Systems, the Carbon Cycle, and Fossil Fuels; 2.1 Ecosystems and the Carbon Cycle; 2.1.1 Ecosystems; 2.1.2 Primary Productivity and Respiration; 2.1.3 Secondary and Tertiary Producers: Food Chains; 2.1.4 Global Carbon Cycle; 2.2 Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere and Global Temperature; 2.2.1 Increasing Atmospheric CO2 Concentration; 2.2.2 Exponential Increase.
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2.2.3 Earth's Atmosphere and Energy Balance2.2.4 Global Temperature: Increasing Trend; 2.2.5 Doubly Exponential Increase; 2.3 Geologic History and Age of Fossil Fuels; 2.3.1 Geologic History; 2.3.2 Radiometric Dating; 2.3.3 The Quaternary Period and Climate; 2.3.4 Other Fuels in Sedimentary Deposits; 2.4 Shortening the Cycle and Sequestering Carbon; Exercises; References; Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Direct Current Electric Circuits; 3.1 Basics of Electric Circuits; 3.1.1 Principles of Electrical Quantities; 3.1.2 Electric Circuits; 3.2 Relationship between Current and Voltage; 3.2.1 Ohm's Law.
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3.2.2 Nonohmic3.3 Circuit Analysis Methods; 3.3.1 Kirchhoff's Voltage and Current Laws; 3.3.2 Combining Circuit Analysis Methods; 3.3.3 Nodal Analysis; 3.3.4 Mesh Analysis; 3.3.5 Superposition; 3.3.6 Thévenin and Norton Theorems; 3.4 Modeling Voltage and Current Sources; 3.4.1 I-V Characteristics; 3.4.2 A More Complicated Source Model: A PV Cell; 3.4.3 Power Transfer and Efficiency of Power Transfer; 3.5 Resistivity, Wires, and Power Loss in the Wire; 3.6 Measuring Voltages, Currents, and Resistances; 3.7 Batteries and Electrochemical Cells; Exercises; References; Chapter 4: Thermodynamics.
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4.1 First Law of Thermodynamics4.1.1 State and Path Functions; 4.1.2 Work and Heat Are Path Functions; 4.1.3 Statement of the First Law: Conservation of Energy; 4.1.4 Joule's Experiment; 4.2 PV Paths and States; 4.2.1 Ideal Gas Law; 4.2.2 Internal Energy of a Gas; 4.2.3 Pressure-Volume Work; 4.2.4 Reversible and Irreversible Paths; 4.2.5 Isochoric and Isobaric Paths: Heat Capacities; 4.2.6 Isothermal Paths; 4.2.7 Adiabatic Paths; 4.3 Heat Engine, Cycles, and Carnot Limit; 4.3.1 Carnot Limit; 4.3.2 The Ideal Carnot Cycle in the P-v Plane; 4.3.3 Heat Engine and Electric Power Generation.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781315279602
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781315279596
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315279619
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315279619
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