Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Millennium

ISBN-13: 9780849300745 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 416 str.

Anne-Marie Borbely

Opis

Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Millennium is t he first step to understanding the myriad issues that surround the new est, most significant trend in power production since the steam turbin e. Chapters contributed by the top experts in their fields address vir tually every aspect of this energy "revolution," from its associated t echnologies to the regulatory environment and from choosing the right DG system for a given purpose to the novel financial and economic oppo rtunities this paradigm shift presents. This book gives engineers and energy business developers their first opportunity to explore and gai n a broad understanding of the new energy landscape. With its detailed discussion of the near-term technologies that will see application in the next few years, Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for th e New Millennium will undoubtedly become the industry's standard refer ence.

Spis treści

Distributed Generation: An Introduction. Combustion Engine Generator Sets. Combustion Turbines. Photovoltaic Systems. Microturbines. Fuel Cells. Principles of Control of Distributed Generation Systems. Economic and Financial Aspects of Distributed Generation. The Regulatory Environment. Combined Heat and Power. Electric Power Distribution Systems. Installation and Interconnection. Fuels.

O autorze

Anne-Marie Borbely, Jan F. Kreider