Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Power Resources - Alternative & Renewable

The present volume describes and explains the fundamentals of organic/plastic solar cells in a manner accessible to both researchers and students. It provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of these materials and corresponding devices, which will play a key role in future solar energy systems.

This book provides a framework for the design, implementation, and measurement of sustainable urban development in developing countries. It presents the findings of an AGS-sponsored project. Based on case studies in Johannesburg, Gabarone, and Santiago de Chile, the book identifies challenges and potentials for sustainable urban development and suggests alternative ways that governments, city-regions, communities, and planners can respond to these challenges.

The introductory part highlights the problem of global urbanization, focusing on cities of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America....

Aus den wichtigsten Gebieten der Regelungstechnik wurden 457 Aufgaben zusammengefasst (rund 50 mehr als in der ersten Auflage), wie sie bei Prufungen oder bei Rechenubungen gestellt werden konnen. An jede Angabe schliet sich die genaue Durchrechnung analytisch, numerisch und computeralgebraisch in MATLAB und anderen Simulationssprachen, haufig mit Diskussion und Losungsgraphik an. Die Beispiele betreffen den Entwurf von Regelkreisen, Stabilitatsuntersuchungen, Zustandsraum, Abtastregelungen, Optimierung, Robustheit, stochastische und lineare Systeme; aber auch einzelne komplexere Gebiete...

Geochemical modeling is an important tool in environmental studies, and in the areas of subsurface and surface hydrology, pedology, water resources management, mining geology, geothermal resources, hydrocarbon geology, and related areas dealing with the exploration and extraction of natural resources.

The book fills a gap in the literature through its discussion of geochemical modeling, which simulates the chemical and physical processes affecting the distribution of chemical species in liquid, gas, and solid phases. Geochemical modeling applies to a diversity of subsurface...

An up-to-date text on climate change focussing on technical solutions for the most important and climate relevant economic sectors is presented. It is intended for key decision makers, and administrators within industry, agricultural and energy sectors, as well as masters students and post graduates. The first of three sections covers the scientific basis of climate change and the instruments to prevent or reduce negative climate effects. It includes a survey covering current practices at different levels. The second discusses evaluation methods for climate impacts from industrial...

Covering all aspects of this important topic, this work presents a review of the main control issues in wind power generation, offering a unified picture of the issues surrounding its optimal control. Discussion is focused on a global dynamic optimization approach to wind power systems using a set of optimization criteria which comply with a comprehensive group of requirements including: energy conversion efficiency; mechanical reliability; and quality of the energy provided.

Environmental and political concerns are generating a growing interest in alternative engine fuels such as biodiesel. Biodiesel is a renewable energy source produced from natural oils and fats, which can be used as a substitute for petroleum diesel without the need for diesel engine modification. In addition to being biodegradable and non-toxic, biodiesel is also essentially free of sulfur and aromatics, producing lower exhaust emissions than conventional gasoline whilst providing similar properties in terms of fuel efficiency.

The greatest drawback of using pure vegetable...

In diesem Buch fassen die Autoren, die teilweise drei Jahrzehnte Ingenieurstudenten unterrichteten, ihr chemisches Fachwissen in verstandlicher Form zusammen. Aus verschiedenen Vorlesungen wurden die fur alle ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Fachrichtungen bedeutenden Themenbereiche neu bearbeitet und so erganzt, dass sie auch ohne begleitende Vorlesung verstanden werden konnen.

Die Themen Werkstoffkunde, Halbleiter, Wasserchemie, Elektrochemie, Umweltschutz und Energie sind u.a. inhaltliche Schwerpunkte. Wichtige Industrieprodukte und -bereiche wie Schwefelsaure, Luftflussigung, Ethylen...