Power Electronics for Modern Wind Turbines
Frede Blaabjerg, Zhe Chen “Power Electronics for Modern Wind Turbines" Morgan & Claypool Publishers | 2006-07-15 | ISBN: 1598290320 | 120 pages | PDF | 1,9 Mb
Wind energy is now the world's fastest growing energy source. In the past 10 years, the global wind energy capacity has increased rapidly. The installed global wind power capacity has grown to 47.317 GW from about 3.5 GW in 1994. The global wind power industry installed 7976 MW in 2004, an increase in total installed generating capacity of 20%. The phenomenal growth in the wind energy industry can be attributed to the concerns to the environmental issues, and research and development of innovative cost-reducing technologies. Denmark is a leading producer of wind turbines in the world, with an almost 40% share of the total worldwide production. The wind energy industry is a giant contributor to the Danish economy. In Denmark, the 3117 MW (in 2004) wind power is supplied by approximately 5500 wind turbines. Individuals and cooperatives own around 80% of the capacity. Denmark will increase the percentage of energy produced from wind to 25% by 2008, and aims for a 50% wind share of energy production by 2025. Wind technology has improved significantly over the past two decades, and almost all of the aspects related to the wind energy technology are still under active research and development. However, this monograph will introduce some basics of the electrical and power electronic aspects involved with modern wind generation systems, including modern power electronics and converters, electric generation and conversion systems for both fixed speed and variable speed systems, control techniques for wind turbines, configurations of wind farms, and the issues of integrating wind turbines into power systems.
Applications, Technology, Security, and Privacy
Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas “RFID Handbook: Applications, Technology, Security, and Privacy" CRC | 2008 | ISBN: 1420054996 | 712 pages | PDF | 10 Mb
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging is now used by the department of defense and many of the worlds largest retailers including Wal-Mart. As RFID continues to infiltrate industries worldwide, organizations must harness a clear understanding of this technology in order to maximize its potential and protect against the potential risks it poses.
Smart Antennas: State of the Art (Eurasip Book Series on Signal Processing & Communications)
Thomas Kaiser, Andre Bourdoux, Holger Boche, Javier Rodriguez Fonollosa, Jorgen Bach Andersen “Smart Antennas:
State of the Art (Eurasip Book Series on Signal Processing & Communications)" University of Minnesota Press | 2005 | ISBN:9775945097 | 896 pages | PDF | 15.5 Mb
Thin Film Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications (Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectroni
Jef Poortmans, Vladimir Arkhipov “Thin Film Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
(Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications)" Wiley | 2006 | ISBN:0470091266 | 502 pages | PDF | 10 Mb
Thin-film solar cells are either emerging or about to emerge from the research laboratory to become commercially available devices finding practical various applications. Currently no textbook outlining the basic theoretical background, methods of fabrication and applications currently exist. Thus, this book aims to present for the first time an in-depth overview of this topic covering a broad range of thin-film solar cell technologies including both organic and inorganic materials, presented in a systematic fashion, by the scientific leaders in the respective domains. It covers a broad range of related topics, from physical principles to design, fabrication, characterization, and applications of novel photovoltaic devices.
Inter- and Intra-Vehicle Communications
Gilbert Held “Inter- and Intra-Vehicle Communications" AUERBACH | 2007 | ISBN:1420052217 | 200 pages | PDF | 13 Mb
Visual Effects for Film and Television
Visual Effects for Film and TelevisionFocal Press | 2004 | ISBN 0240516753 | 247 pages | PDF | 3.5 MB
Written by an experienced professional, this manual is the essential guide to understanding the principles and background of modern visual effects.
CMOS Logic Circuit Design
John P. Uyemura, "CMOS Logic Circuit Design"PDF | 31.1 MB | ISBN 0792384520 | Pages: 550 | Kluwer Academic Publishers
CMOS Logic Circuit Design is an up-to-date treatment of the analysis and design of CMOS integrated digital logic circuits. It is a self- contained treatment that covers all of the important digital circuit design styles found in modern CMOS chips.
Steels: Metallurgy and Applications, Third Edition
David Llewellyn, Roger Hudd “Steels: Metallurgy and Applications, Third Edition" Butterworth-Heinemann | 1998-08-18 | ISBN: 0750637579 | 400 pages | PDF | 18,5 Mb
STEELS provides a metallurgical understanding of commercial steel grades and the design, manufacturing and service requirements that govern their application. The properties of different steels are described, detailing the effect of composition, processing and heat treatment. Where appropriate an introduction is given to standard specifications and design codes provided on component manufacture and property requirements for successful service performance.
The book deals with steel products in some depth, in four chapters covering wide strip, structural steels, engineering and stainless steel grades. At the begining of each chapter an overview is given which details important features of the grades and a historical perspective of their development. Also featured are up to date information on steel prices and specifications.
Integrated Flow Modeling
J.R. Fanchi “Integrated Flow Modeling" Elsevier Science | 2000-11-01 | ISBN: 0444505008 | 304 pages | PDF | 9,2 Mb
Integrated Flow Modeling presents the formulation, development and application of an integrated flow simulator (IFLO). Integrated flow models make it possible to work directly with seismically generated data at any time during the life of the reservoir. An integrated flow model combines a traditional flow model with a petrophysical model. The text discusses properties of porous media within the context of multidisciplinary reservoir modeling, and presents the technical details needed to understand and apply the simulator to realistic problems. Exercises throughout the text direct the reader to software applications using IFLO input data sets and an executable version of IFLO provided with the text. The text-software combination provides the resources needed to convey both theoretical concepts and practical skills to geoscientists and engineers.
