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Machine generated contents note: Power Electronics for Alternative Energy: An Overview of Technologies, Methods and Challenges Alternative Energy Sources Photovoltaic System Conversion Wind Turbine Applications High-Frequency Inverters for PV, Wind, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Applications Energy Storage Electric Power Transmission. |
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"In today's industrialized world, energy became vital to all human activities including manufacturing, data processing, heating, cooling, lighting, transportation, food processing, etc., yet it is invisible for most of us. Today's energy generation technologies are undergoing a paradigm shift; the solution to our current dilemma requires more renewable contribution as well as the more efficient utilization of conventional energy sources. Recognizing this importance, this chapter focuses on energy sources and energy generation technologies including, coal, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar, wind, ocean, and several others. Alternative energy technologies received great interest in recent years due to environmental impact, greenhouse gas emissions, national energy security, and increasing cost of fossil fuel based sources. With particular emphasis on renewable and alternative energy systems, characteristic features of the renewable energy sources have been reviewed. Since power electronics is a key enabling technology for renewable energy utilization, power electronic converters and interfaces that are used for grid interconnection and stand-alone operation have been presented"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Cover -- Alternative Energy in Power Electronics -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Power Electronics for Photovoltaic Power Systems -- 1.2.1 Basics of Photovoltaics -- 1.2.2 Types of PV Power Systems -- 1.2.3 Stand-alone PV Systems -- 1.2.3.1 Battery Charging -- 1.2.3.2 Inverters for Stand-alone PV Systems -- 1.2.3.3 Solar Water Pumping -- 1.2.4 Hybrid Energy Systems -- 1.2.4.1 Series Configuration -- 1.2.4.2 Switched Configuration |
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1.2.4.3 Parallel Configuration1.2.4.4 Control of Hybrid Energy Systems -- 1.2.5 Grid-connected PV Systems -- 1.2.5.1 Inverters for Grid-connected Applications -- 1.2.5.2 Inverter Classifications -- 1.2.5.3 Inverter Types -- 1.2.5.4 Power Control through PV Inverters -- 1.2.5.5 System Configurations -- 1.2.5.6 Grid-compatible Inverters Characteristics -- 1.3 Power Electronics for Wind Power Systems -- 1.3.1 Basics of Wind Power -- 1.3.1.1 Types of Wind Turbines -- 1.3.1.2 Types of Wind Generators -- 1.3.2 Types of Wind Power Systems |
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1.3.3 Stand-alone Wind Power Systems1.3.3.1 Battery Charging with Stand-alone Wind Energy System -- 1.3.3.2 Wind Turbine Charge Controller -- 1.3.4 Wind-diesel Hybrid Systems -- 1.3.5 Grid-connected Wind Energy Systems -- 1.3.5.1 Soft Starters for Induction Generators -- 1.3.6 Control of Wind Turbines -- 1.3.6.1 Fixed Speed Wind Turbines -- 1.3.6.2 Variable Speed Wind Turbines -- 1.3.6.3 Discretely Variable Speed Systems -- 1.3.6.4 Continuously Variable Speed Systems -- 1.3.6.5 Types of Generator Options for Variable Speed WindTurbines Using Power Electronics |
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1.3.6.6 Isolated Grid Supply System with Multiple Wind Turbines1.3.6.7 Power Electronics Technology Development -- References -- Chapter 2: Energy Sources -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Available Energy Sources -- 2.2.1 Coal -- 2.2.2 Oil -- 2.2.3 Natural Gas -- 2.2.4 Hydropower -- 2.2.5 Nuclear Power -- 2.2.6 Solar -- 2.2.7 Wind -- 2.2.8 Ocean -- 2.2.9 Hydrogen -- 2.2.10 Geothermal -- 2.2.11 Biomass -- 2.3 Electric Energy Generation Technologies -- 2.3.1 Thermoelectric Energy -- 2.3.2 Hydroelectric Energy |
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2.3.3 Solar Energy Conversion and Photovoltaic Systems2.3.3.1 Photovoltaic Effect and Semiconductor Structure of PVs -- 2.3.3.2 PV Cell/Module/Array Structures -- 2.3.3.3 Active and Passive Solar Energy Systems -- 2.3.3.4 Components of a Complete Solar Electrical Energy System -- 2.3.3.5 I-V Characteristics of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems, PV Models, and Equivalent PV Circuit -- 2.3.3.6 Sun Tracking Systems -- 2.3.3.7 Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques -- 2.3.3.8 Power Electronic Interfaces for PV Systems -- 2.3.4 Wind Turbines and Wind Energy Conversion Systems |
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Power electronics.
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Électronique de puissance.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Power electronics
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| Added Author |
Rashid, Muhammad H. (Muhammad Harunur), 1945- editor.
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Print version |
| ISBN |
1322270058 (ebk) |
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9781322270050 (ebk) |
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9780124167148 (pbk.) |
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0124167144 (pbk.) |
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9780124095342 |
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0124095348 |
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AU@ 000056937228 |
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CHNEW 001012542 |
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DEBSZ 434138517 |
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GBVCP 825922097 |
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