This book covers the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Energy Systems, Drives, and Automations (ESDA2021). It comprises interesting topics in renewable energy, power management, drives of electrical machines, and automation. It also discusses different tools and techniques to match the conference theme. This book also comprehensively discusses related tools and techniques and is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines.

This book examines biomass mixture modeling and optimization.
The book discusses anaerobic digestion and related fermentative processes and explains their compositional dynamics. Early chapter examine macromolecules, elemental fractions, and their direct influence on methane production. Supported by an extensive data bank of substrates obtained from research, the book points out correlations that enable the estimation of global methane production for diverse biomass mixtures. Furthermore, it provides valuable insights into discerning the optimal composition capable of yielding the utmost methane output.

The Earth has limited material and energy resources. Further development of the humanity will require going beyond our planet for mining and use of extraterrestrial mineral resources and search of power sources. The exploitation of the natural resources of the Moon is a first natural step on this direction. Lunar materials may contribute to the betterment of conditions of people on Earth but they also may be used to establish permanent settlements on the Moon. This will allow developing new technologies, systems and flight operation techniques to continue space exploration.

This book entitled “Control Applications in Modern Power System - Select Proceedings of EPREC-2023 provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of control systems, especially, load frequency control, wide-area monitoring, control & instrumentation, optimization, intelligent control, energy management system, SCADA systems, design of control strategies is essential for controlling the reactive power and maintains the voltage profiles, etc. The readers would benefit from enhancing their knowledge and skills in the domain areas. Also, this book may help the readers in developing new and innovative ideas. The book can be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in developments in control systems.

This book explores energy efficiency solutions, offering lucid explanations coupled with actionable guidance. It is an indispensable reference for professionals such as designers, analysts, and individuals keen on mastering energy efficiency. It starts with an introduction to the foundational principles of thermodynamics and energy efficiency, setting the stage for deeper comprehension of subsequent topics. It further elucidates the concept of exergy, shedding light on the measurement of energy quality and its significance in energy efficiency evaluations. A pivotal focus of the book is on the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) and its implications for the competitive landscape of oil production. Readers will gain valuable insights into the integral role that energy efficiency plays in enhancing the overall efficiency and profitability of oil-producing entities. The book underscores the pragmatic application of energy efficiency analyses specifically within the realm of oil production. This book is a compendium of best practices, illustrative case studies, and contemporary methodologies in energy efficiency analysis. This immersive, hands-on approach empowers designers and analysts with the requisite tools and expertise to drive optimal energy utilization in oil production facilities.

This book aims to collect the latest theoretical and technological ideas in design and construction for different kinds of oceanic wave energy converters including linear electrical generators and drive systems. Advancements in new wave energy converters, linear machine topologies, integrated mathematical modeling, application of high graded magnetic materials, and high-performance control strategies are of great interest. With the ability to generate direct thrust without any mechanical transmission, the linear electrical machines serve as the excellent choice for wave energy generators, free piston engine, industrial applications requiring linear motion, and so on. On the other hand, the special characteristics of linear electrical machines, such as the large air gap length, force ripples, end effects, cogging force, cut open magnetic circuit, half-filled end slot, pose a great challenge to the engineer and scientist. The challenge is not only for designing electrical machines but also for control strategies. The chapters of this book have been structured with theoretical, simulation, and experimental results in such a way that it provides a consistent compilation of fundamental theories, a compendium of current research and development activities as well as new directions to overcome critical limitations.

The Handbook of Nuclear Engineering is an authoritative compilation of information regarding methods and data used in all phases of nuclear engineering. Addressing nuclear engineers and scientists at all academic levels, this five volume set provides the latest findings in nuclear data and experimental techniques, reactor physics, kinetics, dynamics and control.

With the growth of the installed capacity and the proportion of REG, mainly including wind power and PV power generation, the stable operation of REG and AC/DC transmission systems has become a technical bottleneck for the sustainable development of REG. Since 2009, broadband oscillation incidents have occurred frequently in REG and AC/DC transmission systems in China and some foreign countries, resulting in severe consequences such as large-scale tripping-off of REG units, damaging equipments, and an increasing curtailment of wind and PV power generation. However, there are great difficulties and challenges for the analysis and mitigation of broadband oscillation.

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Flexible Electronics for Electric Vehicles (FlexEV 2022). It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research and development in flexible electronics & applications, electric vehicle technology & infrastructures, materials & devices, battery management & intelligent systems. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.

This book features selected high-quality papers presented at the 2023 International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE 2023), organized at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh in August 2023. The book focuses on current development in the fields of electrical and electronics engineering. The book one covers electrical engineering topics–power and energy including renewable energy, power electronics and applications, control, and automation and instrumentation and book two covers the areas of robotics, artificial intelligence and IoT, electronics devices, circuits and systems, wireless and optical communication, RF and microwaves, VLSI, and signal processing and others. The book brings both single- and multidisciplinary research on these topics to provide the most up-to-date information in one place. The book offers an asset for researchers from both academia and industries involved in advanced studies.

The book describes the clean coal technology of chemical looping combustion (CLC) for power generation with pure CO2 capture. The focus of the book is on the modeling and simulation of CLC. It includes fundamental concepts behind CLC and considers all categories of fluidized beds and reactors, including a variety of oxygen carriers. The book includes process simulations with Aspen Plus® software using coal, natural gas, and biomass and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using both the Eulerian and Lagrangian methods. It describes various drag models, turbulence models, and kinetics models required for CFD simulations of CLC and covers single reactor, partial, and full-simulations, single/multi-stage as well as single-particle simulations, and CLC with reverse flow. A large number of examples for both process simulations using Aspen Plus and CFD simulations using a variety of fluidized beds/reactors employing both the two-fluid and Computational Fluid Dynamics / Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM) model are provided.

This book includes original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 2023 4th International Symposium on Insulation and Discharge Computation for Power Equipment (IDCOMPU2023), held in Wuhan, China. The topics covered include but are not limited to: insulation, discharge computations, electric power equipment, and electrical materials. The papers share the latest findings in the field of insulation and discharge computations of electric power equipment, making the book a valuable asset for researchers, engineers, university students, etc.

This book gathers outstanding papers presented at the 16th Annual Conference of China Electrotechnical Society, organized by China Electrotechnical Society (CES), held in Beijing, China, from September 24 to 26, 2021. It covers topics such as electrical technology, power systems, electromagnetic emission technology, and electrical equipment. It introduces the innovative solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines. The book is very much helpful and useful for the researchers, engineers, practitioners, research students, and interested readers.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2022, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in August/September 2022.The 64 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: AI4IS - Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Societies; AIL - Artificial Intelligence and Law; AIM - Artificial Intelligence in Medicine; AIPES - Artificial Intelligence in Power and Energy Systems; AITS - Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Systems; AmIA - Ambient Intelligence and Affective Environments; GAI - General AI; IROBOT - Intelligent Robotics; KDBI - Knowledge Discovery and Business Intelligence; KRR - Knowledge Representation and Reasoning; MASTA - Multi-Agent Systems: Theory and Applications; TeMA - Text Mining and Applications.