Written for the reader with an interest in the performance of energy conversion processes that involve direct methods of producing electric power from heat and other primary sources, this book examines the means available for converting heat to electricity without the intermedia…
This book provides the fundamentals behind energy conversion processes, identifies future research needs, and discusses the potential application of each process. It is geared towards chemists and chemical engineers who are working to improve current and developing future energy…
Progressive thermochemical biorefining technologies
Considering the deleterious impacts of fossil fuels on the environmental and natural ecosystems, it has become imperative to make a paradigm shift towards renewable fuels, chemicals and materials. The exhaustive everyday usage of fossil fuels and processed petrochemical products…
Introduction -- New energy sources -- 3G and renewable energies -- Power electronics -- Uncontrolled AC/DC converters -- Controlled AC/DC converters -- Power factor correction implementing in AC/DC converters -- Classical DC/DC converters -- Voltage lift converters -- Super-lift…
