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Discover a straightforward and holistic look at energy conversion and conservation processes using the exergy concept with this thorough text. Explains the fundamental energy conversion processes in numerous diverse systems, ranging from jet engines and nuclear reactors to human…
This book offers a timely review of wave energy and its conversion mechanisms. Written having in mind current needs of advanced undergraduates engineering students, it covers the whole process of energy generation, from waves to electricity, in a systematic and comprehensive man…
Introduction: A Delicate Collection of Advances in Solar-to-Chemical Conversions / Hongqi Sun -- Artificial Photosynthesis and Solar Fuels / Jun Ke -- Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis / Dimitrios A Pantazis -- Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution / Amanj Kheradmand, Yuxiang Zh…
Currently, renewable energy sources are the main driver for future electricity generation. This trend is growing faster in the developed countries in order to reduce the green house effect and also in response to the limited supply of oil, gas and coal which are currently the ma…
Energy Storage and Conversion Materials describes the application of inorganic materials in the storage and conversion of energy.
Control of spectral thermal emission from surfaces may be desirable in some energy related applications, such as nano-scale antenna energy conversion and thermophotovoltaic conversion. There are a number of methods, from commercially available paints to advanced surface gratings…
Nitride metal/semiconductor superlattices are a promising materials system for high temperature (>800K) thermionic energy conversion devices. This dissertation specifically investigates various properties of the (HfxZr 1-x)N/ScN metal/semiconductor materials system and introduce…
This thesis presents a supervisory hybrid controller for the automatic operation and control of a wind energy conversion and battery storage system. The supervisory hybrid control scheme is based on a radically different approach of modeling and control design, proposed for the …