Energy Harvesting and Energy Efficiency: Technology, Methods, and Applications

✍ Scribed by Nicu Bizon, Naser Mahdavi Tabatabaei, Frede Blaabjerg, Erol Kurt (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 673
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy 37
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents basic and advanced concepts for energy harvesting and energy efficiency, as well as related technologies, methods, and their applications. The book provides up-to-date knowledge and discusses the state-of-the-art equipment and methods used for energy harvesting and energy efficiency, combining theory and practical applications.

Containing over 200 illustrations and problems and solutions, the book begins with overview chapters on the status quo in this field. Subsequent chapters introduce readers to advanced concepts and methods. In turn, the final part of the book is dedicated to technical strategies, efficient methods and applications in the field of energy efficiency, which also makes it of interest to technicians in industry.

The book tackles problems commonly encountered using basic methods of energy harvesting and energy efficiency, and proposes advanced methods to resolve these issues. All the methods proposed have been validated through simulation and experimental results. These “hot topics” will continue to be of interest to scientists and engineers in future decades and will provide challenges to researchers around the globe as issues of climate change and changing energy policies become more pressing.

Here, readers will find all the basic and advanced concepts they need. As such, it offers a valuable, comprehensive guide for all students and practicing engineers who wishing to learn about and work in these fields.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Energy Saving and Efficient Energy Use By Power Electronic Systems....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Hybrid Energy Harvesters (HEHs)—A Review....Pages 17-61
Micro-scale Energy Harvesting for Batteryless Information Technologies....Pages 63-85
Efficient Energy Harvesting Systems for Vibration and Wireless Sensor Applications....Pages 87-106
Nonlinear Problems in Piezoelectric Harvesters Under Magnetic Field....Pages 107-142
Energy Harvesting from the Photovoltaic Hybrid Power Source Based on Extremum Seeking Control Schemes....Pages 143-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Improving Tracking Efficiency of Two-Axis Sun Tracking Systems....Pages 179-203
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Algorithms for Photovoltaic Systems....Pages 205-234
Photovoltaic System: Case Studies....Pages 235-260
Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithms for Partial Shaded PV Systems....Pages 261-292
Solar Energy Harvesting in Electro Mobility....Pages 293-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Energy Harvesting from the Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Source Based on Extremum Seeking Control Schemes....Pages 329-370
Energy Efficiency of PEM Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Source....Pages 371-391
Integration and Management Technique of Renewable Energy Resources in Microgrid....Pages 393-421
Optimal Planning of a Micro-combined Cooling, Heating and Power System Using Air-Source Heat Pumps for Residential Buildings....Pages 423-455
Front Matter....Pages 457-457
Communication Methods for Smart Buildings and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings....Pages 459-489
Power Architectures and Power Conditioning Unit for Very Small Satellites....Pages 491-539
Power Conversion and Energy Management for Mission-Critical Systems....Pages 541-572
Determining the Optimal Battery Model for a Specific Application....Pages 573-598
Electrical Energy Consumption Forecasting to Improve Energy Efficiency of Water Distribution Systems....Pages 599-628
Front Matter....Pages 457-457
Flow Control Devices for Wind Turbines....Pages 629-655
Back Matter....Pages 657-661

✦ Subjects

Energy Harvesting;Nanotechnology and Microengineering;Renewable and Green Energy;Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer