Intelligent automation in renewable energy /
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| Author / Creator: | Baydyk, Tetyana, author. |
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| Imprint: | Cham : Springer, [2019] |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 285 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Computational intelligence methods and applications Computational intelligence methods and applications. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11792341 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Renewable Energy: Solar, Wind, and Others; 1.1 Solar Energy; 1.2 Wind Energy; References; Chapter 2: Solar Concentrators: State of the Art; 2.1 Trough Solar Concentrators; 2.1.1 Fresnel-Type Concentrators; 2.2 Tower Solar Concentrator Systems; 2.2.1 Heliostat Field Concentrators; 2.3 Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrators; References; Chapter 3: Solar Concentrators with Flat Mirrors; 3.1 History of the Development of Flat Mirror Solar Concentrator; 3.2 Architecture of Solar Concentrator with Flat Mirrors; 3.3 Structure of Parabolic Dish Concentrator
- 3.3.1 Components of the Support Frame of Solar Concentrators3.3.2 Steps of Assembly of the Support Frame; 3.3.3 First Developed Prototype of Solar Concentrator; 3.3.4 Second Developed Prototype of the Solar Concentrator; 3.4 Supporting Device Manufacture and Assembly; 3.5 Parabolic Gauge for Adjustment of Parabolic Surface of Solar Concentrator; 3.6 Prototypes of Solar Concentrators with Flat Mirrors; References; Chapter 4: Solar Thermal Power Station for Green Building Energy Supply; 4.1 Residential Power Plant; 4.1.1 New Prototype of Flat Mirror Solar Concentrator
- 4.1.2 Cost Evaluation of the New Solar Concentrator4.1.3 Thermal Energy Storage and Cost Evaluation; 4.1.4 Approximate Evaluation of a Residential Solar Power Plant; 4.2 Solar Air Dehumidification Systems; 4.2.1 Flat Facet Solar Concentrator for Dehumidification Systems; 4.2.2 Thermal Energy Storage for Dehumidification Systems; 4.2.3 District Dehumidification Systems; 4.3 Solar Chillers for Air Conditioning Systems; 4.3.1 Flat Facet Solar Concentrator for Air Conditioning Systems; 4.3.2 District Solar Cooling System; 4.4 Thermal Energy Storage; 4.4.1 Large-Scale Thermal Energy Storage
- 4.4.2 Pyramid Thermal Energy Storage4.4.3 Hot Pyramid Example; 4.5 Open Pit Mining Technologies; 4.5.1 Strip Mining Using Draglines; 4.5.2 Track and Shovels-Based Technology; 4.5.3 Pit Crushing and Conveying Technology; 4.5.4 Blast-Free Mining; 4.6 Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage; 4.6.1 Hot and Cold Water STES; 4.6.2 Calculations of Hot and Cold Water STES Parameters; References; Chapter 5: Heat Engines; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Stirling Engines; 5.3 Heat Engines with Ericsson Cycle; 5.4 Micro-Channel Recuperators for Heat Engines; 5.5 Recuperator Parameters Evaluation
- 5.6 Quasi-isothermal Heat Engine for Concentrating Solar Power System5.6.1 Introduction; 5.6.2 Rolling Piston Expanders and Compressors; 5.6.3 One-Valve Quasi-isothermal Heat Engine; 5.6.4 Valve-Less Rolling Piston Heat Engine; 5.6.5 Relative Efficiency; References; Chapter 6: Travelling Energy Collectors; 6.1 Power Plant Based on Travelling Energy Collectors; 6.2 Scheme of Travelling Energy Collectors; 6.3 Solar Concentrators; 6.3.1 Solar Energy Mode; 6.3.2 Wind Mode; 6.3.3 Transport and Discharge Modes; 6.3.4 TEC Number; References