Small Scale Power Generation Handbook

Towards Distributed Energy Systems
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-12-821672-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 500 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 953 g

Provides an overview of various small scale sustainable energy technologies, with examples and a clear focus on technological and research issues

Beginning with an overview of the special characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of small scale power plants, this book goes on to provide detailed assessments of a wide variety of renewable energy generation technologies. Solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy generation are all addressed, with assessment of their performance, availability, reliability unique requirements for operation, maintenance, control, and grid integration.

Combining technological advances with consideration of economic and application challenges, the Small Scale Power Generation Handbook is an essential resource for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry professionals involved in the design and integration of small scale power generation for sustainable systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Desideri, Umberto

Ferrari, Lorenzo

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieverteilung, Stromnetze

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I: General Overview 1. Overview, trends, and future challenges of power production 2. Distributed vs. centralized generation: Advantages and drawbacks 3. Reflections on technical, economic, and systemic aspects of distributed generation Part II: Variable renewable energy systems 4. Small-scale concentrated solar power plants 5. Solar photovoltaic power plants Part III: Programmable renewable energy systems 6. Biomass: Digestion 7. Biomass-Combustion 8. Biomass gasification and pyrolysis 9. Hydropower and pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) 10. Small-scale geothermal power plants Part IV: Fuel-fired power plants 11. Micro gas turbines 12. Organic Rankine cycle systems for waste heat recovery in thermal power plants Part V: Integration of small-scale power systems 13. Batteries, supercapacitors, and flywheels 14. Electric energy storage based on thermomechanical concepts 15. Power-to-hydrogen systems 16. Power to fuel 17. Flow batteries Part VI: Emerging technologies 18. Ocean Energies 19. Fuel cells

Über Autor(innen)

Desideri, Umberto
Umberto Desideri is a full-time professor of thermal machines at the University of Pisa, Italy with over 30 years of experience in research and teaching in energy systems, power plant technology, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. Professor Desideri has authored more than 300 scientific publications including journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters and is also the editor of Applied Energy. In his career, he has also been guest editor for special issues of scientific journals, editor for books, and has an extensive network of contacts. He is also a reviewer for several scientific journals, which allows him to stay up-to-date on new findings and research activities.

Ferrari, Lorenzo
Lorenzo Ferrari is a full-time professor of energy conversion systems at the University of Pisa, Italy. He has over 25 years of research experience in modeling, optimizing, and controlling energy systems. His main research areas include renewable energy, distributed generation, waste heat recovery, hydrogen technology, and energy storage. He has authored more than 200 scientific publications, including journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. Additionally, he has served as a guest editor for numerous special issues and is an associate editor for several academic journals.