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Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage
of: Bent Sorensen
Elsevier Trade Monographs, 2007
ISBN: 9780080559049 , 344 Pages
Format: PDF
Copy protection: DRM
Front Cover
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Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission and Storage
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Copyright Page
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Contents
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Preface
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Units and Conversion factors
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Part I: General principles
13
Chapter 2. Basic principles of energy conversion
14
Chapter 3. Thermodynamic engine cycles
24
Part II: Heat energy conversion processes
27
Chapter 4. Direct thermoelectric conversion
28
Chapter 5. Engine conversion of solar energy
33
Chapter 6. Heat pumps
37
Chapter 7. Geothermal and ocean-thermal energy conversion
41
Part III: Mechanical energy conversion processes
44
Chapter 8. Basic description of flow-driven converters
45
Chapter 9. Propeller-type converters
54
Chapter 10. Cross-wind and other alternative converter concepts
75
Chapter 11. Hydro and tidal energy conversion
87
Chapter 12. Magneto hydrodynamic converters
92
Chapter 13. Wave energy converters
94
Part IV: Solar radiation conversion processes
104
Chapter 14. Photovoltaic conversion
105
Chapter 15. Photo-electrochemical conversion
138
Chapter 16. Solar thermal conversion
148
Chapter 17. Solar thermal electricity generators
170
Chapter 18. Solar cooling and other applications
174
Part V: Electrochemical energy conversion processes
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Chapter 19. Fuel cells
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Chapter 20. Other electrochemical energy conversion
190
Part VI: Bioenergy conversion processes
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Chapter 21. Combustion
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Chapter 22. Biological conversion into gaseous fuels
206
Chapter 23. Biological conversion into liquid fuels
218
Chapter 24. Thermochemical conversion to gaseous and other fuels
225
Part VII: Energy Transmission
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Chapter 25. Heat transmission
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Chapter 26. Power transmission
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Chapter 27. Fuel transmission
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Part VIII: Heat storage
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Chapter 28. Heat capacity storage
245
Chapter 29. Latent heat and chemical transformation storage
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Part IX: High-quality energy storage
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Chapter 30. Pumped hydro storage
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Chapter 31. Flywheels
278
Chapter 32. Compressed gas storage
286
Chapter 33. Battery storage
299
Chapter 34. Other storage forms
306
Mini-projects and exercises
310
References
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Index
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