Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions

Title: Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions
Author: Sergio C. Capareda
ISBN: 0367188503 / 9780367188504
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 422
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2019
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions examines all the major renewable energy conversion technologies with the goal of enabling readers to formulate realistic resource assessments. The text provides step-by-step procedures for assessing renewable energy options and then moves to the design of appropriate renewable energy strategies. The goal is for future engineers to learn the process of making resource estimates through the introduction of more than 140 solved problems and over 165 engineering related equations. More than 120 figures and numerous tables explain each renewable energy conversion type. A solutions manual, PowerPoint slides, and lab exercises are available for instructors.

Key Features

  • Covers all major types of renewable energy with comparisons for use in energy systems
  • Builds skills for evaluating energy usage versus environmental hazards and climate change factors
  • Presents and explains the key engineering equations used to design renewable energy systems
  • Uses a practical approach to design and analyze renewable energy conversions
  • Offers a solutions manual, PowerPoint slides, and lab activity plans for instructors

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Preface

Chapter 1 :
Introduction to Renewable Energy
Chapter 2 : Solar Energy
Chapter 3 : Wind Energy
Chapter 4 : Biomass Energy
Chapter 5 : Hydro Power
Chapter 6 : Geothermal Energy
Chapter 7 : Salinity Gradient
Chapter 8 : Fuel Cells
Chapter 9 : Tidal Energy
Chapter 10 : Wave Energy
Chapter 11 : Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Systems
Chapter 12 : Human and Animal Power, and Piezoelectrics
Chapter 13 : Cold Fusion and Gravitational Energy
Chapter 14 : Environmental and Social Cost of Renewables

Index