Machinery category: 869 books
by Igor A. Karnovsky, Evgeniy Lebed
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
This text is an advancement of the theory of vibration protection of mechanical systems with lumped and distributed parameters. The book offers various concepts and methods of solving vibration protection problems, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different methods, and the fields...
Reactive Power Control in AC Power Systems
Fundamentals and Current Issues
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
This textbook explores reactive power control and voltage stability and explains how they relate to different forms of power generation and transmission. Bringing together international experts in this field, it includes chapters on electric power analysis, design and operational strategies. The book...
Rotor and Structural Dynamics of Turbomachinery
A Practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
This book provides engineers and scientists with practical fundamentals for turbomachinery design. It presents a detailed analysis of existing procedures for the analysis of rotor and structure dynamics, while keeping mathematical equations to a minimum. Specific terminologies are used for rotors...
by David B. Dooner
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
Building on the first edition published in 1995 this new edition of Kinematic Geometry of Gearing has been extensively revised and updated with new and original material. This includes the methodology for general tooth forms, radius of torsure’, cylinder of osculation, and cylindroid of torsure;...
by Gang Lei, Jianguo Zhu, Youguang Guo
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
This book presents various computationally efficient component- and system-level design optimization methods for advanced electrical machines and drive systems. Readers will discover novel design optimization concepts developed by the authors and other researchers in the last decade, including application-oriented,...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
This book focuses on the latest research and developments in photovoltaic (PV) power plants, and provides extensive coverage of fundamental theories, current research and developmental activities, and new approaches intended to overcome a number of critical limitations in today’s grid integration...
by Stefano Bellucci, Bhupendra Nath Tiwari, Neeraj Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
This book is a short introduction to power system planning and operation using advanced geometrical methods. The approach is based on well-known insights and techniques developed in theoretical physics in the context of Riemannian manifolds.
The proof of principle and robustness of this approach...
Proceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress
Volume 10: Chassis Systems and Integration Technology
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
Proceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress are selected from nearly 2,000 papers submitted to the 34th FISITA World Automotive Congress, which is held by Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE-China) and the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (FISITA)....
New Advances in Mechanisms, Mechanical Transmissions and Robotics
Proceedings of The Joint International Conference of the XII International Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Transmissions (MTM) and the XXIII International Conference on Robotics (Robotics ’16)
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
This volume presents the proceedings of the Joint International Conference of the XII International Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Transmissions (MTM) and the XXIII International Conference on Robotics (Robotics ’16), that was held in Aachen, Germany, October 26th-27th, 2016. It contains...
Recent Advances in Mechanism Design for Robotics
Proceedings of the 3rd IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
This volume contains the Proceedings of the 3rd IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics, held in Aalborg, Denmark, 2-4 June, 2015. The book contains papers on recent advances in the design of mechanisms and their robotic applications. It treats the following topics: mechanism design, mechanics...
by Philippe Feyel
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The loop-shaping approach consists of obtaining a specification in relation to the open loop of the control from specifications regarding various closed loop transfers, because it is easier to work on a single transfer (in addition to the open loop) than on a multitude of transfers (various loopings...
by Christopher H. T. Lee
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
This thesis investigates the key characteristics of magnetless doubly salient machines, evaluates their design philosophies, and proposes new topologies for various applications. It discusses the background of and previous research on magnetless machines, while also outlining upcoming trends and potential...
Thermophotovoltaics
Basic Principles and Critical Aspects of System Design
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Thermophotovoltaics is the science and technology associated with the direct generation of electricity from high temperature heat. Potential applications include combined heat and power, portable and auxiliary power, radioisotope space power, industrial waste heat recovery and concentrated solar power....
Mini-Grids for Rural Electrification of Developing Countries
Analysis and Case Studies from South Asia
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
In recognition of the fact that billions of people in the developing world do not have access to clean energies, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative to achieve universal energy access by 2030. Although electricity grid extension remains the most prevalent way of providing...