Renewable energy conversion, transmission, and storage

Strategies for the conversion, transmission and storage of renewable energy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Sørensen, Bent, 1941-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2007.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080559049
9780123742629
Physical Description1 online zdroj (x, 327 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Basic principles of energy conversion
  • Thermodynamic engine cycles
  • Direct thermoelectric conversion
  • Engine conversion of solar energy
  • Heat pumps geothermal and ocean-thermal energy conversion
  • Basic description of flow-driven converters
  • Propeller-type converters
  • Cross-wind and other alternative converter concepts
  • Hydro and tidal energy conversion
  • Magneto hydrodynamic converters
  • Wave energy converters
  • Photovoltaic conversion
  • Photo-electrochemical conversion
  • Solar thermal conversion
  • Solar thermal conversion
  • Solar thermal electricity generators
  • Solar cooling and other application
  • Fuel cells
  • Other electrochemical energy conversion
  • Combustion
  • Biological conversion into gaseous fuels
  • Biological conversion into liquid fuels
  • Thermochemical conversion into gaseous and other fuels
  • Heat transmission
  • Power transmission
  • Fuel transmission
  • Heat capacity storage
  • Latent heat and chemical transformation storage
  • Pumped hydro storage
  • Flywheels
  • Compressed gas storage
  • Battery storage
  • Other storage forms.