Emerging trends in electrical, electronic and communications engineering : proceedings of the first International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering (ELECOM 2016), Bagatelle, Mauritius, November 25 -27, 2016

• Corporate Author: International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Bagatelle, Mauritius
• Other Authors: Fleming, P. J. (Editor), Vyas, Nalinaksh (Editor), Sanei, Saeid (Editor), Deb, Kalyanmoy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Lecture notes in electrical engineering ; v. 416.
• Subjects: Telecommunication systems > Congresses.; Computer science > Congresses.; Technological innovations > Congresses.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319521718; 9783319521701
• ISSN: 1876-1100 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The book reports on advanced theories and methods in two related engineering fields: electrical and electronic engineering, and communications engineering and computing. It highlights areas of global and growing importance, such as renewable energy, power systems, mobile communications, security and...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Message from Honorary Chair; Proceedings Editors; Committee; Contents; Invited Papers; Survey on Models and Methodology for Emergency Relief and Staff Scheduling; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Problem Classification and Models; 2.1 Pre-positioning, Warehousing and Clustering; 2.2 Transportation and Connecting Network; 2.3 Resource Distribution/Scheduling; 3 Methodologies; 3.1 Pre-positioning, Warehousing and Clustering; 3.2 Transportation and Network Flow; 3.3 Relief Resource Distribution/Scheduling; 4 Analysis and Discussion; 5 Conclusion and Future Directions; Acknowledgement.
• 4.6 Lifeline Communications4.7 Ultra-Reliable Communications; 4.8 Broadcast-like Services; 5 Conclusion; References; An Overview of Cloud RAN: Architecture, Issues and Future Directions; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 C-RAN Architecture; 2.1 Key Components; 2.2 Functional Split; 3 PHY Layer Signal Processing; 3.1 CSI Acquisition; 3.2 Compression and Transmission; 3.3 Resource Management; 4 C-RAN and 5G Technologies; 4.1 HetNets and C-RAN; 4.2 SDN and C-RAN; 4.3 mmWave and C-RAN; 4.4 Full-Duplex and C-RAN; 5 Challenges and Future Directions; 5.1 Mobile Edge Computing and Caching.
• 5.2 Multi-dimensional Resource Management5.3 PHY Layer Security of C-RAN; 6 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Resonance and Impedance Matching for an Experimental Low-Frequency Wireless Power Transfer System; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Impedance Matching Approach; 2.1 General Considerations and Equivalent Circuit of the WPT System; 2.2 The Impedance Matching Algorithm; 3 Results and Discussions; 4 Conclusions; References; Impact of Introducing Small Scale Distributed Generation on Technical Losses in a Secondary Distribution Network; Abstract.
• 1 Introduction1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Power Flow in a Traditional Power System; 1.1.2 Transmission and Distribution Losses; 1.1.3 Impact of DG on System Losses; 2 Methodology; 2.1 Modelling; 2.2 Consumption and PV Generation Patterns; 2.3 Penetration Level; 2.4 Computation of Losses; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 Network Losses with no DG Connected; 3.2 Network Losses with 10% of DG Penetration; 3.3 Network Losses with 25% of DG Penetration; 3.4 Network Losses with 50% of DG Penetration; 3.5 Network Losses with 75% of DG Penetration; 3.6 Optimum Penetration Level for Overall Minimum Losses.