An invaluable resource for addressing the myriad critical technical engineering considerations in modern electric power system design and operation.
“Power System Monitoring and Control (PSMC)” is becoming increasingly significant in the design, planning, and operation of modern electric power systems. In response to the existing challenge of integrating advanced metering, computation, communication, and control into appropriate levels of PSMC,...
UP-TO-DATE, TECHNICALLY ACCURATE COVERAGE OF ESSENTIAL TOPICS IN IMAGE AND VIDEO PROCESSING
This is the first book to combine image and video processing with a practical MATLAB®-oriented approach in order to demonstrate the most important image and video techniques and algorithms. Utilizing minimal math, the contents are presented in a clear, objective manner, emphasizing and encouraging experimentation.
The book has been organized into two parts....
“Practical Power Plant Engineering” offers engineers, new to the profession, a guide to the methods of practical design, equipment selection and operation of power and heavy industrial plants as practiced by experienced engineers. The author-a noted expert on the topic-draws on decades of practical experience working in a number of industries with ever-changing technologies. This comprehensive book, written in 26 chapters, covers the electrical...
Describes the general principles and current research into Model Predictive Control (MPC), the most up-to-date control method for power converters and drives
The book starts with an introduction to the subject before the first chapter on classical control methods for power converters and drives. This covers classical converter control methods and classical electrical drives control methods. The next chapter on Model predictive control first looks...
Principles of Electromagnetic Compatibility
Understand both the theory and practice of electromagnetic compatibility with this groundbreaking textbook
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), the ability of a device or system to maintain its operations in an electromagnetic environment without interference with itself or other devices, is a fundamental component of any electrical engineering design process. Understanding the basic principles of EMC...
The building blocks of MEMS design through closed-form solutions.
Microelectromechanical Systems, or MEMS, is the technology of very small systems; it is found in everything from inkjet printers and cars to cell phones, digital cameras, and medical equipment. This book describes the principles of MEMS via a unified approach and closed-form solutions to micromechanical problems, which have been recently developed by the author and go beyond what is...
An expert guide to developing and delivering technical product training programs
While there are many books on talent development, leadership training, and internal training program development, there are precious few offering subject matter experts (SME's) guidance on training others to get the most out of their products. Written by a training expert with many years of experience working at top technology companies, Product Training for the Technical...
An indispensable guide for engineers and data scientists in design, testing, operation, manufacturing, and maintenance
A road map to the current challenges and available opportunities for the research and development of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), this important work covers all areas of electronics and explains how to:
• assess methods for damage estimation of components and systems due to field loading conditions
• assess the cost...
A comprehensive reference giving a thorough explanation of propagation mechanisms, channel characteristics results, measurement approaches and the modelling of channels.
Thoroughly covering channel characteristics and parameters, this book provides the knowledge needed to design various wireless systems, such as cellular communication systems, RFID and ad hoc wireless communication systems. It gives a detailed introduction to aspects of channels before...
Provides extensive coverage of standardized QoS technologies for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services-bringing together technical, regulation, and business aspects.
The Quality of Service (QoS) has been mandatory for traditional telecommunication services such as telephony (voice) and television (TV) since the first half of the past century, however, with the convergence of telecommunication networks and services onto Internet technologies,...
A summary of thirty years' worth of research, this book is a systematic introduction to the theory, development, and latest research results of radar data processing technology. Highlights of the book include sections on data pre-processing technology, track initiation, and data association. Readers are also introduced to maneuvering target tracking, multiple target tracking termination, and track management theory. In order to improve data analysis,...
Learn how radio access network (RAN) slicing allows 5G networks to adapt to a wide range of environments in this masterful resource.
“Radio Access Network Slicing and Virtualization for 5G Vertical Industries” provides readers with a comprehensive and authoritative examination of crucial topics in the field of radio access network (RAN) slicing. Learn from renowned experts as they detail how this technology supports and applies to various industrial...
A comprehensive evaluation of Fi-Wi, enabling readers to design links using channel estimation and equalization algorithms.
This book provides a detailed study of radio over fiber (ROF) based wireless communication systems, otherwise called fiber wireless (Fi-Wi) systems. This is an emerging hot topic where the abundant bandwidth of optical fiber is directly combined with the flexibility and mobility of wireless networks to provide broadband connectivity....
“Radome Electromagnetic Theory and Design” explores the theoretical tools and methods required to design radomes that are fully transparent to the electromagnetic energy transmitted or received by the enclosed antenna. A radome is a weatherproof and camouflaged enclosure that protects the enclosed radar or communication antenna and are typically used on a fixed or moving platform such as an aircraft, ship or missile.
The author-a noted expert...
This book provides engineers with a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in reflectarray antenna research and development. The authors describe, in detail, design procedures for a wide range of applications, including broadband, multi-band, multi-beam, contour-beam, beam-scanning, and conformal reflectarray antennas. They provide sufficient coverage of basic reflectarray theory to fully understand reflectarray antenna design and analysis such...
A practical guide to facilitate statistically well-founded decisions in the management of assets of an electricity grid
Effective and economic electric grid asset management and incident management involve many complex decisions on inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement. This timely reference provides statistically well-founded, tried and tested analysis methodologies for improved decision making and asset management strategy for optimum...
RENEWABLE INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEM STABILITY AND CONTROL
Discover new challenges and hot topics in the field of penetrated power grids in this brand-new interdisciplinary resource.
“Renewable Integrated Power System Stability and Control” delivers a comprehensive exploration of penetrated grid dynamic analysis and new trends in power system modeling and dynamic equivalencing. The book summarizes long-term academic research outcomes and contributions...
Discover an insightful and up-to-date treatment of resource management in Internet of Things technology.
In “Resource Management for On-Demand Mission-Critical Internet of Things Applications”, an expert team of engineers delivers an insightful analytical perspective on modeling and decision support for mission-critical Internet of Things applications. The authors dissect the complex IoT ecosystem and provide a cross-layer perspective on the design...
The only source for practical, real-world information on RF measurements for cellular phones and wireless data systems
It is predicted that by the year 2010, all digital wireless communications equipment-including cellular, PCS, and 3G phones; wireless LANs; GPS navigation systems; and DBS TV-will have data transfer capabilities of over 1 Mbps. Now, as this significant turning point quickly approaches, this book presents everything industry professionals...
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PAYLOAD AND SYSTEM
A valuable reference on communications satellite systems
This book presents the state of the art in commercial communications satellite systems, thoroughly and in detail not to be found in any other book. These systems provide the television and some of the telephone and Internet services in use every day. The book focuses on the satellite payload, which consists of antennas, receivers, and transmitters....
