Electrical Power Engineering Current State, Problems and Perspectives /

• Main Author: Ushakov, Vasily Y. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy systems.; Power electronics.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy storage.; Energy harvesting.; Transportation.; Energy Systems.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Storage.; Energy Harvesting.

This book provides the short history, current state, main problems and historical perspective for the development of electrical power engineering. The focus of the textbook is on the two most important issues related to meeting of the growing needs of humanity in electricity: "Hunger for energy...

Table of Contents:

• Power engineering as a basis for progress  of civilization
• From the history of electrical power engineering
• The Earth's energy
• Electric Power Generation
• Electric power engineering on the basis of renewable energy sources
• Energy transmission and distribution
• Energy accumulation (storage)
• Power engineering and the biosphere
• Unconventional (alternative) methods of electric energy generation
• Conclusion.