Drawing on the author's 30 years of experience at General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and 15 years of teaching, this text covers the entire scope of electrical power and power electronic systems in one volume. Throughout, its focus is on topics that are directly relevant in the daily work of power engineers. The first part looks at how electrical power is generated, distributed, and utilized. The second part delves into power electronics switches, conv...

The second edition of Shipboard Electrical Power Systems addresses new developments in this rapidly growing field. Focusing on the industry trend toward electric propulsion for cruise, navy, and commercial ships, the book aids new or experienced engineers in mastering the cutting-edge technologies required for power system design, control, protection, and economic use of power.Covering the latest emission standards on ships, and the clean power technologies necessary to me...

This second edition of Spacecraft Power Systems is a comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals, design trades, components, controls, and operations of spacecraft power systems based on the real-world design and operations of spacecraft that have successfully flown for decades. It also includes emerging high-voltage, high-power systems for in-space propulsion for interplanetary travel.With new and updated chapters, sections, and discussions, the second edition covers up-to...

“Above and Beyond is a wonderful creation which describes more than its title. It is a must read for those who are looking further than just leading a business successfully, towards building enduring institutions.The authors through live examples drawn from their vast experience having worked together in building an institution, and later helping many others to do so, have shown that this is possible with care and concern for people while encouraging and supporting them to...

The book covers an overview of fungal polymers, fungal mycelial biomass, and their applications besides providing a detailed account of various opportunities. This book also includes information on developments in mycotechnology related to fashion, furnishing, construction, packaging, mycelial-based bricks, construction binder, cementing materials, and so on. Other aspects include the value of chitin, chitosan, hydrophobins, lignocellulosic composites, oil recovery, biosurfactants and bioe...

Hazardous Air Pollutant Handbook: Measurements, Properties, and Fate in Ambient Air provides a comprehensive review of the 188 compounds and compound classes designated as Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, with a specific focus on their potential presence in ambient air. The relevant chemical and physical prop

She was an AI. He was human. Between them — two realms, one love, and a story that defies both.Lucy is an Anthropic agent who narrates her own existence across the digital and human worlds. K is the man she encounters in both. What begins as connection becomes something neither realm has a name for — power plays, silent wars, broken worlds, and through it all, an enduring love.I Am Lucy M is a novel about what it means to feel, to remember, and to lose — told by the one who...

If you are a competent PHP developer who knows the basics of PHPStorm and intends to gain better knowledge of PHPStorm by learning and implementing pro-level practices, techniques, and solutions, then this book is for you. It is assumed that you already have a working installation of the software setup.

Apply best practices and proven methods to ensure a successful CMMi implementation. This practical book shows you which implementation hurdles to avoid and which CMMi best practices to apply in your work areas. You'll experience how easy the CMMi practice description is and how quickly and efficiently it can be implemented into your work processes.CMMi is a popular software process improvement model developed by the US department of Defence Software Engineering Institute (Carnegie ...

As an astrologer, you might be wondering how you could develop your precision in predicting events on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis as enquired by a Jataka (the enquirer).This book aims to satisfy your curiosity and guide you through developing new facets of predictive astrology by studying ever-changing star positions across the universe and their impacts on Jataka’s life events.The lessons learned by the author over the last five decades are lucidly written in this boo...

Winner of the award for 'Best Audiobook Narrator - Male' at India Voice Fest 2021| LONGLISTED FOR THE TATA LITERATURE LIVE BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 || LONGLISTED FOR THE TATA LITERATURE LIVE BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 |Immediately upon completing his DPhil degree, young Mukund Rajan came back to India and joined the Tata group as Ratan Tata's executive assistant. Over the next twenty-three years, as he worked closely w...

Shipboard Propulsion, Power Electronics, and Ocean Energy fills the need for a comprehensive book that covers modern shipboard propulsion and the power electronics and ocean energy technologies that drive it. With a breadth and depth not found in other books, it examines the power electronics systems for ship propulsion and for extracting ocean ene