Books by Keyword: Energy Storage

Description: Solid electrolytes are important components of for all-solid-state devices of energy storage and conversion. A prerequisite for such applications is a knowledge about ion transport in the device materials. The present volume contains a series of five chapters by experienced authors from the field of diffusion and ionic conduction. The chapters are devoted to various aspects of ion transport in. compounds and glasses studied by theoretical and experimental methods.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on “Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies" (ISERMAT 2015), January 8-9, 2015, Chennai, India.
The 181 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Renewable Energy, Environment and Heat Transfer;
Chapter 2: Modeling and Simulation;
Chapter 3: Materials Properties Research and Processing;
Chapter 4: Composite Materials Characterization;
Chapter 5: Engines and Alternative Fuels;
Chapter 6: Electrical Energy Systems and Devices;
Chapter 7: Measurements and Testing

Description: As a direct development of nanotechnologies, graphene is the first known crystal that has genuine two-dimensional structure (2D). The diversity of properties of graphene has predetermined a wide range of applications of its use in many areas of scientific and practical activities.

The collection “Graphene” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2015 and covers the technology of graphene formation, as well as the application of this unique material to a wide range of technological developments.

The papers are presented in nine chapters:
Chapter 1: Technologies of Graphene Formation;
Chapter 2: Research and Analysis Properties and Quality of Graphene;
Chapter 3: Composites and Polymers Based on Graphene;
Chapter 4: Research and Development of Films, Fibers, Surface and Coating with Use of Graphene;
Chapter 5: Application of Graphene in Photocatalytic Processes and Environmental Engineering;
Chapter 6: Graphene in Biomedical Engineering;
Chapter 7: Using Graphene in Electronics and Photovoltaics;
Chapter 8: Application of Graphene for Sensors and NEMS;
Chapter 9: Using of Graphene in Energy Storage, Fuel Cells and Supercapacitors.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2014), April 26-28, 2014, Xi'an, China.
The 330 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Development and Use of Solar Energy,
Chapter 2: Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy,
Chapter 3: Development and Utilization of Wind Energy,
Chapter 4: Nuclear Energy Engineering,
Chapter 5: Other Energies and Its Utilization,
Chapter 6: Batteries and Energy Storage Technology,
Chapter 7: Energy-Saving Technology and Energy Conversation,
Chapter 8: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell,
Chapter 9: Energy Materials and Technology,
Chapter 10: Energy Chemical Engineering and Processes,
Chapter 11: New Energy and Electric Vehicles, Engines and Technologies,
Chapter 12: Energy Equipments,
Chapter 13: Building and Construction Technologies, Energy-Saving Buildings, Civil Engineering

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2^nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICSEEE 2013), 28-29 December, 2013, Shenzhen, China.
The 167 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Development and Utilization of Solar Energy,
Chapter 2: Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy,
Chapter 3: Development and Utilization of Wind Energy,
Chapter 4: Power System and Power Automation, Chapter 5: Insulation Technology, Reliability and Safety of Power Systems,
Chapter 6: Smart Grid Technology,
Chapter 7: Power Systems Management,
Chapter 8: Energy Materials,
Chapter 9: Energy Chemical Engineering,
Chapter 10: Energy Storage and Energy-Saving Technologies,
Chapter 11: Development and Management of Energy Production

Description: The 47 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Thermal-to-Electrical Energy Conversion, Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion and Concentrating Solar Technologies”. The papers are conveniently arranged into MATERIALS FOR DIRECT THERMAL-TO-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION, MATERIALS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION, Crystalline Cells and Thin Film Photovoltaics, Emerging and New Generation Solar Cells, MATERIALS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, CPV Materials and Technologies, CSP Materials and Technologies, CPV and CSP Application.