Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Production Research – Americas
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Production Research – Americas

Author: Fernando Deschamps

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-07-26

Total Pages: 746

ISBN-13: 3031361210

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This book presents the proceedings of the conference and provides valuable insights into the issues facing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the areas of sustainable operations and digitalization. It comprises a series of papers presented at the conference, covering topics such as: challenges faced by SMEs in a post-pandemic era; digitalization and its impact on SMEs; sustainable operations in SMEs; international market performance improvement in SMEs; SMEs infrastructure and integration with research, development, and innovation institutions; and SMEs participation in business networks. The papers offer a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing SMEs and provides practical solutions for those looking to help their organizations thrive in a rapidly changing business environment.

Smart Grid Resilience
Smart Grid Resilience

Author: Junjian Qi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 3031292901

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This book provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth discussion of smart grid resilience. It covers the three most critical resilience problems facing smart grids—resilience against extreme weather, resilience against cyber-physical attacks, and resilience under system inter-dependency. Each of these topics increases the risk of large-scale system-wide cascading failures. In-depth chapters allow the reader to define and quantify the smart grid’s ability to deal with extreme events and the critical infrastructures systems that connect it. Methods for improving system design are introduced along with effective strategies for protecting the system with minimal disruption of power supply and economic and social losses in extreme conditions. Smart Grid Resilience: Extreme Weather, Cyber-Physical Security, and System Interdependency is an essential guide for a broad audience of practicing professionals, including policymakers, electric utility engineers, and transmission and distribution system operators. It will also be a valuable reference for students and researchers.

Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2020, Volume 2
Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2020, Volume 2

Author: Kohei Arai

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-10-31

Total Pages: 1015

ISBN-13: 3030630897

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This book provides the state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems along with a vision of the future research. The fifth 2020 Future Technologies Conference was organized virtually and received a total of 590 submissions from academic pioneering researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students from all over the world. The submitted papers covered a wide range of important topics including but not limited to computing, electronics, artificial intelligence, robotics, security and communications and their applications to the real world. After a double-blind peer review process, 210 submissions (including 6 poster papers) have been selected to be included in these proceedings. One of the meaningful and valuable dimensions of this conference is the way it brings together a large group of technology geniuses in one venue to not only present breakthrough research in future technologies, but also to promote discussions and debate of relevant issues, challenges, opportunities and research findings. The authors hope that readers find the book interesting, exciting and inspiring.

Emerging Smart Technologies for Critical Infrastructure
Emerging Smart Technologies for Critical Infrastructure

Author: Shantanu Pal

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-06-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 3031298454

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This book highlights the latest advancements, innovation, technology, and real-world challenges and solutions related to smart critical infrastructure. In addition, it provides quantitative and qualitative research innovations to individual, academic, organizational and industry practitioners in a wide range of practical solutions using emerging technologies in areas such as smart sensing, data acquisition, data analytics, data processing, and other related topics, such as security, privacy, and trust to devices, users, and the systems. Finally, the book discusses the various societal applications using the Internet of Things and emerging technologies. As such, it offers an essential reference guide about the latest design and development in critical infrastructure for academia and industry. Fully explaining all the techniques used, the book is of interest to engineers, researchers, and scientists working in wireless sensor networks, Internet of Things systems, and emerging technologies.

Smart Cities: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, and Internet of Things
Smart Cities: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, and Internet of Things

Author: Ahteshamul Haque

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-02-15

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1003844731

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This book discusses the integration of power electronics, renewable energy, and the Internet of Things (IoT) from the perspective of smart cities in a single volume. The text will be helpful for senior undergraduate, graduate students and academic researchers in diverse engineering fields including electrical, electronics and communication, and computers. The book: Covers the integration of power electronics, energy harvesting, and the IoT for smart city applications Discusses concepts of power electronics and the IoT in electric vehicles for smart cities Examines the integration of power electronics in renewable energy for smart cities Discusses important concepts of energy harvesting including solar energy harvesting, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controllers, and switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) Explores IoT connectivity technologies such as long-term evolution (LTE), narrow band NB-IoT, long-range (LoRa), Bluetooth, and ZigBee (IEEE Standard 802.15.4) for low data rate wireless personal communication applications The text provides the knowledge about applications, technologies, and standards of power electronics, renewable energy, and IoT for smart cities. It will serve as an ideal reference text for senior undergraduate, graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, civil engineering, and environmental engineering.

Energy Efficiency of Modern Power and Energy Systems
Energy Efficiency of Modern Power and Energy Systems

Author: Shady H E Abdel Aleem

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2024-08-15

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 0443216452

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Energy Efficiency and Management of Power and Energy Systems introduces students and researchers to a broad range of power system management challenges, technologies, and solutions. This book begins with an analysis of system technology's current state, the most pressing problems, and the background to challenges in integrating renewable energy sources. Technologies including smart grids, green building, and worker requirements are covered. Subsequent chapters break down potential management solutions, including specific problem-solving for solar, wind, and hybrid systems. Finally, specific case studies from a global geographical range zero in on critical questions facing the present industry. Providing meticulously researched literature reviews for guiding deeper reading, Energy Efficiency and Management of Power and Energy Systems leads readers from contextual understanding to specific case studies and solutions for sustainable power systems. - Addresses the challenges and solutions related to integrating renewable energy sources into the power grid, focusing on maintaining power quality and enhancing energy efficiency - Provides a comprehensive reference with extensive guidance on deeper reading - Develops understanding and solution design using case studies from a global range of geographies with differing power needs and resources - Guides readers through evaluation and analysis of the capabilities and limitations of a range of modern technologies