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Subject(s)

• Power resources [Browse]
• Energy development [Browse]
• Environmental protection [Browse]
• Distributed generation of electric power [Browse]

Related name

• Borbely, Anne-Marie [Browse]
• Kreider, Jan F., 1942- [Browse]

Series

• Mechanical engineering series (Boca Raton, Fla.) [More in this series]
• Mechanical engineering series

Summary note

As a result of deregulation, the US electric utility industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation with far-reaching technical and social consequences. At the heart of this transformation lies Distributed Generation (DG)-the substitution of centralized electricity production with smaller-scale technologies located in or near facilities and powered by natural gas or renewable resources. The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that 20 percent of all new power generation will use distributed, not centralized technologies.Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Mi

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

Front Cover; Preface; Editors; Contents; 1. Distributed Generation: An Introduction; 2. Combustion Engine Generator Sets; 3. Combustion Turbines; 4. Photovoltaic Systems; 5. Microturbines; 6. Fuel Cells; 7. Principles of Control of Distributed Generation Systems; 8. Economic and Financial Aspects of Distributed Generation; 9. The Regulatory Environment; 10. Combined Heat and Power (CHP); 11. Electric Power Distribution Systems; 12. Installation and Interconnection; 13. Fuels; Nomenclature; Index

ISBN

• 0-429-11504-0
• 1-280-48272-9
• 9786610482726
• 1-4200-4239-4
• 9780429115042

OCLC

• 475980198
• 156898410

Doi

10.1201/9781420042399

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