Author Profile

Ann Mary Toms is a distinguished researcher, academician, and leading voice in the field of sustainable engineering, specializing in advanced clean energy systems. With a robust academic foundation and years of dedicated research in green technology, she brings a powerful blend of theoretical depth and practical insight to her seminal work, Renewable Energy Technology. Holds advanced specializations in Renewable Energy Systems and Electrical Engineering, focusing on grid integration, clean power generation, and sustainable infrastructure. Expert in photovoltaic materials, wind energy conversion systems, and next-generation energy storage solutions.Contributor to prestigious international journals and IEEE conferences, anchoring her concepts in peer-reviewed, cutting-edge science.Serves as a technical advisor for clean-tech initiatives, bridgeing the gap between academic theory and real-world industrial application. In Renewable Energy Technology, Ann Mary Toms synthesizes her extensive technical expertise into an accessible, forward-looking blueprint for the global energy transition. Driven by a mission to combat climate change through technological innovation, her writing empowers students, engineers, and policymakers alike to design and deploy the sustainable infrastructure of tomorrow.In Renewable Energy Technology, Ann Mary Toms delivers more than just a textbook; she offers a comprehensive blueprint for a sustainable future. Her writing seamlessly weaves together technical precision with a global perspective, addressing the critical economic, environmental, and policy frameworks shaping the global transition away from fossil fuels. Her authoritative voice inspires readers to not only understand the mechanics of clean energy but to actively participate in solving the defining challenge of our era: the global climate crisis.

About The Book

In an era defined by the critical urgency of climate change and the global transition away from fossil fuels, Renewable Energy Technology stands as a definitive blueprint for the future of power generation. This comprehensive volume bridges the gap between complex engineering concepts and practical market applications, offering an uncompromised, deep-dive exploration of the mechanisms driving today's green energy revolution. Green energy resources are gaining more attention in academia and industry as one of the preferred choices for sustainable energy conversion. Due to the energy demand, environmental impacts, economic needs, and social issues, green energy resources are being researched, developed, and funded more than ever before. Researchers are facing numerous challenges, but there are new opportunities waiting for green energy resource utilization within the context of environmental and economic sustainability. Efficient energy conversion from solar, wind, biomass, fuel cells, and others are paramount to this overall mission and the success of these efforts. This book presents recent advances in the study of green energy across a variety of fields and sources. Various applications of green energy resources, modeling and performance analysis, and grid integration aspects of green energy resources are considered. Not only laying out the concepts in an easy-to-understand way, but this team offers the engineer, scientist, student, or other professional practical solutions to everyday problems in their daily applications. Valuable as a learning tool for beginners in this area as well as a daily reference for engineers and scientists working in these areas, this is a must-have for any library.

Table of Contents

Preface
CHAPTER 1: PRINCIPLES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Introduction
Energy and sustainable development
Fundamentals
Scientific principles of renewable energy
Technical implications
Social implications

CHAPTER 2: ESSENTIALS OF FLUID DYNAMICS
Introduction
Conservation of energy: Bernoulli’s equation
Conservation of momentum
Viscosity
Turbulence
Friction in pipe flow
Lift and drag forces: fluid and turbine machinery

CHAPTER 3: HEAT TRANSFER
Introduction
Heat circuit analysis and terminology
Conduction
Convection
Radiative heat transfer
Properties of ‘transparent’ materials

CHAPTER 4: TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS USED IN WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
Introduction
Literature Review, Methods and Software used in WRA
Wind Characteristics for Site
To Find the Optimum Wind Turbine which Yields High Energy at High Capacity Factor
Uncertainties Involved in Predicting Wind Speeds using the Different Approaches of WRA
Concluding

CHAPTER 5: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF WIND SYSTEMS
Introduction
Wind System Economic Components
Economic Analysis Methods
Case Study for the Economic Analysis of a Wind Turbine
Conclusions

CHAPTER 6: LINE SIDE CONVERTERS IN WIND
Introduction
Line Side Converters
Principle of Operation
Control of a Line-Side Converter under Balanced Operating Conditions
Line Side Converters under Unbalanced Operating Conditions
Analysis of the PWM Converter under Unbalanced Operating Conditions
Control Method for Input-Output Harmonic Elimination of the PWM Converter under Unbalanced Operating Conditions
Examples
Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 7: WAKE EFFECTS FROM WIND TURBINES ON OVERHEAD LINES
Introduction
Literature Survey and Review of any Modeling or Field Test Work
Effect of Wind Speed and Turbulence on Overhead Lines
CENELEC Standards
Wind Tunnel Results
Comparison with Other Data
Effect of Multiple Turbines on the OHL
Solutions
Summary

CHAPTER 8: SOLAR ENERGY CALCULATIONS
Introduction
Earth’s Orbit
Solar Constant and Solar Spectra
Solar Angles
Collector Angles
Solar Irradiance
Comparison to Measured Data
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Summary

CHAPTER 9: PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
Introduction
PV Modules
Types of PV Systems
Summary

CHAPTER 10: SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
Introduction
Solar Thermal Systems
Concentrating Solar Power Systems
Low Temperature Solar Thermal Approaches
Environmental Impact
Summary

CHAPTER 11: MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING
Solar Battery Charging
Various Sources of Losses
Charge Control in Battery Backed PV Systems
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
Advance Issues and Algorithms
Conclusion

CHAPTER 12: NON-GRID SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
Introduction
Solar Collectors
Solar Drying
Solar Cooking
Solar Water Heating
Solar Distillation
Solar Heating of Buildings
Conclusions

CHAPTER 13: SOLAR TUNNEL DRYER — A PROMISING OPTION FOR SOLAR DRYING
Introduction
Principle of Drying
Open Sun Drying
Types of Solar Dryers
Factors Affecting Solar Drying
Selection of Solar Dryers
Solar Tunnel Dryer
Case Studies on Solar Tunnel Dryer for Drying Agricultural Product (Embilica Officinalis Pulp)
Case Studies on Solar Tunnel Dryer for Drying Industrial Product (Di-basic Calcium Phosphate)
Conclusions

BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX