Dedication
by Jean-Luc Bessede
Eco-friendly Innovations in Electricity Transmission and Distribution Networks
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Related titles
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part One. Eco-design and innovation in electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 1. The implications of climate change and energy security for global electricity supply: The Energy (R)evolution
- 1.1. Greenhouse emissions and climate change
- 1.2. Primary energy resources
- 1.3. The fossil fuels
- 1.4. Carbon dioxide capture and storage and clean coal technologies
- 1.5. Uranium resources and nuclear energy
- 1.6. Contribution of all fossil and nuclear fuels
- 1.7. What is the solution for saving the planet?
- 1.8. Development of global energy demand
- 1.9. The hydrogen economy
- 1.10. Conclusions
- 2. Key performance indicators in assessing new technology for electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 3. Improving European Union ecodesign standardization
- 3.1. Standardization policy
- 3.2. Product ecodesign
- 3.3. Ecodesign methodology
- 3.4. Ecodesign for energy-related products: The new scope of the ErP directive
- 3.5. Applying ecodesign directive to electricity transmission and distribution technology: power transformers
- 3.6. Methodology for ecodesign of energy-related products (MeerP)
- 3.7. Two European initiatives on resource efficiency and critical raw materials
- 3.8. The product environmental footprint
- 3.9. Future trends
- References and further reading
- List of acronyms used
- 4. Approaches for multi-objective optimization in the ecodesign of electric systems
- 5. Strategic environmental assessment of power plants and electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. SEA in different countries
- 5.3. The contribution of SEA to sustainability
- 5.4. SEA in the power planning process
- 5.5. Stages of SEA
- 5.6. SEA indicators: measuring differences within power plan alternatives
- 5.7. Conclusions and future trends
- 5.8. Sources of further information and advice
- 1. The implications of climate change and energy security for global electricity supply: The Energy (R)evolution
- Part Two. Application and assessment of advanced equipment for electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 6. Life cycle assessment of equipment for electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 7. Superconducting DC cables to improve the efficiency of electricity transmission and distribution networks: An overview
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Superconducting cable systems: key elements
- 7.3. Superconducting materials
- 7.4. Cable conductors and electrical insulation
- 7.5. Cable cryostat
- 7.6. Cable terminations and joints
- 7.7. Cryogenic machine
- 7.8. Superconductive cable system configurations
- 7.9. Power dissipation sources in the superconducting system
- 7.10. Power losses from AC ripples
- 7.11. Comparing power dissipation in a DC superconducting system to a conventional system
- 7.12. Opportunities for DC superconducting cables
- 7.13. Conclusions
- 8. Improving energy efficiency in railway powertrains
- 9. Reducing the environmental impacts of power transmission lines
- 10. Ecodesign of equipment for electricity distribution networks
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Legislation and standards in Europe relating to energy-efficient design
- 10.3. The product environmental profile program for energy-efficient design
- 10.4. Typical electricity distribution network equipment
- 10.5. End-of-life management of electricity distribution network equipment
- 10.6. Case study: managing the recycling of medium-voltage switchgear
- 10.7. Meeting PEP and LCA requirements for electricity distribution network equipment
- 10.8. Case study: LCA of medium-voltage switchgear
- 10.9. Future trends
- List of acronyms
- Part Three. Application and assessment of advanced wind energy systems
- 11. Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in wind energy systems
- 12. Development of permanent magnet generators to integrate wind turbines into electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Wind turbine power conversion: the induction generator
- 12.3. Wind turbine power conversion: the synchronous generator
- 12.4. Improving reliability: the direct drive permanent magnet generator
- 12.5. Optimizing direct drive permanent magnet generators
- 12.6. Comparing different configurations
- 12.7. Conclusion and future trends
- 13. Advanced AC and DC technologies to connect offshore wind farms into electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Wind power development and wind turbine technologies
- 13.3. Wind farm configuration and wind power collection
- 13.4. Multiterminal HVDC for offshore wind power transmission
- 13.5. Control of centralised AC/DC converter for offshore wind farms with induction generators
- 13.6. Future trends
- 14. DC grid architectures to improve the integration of wind farms into electricity transmission and distribution networks
- Part Four. Smart grid and demand-side management for electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 15. Improved energy demand management in buildings for smart grids: The US experience
- 15.1. Introduction
- 15.2. Smart energy infrastructure: an overview
- 15.3. Core technologies
- 15.4. Architectures for building-to-grid communications
- 15.5. Building applications
- 15.6. Case studies: building-to-grid applications for peak load reduction
- 15.7. Case studies: building-to-grid applications for integration of renewable power sources
- 15.8. Conclusions and future trends
- 16. Smart meters for improved energy demand management: The Nordic experience
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. The Schneider Electric experience of AMI deployment in Sweden and Finland
- 16.3. Planning the deployment of a massive AMI
- 16.4. Rollout of the AMI platform into milestone areas
- 16.5. Launching the operation of the AMI platform
- 16.6. Leveraging a smart metering infrastructure to add value
- 16.7. Conclusions
- 17. Managing charging of electric vehicles in electricity transmission and distribution networks
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. EV charging: issues and opportunities for the distribution grid
- 17.3. Impact of FR charging strategies on the distribution grid
- 17.4. Smart VR charging strategies: a key paradigm for electric transportation
- 17.5. Smart grid for vehicle charging: a case study
- 17.6. Conclusions
- 18. The Serhatköy photovoltaic power plant and the future of renewable energy on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Integrating solar photovoltaic and wind farms into electricity transmission an
- 18.1. Background
- 18.2. Electricity sector
- 18.3. The solar project
- 18.4. The tender process and awarding of the contract
- 18.5. Construction of the plant
- 18.6. Performance of the plant
- 18.7. Recommendations for future improvements to the Serhatköy power plant
- 18.8. The Intergovernmental Programme for Climate Change
- 18.9. The future
- 18.10. Conclusions
- 15. Improved energy demand management in buildings for smart grids: The US experience
- Index
- Plate Captions List
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