This book combines research, contemporary achievements, and emerging trends within electrical energy conversion technologies and renewable energy sources. The scholarly findings compiled provide a background for discussion of the problems and opportunities of power efficiency and energy...

Operating schedule of a combined energy network system -- Dynamic characteristics of a fuel cell system and microgrid -- Effective improvement in generation efficiency of a fuel cell microgrid -- Installation plan of a fuel cell cogeneration system -- Fuel cell microgrid with wind power...

"This book focuses on the technical planning of power systems, taking into account technological evolutions in equipment as well as the economic, financial, and societal factors that drive supply and demand and have implications for technical planning at the micro level"--Provided by publisher.

"This book brings together research on informed-decision making within the strategic planning sphere of system integration, highlighting social responsibility and environmental issues"--Provided by publisher.

1. A meta-analysis of the direction and state of sociotechnical research in a range of disciplines / Elayne Coakes, Jim Coakes -- 2. My top 10 lessons on lessons learned systems / Jay Liebowitz -- 3. Leadership can bridge the user-developer gap / David Tuffley -- 4. Socially-aware design /...

"This book discusses methods of using information technologies to support organizational and business objectives in both national and international contexts, describing the latest research on both the technical and non-technical aspects of contemporary information societies, including...

E-Education Applications: Human Factors and Innovative Approaches enforces the need to take multi-disciplinary and/or inter-disciplinary approaches, when solutions for e-education (or online-, e-learning) are introduced. By focusing on the issues that have impact on the usability of e-learning,...

The successful implementation and deployment of enterprise resource planning hinges on an organization's understanding of the complex and challenging issues involved in the process. And, the further development of information and communication technologies are presenting more challenges to...

This anthology brings together multiple viewpoints on the social dimensions of the revolution in information technology. The chapters cover social, political, educational, personal, and international dimensions of information technology impacts. Each chapter focuses on different aspects of the...