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1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I Dissecting the Power System -- 1 The Curse of the Power System -- 1.1 Proposing the "Truck Model" -- 1.2 Frequency Corresponds to Tire Rotation Speed -- 1.3 Maintaining a Constant Speed Uphill and Downhill -- 1.4 Simultaneous and Equal Quantities -- 1.5 New Entrants Must Strictly Adhere to Consistent Speeds -- 1.6 The Power System is a Truck with No Brakes -- 1.7 Hundreds and Thousands of Trucks in a Synchronized March -- 1.8 Capricious Acceleration and Deceleration of Renewable Energy |
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1.9 The Curse of Power Systems -- 2 The Mechanism of Synchronous Power Systems -- 2.1 The Mechanism of Synchronous Generators -- 2.2 Rotating Magnetic Field Generates Current -- 2.3 Initiating Synchronous Operation of Generators -- 2.4 Synchronizing the Generator with the Grid -- 2.5 Increasing the Output of the Generator -- 2.6 Synchronous Generator Power Output and Parallel Operation -- 2.7 Giant Inertia of Generators and Instantaneous Voltage Sags -- 2.8 Detecting Electricity Demand -- 2.9 Power Flow Control Between Power Company Territories |
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2.10 The Speed of Light in Transmitting Electrical Energy -- Reference -- 3 The Inevitability of Power Company Gigantism -- 3.1 The War of DC Versus AC -- 3.2 Frequency Constraints Lead to Monopolization of Regional Demand -- 3.3 Absorbing Smaller Power Companies and Becoming Massive -- 3.4 Easier Frequency and Voltage Control in Larger Power Systems -- 3.5 The Inevitability of Regional Monopolies -- 3.6 Delays in Technological Innovation Due to Total Cost-Based Pricing -- References -- 4 The Power System's Struggle with Renewable Energy |
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4.1 Grid-Connection Mechanism for Renewable Energy Sources -- 4.2 Downward Reserve Insufficiency Problem -- 4.3 Preventing Stand-Alone Operation and Simultaneous Tripping Issue -- 4.4 The Surge of Renewable Energy and FIT -- 4.5 European Initiatives and Germany's Renewable Energy Act -- 4.6 Germany's Energy Transformation -- 4.7 Spain's Struggles as a Leader in Forecasting Technology -- 4.8 Emergence of Solar Power Connection Review Suspension Issue in Japan -- 4.9 Conditional Bidding for Mandatory Shutdown of Wind Power Plants |
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4.10 Manifestation of Contradictions Due to Increased Renewable Energy -- References -- Part II Digital Grid -- 5 Escaping the Curse of Power Systems -- 5.1 Challenges of Mass Renewable Energy Adoption -- 5.2 Is Grid Reinforcement the Answer? -- 5.3 Energy (kWh) and Power (kW) -- 5.4 Maintaining Grid Stability -- 5.5 Is Distributed Control the Solution? -- 5.6 The Enormous Utility of Asynchronous Interconnection -- 5.7 Escaping the Curse of Power Systems -- References -- 6 The Birth of the Digital Grid -- 6.1 Inverter Technology for Asynchronous Interconnection |
| Summary |
This book is about Digital Grids, which eliminate the electrical constraints of power grids, provide a mechanism for free electricity trading, make full use of renewable energy, and remove human energy constraints. It is rare to experience an era of great change that shakes the social structure. The great transformation of the social structure brought about by the Internet is just one of them. It is doubtful that people at the time when that transformation began could realize just how great and momentous the change would be, but now all indications are that the energy industry will bring about a major transformation of the social structure. This book, The Digital Grid, aims to show the far-reaching effects of that concept and how it will be realized |
| Notes |
6.2 Automatic Transmissions in Cars: Similar to Asynchronous Interconnection in Power System |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 28, 2023) |
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Energy web.
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Smart power grids.
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Energy web.
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Smart power grids.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789819942800 |
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9819942802 |
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