Energy and Power Systems

by Leondes; Cornelius T.

• ISBN13: 9789056996772
• ISBN10: 9056996770
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-08
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The first industrial revolution, with its roots in James Watts' steam engine and its various applications to modes of transportation, manufacturing and other areas, introduced novel ways of working and living, thus becoming one of the chief determinants of our present way of life.The second industrial revolution, with its roots in modern computer technology and integrated electronics technology, in particular, VLSI (Very Large Scale Integrated) electronics technology, has resulted in advances of enormous significance in all areas of modern activity, with great economic impact as well.The technical committee on mechatronics formed by the International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, in Prague, Czech Republic, adopted the following definition for the term: "Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of precision mechanical engineering, electronic control and systems thinking in the design products and manufacturing process". Due to developments in powerful computers, including microprocessors and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICS), computational techniques, diverse technologies, advances in the design process of products and other factors, the field of mechatronics has evolved as a highly powerful and most cost effective means for product realization.

Table of Contents

Series Description and Motivation	vii
Series Preface	ix
Preface	xi
Mechatronic Systems Techniques in the Implementation of Non-Linear Controllers of Synchronous Generators	1	(62)
Wladyslaw Mielczarski
Antoni M. Zajaczkowski
Mechatronic Techniques in Boiler Turbine Generator Control	63	(82)
E. Swidenbank
M. D. Brown
D. Flynn
G. W. Irwin
B. W. Hogg
Artificial Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition and Data Classification	145	(54)
J. McDonald
G. Burt
J. A. Steele
A. ul-Asar
Mechatronic Techniques in Intelligent Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems	199	(38)
Hong Zhou
Ming Rao
Karl T. Chuang
Mechatronic Systems Techniques in Steel Reheat Furnaces --- Integration of Control, Instrumentation and Optimization	237	(36)
Y. Y. Yang
D. A. Linkens
Nonlinear Control of a Gas Fired Furnace	273	(36)
Christopher Edwards
Sarah K. Spurgeon
Mechatronic Systems Techniques in Teleoperated Control of Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Machines	309
N. Sepehri
P. D. Lawrence