Since the autumn of 2007 Justin Pollard's Eccentric Engineer column in the awardwinning E&T magazine has been campaigning to remind engineers of the extraordinary role that their subject has playe
High Voltage Power Network Construction examines the key requirements, considerations, complexities and constraints relevant to the task of high voltage power network construction - from design, finan
This book is a comprehensive, structural approach to fault diagnosis strategy, which will allow readers to select the right diagnosis strategy. The text reviews the most important, previously publishe
The Code of Practice on Electromagnetic Resilience covers risk management of electromagnetic interference (EMI) for safety-related systems.It describes a recommended process for supporting functional
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Big Data Analytics and Software Defined Networking (SDN) are helping to drive the management of data and usage of the extraordinary increase of computer processing power provided by Cloud Data Centres
Brain-machine interfacing or brain-computer interfacing (BMI/BCI) is an emerging and challenging technology used in engineering and neuroscience. The ultimate goal is to provide a pathway from the bra
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) deals with the unintentional propagation and reception of electromagnetic energy which may cause disturbances or even physical damage in electronic or electromechan
Satellite communications (SatCom) plays a vital role in ensuring seamless access to telecommunications services anytime, and is a viable option for delivering telecommunication services in a wide rang
Guidance Note 2: Isolation & Switching provides clear guidance on what can be a confusing aspect of BS 7671. It is ideal for those working in specification, testing and inspection and for consulti
Diagnosis and Fault Tolerance of Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives describes techniques for fault analysis, diagnostics, condition monitoring methods, reconfiguration, remedial operati
A sustainable community energy system is an approach to supplying a local community - ranging from a few homes or farms to entire cities - with its energy requirements from renewable energy or high-ef
A metaheuristic is a consistent set of ideas, concepts, and operators to design a heuristic optimization algorithm, that can provide a sufficiently good solution to an optimization problem with incomp
Systems Modelling Language (SysML) is a tailored version of the unified modelling language (UML) that meets the needs of today's systems engineering professionals and engineers. It supports the specif
This book describes how smart cities can be designed with data at their heart, moving from a broad vision to a consistent city-wide collaborative configuration of activities. The authors present a com
Developments in Antenna Analysis and Synthesis presents recent developments in antenna design and modeling techniques for a wide variety of applications, chosen because they are contemporary in nature
Robust control theory allows for changes in a system whilst maintaining stability and performance. Applications of this technique are very important for dependable embedded systems, making technologie
In an era of increasing contributions from intermittent renewable resources, energy storage is becoming more important to ensure a resilient and reliable electricity supply. Energy Storage at Differen
This book covers the development, modelling and simulation for high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission systems. The development of HVDC technologies is introduced briefly before the role of modelling and
DC electric power distribution systems have higher efficiency, better current carrying capacity and faster response when compared to conventional AC systems. They also provide a more natural interface
Achieving value-based healthcare, increasing quality, reducing cost, and spreading access, has proven to be extremely challenging, in part due to research that is siloed and largely focused on singula
This title covers key topics and approaches for next generation networks and complex communication systems, and the various aspects of modeling and simulation of these networks from a complex adaptive
Designed for ICT professionals involved in the planning, design, development, testing and operation of network services, this book is ideal for self-teaching. It will help readers evaluate a network s
Negative Group Delay Devices: From concepts to applications introduces the theoretical concept, analysis, design methodology and implementation of negative group delay (NGD). The NGD concept is a rece
The concept of swarm intelligence at first originated from the observation of nature. Through the observation and study of the behaviour of swarms of living creatures as ants colony, bird flocks, bees
As control systems become more complex and are expected to perform tasks in unknown and extreme environments, they may be subject to various types of faults in their sensors, actuators or other compon
The book provides thorough coverage of energy systems for electric and hybrid vehicles with a focus on the three main energy system technologies – energy sources, battery charging and vehicle-to-grid
This book fills the need for a comprehensive volume on the most recent research on oscillator circuit design, analysis and application. It highlights developments in the analysis of synchronization an
Mobile data traffic is expected to exceed traffic from wired devices by 2018. This emerging future will be empowered by revolutionary 5G radio network technologies with a focus on application-driven c
The smart grid is a multi-faceted subject and this book focuses specifically on its security and control aspects.It covers various related topics including smart grid architecture; communications and
Semiconductor lasers possess unique features in terms of performance, size and impact, and user-friendliness. From a team of international experts, this book provides readers with a solid reference of
The purpose of this Code of Practice is to provide a reference to practitioners on the safe, effective and competent application of electrical energy storage systems.It also provides an understanding
This book provides an introduction to advanced wireless transmission technologies in current and future wireless communication systems. It will help students and engineers with basic communication kno
Flexible and effective service provisioning for supporting diverse applications is a key requirement for the next generation Internet. However, the current Internet lacks sufficient capability for mee
This book is a comprehensive work on vehicle dynamics control through sliding mode control. This edited volume will cover the control of longitudinal, lateral and vertical dynamics of four-wheeled veh
This must-read book on power transformer monitoring will incorporate current power transformer condition monitoring techniques from principles to practice. Each chapter will cover the fundamentals and
RFID systems are a very pervasive and low-cost technology used to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects, which contain electronically stored information. RFIDs are used in countles
This book covers iris and periocular recognition, a prominent field in Biometrics Recognition and Identity Science in the areas of security, computing, and communications research and technologies. Se
A telecommunications network is an electronic system of links, nodes and the controls that govern their operations to allow voice and data transfer among users and devices. Examples of telecommunicati
Biometrics is a growing field of influence and significance in the security, communications, networking, and computing fields. This book covers the major and critical system security challenges, devel
