Computational Tools for Energy Harvesting Applications presents the latest applications of energy harvesting methods for renewable energy systems. The book provides readers with the computational tools and algorithms for energy harvesting, explaining the mathematical basis behind their development and application and analyzing the latest developments. Each chapter provides a review of the fundamentals and basic theory behind each energy harvester, the working principles, and the latest practical applications. The mathematical techniques and computational tools are provided for response analysis and optimization of diverse energy harvesters, including from fixed renewable energy systems - wind, solar, etc. - and portable devices such as PEM fuel cells. This is a valuable reference for students and researchers working in the field of renewable energy harvesting and its application, as well as electrical and mechanical engineers.
Table of Contents
1. An Overview of computational algorithms and energy harvesting systems 2. Optimization and computational modeling of piezoelectric transducers 3. Parameter optimization techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell 4. Parametric modeling of electromagnetic energy harvester 5. Title: Engineering Applications of Swarm Intelligence 6. Applications of swarm Intelligence and machine learning algorithms in energy harvesting system 7. Role of mathematical modelling in Energy Harvesters 8. Study on solar energy systems during partial shading conditions 9. Prediction of global solar radiation using a single empirical model for diversified locations
Authors
Abhishek Sharma Research Associate Ariel University, Israel. Sharma is a Doctor of Engineering at Ariel University. His skills and expertise include MATLAB Simulation, Control Theory, Automation & Robotics, and Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Shailendra Rajput Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel University, Israel; Dept. of Physics, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. Dr. Shailendra Rajput is an Associate Professor at Department of Physics, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Ariel University, Israel (September 2017-April 2021) and Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (May 2015-July 2017). His main research work is associated with Energy harvesting, Solar energy, Energy storage, Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, and biomedical application of electromagnetic waves. Moshe Averbukh Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel University, Israel. Moshe Averbukh (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the Mining Institute A. A. Skochinsky of Academy of Science (Former USSR). He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ariel University, Israel. He is also the Head of the Electrical Storage Systems and Appliances Laboratory. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and conferences proceedings. He has been serving as a reviewer for several respected journals. He is a guest editor in special issues. Mangey Ram Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, India.Prof. Mangey Ram received his Ph.D. in Mathematics (major) and Computer Science (minor) from the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been a faculty member for ca. 15 years and has taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. He is currently a Research Professor at Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, India and a Visiting Professor at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering, and Management Sciences; Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies; Journal of Graphic Era University; Series Editor of six book series with Elsevier, CRC Press-A Taylor and Frances Group, Walter De Gruyter Publisher Germany, River Publisher and Guest Editor and Associate Editor for various journals.
His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics.
Prof. Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Senior Life Member of the Operational Research Society of India, the Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, the Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He is a member of the organizing committee of several international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He was conferred the "Young Scientist Award� by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun, in 2009, and given the "Best Faculty Award� in 2011; "Research Excellence Award� in 2015; and "Outstanding Researcher Award� in 2018 for his significant contributions in academics and research at Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Most recently, he received the "Excellence in Research of the Year-2021 Award� from the Honourable Chief Minister of the Uttarakhand State, India.
