Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies
The benefits are demonstrated of using exergy to understand the efficiencies of electrical power technologies and to assist improvements. Although exergy applications in power systems and electrical technology are uncommon, exergy nevertheless identifies clearly potential reductions in thermodynamic...
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| author | Cornelia Aida Bulucea Marc A. Rosen |
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| description | The benefits are demonstrated of using exergy to understand the efficiencies of electrical power technologies and to assist improvements. Although exergy applications in power systems and electrical technology are uncommon, exergy nevertheless identifies clearly potential reductions in thermodynamic losses and efficiency improvements. Various devices are considered, ranging from simple electrical devices to generation systems for electrical power and for multiple products including electricity, and on to electrically driven. The insights provided by exergy are shown to be more useful than those provided by energy, which are sometimes misleading. Exergy is concluded to have a significant role in assessing and improving the efficiencies of electrical power technologies and systems, and provides a useful tool for engineers and scientists as well as decision and policy makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a99eef2dd1ae4137bcdecf2c0ca8d1292022-12-22T04:22:54ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002009-11-0111482083510.3390/e11040820Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power TechnologiesCornelia Aida BuluceaMarc A. RosenThe benefits are demonstrated of using exergy to understand the efficiencies of electrical power technologies and to assist improvements. Although exergy applications in power systems and electrical technology are uncommon, exergy nevertheless identifies clearly potential reductions in thermodynamic losses and efficiency improvements. Various devices are considered, ranging from simple electrical devices to generation systems for electrical power and for multiple products including electricity, and on to electrically driven. The insights provided by exergy are shown to be more useful than those provided by energy, which are sometimes misleading. Exergy is concluded to have a significant role in assessing and improving the efficiencies of electrical power technologies and systems, and provides a useful tool for engineers and scientists as well as decision and policy makers.http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/11/4/820/exergyelectricitypower generationenergy conversionelectricity use |
| spellingShingle | Cornelia Aida Bulucea Marc A. Rosen Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies Entropy exergy electricity power generation energy conversion electricity use |
| title | Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies |
| title_full | Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies |
| title_fullStr | Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies |
| title_short | Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies |
| title_sort | using exergy to understand and improve the efficiency of electrical power technologies |
| topic | exergy electricity power generation energy conversion electricity use |
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