POWER ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK, 3rd Edition

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Energy Sources

Dr. Alireza Khaligh and Dr. Omer C. Onar^*

Energy Harvesting an Renewable Energies Laboratory (EHREL), Electric Power and Power Electronics Center (EPPEC), Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL^* Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

45.1 Introduction

45.2 Available Energy Sources

45.2.1 Coal

45.2.2 Oil

45.2.3 Natural gas

45.2.4 Hydropower

45.2.5 Nuclear Power

45.2.6 Solar

45.2.7 Wind

45.2.8 Ocean

45.2.9 Hydrogen

45.2.10 Geothermal

45.2.11 Biomass

45.3 Electric Energy Generation Technologies

45.3.1 Thermoelectric Energy

45.3.2 Hydroelectric Energy

45.3.3 Solar Energy Conversion and Photo-Voltaic Systems

45.3.4 Wind Turbines and Wind Energy Conversion Systems