Bell reports that as populations continue to grow within dense urban centers and our power usage expands to new areas like electric vehicles, there is an ever greater need to tackle the complexity of renewable energy sources, power monitoring, and smart grid control. Complexity is further compounded by the urgent need for sustainable, clean energy sources that can scale from research to distribution to optimization.
This book includes a select set of examples curated to show how researchers use NI solutions to solve some of the greatest challenges we face by measuring, controlling, and prototyping innovative and novel approaches to global energy needs. To learn more about how NI partners with academic researchers, visit http://www.ni.com/research.
Table of Contents
Reducing Flickers Caused by Photovoltaic Systems in Cloudy Regions ............................ 4
Creating the World’s Most Powerful Renewable Energy Test Facility ................................6
Controlling the World’s Most Powerful Laser ......................................................................8
Flow Testing of Prototype Nuclear Fuel ..............................................................................10
Preventing Catastrophic Failures in High-Voltage Electrical Equipment............................ 12
Extending Plasma Life Span for Fusion Energy Research ..................................................14
Create a Reliable, Cost-Effective Solar Forecasting for Smart Grids .................................16
Automating Measurements for a Tidal Stream Turbine Testbed .........................................18
Measuring the Health Effects of Noise Generated by Wind Farms .....................................20
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