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SmartGrid vs MicroGridEnergy Storage TechnologyIn this book, we will describe how does a SmartGrid work, what are its feature, what are its components, what are the benefits, barrier of implementing a SmartGrid.How a MicroGrid works, what are its feature. MicroGrid Operation modes. Why we need MicroGrid. Conventional grid vs MicroGrid, advantage and disadvantage of MicroGrid. What are the various ways of Energy Storage, Pump storage mechanism, battery...
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Master Thermoplastic Molding Troubleshooting with This Comprehensive GuideThis book provides a comprehensive approach to troubleshooting injection molding processes, helping you identify, analyze, and resolve defects effectively. Learn and gain insights into the key factors affecting part quality and process efficiency. Key Features:Systematic Approach to Troubleshooting: Discover a structured methodology for tackling common and complex injection...
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Ingenious (and hilarious) projects that aspiring makers will love, brought to you by the tinkerers at Popular Science magazine.
From useful, doable gadgets to outlandish contraptions that you'd likely be wise to avoid, this showcase of ingenuity is an entertaining tribute to the inventive spirit. In this book from the science and technology magazine that's been inspiring everyday people for nearly 150 years, you'll discover:
Geek Toys: Be the life...
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This console is an interesting answer to many needs that weren't possible to fulfil in the handheld ecosystem. There will be some innovation and a few compromises, but this combination may pave the way for new and ingenious content. Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis Looking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional PCs tend to evolve 'incrementally', new generations of consoles introduce completely new...
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The author of Guns of the Special Forces 2001-2015 presents a comprehensive overview of 21st century military guns used by small armies around the world.
Soldiers in today's modern armies have access to ever more advanced infantry weapons; lighter, more compact and more accurate than anything seen in the last century. These include combat pistols, personal assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, light machine guns and squad automatic...
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To achieve great things, you have to be willing to take risks-and as Edison's Concrete Piano reveals, some of the most famous names in history experienced plenty of flops and face-plants in the course of their careers. Thomas Edison, for example, not only revolutionized the world with the light bulb, but also designed a concrete piano, a nonoperational helicopter made from box kites and piano wire, and a machine to speak to the dead. Alexander Graham...
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When humans can create new species, what rights do they have over the beings they create? The Making War is the long-awaited final book in the award-winning series that began with The Silver Ship and the Sea. Six genetically engineered children fought to survive in a small town where everyone hated what they were, on a difficult planet full of out-sized predators with long teeth and sharp claws. Because they were stronger than the colonists, they...
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Sega (and their TV ads) want you to know: Developers can't come up with decent games unless the console provides faster graphics and richer sounds. Their new system includes lots of already familiar components ready to be programmed. This means that, in theory, developers would only need to learn about Sega's new GPU... right? Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis Looking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional...
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The Playstation 2 was not one of the most powerful consoles of its generation, yet it managed to achieve a level of popularity unthinkable for other companies. This machine is nowhere near as simple as the original Playstation was, but we will see why it didn't share the same fate of previous complicated consoles (i.e. the Sega Saturn). Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis Looking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While...
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Subtitled A Mobile Utopia, this pioneering novel about the meaning of space habitats for human history, presents spacefaring as no work did in its time, and since. A Utopian novel like no other, presenting a dynamic utopian civilization that transcends the failures of our history. Epic in scope, Macrolife opens in the year 2021. The Bulero family owns one of Earth's richest corporations. As the Buleros gather for a reunion at the family mansion,...
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Sony knew that 3D hardware can get very messy to develop for. Thus, their debuting console will keep its design simple and practical... Although this may come with a cost! Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis Looking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional PCs tend to evolve 'incrementally', new generations of consoles introduce completely new ways of working. What you see here is a series of articles that...
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The Sega Dreamcast introduced many new features over its predecessor (the Saturn) to appeal to both game developers and console gamers. While this was Sega's last attempt to conquer the console market, some of the technologies which were pioneered in the Dreamcast carried on and into future mainstream devices. Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis Looking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional PCs tend...
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The 30 Manor class 4-6-0s were designed by CB Collett in 1938, and built by the Great Western, and the Western Region at Swindon in two batches, 20 in 1938/9, and 10 in 1950. In order to save money the first 20 members of the class were built using parts from withdrawn 4300 class 2-6-0s, and were coupled to refurbished Churchward 3,500 gallon tenders. The lighter 4-6-0s Manors were given blue route classification which allowed them to work over many...
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"From Circuits to Components: Understanding Electronic Fundamentals" is a comprehensive guide that takes readers on a journey through the foundational principles, concepts, and technologies that form the backbone of modern electronics. Written for engineers, students, and enthusiasts alike, this book provides a thorough exploration of electronic fundamentals, from the basic principles of electricity and circuits to the advanced concepts of microcontrollers,...
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Discover strange gadgets you never knew existed in this volume from the nation's top collector of curious and interesting information!
The writers behind Uncle John's Bathroom Reader present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos-devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what they had to offer and sell.
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* The onesie that turns your crawling baby into a mop
* The fart-stifling...
16) Oasis
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To get her life back together, Valenna Merchant has to leave Echo-7. When the chance to escape to a remote military base on Omega-Three-Omega via a housekeeping job emerges, she takes it. But nothing on the base is as it seems, including the cyborg, Anders, kept in a giant water tank for research purposes. And when Valenna uncovers the real reason behind her job offer at the base, she realizes she has to escape or die trying. And she's taking Anders...
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Andromeda & Novae Inc or Infinte Variables is a space opera novelette written in the flash- fiction style, to give momentum, pace and the plot, action high-packed to make the reader constantly wandering & wondering in awe sheer where the plot is leading him/ her to, with a sense of suspense and thriller background energy. It's an odyssey to the origins of Consciousness, expansion, the will to power, Dominion, star-gazing, and Power exerted or asserted...
18) Hyperthought
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Hyperthought recounts the adventures of a young man who trusts an unscrupulous doctor to enhance his brain function, and of a young woman who tries to save him. The year is 2125, and the Earth has undergone drastic climate change due to global warming. People crowd in sealed underground habitats to avoid the stormy, toxic surface. Feisty little Jolie Sauvage leads extreme surface adventure tours for rich executives. Jolie's friend, Dr. Judith Merida,...
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New results in this book show that at the point at which the arc root moves from the contact region, the driven flow could dominate the arc root commutation from the contact region. The arc root contact time analysis and modelling of the magnetic forces lead to able to estimate the minimum forces that moved the arc root from the contact region. The minimum force for the arc to move from the contact region, with contact opening velocities between 1...
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This fully illustrated volume of road tests, reviews and more from the experts at Car and Driver covers nearly half a century of Porsche excellence.
For decades, the company started by Ferdinand Porsche has produced some of the best sportscars money can buy. The Porsche name has come to stand for automotive power, beauty, and prestige. Car and Driver has chronicled the German brand from its first commercial automobile, the 356 Roadster, to its modern...
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