Charging About

Charging About
Author: Jacqui Bailey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2023-10-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1801992908

A brand new edition of Charging About from the Science Works series, featuring lively storytelling and fun, engaging illustrations to aid children in their learning. Press a button, flick a switch, turn a knob and zap . . . something amazing happens. You have music, light, heat, hairdryers - all because of electricity. In this revised edition from Jacqui Bailey, we follow the story of how electrical energy is generated in a power station, how it travels through pylons, power cables and wires until it reaches towns and homes. We learn how electrical current is created and how it is made safe. This book also contains an experiment, more great facts to know, useful websites and an index. Book band: Lime Ideal for KS2.

Charging about

Charging about
Author: Jacqui Bailey
Publisher: A & C Black
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2003
Genre: Electric power
ISBN: 9780713662573

This is the story of how electrical energy is generated in a power station and how it travels through pylons, power cables and wires until it reaches towns and homes. Children will discover how this electrical current is created and how it is made safe, and how it supplies domestic appliances with the power to work. At the end of the book there is an activity in which children can make a simple electric circuit. This volume is part of a series which uses cartoon-style illustrations and speech bubbles to make scientific ideas easier to understand. Fact boxes, a themed experiment, a list of related Web sites and an index are also included."

Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging

Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging
Author: Shu T. Lai
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0691129479

As commercial and military spacecraft become more important to the world's economy and defense, and as new scientific and exploratory missions are launched into space, the need for a single comprehensive resource on spacecraft charging becomes increasingly critical. Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging is the first and only textbook to bring together all the necessary concepts and equations for a complete understanding of the subject. Written by one of the field's leading authorities, this essential reference enables readers to fully grasp the newest ideas and underlying physical mechanisms related to the electrostatic charging of spacecraft in the space environment. Assuming that readers may have little or no background in this area, this complete textbook covers all aspects of the field. The coverage is detailed and thorough, and topics range from secondary and backscattered electrons, spacecraft charging in Maxwellian plasmas, effective mitigation techniques, and potential wells and barriers to operational anomalies, meteors, and neutral gas release. Significant equations are derived from first principles, and abundant examples, exercises, figures, illustrations, and tables are furnished to facilitate comprehension. Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging is the definitive reference on the physics of spacecraft charging and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate-level students, and professional space researchers.

Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt
Author: Larry Edsall
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2010-12-24
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760338933

The Chevrolet Volt was introduced to the motoring public with great fanfare in autumn 2008. Clean styling and creative engineering have created a tremendous buzz around the Volt, which is unlike any electric car to date. Chevrolet Volt takes you behind the scenes of the car's development from concept to finished product. With unprecedented access to the people that made the car happen, author Larry Edsall brings you behind the scenes with exclusive photography from General Motors. In-depth interviews of the designers, engineers, aerodynamicists, and other key figures reveal the hurdles and setbacks, advances and victories in the car's evolution. No other book offers the unrestricted access to the development of one of the most important cars from Detroit--ever!

Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles

Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
Author: Larry E. Erickson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2016-10-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1498731570

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change adopted on December 12, 2015 is a voluntary effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reach the goals of this agreement, there is a need to generate electricity without greenhouse gas emissions and to electrify transportation. An infrastructure of SPCSs can help accomplish both of these transitions. Globally, expenditures associated with the generation, transmission, and use of electricity are more than one trillion dollars per year. Annual transportation expenditures are also more than one trillion dollars per year. Almost everyone will be impacted by these changes in transportation, solar power generation, and smart grid developments. The benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions will differ with location, but all will be impacted. This book is about the benefits associated with adding solar panels to parking lots to generate electricity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide shade and shelter from rain and snow. The electricity can flow into the power grid or be used to charge electric vehicles (EVs). Solar powered charging stations (SPCSs) are already in many parking lots in many countries of the world. The prices of solar panels have decreased recently, and about 30% of the new U.S. electrical generating capacity in 2015 was from solar energy. More than one million EVs are in service in 2016, and there are significant benefits associated with a convenient charging infrastructure of SPCSs to support transportation with electric vehicles. Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: A Sustainable Development aims to share information on pathways from our present situation to a world with a more sustainable transportation system with EVs, SPCSs, a modernized smart power grid with energy storage, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and better urban air quality. Covering 200 million parking spaces with solar panels can generate about 1/4 of the electricity that was generated in 2014 in the United States. Millions of EVs with 20 to 50 kWh of battery storage can help with the transition to wind and solar power generation through owners responding to time-of-use prices. Written for all audiences, high school and college teachers and students, those in industry and government, and those involved in community issues will benefit by learning more about the topics addressed in the book. Those working with electrical power and transportation, who will be in the middle of the transition, will want to learn about all of the challenges and developments that are addressed here.

Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects

Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects
Author: Henry B. Garrett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2012-04-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118241339

The definitive guide to the modern body of spacecraft charging knowledge—from first principles for the beginner to intermediate and advanced concepts The only book to blend the theoretical and practical aspects of spacecraft charging, Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects defines the environment that not only creates the aurora, but which also can have significant effects on spacecraft, such as disruption of science measurements and solar arrays from electrostatic discharge (ESD). It describes in detail the physics of the interaction phenomenon as well as how to construct spacecraft to enhance their survivability in the harsh environment of space. Combining the authors' extensive experience in spacecraft charging—and in their provision of design support to NASA, JPL, the commercial satellite market, and numerous other projects—this incredible book offers both a robust physics background and practical advice for neophytes in the field and experienced plasma physicists and spacecraft engineers. In addition to containing numerous equations, graphs, tables, references, and illustrations, Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects covers: Solar cell technology, especially higher voltage arrays, and the new design approaches that are appropriate for them Information about the space plasma environment New analytic computer codes to analyze spacecraft charging Spacecraft anomalies and failures which emphasized designs that are of greater importance than others

Food-Related Services

Food-Related Services
Author: Keith W. Oleson
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1999-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780788179310

The federal government spent nearly $1.6 billion in FY1995 to provide food-related services, such as inspecting, testing, grading, & approving agricultural commodities & products. This report identifies & evaluates opportunities to increase the share of funding by beneficiaries for food-related services provided by the federal government. It identifies (1) the types of food-related services provided by federal agencies; (2) the extent to which beneficiaries currently pay for such services through user fees; & (3) potential opportunities for recovering more of the service costs through user fees, as well as arguments for & against doing so.

GoPro KARMA: How To Use The GoPro Karma Drone

GoPro KARMA: How To Use The GoPro Karma Drone
Author: Jordan Hetrick
Publisher: Kaisanti Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

From the #1 bestselling author on GoPro cameras, GoPro: How To Use The GoPro Karma Drone is the ultimate, comprehensive guide to master your GoPro Karma Drone for aerial cinematography and photography. In this book, you will learn vital tips such as: • Practice exercises to improve your flight skills • Helpful apps and ideas to scout out the best filming locations • The best GoPro photo and video settings for a wide range of drone shots • A variety of photo angles and filming techniques to master your drone camera • The best drone moves used by the pros • Editing techniques to make your footage stand out Learning to fly a drone to film captivating aerial cinematography and photography is a two-part process, both of which this book teaches you in a clear step-by-step format. First, this book will teach you how to fly your GoPro Karma drone specifically with aerial cinematography and photography in mind. Second, this book teaches you the filming knowledge needed to film and edit visually appealing aerial views. The GoPro Karma Drone provides the tool to film amazing aerial photos and videos. This book, How To Use The GoPro Karma Drone, gives you the knowledge to become both an expert Karma drone pilot and cinematographer/photographer. Written specifically for the GoPro Karma Drone (also known as a UAV), including the Karma Grip.