1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971448003321

Autore

Chavas Jean-Paul

Titolo

Risk analysis in theory and practice / / Jean-Paul Chavas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann

San Diego, Calif., : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004

ISBN

9786611028220

9781281028228

1281028223

9780080516332

0080516335

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Academic Press advanced finance series

Disciplina

330/.01/5195

Soggetti

Risk - Econometric models

Uncertainty - Econometric models

Decision making - Econometric models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Risk Analysis in Theory and Practice; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Measurement of Risk; Chapter 3. The Expected Utility Model; Chapter 4. The Nature of Risk Preferences; Chapter 5. Stochastic Dominance; Chapter 6. Mean-Variance Analysis; Chapter 7. Alternative Models of Risk Behavior; Chapter 8. Production Decisions Under Risk; Chapter 9. Portfolio Selection; Chapter 10. Dynamic Decisions Under Risk; Chapter 11. Contract and Policy Design Under Risk; Chapter 12. Contract and Policy Design Under Risk: Applications

Chapter 13. Market StabilizationAppendix A: Probability and Statistics; Appendix B: Optimization; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The objective of this book is to present this analytical framework and to illustrate how it can be used in the investigation of economic decisions under risk. In a sense, the economics of risk is a difficult subject: it involves understanding human decisions in the absence of perfect information. How do we make decisions when we do not know some of



events affecting us? The complexities of our uncertain world and of how humans obtain and process information make this difficult. In spite of these difficulties, much progress has been made. First, probability theory is the corner stone of risk ass

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960361603321

Autore

Sueker Keith H

Titolo

Power electronics design : a practitioner's guide / / Keith H. Sueker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, MA, : Elsevier/Newnes, c2005

ISBN

9786610629480

9781280629488

1280629487

9780080459929

0080459927

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

621.31/7

Soggetti

Power electronics - Design and construction

Electronics - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; body; 1. Electric Power; 1.1. AC versus DC; 1.2. Pivotal Inventions; 1.3. Generation; 1.4. Electric Traction; 1.5. Electric Utilities; 1.6. In-Plant Distribution; 1.7. Emergency Power; 2. Power Apparatus; 2.1. Switchgear; 2.2. Surge Suppression; 2.3. Conductors; 2.4. Capacitors; 2.5. Resistors; 2.6. Fuses; 2.7. Supply Voltages; 2.8. Enclosures; 2.9. Hipot, Corona, and BIL; 2.10. Spacings; 2.11. Metal Oxide Varistors; 2.12. Protective Relays; 3. Analytical Tools; 3.1. Symmetrical Components

3.2. Per Unit Constants 3.3. Circuit Simulation; 3.4. Simulation Software; 4. Feedback Control Systems; 4.1. Basics; 4.2. Amplitude Responses; 4.3. Phase Responses; 4.4. PID Regulators; 4.5. Nested Control Loops; 5. Transients; 5.1. Line Disturbances; 5.2. Circuit



Transients; 5.3. Electromagnetic Interference; 6. Traveling Waves; 6.1. Basics; 6.2. Transient Effects; 6.3. Mitigating Measures; 7. Transformers and Reactors; 7.1. Transformer Basics; 7.2. Construction; 7.3. Insulation Systems; 7.4. Basic Insulation Level; 7.5. Eddy Current Effects; 7.6. Interphase Transformers

7.7. Transformer Connections 7.8. Reactors; 7.9. Units; 7.10. Cooling; 7.11. Instrument Transformers; 8. Rotating Machines; 8.1. Direct Current Machines; 8.2. Synchronous Machines; 8.3. Induction (Asynchronous) Machines; 8.4. NEMA Designs; 8.5. Frame Types; 8.6. Linear Motors; 9. Rectifiers and Converters; 9.1. Early Rectifiers; 9.2. Mercury Vapor Rectifiers; 9.3. Silicon Diodes--The Semiconductor Age; 9.4. Rectifier Circuits--Single-Phase; 9.5. Rectifier Circuits--Multiphase; 9.6. Commutation; 10. Phase Control; 10.1. The SCR; 10.2. Forward Drop; 10.3. SCR Circuits--AC Switches

10.4. SCR Motor Starters 10.5. SCR Converters; 10.6. Inversion; 10.7. Gate Drive Circuits; 10.8. Power to the Gates; 10.9. SCR Autotapchangers; 10.10. SCR DC Motor Drives; 10.11. SCR AC Motor Drives; 10.12. Cycloconverters; 11. Series and Parallel Operation; 11.1. Voltage Sharing; 11.2. Current Sharing; 11.3. Forced Sharing; 12. Pulsed Converters; 12.1. Protective Devices; 12.2. Transformers; 12.3. SCRs; 13. Switchmode Systems; 13.1. Pulse Width Modulation; 13.2. Choppers; 13.3. Boost Converters; 13.4. The 'H' Bridge; 13.5. High-Frequency Operation; 13.6. Harmonic Injection

13.7. Series Bridges14. Power Factor and Harmonics; 14.1. Power Factor; 14.2. Harmonics; 14.3. Fourier Transforms; 14.4. Interactions with the Utility; 14.5. Telephone Influence Factor; 14.6. Distortion Limits; 14.7. Zero-Switching; 15. Thermal Considerations; 15.1. Heat and Heat Transfer; 15.2. Air Cooling; 15.3. Water Cooling; 15.4. Device Cooling; 15.5. Semiconductor Mounting; 16. Power Electronics Applications; 16.1. Motor Drives and SCR Starters; 16.2. Glass Industry; 16.3. Foundry Operations; 16.4. Plasma Arcs and Arc Furnaces; 16.5. Electrochemical Supplies; 16.6. Cycloconverters

16.7. Extremely Low-Frequency Communications

Sommario/riassunto

This book serves as an invaluable reference to Power Electronics Design, covering the application of high-power semiconductor technology to large motor drives, power supplies, power conversion equipment, electric utility auxiliaries and numerous other applications.Design engineers, design drafters and technicians in the power electronics industry, as well as students studying power electronics in various contexts, will benefit from Keith Sueker's decades of experience in the industry. With this experience, the author has put the overall power electronics design process in the context o