Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB’11)

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Variable Speed Drive of Wind Turbine Based on Synchronous Generator....Pages 3-16
Control of the Output Voltage of Asynchronous Wind Turbine with Variable Speed Using a Static VAR Compensator (SVC)....Pages 17-30
Fuzzy Control of Variable Speed Wind Turbine Using Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine for Stand-Alone System....Pages 31-44
Academic Development as a Vehicle to Deliver Sustainability Education....Pages 45-60
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Exploring the complexity of understanding, managing and marketing codes for sustainability in the current economic climate – issues for the small builder....Pages 63-73
A Sustainable Housing Unit for Emergency Areas....Pages 75-84
Market Responses to the Sustainability and Energy Performance of Commercial Property....Pages 85-97
Is the Recession Jeopardizing the 2016 Zero Carbon Homes Agenda in England?....Pages 99-107
Evaluation of Wireless Home Automation Technologies for Smart Mining Camps in Remote Western Australia....Pages 109-118
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Investigation on the Excitation Capacitor for a Wind Pumping Plant Using Induction Generator....Pages 121-131
Battery Models for Estimation of State of Charge by Sliding Mode Observer....Pages 133-149
Control for a Variable Speed Wind Turbine Equipped with a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG)....Pages 151-168
H  ∞  Tracking Observer-Based Control of the Buck Power Converters....Pages 169-176
Energy Management Strategy for Commercial Buildings Integrating PV and Storage Systems....Pages 177-190
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A Triple-Cell Concentrator PV System with No Current-Matching and No Lattice-Matching Constrains....Pages 193-200
Performance Evaluation of a Flywheel Energy-Storage System Associated to a Variable-Speed Wind Generator....Pages 201-211
Neural Control of the Self-Excited Induction Generator for Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Generation....Pages 213-223
Synchronization of a Renewable Energy Inverter with the Grid....Pages 225-233
An Intelligent System for Real Time Fault Detection in PV Plants....Pages 235-244
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Sustainable Housing in Australia: Monitored Trends in Energy Consumption....Pages 247-256
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 Solar Community Model : A Smart Strategy for Historic Centres Sustainable Renovation....Pages 257-264
An Emergency Response System for Intelligent Buildings....Pages 265-274
Adaptive Buildings for Sustainable Architecture....Pages 275-284
A Simple Way to Assess and Compare the Thermal Efficacy in Elongated Building Designs....Pages 285-294
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The Low-Carbon Retrofit of a UK Conservation Area Terrace: Introducing a Pattern Book of Energy-Saving Details....Pages 297-305
In-Construction Testing of the Thermal Performance of Dwellings Using Thermography....Pages 307-318
New Concepts of Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Utilizing BIM Benchmarking Techniques and Sensing Devices....Pages 319-329
The Monitoring and Assessment of Indoor Environment and Domestic Electricity Use in a Preliminary Post-occupancy Case Study....Pages 331-340
Post Occupancy Evaluation of Decentralised Energy Systems....Pages 341-351
Sustainability and Heritage Conservation: Assessment of Environmental Performance and Energy Management for Historic Churches....Pages 353-364
Modelling and PID Control of HVAC System According to Energy Efficiency and Comfort Criteria....Pages 365-374
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Is Sustainability in the Commercial Property Industry Just Best Practice Management?....Pages 377-389
Sustainability Patterns in the Traditional Residential Fabric of Tabriz....Pages 391-402
Energy Resource Management in Smart Home: State of the Art and Challenges Ahead....Pages 403-411
Supervisory Control of Indoor Environment Systems to Minimise the Carbon Footprint of Airport Terminal Buildings – A Review....Pages 413-424
Analysis of an Airport Ecosystem from Emissions Perspective....Pages 425-434
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Mapping Occupants Thermal Discomfort Responses in Households Using SenseCam....Pages 437-445
Investigating the Effects of Incorporating Seasonal Variation in a Domestic Active Occupancy Model....Pages 447-455
From People Activity to Smart Buildings....Pages 457-469
Using a RTL System Based on RFID Technology for Monitoring Occupants Domestic Energy Use and Behaviour....Pages 471-480
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A Framework for Intelligent Information System – Reengineering Energy Consumption in Buildings to Reduce Carbon Footprint....Pages 481-499
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Fault Tolerant Control of Wind Energy Conversion Systems Subject to Sensor Faults....Pages 503-515
Transformerless 3-Phase PV Inverter Simulation for Efficient Building Installations....Pages 517-524
Real-Time Implementation Control for Multi-source Energy System....Pages 525-538
A Proposed Methodology for Estimating the Performance of Small Wind Turbines in Urban Areas....Pages 539-548
RF Front-End Receiver with Tunable Image Reject Filter for Smart Grid Applications....Pages 549-565
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Calcium Ion-Exchanged Zeolite 13X: Properties Measurement and Potential Usage in Solar Adsorption Cooling Systems....Pages 569-579
Effect of the Thickness of the Air Gap between the Glass and the Absorber on Convective Heat Transfer in Thermal Solar Collector....Pages 581-588
Review of Common-Mode Voltage in Transformerless Inverter Topologies for PV Systems....Pages 589-596
Optimization of the Photovoltaic Installation Structure....Pages 597-608
BIPV Applications in the GCC Region: A Comparative Study on the Key Parameters....Pages 609-617
A Solar Drainpipe for Water Heating....Pages 619-628
P/N/P Double-Junction GaAs/Ge Solar Cell Devices for PV and CPV....Pages 629-636
Prospect of Hybrid Wind and Solar System in the Region of Batna, Algeria....Pages 637-645
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