Computational Intelligence, and Smart Technologies in Solar Thermal Systems: Principles and Applications
暫譯: 計算智能與太陽熱系統中的智慧技術：原則與應用

本書涵蓋了該領域的新興技術和創新，例如混合型太陽熱系統、用於集熱器的先進材料、新穎的熱能儲存解決方案，以及集中式太陽能發電（CSP）技術的進展。它介紹了人工智慧和機器學習技術在太陽熱系統優化中的應用。

**主要特點：**
- 討論了智能技術（如人工智慧和機器學習）在轉變太陽熱系統中的應用，通過提高其效率、可靠性和成本效益來實現。
- 提供了有關太陽乾燥機參數在線測試的優化技術、基於AI的預測建模以準確生成太陽能、雙軸太陽能面板追蹤和監控系統、物聯網在太陽乾燥機設計中的應用，以及溫室型太陽乾燥機系統的見解。
- 涵蓋了用於優化太陽熱系統的最先進計算模型，例如神經網絡、用於預測建模的遺傳算法、控制策略和系統優化。
- 提供了計算智能和智能技術在太陽熱應用中的實施案例研究和示例，具有在4kW混合型太陽能電動車充電站、五級逆變器用於太陽光伏系統、農業光伏系統以及風-太陽-氫混合能源發電中的實時應用。
- 介紹了在設計、分析和性能評估去中心化烹飪的太陽熱集熱器、下一代太陽能發電廠和混合能源發電系統中使用的模擬和建模工具。

本書主要針對機械工程、能源工程、計算機科學與工程、可再生能源、太陽能和清潔技術的高年級本科生、研究生和學術研究人員撰寫。

Bharti Sharma earned a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun. She is serving the DIT University Dehradun, as an Associate Professor and Academic Head of the CA department. She has 21 years of rich experience in academics and research. Her research work is mainly associated with Machine Learning (ML) and AI applications, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning and respective application domains. In her research work, her team is mainly engaged in the development of intelligent computational models using Machine Learning methods to solve various challenging problems related to transportation and other relevant areas. She has credited her authorship in various quality publications in International Journals, Conferences and Book Chapters. Presently, she is also serving as Editor in many Research Books. She has also served as the Keynote Speaker, and Technical and Program chair committee member in many international conferences. Also, she is an active reviewer in various reputed international journals and conferences. She also has rich experience in conducting Faculty Development Program (FDP) and workshops at the National level.

Utku Kose, an esteemed Turkish academic born on March 26, 1985, is renowned for his profound contributions to the field of Computer Engineering. Holding the position of Associate Professor at Süleyman Demirel University's Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, he also serves as a Visiting Researcher at the University of North Dakota, USA. His academic journey began with a Bachelor's degree from Gazi University, followed by a Master's from Afyon Kocatepe University, culminating in a PhD from Selçuk University, all in Turkey. His research, deeply rooted in artificial intelligence, spans across various disciplines including biomedical AI, machine ethics, and intelligent systems, reflecting his passion for exploring the intersections of technology with ethical considerations and existential risks. Dr. Kose has not only made significant strides in academia through his teaching and research but also holds key editorial and leadership roles in esteemed journals like the International Journal of Information Communication Technology and Digital Convergence, and the Journal of Multidisciplinary Developments. His commitment to advancing knowledge is further demonstrated by his role as a book series editor on topics such as Computational Modeling Applications for Existential Risks and Biomedical and Robotics Healthcare. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Dr. Kose has contributed significantly to the field through a variety of sectoral experiences, showcasing his versatility and commitment to applying theoretical knowledge in practical settings. His contributions have been recognized globally, further evidenced by his memberships in prestigious organizations such as IEEE and ACM, underscoring his status as a leader in the field. Dr. Kose's research interests are broad yet deeply interconnected, focusing on the safe and ethical advancement of artificial intelligence, the development of intelligent optimization algorithms, and the exploration of AI's philosophical implications. His work is not only theoretical but also practical, as seen in projects like "Artificial Intelligence Based Digital Twin for Healthcare" and the development of "Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Interaction in Biomedical" systems, highlighting his dedication to leveraging AI for the betterment of society. Through his extensive publications in high-impact journals and conferences, Dr. Kose has established himself as a pioneering figure in his field, dedicated to advancing our understanding and application of AI in ways that are ethically responsible and beneficial to humanity.

Varun Pratap Singh is an assistant professor with the Mechanical Engineering cluster at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India, and also associated as a PDF with the Solar Thermal Energy Research Group at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, renowned as one of the top energy research centres in the world, specializing in solar thermal energy research. Dr Singh started working on solar thermal technology as his major project with his bachelor's (B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, Rank Holder) and continued his passion with a master's (M.Tech. Thermal, Mechanical Engineering, Gold Medallist), and during his PhD (Mechanical Engineering-Solar Thermal) by conducting thermohydraulic analysis of different roughnesses in solar air heaters, respectively. His experience includes thirteen years of teaching, seven years of research and industrial projects, and seven years of administrative experience as the centre head of a Center of Excellence (CoE), industry-academia coordinator, and responsible for industry-academia integration at various fronts. He has published thirty research publications (including sixteen SCIE and twelve Scopus papers), and five patents, edited three books, and authored more than fifteen book chapters for international publishers of repute. He is a series editor for a book series titled "Solar Thermal Energy Systems: Advancements in Engineering, Ergonomics, and Sustainable Development" with Taylor & Francis. He also served as an editor for the IJERA journal, edited two special issues of the SCIE journal Energies, and reviewed more than ten SCIE journals. He completed nine projects as principal investigator (PI) and two projects as co-PI for various government research organizations and industry partners with a total research grant of more than thirty lahks INR. He has delivered many invited talks in international and national webinars, FDP and Workshops and attended 20+ MOOCs and 15+ FDPs from various international and national bodies like DTU-Netherlands, Tsinghua University-China, National Chiao Tung University- Taiwan, IMF, IITs, and AICTE. He has been awarded an award for outstanding mentoring of students and a perfect faculty award for excellence in academics and research. He has successfully guided 23 B.Tech., M.Tech and Ph.D. project work and thesis. His major research interests include the design, development, experimental and simulation performance assessment of solar thermal systems. His extended research interests include working on climate change and mitigation, carbon capture technology, hydrogen production, LCA and techno-economic analysis, and small and micro-hydro applications with the development of special-purpose machines (SPM). With a substantial background in solar thermal energy and a distinguished affiliation with UPES India and Stellenbosch South Africa, Dr. Singh brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table.

Ashwani Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Mechanical Vibration and Design with a diverse and impressive career spanning over 14 years. He currently holds the position of Professor & Head of Department Mechanical Engineering (Gazetted Officer Class 1) at the Technical Education Department Uttar Pradesh (under Government of Uttar Pradesh) in Kanpur, India. Prior to his current role, Dr. Kumar served as Senior Lecturer & Lecturer in same organization and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Graphic Era University, Dehradun (ranked 52nd by NIRF India) from July 2010 to November 2013. Beyond his academic contributions, Dr. Kumar possesses extensive leadership and administrative experience. He has held numerous key positions within the education sector, including: Coordinator for AICTE-Extension of Approval, Nodal Officer for PMKVY-TI Scheme (Government of India), Internal Coordinator - CDTP Scheme (Government of Uttar Pradesh), Industry Academia Relation Officer, Assistant Centre Superintendent (ACS) - Institute Examination Cell, Zonal Officer for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Diploma), and Sector Magistrate for State Assembly and General Elections. Dr. Kumar is a passionate researcher and a prominent figure in the field of academic publishing. His dedication to knowledge dissemination is evident in his role as Series Editor for eight distinguished book series published by reputed international publishers. These series encompass a wide range of topics, titled as: Advances in Manufacturing, Design and Computational Intelligence Techniques / Renewable and Sustainable Energy Developments / Smart Innovations and Technological Advancements in Mechanical and Materials Engineering / Solar Thermal Energy Systems: Advancements in Engineering, Ergonomics, and Sustainable Development / Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Intelligent Engineering Systems / Computational Intelligence and Biomedical Engineering/ Advances in Green Technologies for Sustainable Energy Solutions/ Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Computational Intelligence Techniques. Dr. Kumar's editorial expertise extends beyond book series. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainable Technologies (IJMMST, ISSN: 2583-6625), and Editor of the International Journal of Energy Resources Applications (IJERA, ISSN: 2583-6617). He has also been a guest editor for a special issue of Buildings titled as Sustainable Buildings, Resilient Cities and Infrastructure Systems (ISSN: 2075-5309, I.F. 3.1) and holds editorial board positions on eight international journals and acts as review board member of 20 prestigious (Indexed in SCI/SCIE/Scopus) international journals with high impact factor. Dr. Kumar's dedication to scholarship is further demonstrated by his prolific authorship of over 200+ articles in prestigious journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Additionally, he has co-authored or edited over 40+ books in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, and Renewable Energy Engineering. Dr. Kumar's achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards, including a Best Teacher award for excellence in academics and research. He has also successfully guided 15 students through their B.Tech., M.Tech, and Ph.D. theses and currently serves as an external doctoral committee member at S.R.M. University, New Delhi. Dr. Kumar is actively involved in cutting-edge research, focusing on areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Mechanical Engineering, Smart Materials and Manufacturing Techniques, Thermal Energy Storage, Building Efficiency, Renewable Energy Harvesting, Sustainable Transportation, and Heavy Vehicle Dynamics. He holds four patents and frequently participates in international conferences as an invited speaker, session chair, and member of advisory boards, review boards, and program committees.

Bharti Sharma 獲得了德拉敦烏塔拉坎德技術大學的計算機科學與工程博士學位。她目前在德拉敦的 DIT 大學擔任副教授及計算機科學系的學術負責人。她在學術和研究方面擁有 21 年的豐富經驗。她的研究工作主要與機器學習 (Machine Learning, ML) 和人工智慧 (AI) 應用、自然語言處理 (Natural Language Processing, NLP)、智慧交通系統 (Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS)、大數據分析 (Big Data Analytics)、機器學習及相關應用領域有關。在她的研究工作中，她的團隊主要致力於利用機器學習方法開發智能計算模型，以解決與交通及其他相關領域的各種挑戰性問題。她在多個國際期刊、會議和書籍章節中發表了多篇高品質的出版物。目前，她還擔任多本研究書籍的編輯。她曾在多個國際會議中擔任主題演講者、技術和程序委員會成員。此外，她還是多個知名國際期刊和會議的活躍審稿人。她在全國範圍內舉辦教師發展計劃 (Faculty Development Program, FDP) 和工作坊方面也有豐富的經驗。

Utku Kose 是一位受人尊敬的土耳其學者，於 1985 年 3 月 26 日出生，以其對計算機工程領域的深遠貢獻而聞名。他在蘇萊曼尼亞大學的工程學院計算機工程系擔任副教授，同時也是美國北達科他州立大學的訪問研究員。他的學術旅程始於土耳其的加茲大學獲得學士學位，隨後在阿夫永科卡特佩大學獲得碩士學位，最終在塞爾丘克大學獲得博士學位。他的研究深植於人工智慧，涵蓋生物醫學 AI、機器倫理和智能系統等多個學科，反映出他對探索技術與倫理考量及存在風險交集的熱情。Kose 博士不僅在教學和研究方面取得了顯著進展，還在《國際信息通信技術期刊》和《數字融合期刊》等知名期刊中擔任重要的編輯和領導角色。他在推進知識方面的承諾，還體現在他擔任有關存在風險的計算建模應用和生物醫學及機器人醫療的書籍系列編輯上。除了學術追求外，Kose 博士還通過多種行業經驗對該領域做出了重要貢獻，展示了他在實踐環境中應用理論知識的多樣性和承諾。他的貢獻在全球範圍內得到了認可，並且他是 IEEE 和 ACM 等知名組織的成員，突顯了他在該領域的領導地位。Kose 博士的研究興趣廣泛且相互關聯，專注於人工智慧的安全和倫理發展、智能優化算法的開發以及 AI 的哲學意涵探索。他的工作不僅是理論性的，還是實踐性的，體現在“基於人工智慧的醫療數位雙胞胎”和“生物醫學系統中的可信人工智慧互動”等項目中，突顯了他利用 AI 改善社會的奉獻精神。通過在高影響力期刊和會議上的廣泛出版，Kose 博士已經確立了自己在該領域的開創性地位，致力於以倫理負責和對人類有益的方式推進我們對 AI 的理解和應用。

Varun Pratap Singh 是印度德拉敦石油與能源研究大學 (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES) 機械工程集群的助理教授，並且與南非斯坦倫博斯大學的太陽熱能研究小組 (Solar Thermal Energy Research Group) 相關聯，該小組被譽為全球頂尖的能源研究中心之一，專注於太陽熱能研究。Singh 博士在其學士學位 (B.Tech. 機械工程，排名持有者) 的主要項目中開始研究太陽熱技術，並在碩士學位 (M.Tech. 熱能，機械工程，金牌獲得者) 中延續了他的熱情，在博士學位 (機械工程-太陽熱能) 期間進行了不同粗糙度的太陽空氣加熱器的熱水力學分析。他的經驗包括 13 年的教學、7 年的研究和工業項目經驗，以及 7 年的行政經驗，擔任卓越中心 (Center of Excellence, CoE) 的中心負責人、產業學術協調員，並負責各方面的產業學術整合。他已發表 30 篇研究出版物（包括 16 篇 SCIE 和 12 篇 Scopus 論文），擁有 5 項專利，編輯了 3 本書籍，並為多家國際知名出版社撰寫了 15 篇以上的書籍章節。他是名為《太陽熱能系統：工程、人體工學和可持續發展的進展》的書籍系列編輯，該系列由 Taylor & Francis 出版。他還擔任 IJERA 期刊的編輯，編輯了 SCIE 期刊 Energies 的兩個特刊，並審稿了 10 多本 SCIE 期刊。他作為主要研究者 (PI) 完成了 9 個項目，作為共同研究者 (co-PI) 完成了 2 個項目，為各政府研究機構和行業合作夥伴提供了超過 30 萬印度盧比的研究資助。他在國際和國內的網絡研討會、FDP 和工作坊中發表了多次受邀演講，並參加了 20 多個 MOOC 和 15 個以上的 FDP，這些都是來自 DTU-荷蘭、清華大學-中國、國立交通大學-台灣、IMF、IIT 和 AICTE 等各種國際和國內機構的。他因出色的學生指導和學術及研究卓越獲得了優秀教師獎。他成功指導了 23 名 B.Tech.、M.Tech. 和 Ph.D. 的項目工作和論文。他的主要研究興趣包括太陽熱系統的設計、開發、實驗和模擬性能評估。他的擴展研究興趣包括氣候變化和減緩、碳捕集技術、氫氣生產、生命週期評估 (LCA) 和技術經濟分析，以及小型和微型水電應用的特殊用途機器 (SPM) 的開發。憑藉在太陽熱能方面的豐富背景以及與 UPES 印度和斯坦倫博斯南非的卓越聯繫，Singh 博士為該領域帶來了豐富的知識和經驗。

Ashwani Kumar 擁有機械工程博士學位，專攻機械振動和設計，擁有超過 14 年的多元且令人印象深刻的職業生涯。他目前擔任印度烏塔爾邦技術教育部 (Technical Education Department Uttar Pradesh) 機械工程系的教授及系主任（公務員一級）。在此之前，Kumar 博士曾在同一機構擔任高級講師和講師，並於 2010 年 7 月至 2013 年 11 月在德拉敦的 Graphic Era 大學（根據 NIRF 印度排名第 52）擔任機械工程系的助理教授。除了學術貢獻外，Kumar 博士還擁有豐富的領導和行政經驗。他在教育界擔任過多個重要職位，包括：AICTE 批准延長協調員、印度政府 PMKVY-TI 計劃的聯絡官、烏塔爾邦政府 CDTP 計劃的內部協調員、產業學術關係官、學院考試小組的助理中心主任 (ACS)、聯合入學考試 (JEE-Diploma) 的區域官員，以及州議會和一般選舉的區域法官。Kumar 博士是一位充滿熱情的研究者，也是學術出版領域的知名人物。他在知識傳播方面的奉獻體現在他擔任八個由知名國際出版社出版的卓越書籍系列的系列編輯上。這些系列涵蓋了廣泛的主題，包括：製造、設計和計算智能技術的進展 / 可再生和可持續能源發展 / 機械和材料工程中的智能創新和技術進步 / 太陽熱能系統：工程、人體工學和可持續發展的進展 / 人工智慧和機器學習在智能工程系統中的應用 / 計算智能和生物醫學工程 / 可持續能源解決方案的綠色技術進展 / 材料、製造和計算智能技術的進展。Kumar 博士的編輯專業不僅限於書籍系列。他擔任《國際材料、製造和可持續技術期刊》（IJMMST, ISSN: 2583-6625）的主編，以及《國際能源資源應用期刊》（IJERA, ISSN: 2583-6617）的編輯。他還擔任《建築》期刊的特刊編輯，該特刊名為可持續建築、韌性城市和基礎設施系統（ISSN: 2075-5309, I.F. 3.1），並在八本國際期刊的編輯委員會中擔任職位，並作為 20 本高影響力的國際期刊的審稿委員（索引於 SCI/SCIE/Scopus）。Kumar 博士對學術的奉獻進一步體現在他在知名期刊、書籍章節和會議論文中發表的 200 多篇文章。此外，他還共同撰寫或編輯了 40 多本機械工程、材料科學和可再生能源工程的書籍。Kumar 博士的成就獲得了多項榮譽，包括因學術和研究卓越而獲得的最佳教師獎。他成功指導了 15 名學生完成其 B.Tech.、M.Tech. 和 Ph.D. 論文，並目前擔任新德里的 S.R.M. 大學的外部博士委員會成員。Kumar 博士積極參與前沿研究，專注於機械工程中的人工智慧和機器學習、智能材料和製造技術、熱能儲存、建築效率、可再生能源收集、可持續交通和重型車輛動力學等領域。他擁有四項專利，並經常以受邀演講者、會議主席以及顧問委員會、審稿委員會和程序委員會成員的身份參加國際會議。