Smart Buildings Digitalization
暫譯: 智慧建築數位化

這本書解釋了資料中心的概念，包括資料收集、公共停車系統、智慧計量和消毒劑分配器。書中也討論了電動城市交通系統和智慧城市中的有效電力分配。書中涵蓋了電力電子在智慧建築應用中的廣泛角色，例如電動車、屋頂綠化和可再生能源整合。還詳細介紹了智慧家庭以及商業和官方建築中的自動化案例研究。本書描述了透過工業、商業和社區平台實現智慧建築的完整意涵。

特色
- 系統性地定義了使用電力消耗優化技術的節能建築，並納入可再生能源來源
- 涵蓋資料中心和網路安全，並為智慧建築提供優秀的資料儲存功能
- 包含系統化和詳細的建築空調和照明策略
- 詳細說明智慧建築的安全推進

本書的目標讀者為研究生、研究人員以及建築系統工程、建築工程和電機工程的專業人士。

Dr. O.V. Gnana Swathika (Member'11-Senior Member'20, IEEE) received B.E degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madras University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, in 2000, MS in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA, in 2004, PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from VIT University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, in 2017. She has also completed her post-doc at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Her current research interests include microgrid protection, power system optimization, embedded systems, photovoltaic systems.

Mr. K. Karthikeyan is an Electrical & Electronics engineering graduate with a Master's in Personnel Management from the University of Madras. With his two decades of rich experience in electrical design, he has immensely contributed towards the Building services sector comprising airports, ITOS, tall statues, railway station/depots, Hospital, Educational institutional buildings, Residential, Hotel, Steel plants, Automobile plants in India and abroad (Sri Lanka, Dubai & UK). Currently working as Chief Engineering Manager - Electrical designs for Larsen & Toubro construction, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational EPC contracting company. Also, he has worked in other major companies like Voltas, ABB, Apex Knowledge technology private limited. His primary role involved to prepare/review complete electrical system designs up to 110KV voltage levels. Detailed engineering stage covering by various electrical design calculations, design basis reports, suitable for construction drawings, and MEP design coordination. He is the point of contact for both client and internal project team, lead and manage a team of design and divisional personnel, day-to-day interaction with clients, peer review, managing project deadlines, Project time estimation, assisting in staff appraisals, training, and recruiting.

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban (Member'12-Senior Member'15, IEEE) received the bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India, in 2002, the master's degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India, in 2006, and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, in 2012. He was an Associate Professor with VIT University from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, he joined the National Institute of Technology, India, as a Faculty Member. In 2014, he was invited as a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, funded by the Qatar National Research Foundation (Government of Qatar). He continued his research activities with the Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, in 2014. Further, he served as an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2016 to 2018. From 2018 to 2021, he has been a Faculty Member with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Esbjerg, Denmark. He is currently working with Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark. He has authored over 300 scientific papers.

S. Padmanaban was the recipient of the Best Paper cum Most Excellence Research Paper Award from IET-SEISCON'13, IET-CEAT'16, IEEE-EECSI'19, IEEE-CENCON'19 and five best paper awards from ETAEERE'16 sponsored Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer book. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK. He is an Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board for refereed journals, in particular the IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL, IEEE Transaction on Industry Applications, IEEE ACCESS, IET Power Electronics, IET Electronics Letters, and Wiley-International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Subject Editorial Board Member--Energy Sources--Energies Journal, MDPI, and the Subject Editor for the IET Renewable Power Generation, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and FACTS journal (Canada).

Dr. O.V. Gnana Swathika（會員'11-資深會員'20，IEEE）於2000年獲得印度泰米爾納德邦金奈馬德拉斯大學的電氣與電子工程學士學位，2004年獲得美國密西根州底特律韋恩州立大學的電氣工程碩士學位，2017年獲得印度泰米爾納德邦金奈VIT大學的電氣工程博士學位。她還在斯里蘭卡莫拉圖瓦大學完成了博士後研究。她目前的研究興趣包括微電網保護、電力系統優化、嵌入式系統和光伏系統。

Mr. K. Karthikeyan是一位電氣與電子工程畢業生，擁有馬德拉斯大學的人力資源管理碩士學位。憑藉二十年的豐富電氣設計經驗，他在建築服務領域做出了巨大貢獻，涵蓋機場、ITOS、高塔雕像、火車站/車廠、醫院、教育機構建築、住宅、酒店、鋼鐵廠、汽車廠等，無論是在印度還是國外（斯里蘭卡、迪拜和英國）。他目前擔任拉爾森與圖布羅建設公司的首席工程經理 - 電氣設計，該公司通常被稱為L&T，是一家印度跨國EPC承包公司。此外，他還曾在其他主要公司如Voltas、ABB、Apex Knowledge Technology Private Limited工作。他的主要職責包括準備/審查完整的電氣系統設計，電壓等級高達110KV。詳細工程階段涵蓋各種電氣設計計算、設計基準報告、適合施工的圖紙和MEP設計協調。他是客戶和內部項目團隊的聯絡人，負責領導和管理設計及部門人員的團隊，與客戶進行日常互動，進行同行評審，管理項目截止日期，項目時間預估，協助員工評估、培訓和招聘。

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban（會員'12-資深會員'15，IEEE）於2002年獲得印度金奈馬德拉斯大學的電氣工程學士學位，於2006年獲得印度普杜切里的龐迪榭里大學的電氣工程（榮譽）碩士學位，並於2012年獲得意大利博洛尼亞大學的電氣工程博士學位。他於2012年至2013年擔任VIT大學的副教授。2013年，他加入印度國立技術學院，擔任教職。2014年，他受邀成為卡塔爾多哈卡塔爾大學電氣工程系的訪問研究員，該項目由卡塔爾國家研究基金會（卡塔爾政府）資助。他於2014年繼續在愛爾蘭都柏林技術學院進行研究活動。此外，他於2016年至2018年擔任南非約翰尼斯堡大學電氣與電子工程系的副教授。從2018年至2021年，他在丹麥艾斯比約的奧爾堡大學能源技術系擔任教職。他目前在丹麥赫爾寧的奧胡斯大學工作。他已發表超過300篇科學論文。

S. Padmanaban曾獲得IET-SEISCON'13、IET-CEAT'16、IEEE-EECSI'19、IEEE-CENCON'19的最佳論文及最優秀研究論文獎，以及ETAEERE'16贊助的《電氣工程講義》中的五個最佳論文獎。他是印度工程師學會、印度電子與電信工程師學會以及英國工程與技術學會的院士。他是多本同行評審期刊的編輯/副編輯/編輯委員會成員，特別是IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL、IEEE Transaction on Industry Applications、IEEE ACCESS、IET Power Electronics、IET Electronics Letters以及Wiley-International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems，並擔任Energy Sources--Energies Journal的主題編輯，還是IET Renewable Power Generation、IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution及FACTS期刊（加拿大）的主題編輯。