Power of Design - Product Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies

Informationen zum Autor Professor Dr Angèle H.M.E. Reinders, TU Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Angèle Reinders has been Professor of Energy-Efficient Design in the Design for Sustainability section of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology since 2010. Previous to this she taught and conducted research in the Department of Design, Production and Management at the University of Twente. In 2001 Professor Reinders was a scientific advisor in the Asia Alternative Energy Program of the World Bank in Washington D.C. She has also been a guest researcher at Fraunhofer Institute, the Ministry of Technology in Jakarta, and ENEA in Naples. She has written many papers and developed educational materials for over seven courses, co-founded the editorship of IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, and participated in the technical program committee of the IEEE PVSC conference. Dr Jan Carel Diehl, TU Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Before becoming Assistant Professor of Sustainable Product Innovation for the Design for Sustainability (DfS) program at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology, Dr Diehl worked for several years as a consultant in Ecodesign. Next to his position at Delft he is also a consultant for UNIDO and UNEP, and an invited lecturer at several international universities. He is co-author of the UNEP Design for Sustainability (D4S) manual for Developing Economies (D4S EE). Professor Dr Ir. Han Brezet, TU Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Professor Han Brezt is currently Research Director of the IDE Faculty and has been Professor of Sustainable Product Design since 1992. He is also a member of the Management Team in the Faculty. Over several years he combined his job in Delft with a visiting professor's position at the Lund University and a senior fellowship at the University of Melbourne. Professor Brezet is also a member of the Jury for the Gasterra Energy Environmental Awards in the Hague and the Jury for the Gasterra Energy Transitions Award. Klappentext The Power of Design offers an introduction and a practical guide to product innovation, integrating the key topics that are necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies.Product innovation in sustainable energy technologies is an interdisciplinary field. In response to its growing importance and the need for an integrated view on the development of solutions, this text addresses the functional principles of various energy technologies next to the latest design processes and innovation methods.From the perspective of product applications, the book provides clear explanations of technologies that are significant for product integration, such as batteries, photovoltaic solar energy, fuel cells, small wind turbines, human power, energy saving lighting, thermal energy technologies in buildings, and piezoelectric energy conversions. The design processes and innovation methods presented in this book include various approaches ranging from technical, societal and creative methods that can be applied in different stages of the design process.Other features include:* a methodological approach, enabling readers to easily apply the theory to their research projects and to the actual design of sustainable products with energy technologies* discussion on interaction design and smart grid interventions* colour photographs that illustrate the final products* numerous case studies of product development projects and concepts in practice, enabling readers to understand and design energy-efficient products in several different markets* a companion website containing useful information about the cases and an additional design cases with sustainable energy technologiesThe Power of Design provides a comprehensive and visually-appealing opening into the subject fo...

List of contents

Preface xiii
 
Foreword xv
 
Acknowledgements xvii
 
About the Editors xix
 
About the Contributors xxi
 
1 Introduction: Challenges at the Crossroads of Energy and Design 1
Ange`le Reinders and Jan Carel Diehl
 
1.1 Introduction 1
 
1.2 Energy Issues: A Brief Explanation 2
 
1.3 Sustainable Energy and Product Design 6
 
1.4 Industrial Design Engineering 10
 
1.5 Design for Sustainability (DfS) 13
 
1.6 Energy Challenges at the Base of the Economic Pyramid 17
 
1.7 Reading This Book 18
 
References 19
 
2 Innovation Methods 21
 
2.1 Introduction to Innovation Methods in Design Processes 21
Ange`le Reinders
 
References 36
 
2.2 Platform-Driven Product Development 37
Johannes Halman
 
References 51
 
2.3 Delft Innovation Model in Use 51
Jan Buijs
 
References 64
 
2.4 TRIZ: ATheory of Solving Inventive Problems 64
Valeri Souchkov
 
References 79
 
Further Reading 79
 
2.5 Technology Roadmapping 80
Valeri Souchkov
 
References 89
 
Further Reading 89
 
2.6 The Design and Styling of Future Things 89
Wouter Eggink
 
References 99
 
Further Reading 99
 
2.7 Constructive Technology Assessment 100
Stefan Kuhlmann
 
References 110
 
2.8 Innovation Journey: Navigating Unknown Waters 112
Stefan Kuhlmann
 
References 117
 
2.9 Risk-Diagnosing Methodology 117
Johannes Halman
 
Appendix 2.9 Reference List with Potential Risk Issues in the Innovation Process 126
 
References 129
 
2.10 A Multilevel Design Model Clarifying the Mutual Relationship between New Products and Societal Change Processes 130
Peter Joore
 
References 138
 
3 Energy Technologies 139
 
3.1 Introduction 139
 
3.2 Rechargeable Batteries for Energy Storage 140
Joop Schoonman
 
References 148
 
3.3 Photovoltaics and Product Integration 149
Ange`le Reinders and Wilfried van Sark
 
References 163
 
Further Reading 164
 
3.4 Fuel Cells 164
Frank de Bruijn
 
References 177
 
3.5 Small Wind Turbines 178
Paul KEURuhn
 
References 186
 
3.6 Human-Powered Energy Systems 186
Arjen Jansen
 
References 196
 
Further Reading 196
 
3.7 Energy-Saving Lighting 197
Arjan de Winter
 
Further Reading 206
 
3.8 Energy-Saving Technologies in the Built Environment 206
Bram Entrop
 
References 217
 
Further Reading 217
 
3.9 Piezoelectric Energy Conversions 218
Alexandre Paternoster, Pieter de Jong, Andre´ de Boer
 
References 227
 
4 Using Energy: Beyond Individual Approaches to Influencing Energy Behavior 229
Daphne Geelen and David Keyson
 
4.1 Introduction 229
 
4.2 The Changing Roles of End Users and Residents in the Energy Provision System 230
 
4.3 Stimulating Energy Behavior Change in Current Design Practice 231
 
4.4 Toward Including Social Interaction and Community-Based Approaches 234
 
4.5 Approaches to Using Social Interaction in Relation to Energy-Related Behavior 235
 
4.6 Conclusions 240
 
References 240
 
Case A SolarBear: Refrigeration for the Base of the Pyramid through Adsorptive Cooling 243
Leonard SchEURurg, Jonas Martens, Roos van Genuchten and Marcel Crul
 
A.1 Introduction 243
 
A.2 The SolarBear Approach 244
 
A.3 Results of the First Cycle of Product Development: Proof of Concept and Market 245
 
A.4 Future Work: AWorking Prototy

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"This book, although it focuses on Sustainable Energy Technologies, brings forth a good step-by-step analysis of the design process methodology that can be applied to any area of design . . . The Power of Design is an introduction to product innovation and contains key topics necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies . . . Although targeted towards university undergraduates and postgrads, I find this a practical guide for designers in the field as well." (EDN.com, 5 May 2013)
 
"The Power of Design should have wide acceptance as the authors present images of an alternative future that is both achievable and desirable. The future maybe is already here will be a valuable addition to the libraries of medical schools that have added evolutionary biology to their curricula." (Energy Technology, 17 July 2013)

Product details

• Authors: Han Brezet, Han (Delft University of Technology Brezet, Brezet Han, Jan Carel Diehl, Jan Carel (Delft University of Technology Diehl, Diehl Jan Carel, Angele Reinders, Angèle H Reinders, Angèle H. Reinders, Angele H. (Delft University of Technolog Reinders, Angele H. (Delft University of Technology and University of Twente Reinders
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2012
• EAN: 9781118308677
• ISBN: 978-1-118-30867-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Nachhaltigkeit, Energietechnik, Brennstoffzelle, Energie, Leistungselektronik, ENERGY, Power electronics, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik, Solarenergie u. Photovoltaik, Solar Energy & Photovoltaics, Wasserstoff, Batterien u. Brennstoffzellen, Hydrogen, Batteries & Fuel Cells