SmartCoDe - The Book: now available at Springer.com

In October 2012 the SmartCoDe book titled “Embedded Systems for Smart Appliances and Energy Management” was published by Springer. It has been written and edited by SmartCoDe project partners and associated partners and focuses on the project topics as well as on adjacent areas.
The book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded systems for smart appliances and energy management, bringing together for the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics from embedded systems, information technology and power engineering.
Coverage includes challenges for future resource  distribution grids, energy management in smart appliances, micro energy generation, demand response management, ultra-low power stand by, smart standby and communication networks in home and building automation. It provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to embedded systems for smart appliances and energy management and equips researchers and engineers with information required to succeed in designing energy management for smart appliances. It also includes coverage of resource distribution grids, energy management in smart appliances, micro energy generation, demand response management, ultralow power stand by, smart standby and communication networks in home and building automation.
The book is now available at Springer Publishers, more detailed information as well as a look inside of the book can be found here.