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In Chap. 14, sustainability of self-organizing systems is developed with respect to exergy sustainability. These developments provide a missing link in the analysis and design of self-organizing systems. In addition, exergy is shown to be a fundamental driver and necessary input for sustainable systems since exergy input is a single point of failure for self-organizing, adaptable systems. Finally, the concepts of exergy sustainability and energy surety are combined to determine what is meant by optimality and scalability for self-organizing energy and power grids.
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Robinett, R.D., Wilson, D.G. (2011). Sustainability of Self-organizing Systems. In: Nonlinear Power Flow Control Design. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-823-2_14
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