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Efficiency Considerations and Measurements of a Hybrid Energy Storage System based on Compressed Air and Super Capacitors

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DC Power Distribution Networks with Direct Current Transformers

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The shift towards DC power distribution networks, enabled by power electronics technologies, is changing the nature of electrical power systems. Nowadays, DC power distribution networks can effectively support the high penetration of distributed energy res ...

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The European Union's Green Deal aims for a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. To reach this goal, a massive integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) into the power grid is necessary. As RES become a large part of the electricity genera ...

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Fair real-time control of energy storage systems in active distribution networks in the presence of uncertainties

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The thesis explores the issue of fairness in the real-time (RT) control of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) hosted in active distribution networks (ADNs) in the presence of uncertainties by proposing and experimentally validating appropriate control ...

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Energy Management of Price-Maker Community Energy Storage by Stochastic Dynamic Programming

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In this paper, we propose an analytical stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) algorithm to address the optimal management problem of price-maker community energy storage. As a price-maker, energy storage smooths price differences, thus decreasing energy arb ...

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For the sustainable development of the renewable hydrogen sector, alkaline electrolysis appears to be a technology of choice. Nevertheless, despite its long history that showed its reliability in the industrial field and despite the traditional belief from ...

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Renewable energy integration and waste heat valorization in aluminum remelting for co-producing kerosene and methanol

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General and Unified Model of the Power Flow Problem in Multiterminal AC/DC Networks

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This paper proposes a generic and unified model of the power flow (PF) problem for multiterminal hybrid AC/DC networks. The proposed model is an extension of the standard AC-PF. The DC network is treated as an AC one and, in addition to the Slack, PV and P ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2024

Functional-Basis Analysis of Non-Stationary Signals in Modern Power Grids: Theory and Implementation in Embedded Systems

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Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

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The transition towards clean renewable energy sources, where wind and solar are prone to variation, requires adequate energy storage. Power-to-methane (PtM) systems can be part of the solution. Specifically, solid-oxide-electrolyser (SOE) based PtM systems ...

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Tension-tension fatigue behavior of basalt composite hybrid joints

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Green hydrogen production using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bioanode and cuprous oxide-based photocathode

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Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024