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Energies, Volume 5, Issue 1

January 2012 - 12 articles

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Articles (12)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,635 Views
11 Pages

A Two-Dimensional Cloud Model for Condition Assessment of HVDC Converter Transformers

  • Jian Li,
  • Zhiman He,
  • Youyuan Wang,
  • Jinzhuang Lv and
  • Linjie Zhao

23 January 2012

Converter transformers are the key and the most important components in high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission systems. Statistics show that the failure rate of HVDC converter transformers is approximately twice of that of transformers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,751 Views
13 Pages

23 January 2012

The author has already presented some papers which allow studying cable systems by means of the multiconductor cell analysis (MCA). This method considers the cable system in its real asymmetry without simplified and approximated hypotheses. The multi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,266 Views
18 Pages

19 January 2012

Due to the very complex sets of component systems, interrelated thermodynamic processes and seasonal change in operating conditions, it is relatively difficult to find an accurate model for turbine cycle of nuclear power plants (NPPs). This paper dea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,369 Views
19 Pages

Performance Analysis and Simulation of a Novel Brushless Double Rotor Machine for Power-Split HEV Applications

  • Ping Zheng,
  • Qian Wu,
  • Jing Zhao,
  • Chengde Tong,
  • Jingang Bai and
  • Quanbin Zhao

19 January 2012

A new type of brushless double rotor machine (BDRM) is proposed in this paper. The BDRM is an important component in compound-structure permanent-magnet synchronous machine (CS-PMSM) systems, which are promising for power-split hybrid electric vehicl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
74 Citations
14,130 Views
19 Pages

Standardization Work for BEV and HEV Applications: Critical Appraisal of Recent Traction Battery Documents

  • Noshin Omar,
  • Mohamed Daowd,
  • Omar Hegazy,
  • Grietus Mulder,
  • Jean-Marc Timmermans,
  • Thierry Coosemans,
  • Peter Van den Bossche and
  • Joeri Van Mierlo

19 January 2012

The increased activity in the field of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) have led to an increase in standardization work, performed by both world-wide organizations like the IEC or the ISO, as by regional and nation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,287 Views
9 Pages

18 January 2012

Growth rate of a hydrate layer at the guest/liquid-water interface is analyzed considering the conjugate process of the mass-transfer and hydrate crystal growth. Hydrate-layer growth rate data in the literature are often compiled according to the sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
9,367 Views
21 Pages

12 January 2012

As a new technology, electric mobility has the potential to achieve a reduction in CO2 emissions and contribute to the transition from the current transportation system to a better one, environmentally speaking. The objective of the paper is to aid t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,982 Views
13 Pages

The Potential of a Surfactant/Polymer Flood in a Middle Eastern Reservoir

  • Ridha Gharbi,
  • Abdullah Alajmi and
  • Meshal Algharaib

11 January 2012

An integrated full-field reservoir simulation study has been performed to determine the reservoir management and production strategies in a mature sandstone reservoir. The reservoir is a candidate for an enhanced oil recovery process or otherwise sub...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,668 Views
13 Pages

5 January 2012

The compound-structure permanent-magnet synchronous machine (CS-PMSM), comprising a double rotor machine (DRM) and a permanent-magnet (PM) motor, is a promising electronic-continuously variable transmission (e-CVT) concept for hybrid electric vehicle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
76 Citations
8,343 Views
13 Pages

29 December 2011

Nowadays, subjects such as eco-design requirements, product rating or code compliance with regard to energy efficiency are expanding towards a pan-European level. This leads to the necessity of defining zones within the European region, which share c...

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