Electricity, Volume 6, Issue 3

This paper investigates the impacts of small-scale distributed energy resources (DERs) on fault currents and overcurrent protection (OCP) coordination in distribution feeders, considering the Brazilian regulatory framework. Changes in fault current l...

High-inertia energy storage synchronous condenser (HI-ES-SC) is operated through rotor-excited variable-speed mechanisms to provide grid power support. Power devices are exposed to alternating electro-thermal stresses, with significant implications f...

In this work, a controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) simulation of a grid-connected three-phase inverter equipped with an LCL filter is implemented using a real-time digital simulator (RTDS) as the plant and a digital signal processor (DSP) as the...

This article presents an optimized approach to battery sizing and economic dispatch in wind-powered microgrids. The primary focus is on integrating battery depth of discharge (DoD) constraints to prolong battery life and ensure cost-effective energy...

This research focused on determining the technical and economic feasibility of the design of a solar-powered electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) in Cairo, Egypt. Using HOMER Grid, hybrid system configurations are assessed technically and economi...

The Economic Dispatch Problem (EDP) plays a critical role in power system operations by trying to allocate power generation across multiple units at minimal cost while satisfying complex operational constraints. Traditional optimization techniques st...

Wind turbine power forecasting is crucial for optimising energy production, planning maintenance, and enhancing grid stability. This research focuses on predicting the output of a Senvion MM92 wind turbine at the Kelmarsh wind farm in the UK using SC...

Accurately simulating fuses is challenging because the fuse behavior is affected by a variety of thermal and electrical factors. This paper presents a SPICE fuse model and its parameterization procedure. The model mimics the physical behavior of the...

This paper presents a hybrid optimization framework for solving the optimal reactive power compensation problem in medium-voltage smart distribution networks. Leveraging Julia’s computational environment, the proposed method combines the global...

The transition to decentralized renewable energy systems has highlighted the role of AC microgrids and battery energy storage systems in achieving operational efficiency and sustainability. This study proposes an improved energy management system for...