Special Issue "Sustainable Energy Systems Planning, Integration and Management (Volume II)"

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam
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Prof. Dr. Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Interests: integerated energy systems; smart grid; energy storage; optimization of energy systems
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Dr. Somayeh Asadi
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Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Interests: design of energy efficient buildings; smart grid; food–water–energy nexus; integrate advanced–sustainable materials and nanomaterials; life cycle assessment
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Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour
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Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616.
Interests: energy systems operation and planning; microgrids; energy hubs; sustainable energy integration
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energy systems worldwide are undergoing a major transformation as a consequence of the transition towards the widespread use of clean and sustainable energy sources. Basically, this involves massive changes in technical and organizational levels together with tremendous technological upgrades in different sectors ranging from energy generation and transmission systems down to distribution systems. These actions are part of a huge scientific field and constitute engineering challenges, leading to demands for expert knowledge to create solutions for a sustainable energy system that is economically, environmentally, and socially viable, while meeting high security requirements.

This Special Issue will cover these promising and dynamic areas of research and development and will allow the gathering of contributions in sustainable energy system planning, integration, and management. This Special Issue also seeks papers to report advances in any aspect of these developments. The manuscripts should be unpublished and report significant advancements.

Prof. Dr. Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam
Dr. Behnam Mohammadi-ivatloo
Dr. Somayeh Asadi
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour
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Keywords

  • Renewable energy-based generation systems
  • Sustainable energy integration especially for dispersed and small capacity sources or even small networks (e.g., microgrids)
  • Micro- and nano-energy systems and technologies
  • Dynamic optimization with uncertainly in sustainable energy systems
  • Optimal operations and control of sustainable energy systems
  • Innovative perspectives on systems of sustainable consumption and production
  • Economic and environment friendly dispatch with renewables
  • Energy harvesting
  • Intelligent methods in sustainable power and energy systems
  • Real-time emissions and environmental impact analysis
  • Zero waste
  • Energy- efficient and zero energy buildings
  • Sustainability metrics in energy systems
  • Sustainable computing systems and applications
  • Energy conversion, conservation, and management
  • Hybrid/combined/integrated energy systems for multi-generation
  • Energy systems modelling for sustainable planning
  • Energy efficiency and technology
  • Sustainable/gGreen energy
  • Design and development of sustainable energy supply systems
  • Multi-energy systems

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Seven Level Voltage Source Converter Based Static Synchronous Compensator with a Constant DC-Link Voltage
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(16), 7330; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167330 - 09 Aug 2021
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Flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) controllers are important to enhance the quality of power in power systems. The stability of a system is achieved via a FACTS device (a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM)). This paper aims to control the losses in the [...] Read more.
Flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) controllers are important to enhance the quality of power in power systems. The stability of a system is achieved via a FACTS device (a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM)). This paper aims to control the losses in the transmission system during peak energy demand circumstances with minimal losses in the economical and functional efficiency of the system. The STATCOM operation of a seven level voltage source converter (VSC) with binary-weighted transformers is proposed for controlling the reactive power variations and terminal voltage changes at dynamic circumstances in the transmission system. The STATCOM is operated at 132 kV and is a 50 Hz AC system with a single DC-Link capacitance and two VSC power circuits. Each VSC circuit consists of three H-bridges with specific switching angle control in order to achieve low total harmonic distortion at the fundamental frequency. The coupled control circuit phenomenon is imperative for computing the switching angle for a stable performance. The dynamic functional improvement efficiency is harvested with a minimum number of switches and transformers used in high voltage and high-power applications. The number of switches, transformers, and capacitors for 132 kV are optimized with a proposed STATCOM operation in seven level VSC with binary-weighted transformers. The simulated results prove that the proposed model significantly improved system performance and stability. Full article
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Low-Carbon Economic Bi-Level Optimal Dispatching of an Integrated Power and Natural Gas Energy System Considering Carbon Trading
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(15), 6968; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11156968 - 28 Jul 2021
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The integrated power and natural gas energy system (IPGES) is of great significance to promote the coordination and complementarity of multi-energy flow, and it is an important carrier to increase the proportion of wind power accommodation and achieve the goal of carbon emission [...] Read more.
The integrated power and natural gas energy system (IPGES) is of great significance to promote the coordination and complementarity of multi-energy flow, and it is an important carrier to increase the proportion of wind power accommodation and achieve the goal of carbon emission reduction. In this paper, firstly, the reward and punishment ladder-type carbon trading model is constructed, and the impact of the carbon trading mechanisms on the carbon emission sources in the power system is comparatively analyzed. Secondly, in order to achieve a reasonable allocation of carbon resources in IPGES, a bi-level optimization model is established while taking into account the economics of dispatching and the requirements of carbon emission reduction. Among them, the outer layer is the optimal carbon price solution model considering carbon trading; in the inner layer, considering the power system constraints, natural gas system constraints, and coupling element operation constraints, a stochastic optimal dispatching model of IPGES based on scenario analysis is established. Scenario generation and reduction methods are used to deal with the uncertainty of wind power, and the inner model is processed as a mixed integer linear programming problem. In the MATLAB environment, program the dichotomy and call the Gurobi optimization solver to complete the interactive solution of the inner and outer models. Finally, case studies that use an integrated IEEE 39-bus power system and Belgian 20-node gas system demonstrate the effectiveness and scalability of the proposed model and optimization method. Full article
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