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Modeling of Quality, Reliability and Exploitation for Power Supply Systems—3rd Edition

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F1: Electrical Power System".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 August 2025 | Viewed by 475

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Department of Air Transport Engineering and Teleinformatics, Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 75 Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: information quality; uncertainty modeling; neural networks; intelligent transportation systems; image processing; reliability; exploitation; maintenance
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Department of Air Transport Engineering and Teleinformatics, Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 75 Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: intelligent transportation systems; electronics (analog and digital) and issues related to reliability; exploitation, diagnostics, and design of electronic security systems (intrusion detection, video surveillance systems, access control systems, fire alarm systems, voice evacuation systems, monitoring systems, and systems integration), with a special regard for their use in transport
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Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 75 Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: telecommunication systems; digital technology; optoelectronics; modeling of transport telematics device functions; analysis of operating systems; fiber optic communications channel (measurement and modernization of these systems); reliability analysis of solutions networks
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Dear Colleagues,

I am inviting submissions to this Special Issue of Energies, entitled “Modeling of Quality, Reliability and Exploitation for Power Supply Systems—3rd Edition”.

Increasing the level of security of power systems, ICT systems, and transport systems is possible through improving their reliability and quality. This increment can be achieved by increasing the reliability and quality of system components and/or by using appropriate reliability structures (including redundancy). The first solution makes it possible to reduce the possibility of failure or low-quality system components. The second one leads to tolerating the system's expansion, accepting some damage to ultimately confer higher reliability. Still, it is not certain that the quality of the system will improve.

Observations of using power systems, ICT systems, and transport systems allow us to conclude that proper functioning depends not only on the reliability of the components that make up the system, but also on the effective management of the operation process and system quality management. Modeling in this area makes it possible to improve reliability and operational and quality indicators, thus increasing the security level of the functions performed by power systems, ICT systems, and transport systems. Mainly, in transport systems, the modeling process directly contributes to the development of complex technical objects, such as wheeled vehicles, and a reduction in costs related to the mobility and operation of these vehicles. Properly designed transport systems improve the driving style of vehicles, improve safety, eco-driving, and overall energy efficiency, and detect breakdowns and plan service works. Correctly designed transport systems enable effective route planning and order processing. Cost reduction is the biggest problem for carriers, and this is directly related to energy efficiency.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to discuss issues related to both quality modeling and reliability analysis and modeling of the operation process of power systems, ICT systems, and transport systems. Articles related to risk analysis, cybersecurity issues, and improving the process of designing power systems, ICT systems, and transport systems are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Marek Stawowy
Prof. Dr. Adam Rosiński
Dr. Zbigniew Kasprzyk
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Keywords

  • power supply systems
  • ICT systems
  • transportation systems
  • quality modeling
  • reliability modeling
  • exploitation process modeling
  • maintenance

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Energy Transition of Road Infrastructures: Analysis of the Photovoltaic Potential on the A3 Napoli–Pompei–Salerno Highway
by Giuseppe Piras, Giuseppe Orsini and Francesco Muzi
Energies 2025, 18(12), 3042; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18123042 - 9 Jun 2025
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The energy transition of the road transport sector is now a strategic priority for achieving global decarbonization targets. In particular, the highway sector offers the opportunity to integrate sustainable solutions without additional land consumption, thanks to the availability of relevant areas that are [...] Read more.
The energy transition of the road transport sector is now a strategic priority for achieving global decarbonization targets. In particular, the highway sector offers the opportunity to integrate sustainable solutions without additional land consumption, thanks to the availability of relevant areas that are already covered by infrastructure. This study proposes a large-scale analysis of the potential photoelectric energy that can be produced within highway infrastructures, with the aim of evaluating the contribution that these assets can make to electric mobility. The analysis was conducted using geographic information systems (GISs), applied to the case study of the A3 Napoli–Pompei–Salerno highway. The processing of topographical, orographic, and solar data has made it possible to identify a total surface area of approximately 27,100 m2 that is potentially suitable for the installation of photovoltaic systems, distributed among service areas, toll stations, car parks, and side sections. This result highlights the concrete possibility of making the most of the energy potential of highway infrastructure, promoting self-production and local consumption models to power the electric vehicle charging network, thus contributing directly to the reduction of emissions and the sustainability of the transport system. Full article
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Peak Shaving Strategy in the Context of the Charging Process of a Battery Energy Storage System in the Railway Microgrid
by Piotr Obrycki, Krzysztof Perlicki and Marek Stawowy
Energies 2025, 18(11), 2674; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18112674 - 22 May 2025
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Peak shaving is one of the key mechanisms implemented in technically advanced power grids, including rail networks, to reduce the demand for costly power generation during peak hours. Energy storage systems are commonly used for this purpose. This article presents an analysis of [...] Read more.
Peak shaving is one of the key mechanisms implemented in technically advanced power grids, including rail networks, to reduce the demand for costly power generation during peak hours. Energy storage systems are commonly used for this purpose. This article presents an analysis of peak load reduction using energy storage considering the specifics of the energy operation of the railway network. Two methods of peak shaving are proposed: a variable threshold value and a constant threshold value. The choice of one of them depends on the relationship between the frequency of occurrence of peak loads on the railway line and the charging time of the energy storage system. An innovative predictive analysis of the temporal characteristics of the railway line load was carried out to determine the likelihood of a peak load occurring during the charging of the energy storage system. The Poisson distribution and Long Short-Term Memory method were used to accomplish this task. The first experiment in Poland on peak shaving using a large-scale energy storage system is presented. It was also one of the first high-power installations of this type in the world to directly cooperate with a 3 kV DC traction network. Full article
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