Thermal management systems of passenger vehicles are fundamental to provide adequate cabin thermal comfort. However, for battery electric vehicles they can use a significant amount of battery energy and thus reduce the real driving range. Indeed, whe...
In recent years, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have increased significantly due to climate change and the demand for high-efficiency power sources. HEVs that combine an internal combustion engine (ICE) and an electric motor (EM) can improve the pow...
Collective heating systems have multiple end-users with time-varying, often different temperature demands. There are several concepts catering to this, e.g., multi-pipe networks and 2-pipe networks with or without decentralised booster systems. In th...
In a commercial building, a significant amount of energy is used by the ventilation systems to condition the air for the indoor environments to satisfy the required quantity (temperature and humidity) and quality (amount of fresh air). For many years...
The development of Internet technology and the rise of social networks have expanded the means of product information dissemination. Nowadays, consumers can obtain not only product quality information through real life contacts, but can also obtain p...
With the global pursuit of renewable energy and carbon neutrality, hydrogen-based microgrids have also become an important area of research, as ensuring proper design and operation is essential to achieve optimal performance from hybrid systems. This...
Demand response (DR) is widely accepted as a feasible and potential solution to improve the operation of the power system. In this paper, an economical and practical DR system architecture based on internet and Internet of things (IoT) communication...
To solve the problem that the parameters of the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) irrigation system are difficult to control accurately, an on-demand irrigation control experimental device was developed. The main input parameters of the device ar...
Demand response (DR) has a great potential for stabilizing the frequency of power systems. However, the performance is limited by the accuracy of the frequency detection, which is affected by measurement disturbances. To overcome this problem, this p...
In the heating supply systems in apartment buildings utilizing district heating, the supply water temperature setting is a critical control for providing sufficient heating and effective usage of the heating energy. Conventional water temperature con...
Smart grid technology enables active participation of the consumers to reschedule their energy consumption through demand response (DR). The price-based program in demand response indirectly induces consumers to dynamically vary their energy use patt...
Demand response has been attracting increasing attention due to the promotion of renewable energy applications and the benefits of carbon emission reduction it brings for the utility grid. The development of the smart grid pays great attention to inv...
The concept of i-Energy as a new smart demand-side energy management system is proposed, which can realize the versatile and efficient control of e-power flows between distributed generators, numerous appliances, and energy storage systems in the hom...
Demand response (DR) can ensure electricity supply security by shifting or shedding loads, which plays an important role in a power system with a high proportion of renewable energy sources. Industrial loads are vital participants in DR, but it is di...
This study investigates the performance of different demand-controlled ventilation strategies for improving indoor air quality while optimizing energy efficiency. The experimental research was conducted at the Indoor Live Lab at the University of Coi...
Electrical smart grids are complex MIMO systems whose operation can be noticeably affected by the presence of uncertainties such as load demand uncertainty. In this paper, based on a restricted representation of the demand uncertainty, we propose a r...
Recently, the integration of optimal battery dispatch and demand response has received much attention in improving DC microgrid operation under uncertainties in the grid-connect condition and distributed generations. However, the majority of prior st...
Considering the integration of distributed energy resources (DER) such as distributed generation, demand response, and electric vehicles, day-ahead scheduling plays a significant role in the operation of active distribution systems. Therefore, this a...
With the rapid development of the electric vehicle (EV) market, effective charging control is essential for enhancing user experience and preserving battery health. Across various scenarios, this work proposes a user-demand-oriented healthy charging...
This paper explores innovative approaches to reducing energy consumption in building ventilation systems through the implementation of adaptive control strategies. Using a publicly available high-resolution dataset spanning a full year, the study int...
In recent years, with rising urbanization and ongoing adjustments in industrial structures, there has been a growing dependence on public buildings. The load of public buildings gradually becomes the main component of the peak load in summer, among w...
To better utilize air-conditioning load in terms of demand side response potential and improve precision and speed, a control strategy of traditional temperature-control air conditioning, determining frequency load as the research object, and air con...
Demand response has been studied in district heating connected buildings since the rollout of smart, communicating devices has made it cost-effective to control buildings’ energy consumption externally. This research investigates optimal demand...
Automated demand response in residential sectors is critical for grid stability, but centralized control strategies fail to address the unique energy profiles of individual households. This limitation becomes more pronounced in districts where buildi...
As renewable electricity generation continues to increase in the United States (US), considerable effort goes into matching heterogeneous supply to demand at a subhour time-step. As a result, some electric providers offer incentive-based programs for...
Demand response has been noted as a major element of future smart energy systems. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the demand response actions in different conditions—including climate, dynamic energy price, and building types....
To integrate large-scale renewable energy into energy systems, an effective participation from private investors and active customer engagement are essential. Virtual power plants (VPPs) are a very promising approach. To realize this engagement, an e...
This work introduces a generic methodology to determine the hourly average CO2eq. intensity of the electricity mix of a bidding zone. The proposed method is based on the logic of input–output models and avails the balance between electricity ge...
District heating and cooling (DHC) is considered one of the most sustainable technologies to meet the heating and cooling demands of buildings in urban areas. The fifth-generation district heating and cooling (5GDHC) concept, often referred to as amb...
Low-voltage distribution networks (LVDNs) in urban and semi urban areas face increasing challenges in maintaining supply reliability due to limited automation, growing demand, and high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs). This paper pr...
Sustainable energy management in grid-connected AC microgrids is investigated through a comparative assessment of centralized, distributed, and decentralized multi-agent-system-based load management control architectures integrating photovoltaic (PV)...
Terrestrial and satellite communications, tactical data links, positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), as well as distributed sensing will continue to require precise timing and the ability to synchronize and disseminate time effectively. However,...
In this study, simulation work has been carried out to investigate the impact of a demand-side management control strategy in a residential nZEB. A refurbished apartment within a multi-family dwelling representative of Mediterranean building habits w...
Power generation and consumption is an instantaneous process and maintaining the balance between demand and supply is crucial since the demand and supply mismatch leads to various risks like over-investment, over-generation, under-generation, and the...
Load forecasting is a research hotspot in academia; in the context of new power systems, the prediction and determination of load reserve capacity is also important. In order to adapt to new forms of power systems, a day-ahead automatic generation co...
The internet of things is undergoing rapid expansion, transforming diverse industries by facilitating device connectivity and supporting advanced applications. In the domain of energy production, internet of things holds substantial promise for strea...
The operating efficiency of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system is critical for building energy performance. Demand-based control is an efficient HVAC operating strategy, which can provide an appropriate level of HVAC services bas...
Cube-shaped automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) enhance storage density by organizing inventory in a three-dimensional grid. However, they face two operational bottlenecks: (1) digging—the temporary removal and restacking of upper b...
Due to the inherent uncertainties of the bus system, bus bunching remains a challenging problem that degrades bus service reliability and causes passenger dissatisfaction. This paper introduces a novel deep reinforcement learning framework specifical...
Electric Storage Water Heaters (ESWH) are a widespread solution to supply domestic hot water (DHW) to dwellings and other applications. The working principle of these units makes them a great resource for peak shaving, which is particularly important...
To improve the dynamic and steady-state performance of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM), this paper proposes a real-time demanded current observation based sliding mode control strategy. Firstly, based on the mechanism between motor speed a...
If left uncontrolled, electric vehicle charging poses severe challenges to distribution grid operation. Resulting issues are expected to be mitigated by charging control. In particular, voltage-based charging control, by relying only on the local mea...
The transition to sustainable energy sources presents significant challenges for energy distribution and consumption systems. Specifically, the intermittent availability of renewable energy sources and the decreasing usage of fossil fuels pose challe...
This paper proposes an energy management strategy for a residential electrothermal microgrid, based on renewable energy sources. While grid connected, it makes use of a hybrid electrothermal storage system, formed by a battery and a hot water tank al...
The increasing complexity of residential energy systems and the growing penetration of distributed resources require practical energy-management solutions that extend beyond conventional metering. This paper presents the design and implementation of...
Buildings consume 73% of electricity produced in the United States and, currently, they are largely passive participants in the electric grid. However, the flexibility in building loads can be exploited to provide ancillary services to enhance the gr...
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in naturally ventilated school buildings remains a widespread problem, particularly during the heating season, when limited ventilation leads to elevated CO2 concentrations. At the same time, increasing ventilation rates...
The increasing share of renewable energies in the electricity sector promotes a more decentralized energy supply and the introduction of new flexibility options. These flexibility options provide degrees of freedom that should be used optimally. Ther...
Considering the effects of isolation and high efficiency, a series-resonant DC-DC converter (L-L-C type, with two inductors and a capacitor) has been introduced into a residential photovoltaic (PV) generation and storage system in this work, and a vo...
A gallium-based liquid metal got high attention recently, due to the excellent material properties that are useful in various research areas. We report here on electric field-induced liquid metal droplet generation and falling direction manipulation....
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