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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,599 Views
23 Pages

Energy Efficiency Evaluation and Revenue Distribution of DC Power Distribution Systems in Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

  • Keteng Jiang,
  • Haibo Li,
  • Xi Ye,
  • Yi Lei,
  • Keng-Weng Lao,
  • Shuqing Zhang and
  • Xianfa Hu

6 August 2022

With the advantage of integrating distributed energy, storage and DC load with high efficiency, the DC distribution network recently attracted wide attention in the field of nearly zero energy buildings. Considering the large number of buildings and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
701 Views
23 Pages

Identification of Energy Storage in Distribution Channels

  • Joanna Alicja Dyczkowska,
  • Aleksandra Panek and
  • Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski

19 September 2025

Energy storage facilities serve as flexible resources that comprehensively support grid operations; they are also essential, especially when the thermal power plants that previously served as regulators run out. Electricity is becoming the dominant c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,376 Views
13 Pages

Energy Distribution and Working Characteristics of PIPVT Dual-Energy Module

  • Bochao Zhou,
  • Hailong Li,
  • Chao Wang,
  • Di Wang and
  • Xiaoyan Ma

22 October 2024

The pavement integrated photovoltaic/thermal (PIPVT) system can comprehensively use solar energy to generate electricity and heat, which is an effective way to use new energy. In this study, we couple heat conduction and convection from the Optics, E...

  • Article
  • Open Access
420 Views
17 Pages

Solar Energy Geographies: Spatial Distribution of Photovoltaic Energy in Spain

  • Ibai de Juan,
  • Carmen Hidalgo-Giralt and
  • Antonio Palacios-García

8 December 2025

In response to the pressing climate change emergency, the rapid expansion of renewable energies, particularly photovoltaic (PV) power in Spain, is reconfiguring national energy landscapes, thereby necessitating detailed spatial analysis. This study a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,617 Views
12 Pages

Optimal Scheduling for Energy Storage Systems in Distribution Networks

  • Miquel Escoto,
  • Mario Montagud,
  • Noemi González,
  • Alejandro Belinchón,
  • Adriana Valentina Trujillo,
  • Julián Romero,
  • Julio César Díaz-Cabrera,
  • Marta Pellicer García and
  • Alfredo Quijano López

31 July 2020

Distributed energy storage may play a key role in the operation of future low-carbon power systems as they can help to facilitate the provision of the required flexibility to cope with the intermittency and volatility featured by renewable generation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,467 Views
36 Pages

A Digital Twin Framework for Simulating Distributed Energy Resources in Distribution Grids

  • Magnus Værbak,
  • Joy Dalmacio Billanes,
  • Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen and
  • Zheng Ma

23 May 2024

As the adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) grows, the future of electricity distribution systems is confronted with significant challenges. These challenges arise from the transformation of consumers into prosumers and the resulting incre...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,281 Views
37 Pages

1 January 2020

The massive integration of distributed energy resources in power distribution systems in combination with the active network management that is implemented thanks to innovative information and communication technologies has created the smart distribu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,390 Views
23 Pages

Considering the Life-Cycle Cost of Distributed Energy-Storage Planning in Distribution Grids

  • Tao Xu,
  • He Meng,
  • Jie Zhu,
  • Wei Wei,
  • He Zhao,
  • Han Yang,
  • Zijin Li and
  • Yi Ren

13 December 2018

In the face of the radical revolution of energy systems, there is a gradually held consensus regarding the adoption of distributed renewable energy resources, represented by Photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation. Consequently, the distributed Energy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,145 Views
20 Pages

In recent years, global energy transition has pushed distributed generation (DG) to the forefront in relation to new energy development. Most existing studies focus on DG or energy storage planning but lack co-optimization and power tracking analysis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,626 Views
11 Pages

12 January 2024

Background: Energy use per capita is a measure of the wealth of a population. A minimum of wealth or energy is certainly needed to achieve good living standards and a healthy life. Life expectancy at birth might be used as an indicator of overall hea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,145 Views
19 Pages

Efficient Energy Distribution for Smart Household Applications

  • Md Masud Rana,
  • Akhlaqur Rahman,
  • Moslem Uddin,
  • Md Rasel Sarkar,
  • SK. A. Shezan,
  • C M F S Reza,
  • Md. Fatin Ishraque and
  • Mohammad Belayet Hossain

13 March 2022

Energy distribution technique is an essential obligation of an intelligent household system to assure optimal and economical operation. This paper considers a small-scale household system detached from the power grids consisting of some electrical co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,298 Views
17 Pages

A Distribution Network Planning Method Considering the Distributed Energy Resource Flexibility of Virtual Power Plants

  • Zhichun Yang,
  • Gang Han,
  • Fan Yang,
  • Yu Shen,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Huaidong Min,
  • Zhiqiang Zhou,
  • Bin Zhou,
  • Wei Hu and
  • Yang Lei

30 September 2023

To solve the overload problem caused by the high proportion of renewable energy into the power system, it is particularly important to find a suitable distribution network planning scheme. Existing studies have effectively reduced the planning cost b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
4,210 Views
19 Pages

Local Energy Trading in Future Distribution Systems

  • Mohammad Esmaeil Honarmand,
  • Vahid Hosseinnezhad,
  • Barry Hayes and
  • Pierluigi Siano

26 May 2021

Today, the pace of development of decentralized transactive management systems has increased significantly due to growing renewable energy source technologies and communication infrastructure at the distribution system level. Such bilateral energy tr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,609 Views
21 Pages

19 July 2020

Complexity is a widely acknowledged feature of urban areas. Among the different levels to which this definition applies, the energy sector is one of the most representative of this way of conceiving cities. An evidence of this complexity can be detec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,504 Views
17 Pages

A Simple Distribution Energy Tariff under the Penetration of DG

  • Javier Borquez,
  • Hector Chavez,
  • Karina A. Barbosa,
  • Marcela Jamett and
  • Rodrigo Acuna

14 April 2020

In a scenario where distributed generation infrastructure is increasing, the impact of that integration on electricity tariffs has captured particular attention. As the distribution sector is mainly regulated, tariff systems are defined by the author...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,755 Views
30 Pages

Energy Distribution of Sputtered Atoms Explored by SRIM Simulations

  • Nastja Mahne,
  • Miha Čekada and
  • Matjaž Panjan

17 August 2023

The energy of the sputtered atoms is important to control the microstructure and physical properties of thin films. In this work, we used the SRIM program to simulate the energy of sputtered atoms. We analyzed the energy distribution functions (EDFs)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,475 Views
43 Pages

Progresses in Analytical Design of Distribution Grids and Energy Storage

  • Gianpiero Colangelo,
  • Gianluigi Spirto,
  • Marco Milanese and
  • Arturo de Risi

14 July 2021

In the last years, a change in the power generation paradigm has been promoted by the increasing use of renewable energy sources combined with the need to reduce CO2 emissions. Small and distributed power generators are preferred to the classical cen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,787 Views
19 Pages

17 July 2023

One of the approaches to improve operation indices, such as power loss and reliability, is to smoothen voltage profiles. Energy management of generation units and network reconfiguration are two methods to achieve this. Hence, the latter is presented...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,846 Views
19 Pages

Modified Dragonfly Optimisation for Distributed Energy Mix in Distribution Networks

  • Pushpendra Singh,
  • Nand Kishor Meena,
  • Jin Yang,
  • Shree Krishna Bishnoi,
  • Eduardo Vega-Fuentes and
  • Chengwei Lou

10 September 2021

This article presents a two-stage optimization model aiming to determine optimal energy mix in distribution networks, i.e., battery energy storage, fuel cell, and wind turbines. It aims to alleviate the impact of high renewable penetration on the sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,153 Views
23 Pages

6 July 2023

With the high penetration of renewable energy resources, power systems are facing increasing challenges in terms of flexibility and regulation capability. To address these, energy storage systems (ESSs) have been deployed on both transmission systems...

  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
11,059 Views
16 Pages

19 November 2020

In this work, optimal siting and sizing of a battery energy storage system (BESS) in a distribution network with renewable energy sources (RESs) of distribution network operators (DNO) are presented to reduce the effect of RES fluctuations for power...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
4,299 Views
28 Pages

26 January 2019

This paper deals with the problem of the voltage profile optimization in a distribution system including distributed energy resources. Adopting a centralized approach, the voltage optimization is a non-linear programming problem with large number of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,728 Views
43 Pages

An Insight into the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources and Energy Storage Systems with Smart Distribution Networks Using Demand-Side Management

  • Subhasis Panda,
  • Sarthak Mohanty,
  • Pravat Kumar Rout,
  • Binod Kumar Sahu,
  • Shubhranshu Mohan Parida,
  • Hossam Kotb,
  • Aymen Flah,
  • Marcos Tostado-Véliz,
  • Bdereddin Abdul Samad and
  • Mokhtar Shouran

5 September 2022

Demand-side management (DSM) is a significant component of the smart grid. DSM without sufficient generation capabilities cannot be realized; taking that concern into account, the integration of distributed energy resources (solar, wind, waste-to-ene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,978 Views
22 Pages

Energy-Dependent Particle Size Distribution Models for Multi-Disc Mill

  • Weronika Kruszelnicka,
  • Marek Opielak,
  • Kingsly Ambrose,
  • Saugirdas Pukalskas,
  • Andrzej Tomporowski and
  • Patrycja Walichnowska

1 September 2022

Comminution is important in the processing of biological materials, such as cereal grains, wood biomass, and food waste. The most popular biomaterial grinders are hammer and roller mills. However, the grinders with great potential in the processing o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,493 Views
22 Pages

Active Distribution Networks with Microgrid and Distributed Energy Resources Optimization Using Hierarchical Model

  • Thaís M. Blasi,
  • Cyntia C. C. B. de Aquino,
  • Rafael S. Pinto,
  • Mauro O. de Lara Filho,
  • Thelma S. P. Fernandes,
  • Clodomiro U. Vila,
  • Alexandre R. Aoki,
  • Rodrigo B. dos Santos and
  • Fabricio H. Tabarro

28 May 2022

Distribution networks have undergone a series of changes, with the insertion of distributed energy resources, such as distributed generation, energy storage systems, and demand response, allowing the consumers to produce energy and have an active rol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,937 Views
14 Pages

17 October 2019

Stochastic failures in a distribution network result in different reliability events, such as voltage sags and momentary and sustained interruptions, causing significant financial losses for many customers. Strategic utilization of energy storage sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,452 Views
16 Pages

Penetration of variable energy resource (VER) is limited by voltage constraints in distribution systems. Hence, distributed energy storage systems (ESS) have been considered to be a promising solution owing to their fast and flexible control capabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,620 Views
14 Pages

In order to improve the adaptability and accuracy of the system average efficiency model in energy consumption analysis of working conditions, this paper presents a vehicle energy distribution model based on the layout and powertrain operation featur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,146 Views
21 Pages

6 December 2019

Due to the increasing use of renewable, non-controllable energy generation systems energy storage systems (ESS) are seen as a necessary part of future power delivery systems. ESS have gained research interest and practical implementation over the pas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,249 Views
23 Pages

23 June 2023

Increasing the penetration rate of microgrids (MGs) for Local Energy Market (LEM) participation creates new challenges for the market-clearing process under a large number of requests for energy transactions. The market-clearing process for decentral...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,740 Views
16 Pages

7 October 2022

China is rich in wind- and solar-energy resources. In recent years, under the auspices of the “double carbon target,” the government has significantly increased funding for the development of wind and solar resources. However, because win...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,735 Views
40 Pages

Hierarchical, Grid-Aware, and Economically Optimal Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources in Realistic Distribution Systems

  • Mads Almassalkhi,
  • Sarnaduti Brahma,
  • Nawaf Nazir,
  • Hamid Ossareh,
  • Pavan Racherla,
  • Soumya Kundu,
  • Sai Pushpak Nandanoori,
  • Thiagarajan Ramachandran,
  • Ankit Singhal and
  • Dhananjay Anand
  • + 4 authors

3 December 2020

Renewable portfolio standards are targeting high levels of variable solar photovoltaics (PV) in electric distribution systems, which makes reliability more challenging to maintain for distribution system operators (DSOs). Distributed energy resources...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
12,059 Views
15 Pages

4 November 2015

As one of the most important renewable and sustainable energy sources, the forest biomass energy resource has always been the focus of attention of scholars and policy makers. However, its potential is still uncertain in China, especially with respec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,192 Views
14 Pages

Romanian Energy System Analysis (Production, Consumption, and Distribution)

  • Michael Fratita,
  • Florin Popescu,
  • Eugen Rusu,
  • Ion V. Ion and
  • Răzvan Mahu

18 August 2023

The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of how electricity is produced from different sources and the electricity needs of the consumer. According to the Green Deal pact, the objective is to gradually reduce polluting emissions i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,492 Views
23 Pages

Research on Integrated Energy Distributed Sharing in Distribution Network Considering AC Power Flow and Demand Response

  • Zhihan Shi,
  • Guangming Zhang,
  • Xiaoxiong Zhou,
  • Weisong Han,
  • Mingxiang Zhu,
  • Zhiqing Bai and
  • Xiaodong Lv

17 November 2023

Under the constraint of the AC power flow architecture considering reactive power regulation, the examination of integrated energy distributed transactions among multiple subsystems can promote the research in the field of energy sharing. It is diffi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,469 Views
17 Pages

Energy Storage on a Distribution Network for Self-Consumption of Wind Energy and Market Value

  • Oluwasola O. Ademulegun,
  • Patrick Keatley,
  • Motasem Bani Mustafa and
  • Neil J. Hewitt

26 May 2020

Wind energy could be generated and captured with a storage device within the customer premises for local utilization and for the provision of various services across the electricity supply chain. To assess the benefits of adding a storage device to a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
5,474 Views
17 Pages

The Impact of Distributed Energy Storage on Distribution and Transmission Networks’ Power Quality

  • Olurotimi Babatunde Adewumi,
  • Georgios Fotis,
  • Vasiliki Vita,
  • Daniel Nankoo and
  • Lambros Ekonomou

25 June 2022

This study investigates the effect of distributed Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) on the power quality of distribution and transmission networks. More specifically, this project aims to assess the impact of distributed ESS integration on power quality...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,475 Views
52 Pages

Optimal Clean Energy Resource Allocation in Balanced and Unbalanced Operation of Sustainable Electrical Energy Distribution Networks

  • Abhinav Kumar,
  • Sanjay Kumar,
  • Umesh Kumar Sinha,
  • Aashish Kumar Bohre and
  • Akshay Kumar Saha

12 September 2024

Electric power is crucial for economic growth and the overall development of any country. The efficient planning of distribution system is necessary because all the consumers mainly rely on the distribution network to access the power. This paper foc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,504 Views
18 Pages

Distribution Locational Marginal Price Based Transactive Energy Management in Distribution Systems with Smart Prosumers—A Multi-Agent Approach

  • Yerasyl Amanbek,
  • Aidana Kalakova,
  • Svetlana Zhakiyeva,
  • Korhan Kayisli,
  • Nurkhat Zhakiyev and
  • Daniel Friedrich

25 March 2022

This work proposes a distribution locational marginal price (DLMP)-based transactive energy (TE) framework for distribution systems with enthusiastic or smart prosumers. The framework uses a multi-agent system (MAS) as the basis on which the proposed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,966 Views
20 Pages

26 July 2019

The requirement for energy sustainability drives the development of integrated energy distribution systems (IEDSs). In this paper, considering the coordination of district multi-energy systems (DMESs), a hierarchical management strategy is proposed t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,559 Views
25 Pages

5 June 2018

Electric energy replacement is the umbrella term for the use of electric energy to replace oil (e.g., electric automobiles), coal (e.g., electric heating), and gas (e.g., electric cooking appliances), which increases the electrical load peak, causing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
877 Views
28 Pages

Integration of Distributed Energy Resources in Unbalanced Networks Using a Generalized Normal Distribution Optimizer

  • Laura Sofía Avellaneda-Gómez,
  • Brandon Cortés-Caicedo,
  • Oscar Danilo Montoya and
  • Jesús M. López-Lezama

This article proposes an optimization methodology to address the joint placement as well as the capacity design of PV units and D-STATCOMs within unbalanced three-phase distribution systems. The proposed model adopts a mixed-integer nonlinear program...

  • Article
  • Open Access
373 Views
19 Pages

4 December 2025

To address the challenges of renewable energy curtailment under normal conditions and severe power outages under extreme scenarios, this paper proposes a hydrogen-integrated comprehensive energy system (H-IES) configuration method aimed at enhancing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,090 Views
23 Pages

A Novel Analytical Approach for Optimal Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Distribution Systems

  • Prem Prakash,
  • Duli Chand Meena,
  • Hasmat Malik,
  • Majed A. Alotaibi and
  • Irfan Ahmad Khan

12 February 2022

The present research article focuses on an analytically based method for the optimal allocation and sizing of a renewable energy source (RES) capable of injecting both active and reactive powers in the distribution network. The placement of distribut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,147 Views
16 Pages

Data-Driven Fault Localization in Distribution Systems with Distributed Energy Resources

  • Zhidi Lin,
  • Dongliang Duan,
  • Qi Yang,
  • Xuemin Hong,
  • Xiang Cheng,
  • Liuqing Yang and
  • Shuguang Cui

6 January 2020

The integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) introduces a non-conventional two-way power flow which cannot be captured well by traditional model-based techniques. This brings an unprecedented challenge in terms of the accurate localization...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,914 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2019

In recent years, distributed energy storage (DES) has experienced rapid growth and has been widely applied in active distribution networks (ADNs). Owing to the close correlation between the characteristics and the application scenarios, DES modeling...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,055 Views
13 Pages

Energy Production by Means of Pumps As Turbines in Water Distribution Networks

  • Mauro Venturini,
  • Stefano Alvisi,
  • Silvio Simani and
  • Lucrezia Manservigi

20 October 2017

This paper deals with the estimation of the energy production by means of pumps used as turbines to exploit residual hydraulic energy, as in the case of available head and flow rate in water distribution networks. To this aim, four pumps with differe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,479 Views
20 Pages

A Novel Technical Framework for Colombia’s Distribution System Operator with Distributed Energy Resources Integration

  • Eduardo Gómez-Luna,
  • Jonathan A. Tariacuri,
  • Jorge De La Cruz and
  • Juan C. Vasquez

30 May 2025

This paper presents a thorough examination of the technical requirements for a new Distribution System Operation (DSO) scheme in Colombia. This study contextualizes these requirements to consider local particularities by looking at national and inter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,658 Views
16 Pages

Sensitivity-Based Model of Low Voltage Distribution Systems with Distributed Energy Resources

  • Anna Rita Di Fazio,
  • Mario Russo,
  • Sara Valeri and
  • Michele De Santis

4 October 2016

A key issue in Low Voltage(LV) distribution systems is to identify strategies for the optimal management and control in the presence of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). To reduce the number of variables to be monitored and controlled, virtual lev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
221 Views
21 Pages

19 December 2025

To address the challenges of enhancing driving stability and energy efficiency in distributed-drive electric vehicles, this paper proposes an extenics coordinated torque distribution control method that integrates energy efficiency optimization and v...

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