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26 October 2023

The energy feedback system (EFS) is widely accepted to utilize the regenerative braking energy (RBE) in an urban rail traction power supply system (TPSS). However, the sharing relationship of RBE between EFS, traction trains and on-board braking resi...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,099 Views
24 Pages

A Multi-Time Scale Hierarchical Coordinated Optimization Operation Strategy for Distribution Networks with Aggregated Distributed Energy Storage

  • Junhui Liu,
  • Chengeng Niu,
  • Yihan Zhang,
  • Anbang Xie and ,
  • Rao Lu,
  • Shunjiang Yu,
  • Siyuan Qiao and
  • Zhenzhi Lin
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

16 February 2025

In recent years, with the steady growth of load demand in distribution networks, the fluctuation and uncertainty of power loads have significantly increased. Meanwhile, the rising penetration of photovoltaic generation has further exacerbated the cha...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,893 Views
18 Pages

20 October 2018

Multi-energy carriers system (MECS), in which diverse energy carriers and different energy systems interact together, has drawn the interest of many researchers in recent years. However, the optimal economic operational model of the MECS is a nonline...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,401 Views
17 Pages

5 February 2020

To achieve the optimal operation of chemical processes in the presence of disturbances and uncertainty, a retrofit hierarchical architecture (HA) integrating real-time optimization (RTO) and control was proposed. The proposed architecture features tw...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Process Optimization and Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
3,694 Views
27 Pages

29 January 2021

The aggregation of operational active and reactive power flexibilities as the feasible operation region (FOR) is a main component of a hierarchical multi-voltage-level grid control as well as the cooperation of transmission and distribution system op...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,061 Views
26 Pages

16 January 2013

When evaluating residential energy systems like co-generation systems, hot water and electricity demand profiles are critical. In this paper, the authors aim to extract basic time-series demand patterns from two kinds of measured demand (electricity...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS2012))
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,622 Views
36 Pages

25 February 2025

Supplying power to large, pulsed power loads in shipboard medium voltage direct current integrated power systems is challenging due to the limited dynamic power responsiveness of the gas turbine. The two main solutions to this problem are improving t...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Operation, Control, and Planning of Intelligent Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
190 Views
26 Pages

9 October 2026

Accurate Air Quality Index (AQI) forecasting is essential for public health protection and sustainable urban planning. Existing data-driven forecasting models often provide limited interpretability of pollutant interactions, while conventional Fuzzy...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
3,730 Views
18 Pages

15 October 2018

The integrated energy system (IES) has the characteristic of energy system integrated/multi-energy coupling that involves heat, cooling, electricity, natural gas, and various other energy forms, which can maximize the synergistic effects and compleme...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
441 Views
35 Pages

3 July 2026

Earth observation satellite constellations must ensure rapid and reliable coverage of critical areas under propulsion constraints and environmental variability. Existing studies typically treat constellation geometry, maneuver optimization, and opera...

(This article belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,746 Views
18 Pages

16 March 2022

For long-distance and bulk-power delivery of new energy, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) is a more effective way than high-voltage alternative current (HVAC). In view of the current capacity disparity between line commutated converter (LCC) and vo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Analysis and Control Processes of New Energy Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,784 Views
20 Pages

A Hierarchical Optimal Operation Strategy of Hybrid Energy Storage System in Distribution Networks with High Photovoltaic Penetration

  • Jian Chen,
  • Jiaqi Li,
  • Yicheng Zhang,
  • Guannan Bao and ,
  • Xiaohui Ge and
  • Peng Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 February 2018

In this paper, a hierarchical optimal operation strategy for a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) is proposed, which is suitable to be utilized in distribution networks (DNs) with high photovoltaic (PV) penetration to achieve PV power smoothing, vol...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,317 Views
35 Pages

AI-Assisted Multi-Operator RAN Sharing for Energy-Efficient Networks

  • Saivenkata Krishna Gowtam Peesapati,
  • Magnus Olsson,
  • Sören Andersson,
  • Christer Qvarfordt and
  • Anders Dahlen

19 June 2023

Recent times have seen a significant rise in interest from mobile operators, vendors, and research projects toward achieving more energy-efficient and sustainable networks. Not surprisingly, it comes at a time when higher traffic demand and more stri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,892 Views
44 Pages

13 May 2026

This paper establishes a theoretical framework for treating communication quality as a navigable resource in long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control under stochastic degradation. We prove that a hierarchical architecture integrating comm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Navigation, Control and Mission Planning Advances for Safe, Efficient and Autonomous Drones: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,184 Views
19 Pages

A Hierarchical RNN-LSTM Model for Multi-Class Outage Prediction and Operational Optimization in Microgrids

  • Nouman Liaqat,
  • Muhammad Zubair,
  • Aashir Waleed,
  • Muhammad Irfan Abid and
  • Muhammad Shahid

Microgrids are becoming an innovative piece of modern energy systems as they provide locally sourced and resilient energy opportunities and enable efficient energy sourcing. However, microgrid operations can be greatly affected by sudden environmenta...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Operation, Control, and Planning of Intelligent Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,689 Views
21 Pages

11 March 2015

Based on the benchmark solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) dynamic model for power system studies and the analysis of the SOFC operating conditions, the nonlinear programming (NLP) optimization method was used to determine the maximum electrical efficiency...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,139 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 and ,
  • Thelma S. P. Fernandes,
  • Clodomiro U. Vila,
  • Alexandre R. Aoki,
  • Rodrigo B. dos Santos and
  • Fabricio H. Tabarro
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

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...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optimization and Energy Management in Smart Grids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,755 Views
33 Pages

15 October 2021

Mobile devices and sensors have limited battery lifespans, limiting their feasibility for context recognition applications. As a result, there is a need to provide mechanisms for energy-efficient operation of sensors in settings where multiple contex...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,525 Views
18 Pages

7 May 2023

Public transportation is a crucial component of urban transportation systems, and improving passenger sharing rates can help alleviate traffic congestion. To enhance the punctuality and supply–demand balance of dedicated buses, we propose a hie...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors and Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Vehicles)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,085 Views
16 Pages

24 May 2019

With the increasing integration of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) generation and plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) into the households at user level, household consumers become prosumers. The coordination between the household prosumers and distribution net...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,647 Views
16 Pages

19 October 2018

This paper presents a hierarchical multi-stage scheduling scheme for the AC/DC hybrid active distribution network (ADN). The load regulation center (LRC) is considered in the developed scheduling strategy, as well as the AC and DC sub-network operato...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optimization Methods Applied to Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,543 Views
33 Pages

14 January 2021

In this paper, we present a hybrid genetic-hierarchical algorithm for the solution of the quadratic assignment problem. The main distinguishing aspect of the proposed algorithm is that this is an innovative hybrid genetic algorithm with the original,...

(This article belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,350 Views
28 Pages

31 August 2025

To further improve the economic benefits of operators and the low-carbon performance within the system, this paper proposes a hierarchical distributed low-carbon economic dispatch strategy for regional integrated energy systems (RIESs) based on the A...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
705 Views
23 Pages

The integration of distributed energy resources into modern multi-energy distribution networks introduces complexity, necessitating effective coordinated control to maintain stability. This study proposes a hierarchical distributed control strategy c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Automatic Control Strategy and Technology in Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,740 Views
17 Pages

Volt/Var Control of Electronic Distribution Network Based on Hierarchical Coordination

  • Zijie Huang,
  • Kun Yu,
  • Xingying Chen,
  • Bu Xue and ,
  • Liangxi Guo,
  • Jiarou Li and
  • Xiaolan Yang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

24 April 2025

With the increasing penetration of high-proportion renewable energy sources and large-scale integration of power electronic devices, distribution networks are evolving towards power-electronized systems. The integration of high-proportion renewable e...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,367 Views
24 Pages

10 August 2025

To address the challenges of power generation rights trading and profit distribution in the integrated energy system of multi-park combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) with new energy grid integration, we constructed a hierarchical game model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,468 Views
23 Pages

29 December 2018

The paper deals with the modeling and optimization of an integrated multi-component energy system. On-off operation and presence-absence of components must be described by means of binary decision variables, besides equality and inequality constraint...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,906 Views
16 Pages

Introducing Non-Hierarchical RSM and MIGA for Performance Prediction and Optimization of a Centrifugal Pump under the Nominal Condition

  • Wenjie Wang,
  • Ju Sun,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Jiantao Zhao and ,
  • Ji Pei and
  • Jiabin Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

4 August 2022

In order to improve the operation performance of the multi-stage double-suction centrifugal pump and reduce the internal energy loss of the pump, this paper proposes a single-objective optimization design method based on the non-hierarchical response...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Optimization Method of Pumps)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,968 Views
30 Pages

4 November 2019

Building-scale microgrids are a type of behind-the-meter microgrids where the building operator has control of the distributed energy resources, including, in this case, a natural gas-fired microturbine in addition to solar PV and battery energy stor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,270 Views
22 Pages

15 June 2021

This paper proposes a general hierarchical dispatching strategy of mine water, with the aim of addressing the problems of low reuse rate of coal mine water, and insufficient data analysis. First of all, water quality and quantity data of the Narim Ri...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
768 Views
23 Pages

20 October 2025

This paper presents a hierarchical and step-by-step multi-objective genetic optimization method for the multi-port composite flux-modulated (MP-CFM) machine, aiming to propose a simpler and high-accuracy optimization strategy for such multi-port comp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines: Design, Control, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
666 Views
20 Pages

23 December 2025

The power allocation in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRB) energy storage systems faces a conflict between long-term lifespan and real-time power coupling. Using a single-layer optimization method to directly address multiple objectives simultaneously...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,293 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
1 Citations
677 Views
22 Pages

16 December 2025

To address the issue of heavy reliance on manual intervention in substation maintenance tasks, this paper proposes an end-to-end hierarchical intelligent inference method for collaborative operation of grid switches. The method constructs a unified k...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,238 Views
19 Pages

14 March 2024

For 5G base stations equipped with multiple energy sources, such as energy storage systems (ESSs) and photovoltaic (PV) power generation, energy management is crucial, directly influencing the operational cost. Hence, aiming at increasing the utiliza...

(This article belongs to the Topic Optimal Planning, Integration and Control of Smart Grids and Microgrids Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
712 Views
34 Pages

2 June 2026

This research aims to improve real-time decision-making, process-state reconstruction, and multi-objective operational optimization in intelligent composting systems through an integrated framework based on hierarchical digital twin and Edge–Cl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning Algorithms and Optimization in the Digital Transition (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,007 Views
23 Pages

Research on Energy Management Strategy for Range-Extended Electric Vehicles Based on Eco-Driving Speed

  • Hanwu Liu,
  • Kaicheng Yang,
  • Wencai Sun,
  • Le Liu and ,
  • Zihang Su,
  • Qiaoyun Xiao,
  • Song Wang and
  • Shunyao Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

2 December 2025

To achieve the optimal energy allocation between the auxiliary power unit (APU) and battery of connected automated range-extended electric vehicle (CAR-EEV), the hierarchical eco-driving control with dynamic game energy management were investigated a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,335 Views
23 Pages

Research on Interval Optimal Scheduling Strategy of Virtual Power Plants with Electric Vehicles

  • Taoyong Li,
  • Jinjin An,
  • Dongmei Zhang,
  • Xiaohong Diao and ,
  • Changliang Liu and
  • Weiliang Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The operation process of a virtual power plant is affected by many uncertainties, and how to ensure its comprehensive operation quality is a pressing challenge. For the virtual power plant incorporating electric vehicles, the interval number is used...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Electric Vehicle Technology towards Low Carbon Future: Advanced Powertrain, Energy Management and Grid Interaction)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,918 Views
20 Pages

9 December 2024

In the context of advancing new power systems, a multi-source–grid–load interactive operation framework considering low-carbon demand hierarchical response is developed to further explore the support value of the multi-source–grid&n...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Power Science and Technology, 2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
73 Citations
11,564 Views
22 Pages

Hierarchical Control for Microgrids: A Survey on Classical and Machine Learning-Based Methods

  • Sijia Li,
  • Arman Oshnoei,
  • Frede Blaabjerg and
  • Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam

1 June 2023

Microgrids create conditions for efficient use of integrated energy systems containing renewable energy sources. One of the major challenges in the control and operation of microgrids is managing the fluctuating renewable energy generation, as well a...

(This article belongs to the Collection Microgrids: The Path to Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,079 Views
19 Pages

Research of a Multi-Level Organization Human Resource Network Optimization Model and an Improved Late Acceptance Hill Climbing Algorithm

  • Jingbo Huang,
  • Jiting Li,
  • Yonghao Du,
  • Yanjie Song and ,
  • Jian Wu,
  • Feng Yao and
  • Pei Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 November 2023

Complex hierarchical structures and diverse personnel mobility pose challenges for many multi-level organizations. The difficulty of reasonable human resource planning in multi-level organizations is mainly caused by ignoring the hierarchical structu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
998 Views
30 Pages

22 June 2026

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCSs) have become increasingly important due to the growing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable-based power generation. However, challenges such as fluctuating renewable energy availability, incre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,568 Views
16 Pages

Hierarchical Control for DC Microgrids Using an Exact Feedback Controller with Integral Action

  • Oscar Danilo Montoya,
  • Federico Martin Serra and
  • Alexander Molina-Cabrera

6 February 2022

This paper addresses the problem of the optimal stabilization of DC microgrids using a hierarchical control design. A recursive optimal power flow formulation is proposed in the tertiary stage that ensures the global optimum finding due to the convex...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,791 Views
28 Pages

Optimal Placement of Leakage Sensors in Urban Gas Networks Based on an Ant Colony Algorithm and System Clustering

  • Zhewen Sui,
  • Xiaobing Yuan,
  • Baoping Cai,
  • Fangqi Ye and ,
  • Qingqing Duan,
  • Zhiqiang Zhao,
  • Xiaoyan Shao,
  • Xin Zhou and
  • Zhiming Hu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

28 February 2025

In urban gas network leakage monitoring, the optimized placement of sensors plays a pivotal role in ensuring public safety and minimizing system maintenance costs. This study introduces an innovative approach that integrates hierarchical clustering w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
358 Views
25 Pages

30 September 2026

Urban drone logistics face significant challenges in long-distance delivery due to limited drone endurance, making reasonable vertiport siting and air-route planning a critical research problem. Existing studies typically treat facility siting and ro...

(This article belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,175 Views
18 Pages

As the adoption of information technologies increases in the manufacturing industry, manufacturing companies should efficiently manage their data and manufacturing processes in order to enhance their manufacturing competency. Because smart factories...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Industry 4.0 for SMEs - Smart Manufacturing and Logistics for SMEs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
258 Views
16 Pages

A Two-Stage and Hierarchical Contrastive Learning Method for Power Equipment Defect Detection

  • Mengyu Li,
  • Minghui Li,
  • Zhongqiang Zhou,
  • Jincun Zhang and ,
  • Xujie Zhuang,
  • Chaoxin Zhang,
  • Baidong Li and
  • Xiaojin Gong
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

31 August 2026

Power equipment defect detection is essential for ensuring reliable power grid operation. Existing power equipment defect detection methods typically formulate the task as multi-class object detection, but their performance is limited by long-tailed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,370 Views
22 Pages

11 October 2020

Process planning is a typical combinatorial optimization problem. When the scale of the problem increases, combinatorial explosion occurs, which makes it difficult for traditional precise algorithms to solve the problem. A hybrid particle swarm optim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
709 Views
31 Pages

A Dual-Layer BDBO-ADHDP Framework for Optimal Energy Management in Green Ports with Renewable Integration

  • Ting Li,
  • Nan Wei,
  • Tianyi Ma,
  • Bingyu Wang and ,
  • Yanping Du,
  • Shuihai Dou and
  • Jie Wen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 February 2026

Propelled by the “dual-carbon” strategy, green and intelligent ports are rapidly advancing toward low-carbon and intelligent development. However, the large-scale incorporation of renewable energy and the extensive electrification of tran...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,954 Views
19 Pages

Distributed Consensus Hierarchical Optimization and Control Method for Integrated Energy System Based on Event-Triggered Mechanism

  • Jun Ye,
  • Bo Liu,
  • Zhiqiang Yuan,
  • Yunhui Chen and ,
  • Yufei Wang,
  • Hua Xue,
  • Chen Ling and
  • Kening Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

4 July 2023

For integrated energy systems (IES) composed of a set of energy hubs (EHs), a consensus control method is usually adopted to achieve accurate sharing of electrical and thermal composite energies. To solve the communication redundancy problem of the c...

(This article belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)

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