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4 Citations
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Optimization of Load Distribution Method for Hydropower Units Based on Output Fluctuation Constraint and Double-Layer Nested Model

  • Hong Pan,
  • Zhengliang Luo,
  • Chenyang Hang,
  • Yuan Zheng and ,
  • Fang Feng and
  • Xiaonan Zheng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

24 February 2024

During the load distribution of hydropower units, the frequent crossing of vibration zones as well as large output fluctuations affect the stability of the power station. A multi-objective double-layer intelligent nesting model that considers the con...

(This article belongs to the Section D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,413 Views
20 Pages

A Two-Layer Control Strategy for the Participation of Energy Storage Battery Systems in Grid Frequency Regulation

  • Pan Zhang,
  • Shijin Xin,
  • Yunwen Wang,
  • Qing Xu and ,
  • Chunsheng Chen,
  • Wei Chen and
  • Haiying Dong
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 January 2024

A two-layer control strategy for the participation of multiple battery energy storage systems in the secondary frequency regulation of the grid is proposed to address the frequency fluctuation problem caused by the power dynamic imbalance between the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Cooperative Control and State Estimation of Power Systems with Large Scale Renewable Energy Sources)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,638 Views
22 Pages

1 September 2019

The grid connection of intermittent energy sources such as wind power and photovoltaic power generation brings new challenges for the economic and safe operation of renewable power systems. To address these challenges, a multi-time-scale active power...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Solar–Wind–Hydro Hybrid Energy System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
320 Views
14 Pages

1 July 2026

Due to the stochastic and fluctuating nature of output from roadway high-entropy energy units, traditional evaluation metrics based on fault statistics struggle to comprehensively assess their availability. To address this, this paper proposes a nove...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,875 Views
15 Pages

18 January 2019

The straight-through magneto-optical glass current sensor has desirable temperature properties, but it is vulnerable to magnetic interference. In contrast, a polarization-type fiber optic current sensor has poor temperature performance, but the magne...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Progress in Fiber Optic Sensors: Bringing Light to Measurement)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,556 Views
25 Pages

20 June 2025

Distributed renewable energy sources with significant output fluctuations can negatively impact the power grid stability when it is connected to the power grid. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a capacity configuration method that improves the o...

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  • Open Access
1,485 Views
15 Pages

Cooperative Control Strategy of Optical Storage System Based on an Alternating Sequence Filter

  • Zifen Han,
  • Yun Zhang,
  • Biao Tian,
  • Yi Fan and ,
  • Chao Zhang and
  • Huijuan Wu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

25 November 2024

Due to photovoltaic (PV) power generation depending on the environment, its output power is volatile, and effectively dealing with its power fluctuation has become a key concern. Aiming at this problem, this article presents an optical storage cooper...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances and Optimization of Electric Energy System—2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
87 Citations
6,241 Views
14 Pages

3 March 2019

In this paper, the mixed integer linear programming (MILP) for solving unit commitment (UC) problems in a hybrid power system containing thermal, hydro, and wind power have been studied. To promote its efficiency, an improved MILP approach has been p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,652 Views
22 Pages

Power System Reliability Assessment Considering Coal-Fired Unit Peaking Characteristics

  • Pengzhao Wang,
  • Xueqin Tian,
  • Kai Sun,
  • Yi Huang and ,
  • Zhidong Wang and
  • Li Sun
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 April 2025

The large-scale integration of renewable energy and the serious safety issues faced by coal-fired units during peak regulation pose significant challenges to the reliable operation of power systems. Traditional probabilistic production simulation (PP...

(This article belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
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  • Open Access
1,565 Views
18 Pages

5 September 2025

The Honeycomb Distribution Network is a new distribution network architecture that utilizes the Smart Power-Exchange Station (SPES) to enable power interconnection and mutual assistance among multiple microgrids/distribution units, thereby supporting...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Planning, Operation, Control/Protection, and Market of New Power Energy System)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,083 Views
16 Pages

25 April 2022

The large fluctuation of net torque and the existence of negative torque on the crank output shaft of the beam pumping unit are the decisive factors leading to its low efficiency and high energy consumption. The conventional pumping unit CYJ10-4.2-53...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,135 Views
17 Pages

9 November 2017

This paper presents a clock phase-shifting (CPS) energy balance control (EBC) method for cascaded half-bridge multilevel inverters in standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It is based on the conservation of energy in each cascaded unit. By shif...

(This article belongs to the Section I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,022 Views
17 Pages

31 July 2019

Stable operation is a challenge for hydropower stations with multi-turbine hydraulic coupled division systems with a common penstock. In this paper, the serious power fluctuations in a power station with such a division system are analyzed. The fluct...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,551 Views
19 Pages

Annual Assessment of Large-Scale Introduction of Renewable Energy: Modeling of Unit Commitment Schedule for Thermal Power Generators and Pumped Storages

  • Takashi Mitani,
  • Muhammad Aziz,
  • Takuya Oda,
  • Atsuki Uetsuji and ,
  • Yoko Watanabe and
  • Takao Kashiwagi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 May 2017

The fast-increasing introduction of renewable energy sources (RESes) leads to some problems in electrical power network due to fluctuating generated power. A power system must be operated with provision of various reserve powers like governor free ca...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
964 Views
16 Pages

A Fuzzy Division Control Strategy for Flywheel Energy Storage to Assist Primary Frequency Regulation of Hydropower Units

  • Zhengfa Li,
  • Peina Gao,
  • Ning Xu,
  • Jian Lu and ,
  • Dong Miao,
  • Qiong Ma,
  • Tian Zhang and
  • Hao Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

19 November 2025

Enhancing the flexibility of hydropower units is essential for adapting to future power systems dominated by intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which introduce significant frequency stability challenges due to their inheren...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,031 Views
15 Pages

29 July 2022

The large net torque fluctuations in the reducer output shafts of conventional beam pumping units and the existence of negative torque are the decisive factors that lead to their low efficiency and high energy consumption. This study developed a posi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,752 Views
14 Pages

18 May 2023

The intermittent hole-digging tree-planting machine shows a periodic short-time peak load law in planting operation, and the operation process is “idling” for small loads most of the time, leading to large torque fluctuations in the trans...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Development of Smart Forestry: Machine and Automation)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,811 Views
21 Pages

A Hierarchical Distributed and Local Voltage Control Strategy for Photovoltaic Clusters in Distribution Networks

  • Zhiwei Liu,
  • Zhe Wang,
  • Yuzhe Chen,
  • Qirui Ren and ,
  • Jinli Zhao,
  • Sihai Qiu,
  • Yuxiao Zhao and
  • Hao Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 May 2025

The increasing integration of distributed photovoltaics (PVs) has intensified voltage violations in active distribution networks (ADNs). Traditional centralized voltage regulation approaches face substantial challenges in terms of communication and c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Distributed Intelligent Energy Systems)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,635 Views
20 Pages

A Novel Multilevel Controller

  • Hanying Gao,
  • Xiangnan Liu,
  • Mingjie Ren,
  • Shuai Feng and
  • Zhiying Li

Active power filter is an important means to improve power quality, and power topology is an important part of active power filter. Therefore, the research on power topology has important practical value. This paper proposes a simple-structure topolo...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
594 Views
17 Pages

29 April 2026

With the increasing power fluctuations and growing pressure on grid stability resulting from the high penetration of renewable energy, the demand for exploring various energy storage technologies with large-scale, long-duration, and low-cost features...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
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  • Open Access
424 Views
19 Pages

Optimal Scheduling of an Off-Grid Wind–Photovoltaic Liquid Hydrogen Production System with Fixed Daily Output

  • Qian He,
  • Fei Wang,
  • Tianpei Luo,
  • Gang An and ,
  • Naihua Wang,
  • Xuefang Li and
  • Mingbin Zhao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

12 September 2026

Off-grid wind–photovoltaic systems can provide low-carbon power for liquid hydrogen production, but renewable generation fluctuations complicate the coordination of fixed liquid hydrogen output and external electric load supply. This study deve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Energy Utilization—2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
60 Citations
11,231 Views
20 Pages

21 May 2012

Wind power parallel operation is an effective way to realize the large scale use of wind power, but the fluctuations of power output from wind power units may have great influence on power quality, hence a new method of power smoothing and capacity o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wind Turbines)
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  • Open Access
359 Views
20 Pages

Robust Optimal Dispatch Method for a Renewable Energy Base Considering the Impacts of Wind and Photovoltaic Output Uncertainties and Unit Maintenance

  • Ling Ji,
  • Heng Chi,
  • Mingjun Xue,
  • Qing Xu and ,
  • Fei Xu,
  • Lei Chen,
  • Ling Hao and
  • Jingxi Luo
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Medium- and long-term dispatching of renewable energy bases is an important method for ensuring large-scale transmission and consumption. However, most existing medium- and long-term dispatching methods ignore the uncertainties of wind and photovolta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,638 Views
25 Pages

20 April 2019

Due to the integration of more intermittent renewable energy into the power grid, the demand for frequency control in power systems has been on the rise, and primary frequency control of hydropower units plays an increasingly important role. This pap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,886 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of Pressure Fluctuation of Tubular Turbine under Different Application Heads

  • Yaping Zhao,
  • Jianjun Feng,
  • Zhihua Li,
  • Mengfan Dang and
  • Xingqi Luo

24 April 2022

The vigorous development of low-head hydraulic resources and tidal energy with greater stability and predictability is drawing attention to tubular turbines. However, many problems, such as incorrect unit association relationship, insufficient unit o...

(This article belongs to the Topic Distributed Energy Systems and Resources)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,121 Views
12 Pages

26 April 2016

Increase in CO2 emissions induced by agricultural inputs in China since its socialist market economic reforms may hinder its sustainable economic development. More attention has been paid to changes in agricultural land use and overall land use benef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,816 Views
14 Pages

4 April 2023

In the proposed wind-storage combined operation technology, the storage side is foreseen to play a significant role in power system day-ahead generation scheduling. Based on the operational characteristics of pumped storage power stations, the day-ah...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Impact of Technological Innovation on Renewable Energy Production: Simulation and Control of New Energy Power Generation Systems)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,298 Views
30 Pages

Research on the Health Evaluation of a Pump Turbine in Smoothing Output Volatility of the Hybrid System Under a High Proportion of Wind and Photovoltaic Power Connection

  • Yan Ren,
  • Haonan Zhang,
  • Lile Wu,
  • Kai Zhang and ,
  • Zutian Cheng,
  • Ketao Sun,
  • Yuan Sun and
  • Leiming Hu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

6 March 2025

With the high proportion of wind and photovoltaic (PV) power connection in the new electricity system, the system output power volatility is enhanced. When the output fluctuation of the system is suppressed, the pumped storage condition is changed fr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
10,403 Views
16 Pages

12 September 2016

An explanation and quantification of the water-energy-food nexus (WEF-Nexus) is important to advance our understanding of regional resource management, which is presently in its infant stage. Evaluation of the current states, interconnections, and tr...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,306 Views
20 Pages

PV Module-Level CHB Inverter with Integrated Battery Energy Storage System

  • Chiara Sirico,
  • Remus Teodorescu,
  • Dezso Séra,
  • Marino Coppola and ,
  • Pierluigi Guerriero,
  • Diego Iannuzzi and
  • Adolfo Dannier
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

3 December 2019

In this paper, a photovoltaic (PV) module-level Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) inverter with an integrated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is proposed. The advantages and drawbacks of the CHB circuit architecture in distributed PV generation systems ar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue PV Systems: from Small- to Large-Scale)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,045 Views
15 Pages

24 May 2016

In power system control unicontrol with single storage units or centralized control with multiple storage units to meet different level targets is challenging. Considering the charge and discharge characteristics of storage devices, this paper propos...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Efficient Actuators and Systems)
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  • Open Access
2,170 Views
15 Pages

13 December 2022

Inductance is a necessary device for a grid-connected converter (GcC) to attenuate the switching-frequency harmonics in injected grid currents. However, in practice, the inductance decreases with an increase in output current. Especially when the amp...

(This article belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
662 Views
22 Pages

Optimal Joint Scheduling and Forecasting of Photovoltaic and Wind Power Generation Based on Transformer-BiLSTM

  • Wei Luo,
  • Liyuan Zhu,
  • Defa Cao,
  • Wei Wu and ,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Jiamin Zhang and
  • Long Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

27 March 2026

Addressing the challenge of coordinated dispatch between wind/solar and thermal power in new energy grids, this research proposes a thermal power unit output prediction method based on a Transformer-BiLSTM hybrid deep learning model. First, a simulat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Flexibility Regulation and Operational Optimization of New-Type Power Systems)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,648 Views
19 Pages

3 January 2026

Pumped-storage power stations, as a critical resource for supporting secure and stable grid operation, typically adopt a ’single-tunnel-multiple-unit’ configuration, where hydraulic disturbance becomes a key operating condition affecting...

(This article belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,482 Views
26 Pages

15 August 2019

The doubly-fed variable-speed pumped storage (DFVSPS) is an effective method to balance the fluctuation of renewable energy generation and is an important means of frequency and voltage regulation of a power grid. Firstly, this paper introduces the s...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,400 Views
12 Pages

Enhancing the Cellular Robustness of Cyanobacteria to Improve the Stability and Efficiency of Bio-Photovoltaics

  • Xiangyi Yuan,
  • Xuejing Xu,
  • Xuemin Gao,
  • Xiangxiao Liu and ,
  • Bo Liang,
  • Guodong Luan and
  • Xuefeng Lu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

14 February 2025

Solar photovoltaic technology has consistently been regarded as a crucial direction for the development of clean energy systems in the future. Bio-photovoltaics (BPV), an emerging solar energy utilization technology, is mainly based on the photosynth...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,008 Views
30 Pages

27 December 2019

Wind energy is characterized by exceptionally large power fluctuations at the single energy facility level, that remain significant also considering the average of the many different energy facilities connected to the same grid. A high-frequency stat...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,177 Views
26 Pages

Intelligent Soft Sensors for Inferential Monitoring of Hydrodesulfurization Process Analyzers

  • Željka Ujević Andrijić,
  • Srečko Herceg,
  • Magdalena Šimić and
  • Nenad Bolf

19 August 2025

This work presents the development of soft sensor models for monitoring the operation of online process analyzers used to measure the sulfur content in the product of the refinery hydrodesulfurization process. Since sulfur content often fluctuates ov...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis and Design of Linear/Nonlinear Control System)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
428 Views
19 Pages

27 May 2026

In response to issues such as the strong output power fluctuations of photovoltaic units caused by external environmental factors like solar irradiance, and the susceptibility of traditional control methods to grid disconnection incidents under signi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,054 Views
17 Pages

Multi-Objective Capacity Optimization of Grid-Connected Wind–Pumped Hydro Storage Hybrid Systems Considering Variable-Speed Operation

  • Yang Li,
  • Outing Li,
  • Feng Wu,
  • Shiyi Ma and ,
  • Linjun Shi and
  • Feilong Hong
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 December 2023

The coordination of pumped storage and renewable energy is regarded as a promising avenue for renewable energy accommodation. Considering wind power output uncertainties, a collaborative capacity optimization method for wind–pumped hydro storag...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Operation, Control, and Planning of Intelligent Energy Systems)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,219 Views
15 Pages

28 October 2023

The random output of renewable energy and the disorderly grid connection of electric vehicles (EV) will pose challenges to the safe and stable operation of the power system. In order to ensure the reliability and symmetry of the microgrid operation,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies in Power Quality and Power Disturbance Data Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,366 Views
19 Pages

16 September 2025

To effectively address the issues of curtailed wind and photovoltaic (PV) power caused by the high proportion of renewable energy integration and to promote the clean and low-carbon transformation of the energy system, this paper proposes a “ch...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
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  • Open Access
552 Views
24 Pages

An Optimization Method for Reserve Capacity Operation in Urban Integrated Energy Systems Considering Multiple Uncertainties

  • Zhenlan Dou,
  • Chunyan Zhang,
  • Chenwen Lin,
  • Yongli Wang and ,
  • Yvchen Zhang,
  • Yiming Yuan,
  • Yun Chen and
  • Lihua Wu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

28 January 2026

Urban integrated energy systems (UIESs) are increasingly exposed to uncertainties arising from wind and photovoltaic variability, load fluctuations, and equipment failures, highlighting the need for refined reserve assessment and coordinated operatio...

(This article belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
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  • Open Access
998 Views
16 Pages

A Method for Sizing Shipboard ESSs Based on Generator Output Fluctuation Analysis

  • Joohyuk Leem,
  • Taewan Kim,
  • SungHoon Lim and
  • Jung-Wook Park

30 September 2025

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced regulations that affect many shipbuilding industries and related companies. They require building companies to demonstrate strict compliance with these regulations in construction activities...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,102 Views
16 Pages

8 March 2024

Currently, the global energy revolution in the direction of green and low-carbon technologies is flourishing. The large-scale integration of renewable energy into the grid has led to significant fluctuations in the net load of the power system. To me...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,880 Views
17 Pages

Distributed Variable Droop Curve Control Strategies in Smart Microgrid

  • Changhong Deng,
  • Yahong Chen,
  • Jin Tan,
  • Pei Xia and ,
  • Ning Liang,
  • Weiwei Yao and
  • Yuan-ao Zhang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

22 December 2017

In micro grid (MG), active/reactive power sharing for all dis-patchable units is an important issue. To meet fluctuating loads’ active and reactive power demands, the units generally adopt primary P-f and Q-U droop control methods. However, at differ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Operation and Control of Smart Microgrids)
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  • Open Access
800 Views
36 Pages

Design and Analysis of an ISSA-Optimized Hybrid H2/H∞ Robust Controller for Enhanced Stability in a Pumped Storage Unit Regulation System

  • Xiang Li,
  • Penghua Zhang,
  • Litao Qu,
  • Jiancheng Yang and ,
  • Yu Zhou,
  • Xiaohui Yang,
  • Peilie Feng and
  • Fang Dao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

28 March 2026

This study introduces an intelligent output feedback hybrid H2/H∞ robust controller for a pumped storage unit regulation system (PSURS), utilizing an enhanced salp swarm algorithm (ISSA). A linearized PSURS model is developed through transfer f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research Status of Operation and Management of Hydropower Station, 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,122 Views
24 Pages

Robust Design Optimization of the Cogging Torque for a PMSM Based on Manufacturing Uncertainties Analysis and Approximate Modeling

  • Liqin Wu,
  • Hao Chen,
  • Tingyue Yu,
  • Chengzhi Sun and ,
  • Lin Wang,
  • Xuerong Ye and
  • Guofu Zhai
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

5 January 2023

A permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is a crucial device for power conversion in an energy system. The cogging torque of the PMSM is a crucial output characteristic, the robustness of which affects the operational reliability of the energy sys...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,508 Views
7 Pages

Bi-level Control Scheme for Vehicle-to-Grid Regulation Services

  • Shuang. Gao,
  • K. T. Chau,
  • C. C. Chan and
  • Chunhua Liu

This paper presents a control scheme of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation for the distribution power grid which integrates renewable generation units. An optimal control algorithm is developed to minimize the total operating cost. The potential for pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,622 Views
18 Pages

Optimization Operation of Power Systems with Thermal Units and Energy Storage Considering Lifetime Loss and Thermal Units Deep Peaking

  • Yichao Meng,
  • Zhengpai Cui,
  • Zheng Cao,
  • Dong Yao and ,
  • Shijia Chen and
  • Na Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

29 June 2024

Deep peak shaving achieved through the integration of energy storage and thermal power units is a primary approach to enhance the peak shaving capability of a system. However, current research often tends to be overly optimistic in estimating the ope...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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