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Volume 9 Number 3 Part March Year 2016

15 articles in this issue 

Sho Shibata, Hiroaki Yamada, Toshihiko Tanaka and Masayuki Okamoto

This paper describes the reduced capacity of the inrush current suppressor using a matrix converter (MC) in a large-capacity wind power generation system (WPGS) with two squirrel-cage induction machines (SCIMs). These SCIMs are switched over depending on ... see more

 

Yi Wang, Jing-Chun Feng, Xiao-Sen Li, Yu Zhang and Gang Li

Natural gas hydrate accumulations were confirmed in the Dongsha Area of the South China Sea by the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey 2 (GMGS2) scientific drilling expedition in 2013. The drilling sites of GMGS2-01, -04, -05, -07, -08, -09, -11, -12, and ... see more

 

Li-Ling Peng, Guo-Feng Fan, Min-Liang Huang and Wei-Chiang Hong

Electric load forecasting is an important issue for a power utility, associated with the management of daily operations such as energy transfer scheduling, unit commitment, and load dispatch. Inspired by strong non-linear learning capability of support ve... see more

 

Wenchen Shen, Huilong Yu, Yuhui Hu and Junqiang Xi

Currently, most hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) equipped with automated mechanical transmission (AMT) are implemented with the conventional two-parameter gear shift schedule based on engineering experience. However, this approach cannot take full advantag... see more

 

Rafael Real-Calvo, Antonio Moreno-Munoz, Juan J. Gonzalez-De-La-Rosa, Victor Pallares-Lopez, Miguel J. Gonzalez-Redondo and Isabel M. Moreno-Garcia

The electricity sector is undergoing an evolution that demands the development of a network model with a high level of intelligence, known as a Smart Grid. One of the factors accelerating these changes is the development and implementation of renewable en... see more

 

Lucia V. Mercaldo, Iurie Usatii and Paola Delli Veneri

The conversion efficiency of thin-film silicon solar cells needs to be improved to be competitive with respect to other technologies. For a more efficient use of light across the solar spectrum, multi-junction architectures are being considered. Light-man... see more

 

Xiaodong Lu and Jiangwen Wan

A standalone DC microgrid integrated with distributed renewable energy sources, energy storage devices and loads is analyzed. To mitigate the interaction among distributed power modules, this paper describes a modeling and control design procedure for the... see more

 

Silvio Rodrigues, Carlos Restrepo, George Katsouris, Rodrigo Teixeira Pinto, Maryam Soleimanzadeh, Peter Bosman and Pavol Bauer

Current offshore wind farms (OWFs) design processes are based on a sequential approach which does not guarantee system optimality because it oversimplifies the problem by discarding important interdependencies between design aspects. This article presents... see more

 

Birgit Painter, Katherine N. Irvine, Ruth Kelly Waskett and John Mardaljevic

Energy-efficient building performance requires sophisticated control systems that are based on realistic occupant behaviour models. To provide robust data for the development of these models, research studies in real-world settings are needed. Yet, such s... see more

 

Kyung-Soon Park, Sang-Woo Kim and Seong-Hwan Yoon

The efficient operation of a passive solar house requires an efficient ventilation system to prevent the loss of energy and provide the required ventilation rates. This paper proposes the use of “breathing architectural members” (BAMs) as passive natural ... see more

 

Sergio Saponara

This paper presents an actuator control unit (ACU) with a 450-J embedded energy storage backup to face safety critical mechatronic applications. The idea is to ensure full operation of electric actuators, even in the case of battery failure, by using supe... see more

 

Mohammed Khennich, Mikhail Sorin and Nicolas Galanis

The evaluation of the thermodynamic performance of the mutual transformation of different kinds of exergy linked to the intensive thermodynamic parameters of the flow inside the ejector of a refrigeration system is undertaken. Two thermodynamic metrics, e... see more

 

Silvano Vergura, Roberto Zivieri and Mario Carpentieri

The broad diffusion of renewable energy-based technologies has introduced several open issues in the design and operation of smart grids (SGs) when distributed generators (DGs) inject a large amount of power into the grid. In this paper, a theoretical inv... see more

 

J. Richard Snape

Distributed renewable electricity generators facilitate decarbonising the electricity network, and the smart grid allows higher renewable penetration while improving efficiency. Smart grid scenarios often emphasise localised control, balancing small renew... see more

 

Meng Di Yin, Jeonghun Cho and Daejin Park

The pulse-based charging method for battery cells has been recognized as a fast and efficient way to overcome the shortcoming of a slow charging time in distributed battery cells, which is regarded as a connection of cells such as the Internet of Things (... see more