Review
Thermodynamics
Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Mohammad Javidmehr, Mohammad Reza Mirzaie, Leila Fereidooni
Summary: Solid oxide fuel cells were first discovered with solid oxide electrolytes in the late 19th century, but they still have a long way to go for full commercialization. Integrating solar energy with solid oxide fuel cells can enhance their environmental advantages and reduce fuel provision costs.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yuanzhi Gao, Bo Chen, Dongxu Wu, Zhaofeng Dai, Changling Wang, Xiaosong Zhang
Summary: This study compares different configurations of solar power generation systems and investigates the use of flat heat pipe as a heat sink in photovoltaic systems, solar thermoelectric generator systems, bifacial-photovoltaic-solar thermoelectric generator systems, and tandem-photovoltaic-solar thermoelectric generator systems. It is found that the bifacial-photovoltaic-solar thermoelectric generator system performs the best in terms of electrical power output, while the solar thermoelectric generator system has the potential for improvement. Additionally, using nanofluid improves energy and exergy performance.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Vicente J. Subiela-Ortin, Baltasar Penate-Suarez, Juan A. de la Fuente-Bencomo
Summary: This paper discusses the key technical aspects to be considered in the optimal design and operation of wind and photovoltaic-powered reverse-osmosis systems, and provides practical guidelines for their operation.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Nicu Bizon, Phatiphat Thounthong
Summary: This study proposes a new control approach for a DC-DC power converter to connect a fuel cell system with a photovoltaic power system, aiming to enhance battery lifespan and fuel economy by compensating for variability in PV power and load demand. By operating in charge-sustained mode, the FC system optimizes backup energy utilization and fuel economy, achieving fuel savings of 4.82-20.71% and 1.64-3.34% compared to existing strategies.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mingke Hu, Bin Zhao, Suhendri, Xianze Ao, Jingyu Cao, Qiliang Wang, Saffa Riffat, Yuehong Su, Gang Pei
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the history and recent advancements in the application of radiative cooling in various types of solar energy systems. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities in combining solar energy harvesting and radiative cooling.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Sara Borhani, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Peyman Pourmoghadam, Mahmoud Omid
Summary: The goal of this research is to study a trigeneration solar system that can meet household energy demands. A reliable network is trained to forecast the system's functionality under different weather conditions, replacing the time-consuming simulation process. The research shows that warm regions like Ahwaz province have the most suitable weather conditions to effectively utilize the system.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marco Pierro, Richard Perez, Marc Perez, Matteo Giacomo Prina, David Moser, Cristina Cornaro
Summary: This work presents a progressive strategy to achieve 100% penetration of intermittent renewables by transforming them into effectively dispatchable generation sources, displacing conventional generation at minimal cost. The pathway for a full renewable energy transition of the Italian electric mix is delineated based on addressing net load forecast imbalances resulting from renewables' prediction errors.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Oliver O. Apeh, Edson L. Meyer, Ochuko K. Overen
Summary: Currently, there is a rapid growth in the installation of photovoltaic systems worldwide, and solar photovoltaic systems play a crucial role in national development. Policies and strategies that promote photovoltaic installations, as well as the decrease in module prices, can create substantial employment opportunities.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yunjie Wang, Huihan Yang, Haifei Chen, Bendong Yu, Haohua Zhang, Rui Zou, Shaoyang Ren
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of different photovoltaic systems and corresponding cooling technologies. It investigates the distinctions, applicability, development trends, and future technologies of both passive and active cooling methods. The paper highlights the importance of appropriate cooling technologies in maintaining optimal performance for concentrated photovoltaic systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Bruno Lorenzi, Paolo Mariani, Andrea Reale, Aldo Di Carlo, Gang Chen, Dario Narducci
Summary: A study reported the modeling and development of customized thermoelectric generators, optimized to be hybridized with amorphous silicon, Gallium Indium Phosphide, or Perovskites solar cells. Experimental validation demonstrated efficiency gains in Perovskites solar cells at typical operating temperatures. This study accurately showcased the real potential of thermoelectric hybridization of solar cells.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Mohsen Salimi, Morteza Hosseinpour, Tohid N. Borhani
Summary: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is progressing in its efforts to attract tourists and trade, but its economy is still heavily reliant on oil, natural gas, and related industries for now. However, with the increasing demand for natural gas and the UAE's status as a net gas importer, the country has begun investing billions of dollars in nuclear and renewable energy. This study focuses on the solar energy production and consumption trend in the UAE, conducting a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and developing strategies based on it. The SWOT analysis has identified promising strategies for the UAE to transition to solar energy, reducing fossil fuel demand, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and becoming the carbon market center of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Youssef Elomari, Masoud Norouzi, Marc Marin-Genesca, Alberto Fernandez, Dieter Boer
Summary: Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have gained significant attention in the past decade. This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to identify the latest trends in the integration of solar PV in power networks. The research is based on 7146 documents downloaded from the Web of Science database and utilizes bibliometric indicators, network analysis, and statistical analysis. The results reveal rapid growth in research on solar PV integration, particularly in India. The study identifies five main clusters including power quality issues, energy storage and management algorithms, optimization and techno-economic analysis, renewable energy integration and sustainable development, and battery energy storage system modeling and control. The recent research focuses on power quality, voltage and frequency fluctuation problems, optimal design and energy management, and technical-economic analysis.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongsub Jee, Yohan Noh, Minwoo Kim, Jaehyeong Lee
Summary: Floating solar power has higher power generation efficiency and is easier to install and connect compared to existing solar power generation methods. A performance comparison between pivotless tracking-type and fixed-type solar power systems showed that the tracking-type system generated approximately 14% more energy than the fixed-type system.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Nigel Twi-Yeboah, Dacosta Osei, Michael K. Danquah
Summary: Fuel cells are essential for a competitive, secure, and sustainable clean energy economy as they efficiently convert various fuels into electricity. They have high efficiency and low pollution, used in buildings, vehicles, and backup power sources. However, their infrastructure and cost hinder widespread adoption. This article discusses advanced fuel cell types, working principles, applications, solar-derived chemical fuel cells, and their limitations in terms of environmental hazards.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ephraim Bonah Agyekum
Summary: The research presented the techno-economic potential of two different photovoltaic power plants systems in three different climatic conditions in Ghana. The integration of tracking systems increased the annual energy generation and capacity factor, with the northern section identified as the best location for large-scale PPP development in Ghana.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Abdulhakeem Alsaleem, Faleh Alsakran, Marcelo Godoy Simoes
Article
Energy & Fuels
Leonardo Jonas Piotrowski, Marcelo Godoy Simoes, Felix Alberto Farret
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Aymen Flah, Irfan Ahmad Khan, Anshul Agarwal, Lassaad Sbita, Marcelo Godoy Simoes
Summary: The electric vehicle industry is seeking advanced traction systems to enhance performance and reliability. Magnetic materials are crucial for the performance specifications of brushless DC or AC machines, and advancements in power electronic devices have made AC motors more suitable for EVs and allowed for advanced topology circuits to fit machines with two rotors or two stators. This paper presents two configurations of electrical machine control for EVs, discusses their pros and cons, and develops mathematical models to enhance a Field Oriented Control (FOC) strategy through MATLAB-based simulations.
COMPUTERS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Faleh Alskran, Marcelo Godoy Simoes
Summary: This paper investigates the MCSC STATCOM and proposes a new modulation method and current balancing algorithm. Additionally, two control strategies are presented to optimize the performance of the STATCOM. The contributions of this paper are validated through simulation and experimental results.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Israel D. L. Costa, Danilo I. Brandao, Lourenco Matakas Junior, Marcelo G. Simoes, Lenin M. F. Morais
Summary: This paper compares the effects of different reference frames on AC linear current regulators for three-phase three-wire voltage source converters, finding that the dq-frame has the highest computational effort and inferior performance under negative-sequence voltage disturbances, but superior performance under positive-sequence voltages. In contrast, the abc frame has the lowest computational effort due to its straightforward implementation, with similar results in terms of steady-state and transient behavior, while the alpha beta-frame is an intermediate solution in terms of computational cost.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Liaqat Ali, S. M. Muyeen, Hamed Bizhani, Marcelo G. Simoes
Summary: This article focuses on the implementation of peer-to-peer energy trading and planning of a grid-connected multi-microgrid system based on an advanced optimization approach. The proposed model uses game theory and Nash equilibrium to optimize the sizing of energy resources and maximize the payoff value. The results show that P2P energy trading reduces the payoff value by 36%.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Shahriar Rahman Fahim, Subrata K. Sarker, S. M. Muyeen, Md. Rafiqul Islam Sheikh, Sajal K. Das, Marcelo Simoes
Summary: The proposed self-attentive weight-sharing capsule network (WSCN) achieves robust and high classification performance in detecting and classifying faults in the TL domain, utilizing a limited amount of data. By utilizing a weight-sharing mechanism and self-attention layer, the network effectively highlights dominant features and demonstrates explicit classification ability, as confirmed through experiments on a modified test model and real-world data from power networks.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marcelo G. Simoes, Felix A. Farret, Hosna Khajeh, Mahdi Shahparasti, Hannu Laaksonen
Summary: This paper presents a holistic approach that combines solutions for future power systems. It emphasizes the importance of solar energy as a clean and sustainable energy source, and provides new perspectives and formulas for calculating the best characteristics, storage methods, and frequencies for specific locations. The paper also discusses the management of renewable energy and the utilization of flexible energy resources for providing various ancillary services to distribution and transmission networks.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Hosna Khajeh, Hannu Laaksonen, Marcelo G. Simoes
Summary: To enable high penetration of intermittent renewable power, there is a need for increased flexibility in the power system. This paper proposes a smart home system with flexible appliances and devices, including a battery energy storage system, that provides coordinated frequency and operational services while maintaining household comfort and schedules. Fuzzy logic control is employed to achieve this goal.
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Luiz Carlos Gomes Freitas, Marcelo Godoy Simoes, Paulo Peixoto Praca
Article
Energy & Fuels
Qudrat Ullah, Tiago Davi Curi Busarello, Danilo Iglesias Brandao, Marcelo Godoy Simoes
Summary: This paper focuses on the modeling and control of non-isolated, non-inverting four-switch buck-boost synchronous converters in DC microgrids. The research demonstrates the efficient operation of the power converter both independently and in DC microgrids. Sliding mode control is utilized as the controlling mechanism to deal with uncertainties and non-linearities. The MATLAB simulation results successfully exhibit precise reference tracking and robust stability of the DC-DC converters in different operating modes of the microgrid structure.
Editorial Material
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Marcelo Godoy Simoes
IEEE ELECTRIFICATION MAGAZINE
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Energy & Fuels
Tiago Davi Curi Busarello, Abdullah Bubshait, Oruganti V. S. R. Varaprasad, Abdulhakeem Alsaleem, Marcelo G. Simoes
Summary: This paper presents a comprehensive design approach for field-oriented control of IPMSM, introducing the design steps and verifying its effectiveness.
2022 IEEE 4TH GLOBAL POWER, ENERGY AND COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (IEEE GPECOM2022)
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Tiago Davi Curi Busarello, Joel Filipe Guerreiro, Marcelo Godoy Simoes, Jose Antenor Pomilio
Summary: This paper presents a Hardware-in-the-Loop setup of a LCL-filtered grid-connected inverter with digital Proportional-Resonant current controller. The effectiveness of the PR controller is evaluated through various real-time test cases emulated in the Real-Time Simulator. The HIL verification proves to be an attractive tool for assessing the PR current controller of a LCL-filtered grid-connected inverter.
2021 IEEE 22ND WORKSHOP ON CONTROL AND MODELLING OF POWER ELECTRONICS (COMPEL)
(2021)
Proceedings Paper
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Liaqat Ali, S. M. Muyeen, Hamed Bizhani, Marcelo Godoy Simoes
Summary: This paper introduces a multi-objective optimization based on a game theory technique for sizing and cost minimization of a grid-connected multi-microgrids. The study shows that using particle swarm optimization algorithm can achieve the optimum payoff values for the system.
2021 13TH ANNUAL IEEE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE GREENTECH 2021
(2021)
