Journal of Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Transmission Expansion Planning with Linearized AC Load Flow by Special Ordered Set Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents a model for a transmission expansion planning (TEP) problem in which both active and reactive power as well as voltage magnitude of buses are considered through linearized alternating current (AC) ... -
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(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)As the wind turbine structure flexibility is increased with its larger power capacity, the control system plays a more important role in the effective wind energy generation. This paper presents a robust model reference ... -
Design of a Novel Smart Generation Controller Based on Deep Q Learning for Large-Scale Interconnected Power System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study proposes a novel control strategy based on deep Q learning (DQL) for smart generation control of large-scale interconnected power systems. In this novel DQL algorithm, a deep neural network with higher intelligence ... -
Active Load Control for Dynamic Frequency Support and Harmonic Compensation in Autonomous Microgrids
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Aimed at the sustainable growth of energy production from renewable sources, the accelerated development of reliable technologies for the future smart grid has become an immediate necessity. In addition to exploiting various ... -
Tip-Vortex Noise Reduction of a Wind Turbine Using a Winglet
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The present study investigates the feasibility of using winglet as a novel approach to reduce aero-acoustic noise of wind turbine blades. For this purpose, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Phase VI wind ... -
Experimental Investigation on a Photovoltaic Thermal Solar System with a Linear Fresnel Lens
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This article reports the experimental study on a concentrated photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) solar system. A nonimaging linear Fresnel lens was used as a solar concentrator to improve the density of solar energy on a PV/T ... -
Modeling Hydrodynamic Changes Induced by Run-of-River Hydropower Plants along the Prahova River in Romania
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The purpose of the study is to reveal changes of the hydrodynamics and sediment transport induced into the river channel by the operation of small hydropower plants (SHPs). A 36-km reach of the upper Prahova River in Romania ... -
Dynamic Performance Analysis of a Photovoltaic Power Plant with Integrated Storage for Microgrids Dynamic Support
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents a solution to improve the dynamic performance of the frequency-control process in autonomous microgrids by means of photovoltaic (PV) power plants. An energy storage system was integrated in the PV power ... -
Temperature, Combustion, and Emissions on a Diesel Engine Using N-Butanol/Diesel Compound Combustion Mode
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)By adding an injection system of n-butanol on the intake manifold, the four-cylinder direct injection (DI) diesel engine had been modified to operate in n-butanol/diesel compound combustion mode (BDCC). Effects of temperature, ... -
Road Pavement Energy–Harvesting Device to Convert Vehicles’ Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)With the growing need for alternative energy sources, research into energy-harvesting technologies has increased considerably in recent years. The particular case of energy harvesting on road pavements is a very recent ... -
Power-to-Gas Energy Storage by Reversible Solid Oxide Cell for Distributed Renewable Power Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The conflict between energy utilization and environmental problems is deepening, urging society to promote the utilization of renewable energy in the future energy structure. In this paper, the processes of power-to-gas ... -
Combined Cycle and Steam Gas-Fired Power Plant Analysis through Exergoeconomic and Extended Combined Pinch and Exergy Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Exergy analysis, thermoeconomics, and combined pinch and exergy analyses are useful methods for improving design and performance of processes such as thermal power plants. However, these methods are usually applied separately. ... -
Modeling Techniques of Storage Modules with PCM Microcapsules: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A preliminary study on the increased thermal capacity in thermal energy storage concrete solids with inclusions of phase change materials is presented here. Particularly, the change in the thermal behavior of such composites, ... -
Thermoeconomic Analysis and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Combined Cooling and Power System Using Ammonia-Water Mixture: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper investigates a combined cooling and power (CCP) system driven by a low-grade heat source. This system is a combination of the Kalina cycle and an ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cycle. Based on a ... -
Offshore Wind Power Plant and Electrical Network Development: Romanian Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents the technical and economic interaction with the grid of an offshore wind power plant development in Romania, on the coastal area of the Black Sea. Offshore wind power plants are currently very expensive ... -
Effect of Steady and Quasi-Unsteady Wind on Aerodynamic Performance of H-Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Many researchers have studied different horizontal-axis and vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) by conducting the experimental and numerical simulations. However, the vertical-axis wind turbine has currently attracted ... -
Energy Management of CHP-Based Microgrid with Thermal Storage for Reducing Wind Curtailment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A large amount of wind energy curtailment is observed during the winter off-peak period in northern China. Because heat demand is high but electric demand is low, combined heat and power (CHP) units have to generate power ... -
Performance Analyses of Geothermal and Geothermoelectric Pavement Snow Melting System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Geothermal heat pumps are characterized as environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and reliable, and a thermoelectric generator is a sustainable, scalable energy-harvesting technique. In this paper, an innovative and ... -
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Heat Integration and Optimization of Supercritical CO2 Recompression Cycle Coupled with Oxy-Coal Combustion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study proposes a supercritical CO2 recompression cycle based on external oxy-coal combustion. It aims to evaluate and improve the performance of the system guided by energetic and exergetic analyses. The influence of ...