Enhancing sustainability and energy efficiency in smart factories: A review

Y Meng, Y Yang, H Chung, PH Lee, C Shao - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of sensing, communication, computing technologies, and
analytics techniques, today's manufacturing is marching towards a new generation of …

Design of a hybrid AC/DC microgrid using Homer Pro: Case study on an islanded residential application

A Oulis Rousis, D Tzelepis, I Konstantelos, C Booth… - Inventions, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper is concerned with the design of an autonomous hybrid alternating current/direct
current (AC/DC) microgrid for a community system, located on an island without the …

Optimal design and sizing of hybrid photovoltaic/fuel cell electrical power system

RM Ghoniem, A Alahmer, H Rezk, S As' ad - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy solutions play a crucial role in addressing the growing energy demands
while mitigating environmental concerns. This study examines the techno-economic viability …

A demand response-centred approach to the long-term equipment capacity planning of grid-independent micro-grids optimized by the moth-flame optimization …

S Mohseni, AC Brent, D Burmester - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The off-grid electrification of remote communities, by utilizing renewable energy
technologies through the development of smart micro-grids, is necessary to realize the …

Integration of open source hardware Arduino platform in automation systems applied to Smart Grids/Micro-Grids

I González, AJ Calderón - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large scale deployment of Smart Grids (SGs) and Smart Micro-Grids (SMGs) requires
overcoming problems related to interoperability and high costs. To automate and monitor …

Development and calibration of an open source, low-cost power smart meter prototype for PV household-prosumers

F Sanchez-Sutil, A Cano-Ortega, JC Hernandez… - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Smart meter roll-out in photovoltaic (PV) household-prosumers provides easy access to
granular meter measurements, which enables advanced energy services. The design of …

On Search for Unconventional Energy Sources for Harvesting

P Ligęza - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Energy transformation requires replacing power plants based on fossil raw materials with
renewable energy. Energy harvesting plays an important, although not fully appreciated …

Supply side management vs. demand side management of a residential microgrid equipped with an electric vehicle in a dual tariff scheme

A Aoun, H Ibrahim, M Ghandour, A Ilinca - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fundamentally, two main methodologies are used to reduce the electric energy bill in
residential, commercial, and even industrial applications. The first method is to act on the …

Estimating solar insolation and power generation of photovoltaic systems using previous day weather data

MH Chung - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Day‐ahead predictions of solar insolation are useful for forecasting the energy production of
photovoltaic (PV) systems attached to buildings, and accurate forecasts are essential for …

Machine Learning Algorithms for Power System Sign Classification and a Multivariate Stacked LSTM Model for Predicting the Electricity Imbalance Volume

A Bâra, SV Oprea - International Journal of Computational Intelligence …, 2024 - Springer
The energy transition to a cleaner environment has been a concern for many researchers
and policy makers, as well as communities and non-governmental organizations. The effects …