The existence of sunlight, air and other resources on earth must be used in an appropriate
way for human welfare while still protecting the environment and its living creatures. The …

Hydropower is one of the renewable energy sources having the highest conversion
efficiency than other renewable energy sources. The hydro turbine is considered as the …

The circulating fluidized bed boiler is an advanced clean energy technology that has
received much attention in the power industry due to its fuel flexibility. In this study, a deep …

Electricity is an important pillar for the economic growth and the development of societies.
Surveying and predicting the electricity production (EP) is a valuable factor in the hands of …

Abstract The Self-Organizing Map (SOM) algorithm has attracted a great deal of interest
among researches and practitioners in a wide variety of fields. The SOM has been analyzed …

The optimal dispatch of hydropower plants consists of the challenge of taking advantage of
both available head and river flows. Despite the objective of delivering the maximum power …

This paper presents a condition monitoring and fault diagnostics (CMFD) system for
hydropower plants (HPP). CMFD is based on the concept of industrial product-service …

The reduction of environmental pollution and the conservation and recycling of natural
resources are significant social and environmental concerns. As valuable means for …

A major factor for an efficient design of solar energy systems is to provide accurate
estimations of the solar radiation. Many of the existing studies are focused on the analysis of …

Optimal operation of hydro power plants could give substantial cost savings. Typically, daily
operation and maintenance of the plant is carried out based on pre-scheduled events and …