Fault detection and diagnosis for large solar thermal systems: A review of fault types and applicable methods

G Faure, M Vallée, C Paulus, TQ Tran - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
All technical processes are subject to dysfunctions during their lifespan, and large solar
thermal systems (LSTS) are no exception to this rule. The development of robust fault …

Transfer functions of solar collectors for dynamical analysis and control design

J Buzás, R Kicsiny - Renewable Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In view of system efficiency and environmental protection, it is of primary importance to
harvest solar energy better and better for example by means of developing solar collectors …

Multiple linear regression based model for solar collectors

R Kicsiny - Solar Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
There is no doubt on the importance to investigate and develop solar thermal collectors
within the framework of environmentally friendly technological heat production …

Extended ordinary differential equation models for solar heating systems with pipes

R Kicsiny, J Nagy, C Szalóki - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
There is no doubt on the importance to investigate and develop solar heating systems.
Mathematical modeling is the theoretically established tool for this purpose. In this study …

New delay differential equation models for heating systems with pipes

R Kicsiny - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2014 - Elsevier
There is no doubt on the importance to investigate and develop the efficiency of engineering
systems utilizing thermal energy. For this purpose, mathematical modeling is the …

Transfer functions of solar heating systems for dynamic analysis and control design

R Kicsiny - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Mathematical modelling is the theoretically established tool for developing solar heating
systems, eg with using transfer functions. If we know the transfer functions of the system, the …

Extremum seeking control with fractional-order switching technique design for maximum power point tracking in photovoltaic systems

C Yin, YQ Chen, B Stark… - 2015 54th IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers a novel extremum seeking control with fractional-order switching
technique (ESC-FOST) as a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for a PV …

Recent developments in monitoring of complex population systems

Z Varga, MA Gámez Cámara, MI López García - 2013 - repositorio.ual.es
The paper is an update of two earlier review papers concerning the application of the
methodology of mathematical systems theory to population ecology, a research line initiated …

Observation and control in models of population genetics

M Gámez, I López, C Rodríguez, Z Varga… - Journal of the Franklin …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mathematical systems theory and optimal control have been mostly developed in the context
of engineering. In this paper it is shown how these techniques can be applied in population …

Nonlinear observer design for a solar thermal water heater system

Z Wang, R Rosas, C Qian - The 27th Chinese Control and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A nonlinear observer is constructed to observe the two unobservable states of the solar
thermal system from the heat exchanger. At first, we discuss the observability of the model …