Evolution of microgrids with converter-interfaced generations: Challenges and opportunities

MA Hossain, HR Pota, MJ Hossain… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although microgrids facilitate the increased penetration of distributed generations (DGs) and
improve the security of power supplies, they have some issues that need to be better …

A cloud-based cyber-physical system for adaptive shop-floor scheduling and condition-based maintenance

D Mourtzis, E Vlachou - Journal of manufacturing systems, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Manufacturing, through the Industry 4.0 concept, is moving to the next phase; that of
digitalization. Industry 4.0 enables the transition of traditional manufacturing systems to …

Electric load management approaches for peak load reduction: A systematic literature review and state of the art

G Benetti, D Caprino, ML Della Vedova… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a review of the scientific literature on electric load management (ELM).
Relevant topics include the smart grid, demand-side management, demand-response …

Simultaneous allocation of electric vehicles' parking lots and distributed renewable resources in smart power distribution networks

MH Amini, MP Moghaddam, O Karabasoglu - Sustainable cities and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles (EVs) and distributed renewable resources (DRRs) are introduced to
achieve three of the most pivotal objectives of this century: using environmentally-friendly …

Evaluation of achievable vehicle-to-grid capacity using aggregate PEV model

H Zhang, Z Hu, Z Xu, Y Song - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large-scale plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) utilizing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology can
collectively behave as a storage system under the control of an aggregator, eg, arbitraging …

Optimal supply and demand bidding strategy for an aggregator of small prosumers

J Iria, F Soares, M Matos - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the problem faced by an aggregator of small prosumers, when
participating in the energy market. The aggregator exploits the flexibility of prosumers' …

Planning for electric vehicle needs by coupling charging profiles with urban mobility

Y Xu, S Çolak, EC Kara, SJ Moura, MC González - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
The rising adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) leads to the temporal alignment of
their electricity and mobility demands. However, mobility demand has not yet been …

Energy management supporting high penetration of solar photovoltaic generation for smart grid using solar forecasts and pumped hydro storage system

P Chaudhary, M Rizwan - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The growing penetration level of solar photovoltaic technology is becoming a challenging
task in the smart energy management systems. The power generated from the solar …

Impacts of fleet types and charging modes for electric vehicles on emissions under different penetrations of wind power

X Chen, H Zhang, Z Xu, CP Nielsen, MB McElroy, J Lv - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
Current Chinese policy promotes the development of both electricity-propelled vehicles and
carbon-free sources of power. Concern has been expressed that electric vehicles on …

Optimal planning of PEV charging station with single output multiple cables charging spots

H Zhang, Z Hu, Z Xu, Y Song - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coordinated charging can alter the profile of plug-in electric vehicle charging load and
reduce the required amount of charging spots by encouraging customers to use charging …