To assure high quality thermal storage and high efficiency of its acquisition, thermal
stratification is often employed in domestic hot water tanks. The whole motivation of …

This review provides a deep analysis of the different methodologies to improve the operation
of solar thermal plants based on mathematical optimization. The various schemes found in …

As renewable energies are incorporated in larger shares in the electricity grid and district
heating and cooling networks, the integration of storage solutions becomes more important …

The paper deals with optimal flow control in closed loop flat plate solar collector systems.
The water storage tank operates in the fully mixed regime. Two design configurations were …

A multi-tank liquid-water system for storing low-temperature solar-derived heat is
investigated experimentally and analytically. The motivation is a perceived economic …

The large windows on the south-oriented façade of a passive house strongly contribute to
building space heating. These windows constitute the passive solar heating system. This …

In order to provide an upper limit of the performance for stratified thermal storage tanks, a
theoretical model of the charging process is studied. First, by introduction of reasonable …

Linear motion commands of multi-axis computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools
need to be smoothed at the transition corners, because the velocity discontinuities at corners …

This paper presents an economic Dynamic Real-Time Optimization (DRTO) of the operation
of a solar thermal plant. The methodology includes a planning phase, used to improve …

The present work investigates the evolution of the energy characteristics of a household-
size, vacuum-tube solar collector system by controlling the flow rate of the solar circuit. First …