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RE&PQJ-9 ISSN 2172-038X

Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, Vol. 1, No.9,

May 2011

 

RE&PQJ-9 Index

INVITED PAPERS

PL3. Renewable Energy, Global Warming Problem and Impact of Power Electronics
Ahmed. F. Zobaa(1), Bimal. K. Bose(2)
1. School of Engineering and Design. Brunel University. UK
2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The University of Tennessee. (USA)


PL4. SmallWind Energy Systems. State of the Art and New Challenges
M. Mañana
Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering. E.T.S.I.I.T. University of Cantabria. Cantabria, Spain


PL6. The Strategic Energy Technology Plan: Financial Instruments
Andrés Llombart-Estopiñán(1), Ignacio Martín Jimenez(2), Elena Calvo Gallardo(3)
1. Deputy Director. CIRCE – (Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption); University of Zaragoza
2. Brussels Energy Area manager. CDTI - Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology
3. EU R&D Manager. CIRCE – Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption


PAPERS


209 First page

Modeling and simulation of power yield in chemical and electrochemical systems
S. Sieniutycz, P. Kuran
Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology. Poland


215 First page

Investigation and evaluation of multilevel H-NPC converter for electrically driven trains
G. Adamidis, N. Alagialoglou, G. Tsengenes
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. Democritus University of Thrace. Greece


217 First page

 

Development of a small-scale reactor system for bioethanol production from agriculture waste geared towards small industries applications in Malaysia

M.O. Abdullah(1), S.F.Lim(1), S.F.Salleh(1), T.M. Tai(1), S.L. Leo(1), A.K. Umar(2)
1. Faculty of Engineering. University Malaysia Sarawak. Malaysia
2. Sofia Enterprise Asajava, Sadong Jaya. Malaysia


218 First page

Digital fault locator for double end fed transmission lines
Roberto Micheletti
Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa. Italy

 


220 First page

Inproving  profitability of the network distribution by protecting power transformers with a current limiting technology device
T. Madiba, M. Siti, A.A. Jimoh
Department of Electrical Engineering,Tshwane University of Tecnology, Campus of Pretoria. South Africa


226 First page

 

Assessment of harmonic distortion sources in power networks with capacitor banks
Reyes S. Herrera, Patricio Salmerón, Salvador P. Litrán
Department of Electrical Engineering, E.T.S.I.Huelva University. Spain

 


227 First page

 

Study on split-capacitors applied in positive output super-lift luo-converters
Fang Lin Luo
Nanyang Technological University. Singapore


230 First page

 

A practical comparative evaluation of different active harmonic filter topologies
Patricio Salmerón, Salvador P. Litrán, Reyes S. Herrera, J. R. Vázquez
Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Térmica. Escuela Politécnica Superior, University of Huelva. Spain


231 First page

 

Hybrid active power filter: design criteria
Salvador P. Litrán, Patricio Salmerón, Reyes S. Herrera
Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Térmica. Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Huelva. Spain


233 First page

Biodiesel production performance estimation from simple viscosity measurements
L. Díaz, M.E. Borges, A. Brito
Chemical Engineering Department, University of La Laguna. Tenerife. Canary Island. Spain


236 First page

Production and characterization of biogas obtained from biomass of aquatic plants
Roberto G. Pereira(1), María Cristina D.E. Pereira(2), José G. da Silva(3), Fernando Luiz B. de Abreu(3), Valdir de Jesus Lameira(4)
1. Federal Fluminense University, TEM/PGMEC/MSG. Brazil
2. UBEE. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
3. Federal Fluminense University, PGMEC. Brazil4. INESC Coimbra. Portugal


238 First page

Investigation and comparison betwen international standars for information integration and control of ECSs based on RESs
over IP-based networks

S. Jaloudi(1), A. Schmelter(1), E. Ortjohann(1), W. Sinsukthavorn(1), N. Alamin(1), P. Wirasanti(1), D. Morton(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences. Germany
2. The University of Bolton. United Kingdom


239 First page

Analysis of interconnected power systems by hybrid calculation
E. Ortjohann(1), P. Wirasanti(1), W. Sinsukthavorn(1), S. Jaloudi(1), N. Alamin(1), D. Morton(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences. Germany
2. The University of Bolton. United Kingdom


240 First page

A modified cooling system for stand alone PV greenhouse  in remote areas
N.M. Ahmed, H.M. Farghally, F.H. Fahmy, A.A. Nafeh
Electronics Research Institute, Giza. Egypt


241 First page

A viable megawatt-class space power installation under the Rankine cycle
Ramón Ferreiro García
Department of Industrial Engineering. E.T.S.N.M. University of A Coruña. Spain


243 First page

Identification of the refrigerant pressure in split-type air conditioners based on harmonic analysis of electricity supply current
Zeljko Djurisic, Milenko Djuric
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Serbia


245 First page

Effects of non-zero phase harmonics on inductions machines and coupled mechanical loads
Filipe Oliveira (1), Gerardo Pel áez (2), Manuel P. Donsión (3), J. Iwaszkiewicz (4), J. Perz (4)
(1) Department of Electrical Engineering. School of Technology and Management. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Portugal
     Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering at Coimbra. Portugal
(2) Department of Mechanical Engineering. University of Vigo. Spain
(3) Department of Electrical Engineering. University of Vigo. Spain
(4) The Electrotechnical Institute. Gdansk Branch. Poland


254 First page

Reliability and predictions of power supplied by wind power plants
Z. Hradílek, T. Šumbera
Department of Electrical Engineering, VSB- Technical University of Ostrava. Czech Republic


257 First page

Hybrid single-stage triple pressure level absorption/compression cycle operated by low grade heat sources
M. Jelinek, A. Levy, I. Borde
Mechanical Engineering Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Israel


262 First page

Power quality measurements near DER and disturbing loads
 M. Van Lumig(2), S. Bhattacharyya(1) J.F.G. Cobben(1),W.L. Kling(1)
1. Electrical Power Systems Group, Technical University Eindhoven. The Nederlands
2. Electrical Power Systems, Analysis and Concepts Laborelec NL. The Nederlands


264 First page

Continuously variable transmission using quadric crank chains and ratchets
Toshihiro Yukawa
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iwate University. Japan


266 First page

Analysis of behaviour of phase s capacitive tap insulator of interconnection 1, 220 kv, in Jinamar power plant (Island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain)
José Manuel García Muñoz(1), José Antonio Torres Santana(2), Miguel Martínez Melgarejo(2)
1. Endesa Distribución Eléctrica, S.A. Canary Islands.Spain
2. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). Spain


267 First page

Comparison of different wind farm layouts for a 25 MW project in the south west of Algeria
M. Kesraoui, A. Harfouche, D. Acheli
Laboratoire deRecherche Automatique Appliquée. Faculté des Hydrocarbures et de la Chimie, Université M´Hamed Bougara, Boumerdes. Algerie


270 First page

Energy efficiency and renewable energy solution in telecommunication
Borislav Odadzic, Boban Panajotovic, Milan Jankovic
Republic Agency for Electronic Communication, Belgrade. Republic of Serbia


274 First page

Increasing transmission efficiency with advanced  processing
I. Glesk, M. Nazri M. Warip, I. Andonovic
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde. United Kingdom


276 First page

A three phase photovoltaic power system connected to the MV network: behaviour during voltage dips
R. Chiumeo, C. Gandolfi
RSE- Ricerca Sul Sistema Energetico, Milano. Italy


277 First page

Voltage magnitude state estimation  by ANNs with reduction of PMUs
M. Gholami(1), G.B. Gharehpetian(1), B. Fahimi(2), M.J. Sanjari(1)
1. Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. Iran
2. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas


278 First page

Power control strategy for unity power factor
Karel Jezernik
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor. Slovenia


280 First page

Analysis of the performance of the photovoltaic array through the exergy efficiency
M. Calderón(1), A.J. Calderón(1), A. Ramiro(2), J.F. González(2), I. González(1)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering. E.I.I. Extremadura University. Spain
2. Department of Applied Physics. E.I.I. Extremadura University. Spain


281 First page

Selective harmonics elimination PWM with self-balancing DC-link capacitors in five-level inverter
K. Imarazene(1), H. Chekireb(2), E.M. Berkouk(2)
1. Laboratoire des Systèmes Electriques et Industriels. U.S.T.H.B University. Algeria
2. Laboratoire de Commande des Processus. Department de Génie Electrique. ENP School. Algeria


282 First page

Comparative study of NPC and cascaded converters topologies
Mamadou Baldé(1), Mamadou Lamine Doumbia(1), Ahmed Chériti(1), Chellali Benachaiba(2)
1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Canada
2. Department of Technologies, University Center of Bechar. Algeria


285 First page

Agricultural by-products and waste biomass energy potential in Latvia 2005-2009
Janis Kalnacs(1), Ruta Bendere(1), Dace Arina(1), Vilis Dubrovskis(2)
1. State Research Institute, Institute of Physical  Energetics, Riga. Latvia
2. Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava. Latvia


286 First page

A comparison of desing methodologies for journal bearings under pulsatile loads
C. Herapath, S.M. Barrans, W. Weston
Department of Engineering and Technology, School of Computing and EngineeringUniversity of Huddersfield. United Kingdom


288 First page

Performance and efficiency of a biogas CHP system utilizing a stirling engine
Ahmad Pourmovahed, Terance Opperman, Brenda Lemke
Mechanical Engineering Department, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan. U.S.A


289 First page

Performance and efficiency of a bi-fuel bio methane/gasoline vehicle
Brenda Lemke, Nolan McCann, Ahmad Pourmovahed
Mechanical Engineering Department, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan. U.S.A


290 First page

Feasibility of wind power generation for the reduction of power costs in residential buildings
Rômulo Monteiro Callado(1,2), João Reinaldo Imbiriba de Rocha Junior(1), Antonio Felisberto P. Amorim(1)
1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Edson Queiroz Foundation. Fortaleza University. Brazil
2. Normatel Engenharia Ltda, Fortaleza. Brazil


293 First page

Analysis, voltage control and experiments on a self excited induction generator
Birendra Kumar Debta, Kanungo Barada Mohanty
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. India


297 First page

Utilization of synthetically generated hourly wind speed data in the optimization of wind-batteries stand-alone systems
Rodolfo Dufo López, José L. Bernal Agustín, Juan Lujano, José Antonio Domínguez Navarr Department of Electrical Engineering, Zaragoza University. Spain


298 First page

Fault simulation environment for power distribution networks with protection operation
J. Faig, J. Meléndez, S. Herraiz
Institut d´Informàtica i Aplicacions (IIiA) University of Girona. Spain


299 First page

Dynamic interaction of renewable hybrid power plant with grid
Ranjay Das(1), Prabodh Bajpai(1), A.K. Sinha(2)
1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology, Assam. India
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 
West Bengal. India                        


301 First page

The influence of wind power on the small signal stability of a power system
T.R. Ayodele, A.A. Jimoh, J.L. Munda, J.T. Agee
Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. South Africa


302 First page

Self-start performance evaluation in Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbines: Methodology and computational tool applied to symmetrical airfoils
N.C. Batista(1), R. Melício(1,2), J.C.O. Matias(1) ,J.P.S. Catalão(1,2)
1. University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. Portugal
2. Center for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering, Instituto Superior TécnicoLisboa. Portugal


305 First page

Quantitative assessment of  distributed generation benefits  to improve power system indices
Mehdi S. Naderi(1), Mohammad S. Naderi(2) K. Rahmani(3), G.B. Gharehpetian(1,3), L.Zahedi(3)
1. Iran Grid Secure Operation Research Centre (IGSORC)
3. Department of Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology. (AUT), Tehran. Iran
2. School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New SouthWales (UNSW), Sydney. Australia


306 First page

Interphase power controller application to mitigate transmission network short circuit level
L. Zahedi(1), Mehdi S. Naderi(2), Mohammad S. Naderi(3), G.B. Gharehpetian(1,2) E. Babaei(4),
1. Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran. Iran
2. Iran Grid  Secure Operation  Research Centre (IGSORC) Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran. Iran
3. School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. Australia
4. Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz. Iran


307 First page

New hybrid power filter for power quality improvement in industrial network
Ivo Pecha(1), Josef Tlusty(2) Z. Müller(2), Viktor Valouch(3)
1. Elektro, Ltd. Bouzov. Czech Republic
2. Department of Electric Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU, Prague. Czech Republic
3. Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic


310 First page

Design and implementation of renewable hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
Kary Thanapalan(1), Jonathan Williams(2), Giuliano Premier(1), Alan Guwy(1)
1.Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC), Renewable Hydrogen Research & Demonstration Centre, University of Glamorgan. United Kingdom
2.Advanced Energy Systems Centre, Faculty of Advanced Technology, University ofGlamorgan.United Kingdom


312 First page

Experimental results analysis of the energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric generators
Patrizia Richner, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Luís Carrilho Gonçalves, David Almeida
Electromechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. Portugal


314 First page

Investigating the power quality of an electrical distribution system stressed by non-linear domestic appliances
Haroon Farooq(1), Chengke Zhou(1), Malcolm Allan(1), Mohamed Emad Farrag(1), R.A. Khan(2), M. Junaid(2)
1. School of Engineering & Computing, Glasgow Caledonian University. United Kingdom
2. Rachna College of Engineering & Technology, Gujranwala. Pakistan


315 First page

Simulation and modeling of systems in engineering education for the sustainability. The renewable energy case
Edmundo Guerra, Yolanda Bolea, Antonio Grau
Automatic Control Department, Technical University of Catalonia, UPC, Barcelona. Spain


318 First page

Global prospective electricity systems generation to the year 2025
J. Molina, J. Pérez, E. Muela
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of La Salle, Bogotá. Colombia


319 First page

Study and analysis of voltage dips in a adjustable speed drives
C. Olarte. J. González, J. Pérez
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of La Salle, Bogotá. Colombia


320 First page

Two distinct regions in a pulsed-axisymmetric jet
Hariyo P.S. Pratomo(1), Klaus Bremhorst(2)
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Petra Christian University. Indonesia
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Queensland. Australia


321 First page

Design and experimental study of a novel two-stage brushless hybrid excitation synchronous machine
Zhu Shushu,  Liu Chuang,  Yihao Xu,  Ma Yundong
Aero-Power Sci-Tech Center, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing. China


322 First page

ɣ-Stirling engine- The effect of different working gases and pressures
S. Oberweis, T.T.Al- Shemmeri
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology, Staffordshire University. United Kingdom


323 First page

The Italian MV network dip performance characterization by contour charts as defined by UIE/CIGRE’/ CIRED WG-C4.110
R. Chiumeo, C. Gandolfi, L. Garbero, L. Tenti
RSE- Ricerca Sul Sistema Energetico, Milano. Italy


325 First page

Analysis of the electric arc in low voltage circuit breakers
A.Iturregui(1). E. Torres(2), I. Zamora(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, EUITMOP, University of the Basque Country, Barakaldo. Spain
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, ETSI, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao.Spain


327 First page

Application of new tools in the thermal behavior study of electrical machines
P.M. García, V. Moreno, J.J. Molina, A. Olano
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián. Spain


328 First page

Synthetic diesel from biomass by fischer-tropsch synthesis
A. Sauciuc(1), A. Potetz(2), G. Weber(3), R. Rauch(2), H. Hofbauer(2), L. Dumitrescu(1)
1. Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Brasov. Romania
2. Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology. Austria
3. Bioenergy2020, Güssing. Austria


333 First page

Wind potencial evaluation in the Canary Islands using GIS
Julieta Schallenberg Rodríguez(1), Jesús Notario del Pino(2)
1. Department of Process Engineering Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain
2. Department of Soil Science and Geology, University of La Laguna. Spain


334 First page

Review on hydrogen production technologies from solar energy
M.A. Suárez González, A.M. Blanco Marigorta, J.A. Peña Quintana
Department of Process Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain


336 First page

Pilot scheme for the use of low power wind turbines for electricity generation in the Municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Ignacio de la Nuez Pestana(1), Francisco Javier García Latorre(1), Alejandro Ramos Martín(2)
1. Agencia Local Gestora de la Energía de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain
2. Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales y Civiles, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain


337 First page

Status of the development of renewable energy projects in the Republic of Panama
Sebastiano Giardinella, B. Alberto Baumeister, C. Ysmael da Silva
INELECTRA A PETROTIGER COMPANY. Panama


338 First page

Power quality analysis of gas metal arc welding process operating under different drop transfer modes
E.F. da Silva(3), J.R. Macedo(1), A. Scotti(2), J.C. de Oliveira(1)
1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia. Brazil
2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Univeresity of Uberlândia. Brazil
3. Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Goiás. Brazil


339 First page

Simulation of a solar cell considering single-diode equivalent circuit mode
E.M.G. Rodrigues(1), R. Melício(1,2), V.M.F. Mendes(3), J.P.S. Catalão(1,2)
1. University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. Portugal
2. Center for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico. Lisboa. Portugal
3. Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa. Portugal


340 First page

Wavelet based feature extraction for classification of power quality disturbances
Sudipta Nath, Priyanjali Mishra
Department of Electrical Engeneering, Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Garia, Kolkata. India


341 First page

Design and test of a 300Wh composites flywheel energy storage prototype with active magnetic bearings
Xingjian Dai,Kai Zhang, Zhang, Xiao-zhang Zhang
Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University. Beijing. China


343 First page

Comparison of gabor-wigner transform and SPWVD as tools of harmonic computation
M. Szmajda(1), J. Mroczka(2)
1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Informatics, Opole University of Tecnology. Poland
2. Faculty of Electronics, Wroclaw University of Tecnology. Poland


345 First page

Output power of linear generators under reactive control in regular waves
Agustín García Santana(1), Dan El Montoya Andrade(2), Antonio de la Villa Jaén(3)
1. Departamento Eléctrico. AG Ingeniería
2. Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Central de Venezuela
3. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, University of Sevilla. Spain


346 First page

Sizing stand-alone hybrid generation for seasonal irrigation pumping
Javier Carroquino(1), Rodolfo Dufo López(2), José L. Bernal  Agustín(2)
1. C.P.S.-E.U.I.T.Z. University of Zaragoza. Spain
2. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Zaragoza. Spain


347 First page

Investigation of three-phase thyristor converters under generalized impedance unbalance
Manuel Weiland, Gerhard Herold
Institute of Electrical Power Systems, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Germany


349 First page

Experimental measurements about harmonic current mitigation of electric vehicle battery charges
L. Sainz(1), J. Balcells(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering. E.T.S.E.I.B, Technical University of Catalonia. Spain
2. Department of Electronics Engineering. E.T.S.E.I.T, Technical University of Catalonia. Spain


350 First page

On electric vehicle battery charger modeling
L. Sainz(1), J.J. Mesas(1), J. Balcells(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering. E.T.S.E.I.B, Technical University of Catalonia. Spain
2. Department of Electronics Engineering. E.T.S.E.I.T, Technical University of Catalonia. Spain


351 First page

Currents´physical components (CPC) concept in wind farm harmonic current studies
L. Sainz(1), J. Cunill Solà(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering. E.T.S.E.I.B, Technical University of Catalonia. Spain
2. Department of Electrical Engineering. E.P.S.E.M, Technical University of Catalonia. Spain


352 First page

Spanish microgrids: current problems and future solutions
G. Fernández(1), M. Trujillo(1), J.F. Sanz(1,2), J. Sallán(1,2)
1. Renewable Energy Integration Group CIRCE Foundation, University of Zaragoza.Spain
2. Electrical Engineering Department , University of Zaragoza. Spain


353 First page

Grounding system impedance characterization using FEM
José Mª Bueno Barrachina, S. Catalán Izquierdo, César S. Cañas Peñuelas
Institute of Electrical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Spain


354 First page

Visualization of the power waveforms frequency fluctuations with the use of the constant length time window
Jaroslaw Zygarlicki(1), Janusz Mroczka(2)
1.Department of Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering, Opole University of Technology. Poland
2. Electronic and Photonic Metrology, Wroclaw University of Tecnology. Poland


355 First page

Short-term hourly load forecasting of a hospital using an artificial neural network
Daniel Moriñigo Sotelo(1), Oscar Duque Pérez(1), Luís Angel García Escudero(2), Miguel Fernández Temprano(2), Pablo Fraile Llorente(1), Manuel V. Riesco Sanz (1), A.L. Zorita Lamadrid(1)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering. University of Valladolid. Spain
2. Department of Statistics and Operational Research. University of Valladolid. Spain


356 First page

A photovoltaic power unit providing ancillary services for smart distribution networks
A. Filgueira Vizoso(1), L. Piegari(2), P. Tricoli(3)
1. Industrial Engineering II Department, University of La Coruña, Ferrol. Spain
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano. Italy
3. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Naples Federico II. Italy


359 First page

Advantages and barriers for the development of the use of renewable energy sources in Latvia
P. Shipkovs(1,2), G. Kashkarova(1), K. Lebedeva(1), L. Migla(1,2), J. Shipkovs(1), M. Pankars(2)
1. Institute of Physycal Energetics. Latvia
2. Riga Technical University. Latvia


360 First page

Latvian experience of energy supply in the environment-friendly buildings in biosfhere reservation
P. Shipkovs(1,2), G. Kashkarova(1), L. Migla(1,2),  A. Ikaunieks(2), M. Jirgens(1)
1. Institute of Physycal Energetics. Latvia
2. Riga Technical University. Latvia


361 First page

Investigation of solar collector´s in Latvian conditions
P. Shipkovs(1,2), G. Kashkarova(1), A. Snegirjovs(1,2), M. Vanags(1), K. Lebedeva(1), J. Shipkovs(1), L. Migla(1,2)
1. Institute of Physycal Energetics. Latvia
2. Riga Technical University. Latvia


362 First page

Development and characterization of a multi-platform data acquisition system for power quality metrological certification
M. Caciotta, S. Giarnetti, G. Lattanzi Cinquegrani, F. Leccese, D. Trinca   
Department of Electronic Engineering, Roma III University. Italy


 364 First page

Study on flow characteristic of lubricant in the main Shaft of transmission in commercial vehicle
Ji Hun Yun(1), Jeong Se Suh(2), Chung Seob Yi(2), Chul Ki Song(2), In Guk Jeong (1), Joong Hwan Park(3)
1. Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongnam. Korea
2. School of Mechanical and Aeroespace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongnam. Korea
3. S&T Dynamics, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, Korea


366 First page

Computer simulation of power balance of a solar vehicle depending on its parameters and outside factors
G. Frydrychowicz-Jastrzębska(1), E. Pérez Gómez(2)
1. Poznań University of Technology, Institute of Industrial Electrical and Electronical Engineering. Poznań. Poland
2. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Spain


367 First page

The effect of spatial orientation of solar energy receiver on the energetic gain
G. Frydrychowicz-Jastrzębska
Poznań University of Technology, Institute of Industrial Electrical and Electronical Engineering. Poznań. Poland


370 First page

Solar radiation increase over a capturing surface considering Rb factor, for Braşov urban area
C. Şerban, L. Coste
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Braşov. România


371 First page

Simulation model in trnsys of a solar house from Braşov, Romania
C. Şerban, E. Eftimie, L. Coste
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Brasov . România


374 First page

Empirical model for estimating global solar radiation for Braşov urban area
L. Coste, E. Eftimie, C. Serban
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Brasov. România


376 First page

A study on the cooling of electronic component by a flat heat pipe
Hamdy Hassan(1), Souad Harmand(2)
1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assuit University. Egypt
2. UVHC, TEMPO-DF2T. France


378 First page

LIFE+ zero Hytechpark: Toward a sustainable building with termal, photovoltaic  and hydrogen technology
Natalia Moreno, Alfonso Arnedo, Jesús Simon, Arturo Cabello
Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon. Spain


379 First page

Hydrogen production for solar energy storage
P. Moldrik, Z. Hradilek
Department of Electrical Power Engineering FEI, VSB- Technical University of Ostrava, Poruba. Czech Republic


380 First page

The application of trust region method to estimate the parameters of photovoltaic modules through the use of single and double exponential models
P. Rodrigues(1), J.R. Camacho(1), F.B. Matos(2)
1. School of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Brazil
2. Informatics´Department, Instituto Federal Goiano- Campus Urutaí. Brazil


381 First page

Self-growing colored petri net for offshore wind turbines maintenance systems
M. Pérez, A. Correcher, E. García, F. Morant, E. Quiles
Department of Fault Diagnosis, Industrial Automation Institute (AI2). E.T.S.I.I., Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Spain


383 First page

Synchronization control of parametric pendulums for wave energy extraction
A.Najdecka, V. Vaziri, M. Wiercigroch
University of Aberdeen, Centre for Applied Dynamics Research, School of Engineering. United Kingdom


387 First page

DC/DC converters as linkages between photovoltaic plants and module integrated multilevel-inverters
G. Mehlmann, F. Schirmer, M. Zeuß, G. Herold
Institute of Electrical Power Systems, University of Erlangen- Nuremberg. Germany


388 First page

Optimal energy storage system control in a smart grid including renewable generation units
A.Andreotti, G. Carpinelli, F. Mottola
Department of Electrical Engineering, University Federico II of Naples. Italy


389 First page

Investigation into harmonics of LVDC power distribution system using EMTDC/PSCAD software
Andrey Lana, Tero Kaipia, Jarmo Partanen
Department of Electrical Engineering.Lappeenranta University of Technology. Finland


390 First page

Ground source heat pump on building acclimatization in Coimbra, Portugal
L. Coelho(1), J. Garcia(1), A. Almeida(2), N. Tavares(1), R. Cerdeira(1), K. Karytsas(3), D. Mendrinos(3), B. Sanner(4), E. Auzenet(5)
1. Polithecnic Institute of Setúbal, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal. Portugal
2. Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica- Pólo II, Universidade de Coimbra. Portugal
3. Centre for Renewable Energy Sources
4. European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)
5. CIAT


392 First page

Wave energy and supply chain opportunities
A. Álvarez(1), C. Anido(2), S. Martín(1), P.B. González(1)
1. UDC Shipbuilding Department, UDC Marine Innovation Group, E.U.P. A Coruña, University. Ferrol. Spain
2. UDC Marine Innovation Group, E.U.P. A Coruña University. Ferrol. Spain


393 First page

Theoretical efficiency of a gear based azimuthal tracked photovoltaic platform
B. Butuc, G. Moldovean, N. Creanga
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Braşov. Romania


394 First page

Wind and weight induced loads on a gear azimuthal photovoltaic platform
B. Butuc, G. Moldovean, R. Velicu
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Braşov. Romania


395 First page

New efficient filter design for a heat sink
J. Kulanayagam(1), J. H. Hagmann(1), K. F. Hoffmann(2), S. Dickmann(1)
1. Institute for Electrical Engineering
2. Institute for Power Electronics Helmut-Schmidt-University/ University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg. Germany


396 First page

Interconnection of a photovoltaic generator (PVG) to a main supply: a simulation study
Maamar Taleb
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. University of Bahrain


398 First page

Energy storage technologies for electric applications
J.I. San Martín(1), I. Zamora(2), J.J. San Martín(1), V. Aperribay(1), P. Eguía(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Escuela de Ingeniería de Eibar. Spain
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Bilbao. Spain


399 First page

PEM fuel cells in applications of urban public transport
I.Zamora(1), J.I. San Martín(2), J. García(1), F.J. Asensio(1), O. Oñederra(1), J.J. San Martín(2), V. Aperribay(2)
1.Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Bilbao. Spain
2.Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Escuela de Ingeniería de Eibar. Spain


400 First page

Smart grid: What´s news?
M. Cacciotta, M. D´Addazio, S. Giarnetti, M. Grossoni, F. Leccese
Department of Electronic Engineering, Roma III University. Italy


401 First page

Battery response analyzer using a high current DC-DC converter as an electronic load
F. Ibañez, J.M. Echeverría, J.Vadillo, F. Martín, L. Fontán
CEIT and Tecnun (University of Navarra), San Sebastián. Spain


404 First page

Minimum DC link voltages for the generator bridge converter of a SCIG based variable speed wind turbine with fully rated converters
U.I. Dayaratne, S.B. Tennakoon, J.S. Knight, N.Y.A. Shammas
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology, Staffordshire University. United Kingdom


405 First page

The effect of surface impurities on photovoltaic panels
L. Dorobantu, M.O.Popescu, CI. Popescu, A. Craciunescu
Electrical Engineering Faculty Politehnica University of Bucharest. Romania


407 First page

Characterization of solar panels for powering sensor applications
M. Alves(1), J.M. Dias Pereira(1,2), J.P.S. Catalão(3,4)
1. ESTSetúbal- LabIM/IPS, Setúbal. Portugal
2. Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa. Portugal
3. University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. Portugal
4. Center for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico,  Lisboa. Portugal


408 First page

Effect of transient flux compensation control on fault ride through of doubly fed induction generator wind turbine
A.S. Mäkinen, H. Tuusa
Department of Electrical Energy Engineering, Tampere University of Technology. Finland


410 First page

Geothermal energy heating and hot water for a detached house project in Oviedo (Spain)
Elena Mª Fernández Rodríguez, Eunice Villicaña Ortiz, Jorge Xiberta Bernat
Department of Energy, E.T.S.I.M.O. Oviedo University. Spain


414 First page

Advances in phase change materials for thermal solar power plants quality
I.Fernández, C.J. Renedo, S. Pérez, J. Carcedo, M. Mañana
Department of Electrical Engineering, E.T.S.I.I.T. Cantabria University. Spain


415 First page

Time domain variable speed wind energy conversion systems modelling using ATP platform
F.H. Costa(1). E.B. Alvarenga(1), J.C. Oliveira(1), G.C. Guimarães(1), A.F. Bonelli(2), Z.S. Vitório J(3)
1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UFU Federal University of Uberlândia. Brazil
2. LACTEC- Institute of Technology for Development, Centro Politécnico da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná. Brazil3. Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A. Cuiabá-MT. Brazil


416 First page

Comparison of load inverter topologies in a bipolar LVDC-distribution
Jenni Rekola, Heikki Tuusa
Department of Electrical Energy Engineering, Tampere University of Technology. Finland


417 First page

Design of a sustainable residential microgrid system with DC and AC buses including PHEV and energy storage device
L. Roggia(1,2), L. Schuch(1), C. Rech(1), H.L. Hey(1), J.R. Pinheiro(1)
1. Power Electronics and Control Research Group GEPOC, DPEE, PPGEE, Federal University of Santa María. Brazil
2. Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil


418 First page

A performance analysis of a hydrogenerator in the case of field short-circuit using FEM
S.E. Dallas, A.N. Safacas, J.C. Kappatou
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras. Greece


419 First page

Model based controller design for hydrogen fuel cell systems
K.K.T. Thanapalan, G.C. Premier, A.J. Guwy
Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC), Renewable Hydrogen Research & Demonstration Centre, University of Glamorgan. United Kingdom


421 First page

Testing and evaluation of wind power plant protection system
M. Kezunovic, B. Matic Cuka
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A & M University. USA


422 First page

Buck converter design for photovoltaic generators with supercapacitor energy storage
Dariga Meekhun(1), Vincent Boitier(1,2), Jean Marie Dilhac(1,2), Stéphane Petibon(1,2), Corinne Alonso(1,2), Bruno Estibals(1,2)
1. CNRS; LAAS. Toulouse. France
2. Université de Toulouse; UPS, INSA, INP,ISAE; LASS. France


424 First page

Three-dimensional numerical simulation of rear point contact crystalline silicon solar cells
M. Zanuccoli(1), H.W. Guo(2), E. Sangiorgi(1), C. Fiegna(1)
1. ARCES-DEIS, University of Bologna and IUNET, Cesena. Italy
2. APPLIED MATERIALS, Inc. USA


425 First page

Hydrogen production by aluminium corrosion: experimental investigation and mathematical modelling
C.B. Porciúncula, N.R. Marcilio, I.C. Tessaro, M. Gerchmann
Department of Chemical Engineering, UFRGS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil


426 First page

Induction motor capacitances calculation using FEA for common mode current studies in ATP
C.S. Chaves(1), J.R. Camacho(1), H.de Paula(2), M.L.R. Chaves(1), E. Saraiva(1)
1. Electromagnetic Transients Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia-UFU. Brazil
2. Industrial Applications Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG. Brazil


428 First page

Nowcasting of Wind speed using support vector regression. Experiments with time series from Gran Canaria
I.Espino, M. Hernández
Institute for Intelligent Systems (SIANI), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain


429 First page

Photoabsorption efficiency improvement for photovoltaic solar cells by using the honeycomb nanostructures
Alexander I. Fedoseyev(1), Frantisek Cajko(1,2)
1. CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama. USA
2. FMRI Lab; University of Michigan. USA


431 First page

Load management for price-based demand response scheduling- a block scheduling model
Ding Li, Sudharman K. Jayaweera, Olga Lavrova, Ramiro Jordan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New México, Albuquerque. U.S.A.


432 First page

Modelling and analysis of electromechanical stress in transformers caused by short-circuits
Rosentino Jr. A.J.P.(1), Saraiva E.(1), Delaiba A.C(1), Guimarães R.(1), Lynce M.(1), De Oliveira J.C.(1), Fernandez Jr.D.(2),
Neves W.(2)
1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia. Brazil
2. Center of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering. Department, Federal University of Campina
Grande. Brazil


434 First page

Research and design of fixed-pitch non-grid-connected wind power system
Ma Yundong, Wang Junqi, Yang Hong, Hu Zurong
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Energy Generation and Power Conversion, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics. China


436 First page

Optimisation of concentrator in the solar photonic optoelectronic transformer: comparison of geometrical performance
and cost of implementation

F. Muhammad-Sukki(1), R. Ramirez Iniguez(1), S.G. McMeekin(1), B.G. Stewart(1), B. Clive(2)
1. School of Engineering and Computing, Glasgow Caledonian University. United Kingdom
2. Solar Empower Ltd. England. United Kingdom


437 First page

Power quality improvement using renewable energy
Gelu Gurguiatu(1), Ionel Vechiu(2), Toader Munteanu(1)
1.Department of Control and Electrical Engineering,University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galati. România
2. ESTIA-Recherche Bidart. France


438 First page

Human behaviorchanging based on the simulation of the temperature control of a house
Radu Bălan, Vlad Mureşan, Radu Donca, A. Bălan,Sergiu Stan
Department of Mechatronics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. Romania


440 First page

Piezoresistive sensor for strain measurement on turbine blade with wireless telemetry data acquisition
P. Kulha, M. Husak
Department of Microelectronics, Czech Technical University, Prague. Czech Republic


441 First page

Combustion characteristics of CI engine running with biodiesel blends
B. Tesfa, R. Mishra, F. Gu, A. Ball
Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield. United Kingdom


444 First page

Dynamic properties of the virtual synchronous machine (VISMA)
Yong Chen, Ralf Hesse, Dirk Turschner, Hans Peter Beck
Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Clausthal-Zellerfeld. Germany


445 First page

Performances and acoustic noise of intelligent wind power unit
K. Kubo(1,3), T. Kanemoto(2)
1. School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Tecnology. Japan
2.  Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Tecnology, Kitakyushu. Japan
3. Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Japan


446 First page

Grid Connection improvements by control strategy selection for wave energy converters
 M. Santos(1), E. Tedeschi(2), P. Ricci(1), M. Molinas(2), J.L. Martín(3)
1. Tecnalia. Zamudio. Spain
2. Department of Electric Power Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Tecnology, Trondheim. Norway
3. Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of the Basque Country. Bilbao. Spain


449 First page

Semiactive control for floating offshore wind turbines subject to aero-hydro dynamic loads
N. Luo(1), C.L. Bottasso(2), H.R. Karimi(3), M. Zapateiro(4)
1. Institute of Informatics and Applications, University of Girona. Spain
2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Politecnico di Milano.Italy
3. Department of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Agder, Grimstad. Norway
4. Department of Applied Mathematics III, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,Barcelona. Spain


450 First page

Using ANN to estimate the voltage of unobservable buses when one PMU or its communication fails
M. Gholami(1), G.B. Gharehpetian(1), B. Fahimi(2), M.J. Sanjari(1)
1. Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran.Iran
2. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas


451 First page

Voltage state estimation by ANNS with reduction of PMUS
M. Gholami(1), G.B. Gharehpetian(1), B. Fahimi(2), M.J. Sanjari(1)
1. Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran.Iran
2. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas


452 First page

Planning  of power systems with distributed generation and storage
C. Ponce Corral(1), H. Bludszuweit(2), J.A. Domínguez Navarro(3)
1. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez..  México
2. CIRCE Research Institute, University of Zaragoza. Spain
3. Department of Electrical Engineering, C.P.S. University of Zaragoza. Spain


453 First page

Electric vehicles and their effects on low-voltage grids
J. Teuscher, A. Götz, W. Schufft
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Tecnology, Chemnitz University of Tecnology. Germany


454 First page

A novel approach to frequency control in an islanded microgrid by  load shedding scheduling
M. Kohansal, M.J. Sanjari, G.B. Gharehpetian
Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. Iran


455 First page

Solar panels for auger southern observatory:” SPIDERSHADOWS”
A. López Agüera(1,2), I. Rodríguez Cabo(1,2), D. Rey Rey(1,2), V. Gándara Villagoñiga(1), M. Vázquez García(1), E. Vieites Montes(1)
1. Department of Particle Physics & Galician Institute of High Energy Physics, Sustentable Energetic Applications Group. Santiago de Compostela University. Spain
2. Department of Particle Physics & Galician Institute of High Energy Physics, Astroparticle Group. Santiago de Compostela University. Spain


456 First page

Geared linkage driven by linear actuador used for PV platform azimuth orientation
N.C. Creanga, I. Visa, D.V. Diaconescu, I.S. Hermenean, B.R. Butuc
Department Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Braşov. Romania


459 First page

Concept study of offshore wind and tidal hybrid conversion based on real time simulation
G. Caraiman(1), C. Nichita(2), V. Mînzu(1), B. Dakyio(2), C.H. Jo(3)
1. Department of Electrical Energy Conversion System, University "Dunarea de Jos" of Galati. Romania
2. Group of Research in Electronics and Automatics of Le Havre, University of Le Havre. France
3. Ocean Engineering Laboratory, Inha University, Korea


462 First page

Sensorless iterative solar tracking in multiple on-grid photovoltaic generators with improved tracking strategy
Guilherme F. Cittolin, Jéssica V. Mazuroski, Rafael C. Gonçalves, Marcel G. Kroetz, Carlo A.Z. Pece, Winderson E.Santos
Laborátorio de Processamento Elêctronico de Energia, Departamento Acadêmico de Electrotécnia, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná- UTFPR. Brazil


463 First page

Computational flow field analysis of a vertical axis wind turbine
G. Colley, R. Mishra, H.V. Rao, R. Woolhead
Department of Engineering & Tecnology, Huddersfield University. United Kingdom


465 First page

Cost estimation of wind farm with battery-supported output power limit operation
Y. Yasuda(1), T. Funabashi(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kansai University. Japan
2. Meidensha Corporation, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokio. Japan


469 First page

Relationship between interstitial oxygen, substitutional carbon, resistivity and minority carrier lifetime in metallurgical
multycrystalline silicon

Virginie Mong-The Yen(1), Olivier Palais(1,2), Marcel Pasquinelli(1,2), Daniel Barakel(1,2), Isabelle Périchaud(1,2)
1. Aix- Marseille University, IM2NP
2. CNRS,IM2NP (UMR 6242). Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Marseille Cedex. France


470 First page

Design of a monitoring and test system for PV based renewable energy systems
S.Berberkic , P.J. Mather, V. Holmes,M. Sibley
School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield. United Kingdom


474 First page

A semi-empirical procedure for the evaluation of multi-stage turbine performances
D. Barsi, R. Canepa, A. Satta
DIMSET, University of Genoa. Italy


476 First page

Integrated ZVT cell applied to decentralized multi-string PV system
R.C. Beltrame(1), M.I. Desconzi(1), M.L.S. Martins(2), J.R. Pinheiro(1), H.L. Hey(1)
1. Power Electronics and Control Research Group, Federal University of Santa Maria. Brazil
2. Power Analysis and Processing Research Group, Federal University of Technology, Paraná. Brazil


477 First page

Proposal for the use of solar heaters in small residences of Curitiba
Alysson M. Schuindt, Marcus A. Caldeira, Roberto C.Betini
Academic Department of Electrotechnique, Federal Technological University of Paraná. Brazil


478 First page

Energy response of a mono-axis tracked solar thermal collector with vacuum tubes
V.E. Dombi, I. Visa, D.V. Diaconescu, M.M. Vatasescu, N.I. Tatu
Department Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Brasov. Romania


479 First page

Photovoltaic stand-alone power generation system with multilevel inverter
M.I. Desconzi, R.C. Beltrame, C. Rech, L. Schuch, H.L. Hey
Power Electronics and Control Research Group, Federal University of Santa Maria. Brazil


480 First page

Optimization with genetic algorithms of PVT system global efficiency
G. Fabbri(1), M. Greppi(2), M. Lorenzini(1)
1. D.I.E.N.C.A. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Energetica, Nucleare e del Controllo Ambientale. Università degli Studi di Bologna. Italy
2. Università di Bologna Seconda Facoltà di Ingegneria. Italy


483 First page

A single stage DC-DC converter feasible to battery charging from PV panels with high voltage step up capability
Paulo P. Praça, Gustavo A.L. Henn, Ranoyca N.A.L.S., Demercil S. Oliveira, Luiz H.S.C. Barreto
Energy and Control Processing Group- GPEC, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza-CE. Brazil


485 First page

Annealing of ZnO and SnO2 transparent conductive oxides
K. Lagha (1,2), MS Belkaid(1), M. Pasquinelli(2), D. Barakel(2), L. Escoubas(2)
1. Laboratoire des Tecnologies Avancées du Génie Electrique, Université de Tizi-Ouzou. Algérie
2. Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provenze IM2NP, Université d'Aix Marseille. France


487 First page

Energy valuing of forest biomass residues in Bizkaia
E. Mateos(1), J.M. González(2), J.M. Eguzkitza(3)
1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
2. Department of English and German Philology
3. Department of Applied Mathematics. E.U.I.T.I., University of the Basque Country, Bilbao. Spain


488 First page

The wind energy apply to water pumping in isolated place
Juraci Carlos de Castro Nóbrega, Thelmo Silva de Araújo
Department of Electrical Engineering, U.F.A.M. Amazonas University. Brazil


490 First page

Modeling and power control of wind turbine driving DFIG connected to the utility grid
Karim Belmokhtar, Mamadou Lamine Doumbia, Kodjo Agbossou
Départment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Canada


492 First page

Direct driven axial flux permanent magnet generator for small scale wind power applications
A.P. Ferreira(1), A.F. Costa(2)
1. School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. Portugal
2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, FEUP, Porto. Portugal


494 First page

A novel method to eliminate negative time period of SVPWM using DSP TMS320F2812
Ronad B.F, Naik R.L, Jangamshetti Suresh H.
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka. India


496 First page

Grounding system modelling and its impact on computational refunding analysis for equipment damages
I.N. Gondim(1), J.C.de Oliveira(1), C.E. Tavares(1) , J.A.F. Barbosa(1), M.V.B. Mendonça(2)
1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UFU Federal University of Uberlândia. Brazil
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, UnB, University of Brasilia. Brazil


497 First page

A computational method to optimize energy savings of tension structures set in road tunnels
L.M. Gil Martín(1), A. Peña García(2), R. Escribano(3), A. Espín Estrella(2)
1. Department of Structural Mechanics, ETSICCP, University of Granada. Spain
2. Department of Civil Engineering, ETSICCP, University of Granada. Spain
3. Department of Graphical Expression in Architecture and Engineering, ETSIE, University of Granada. Spain


498 First page

A novel 3D TCAD simulation of a thermoelectric couple configured for thermoelectric power generation
C.A. Gould, N.Y.A. Shammas, S. Grainger, I. Taylor
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology, Staffordshire University. United Kingdom


499 First page

Dual frequency system for power-demanding measurement in the isolated areas
A. Boura, M. Husak
Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague. Czech Republic


501 First page

Integrated interdisciplinary design. The environment as part of architectural education
Marios C. Phocas(1), Aimilios Michael(1), Paris Fokaides(2)
1. Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Cyprus
2. Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Cyprus


504 First page

Combinatorial optimization for electric vehicles management
Nora Touati-Moungla, Vincent Jost
LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex. France


507 First page

Optimized gas pricing policy to have maximally peak shaving
A. Sheikhi, M. Khosravi, B. Mozafari, A.M. Ranjbar, A. Hajjam
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran. Iran


509 First page

Some procedures in mitigating conducted electromagnetic interference
M.I. Buzdugan, H. Bălan, T.I. Buzdugan
Technical University from Cluj-Napoca. Romania


510 First page

An optimal virtual inertia controller to support frequency regulation in autonomous diesel power systems with high penetration of renewables
Miguel Torres, Luiz A.C. Lopes
Power Electronics and Energy Research Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concórdia University, Montreal, Quebec. Canada


511 First page

Determination losses and estimate life of distribution transformers with three computational, measurement and simulation methods, despite harmonic loads
M.H. Amrollahi(1), S. Hasani(2)
1. Electrical Engineering Department, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia. Iran
2. West Azerbayjan Power Distribution Company, Urmia. Iran


512 First page

Modeling,simulation and a comparative study between a single-phase switched reluctance machine (6x6) and a three-phase switched reluctance machine
R.J. Dias, D.A. Andrade,L.G. Cabral, A.W.F.V. Silveira, A.F.V Silveira, L.C. Gomes, C.A. Bissochi
Laboratório de acionamentos elétricos, Depto de Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Brazil


517 First page

Hysteresis loss in brushless doubly fed induction machines
M. Ahmadian, B, Jandaghi, H. Oraee
Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran. Iran


518 First page

Maximun torque per ampere operation of brushless doubly fed induction machines
M. Ahmadian, B, Jandaghi, H. Oraee
Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran. Iran


520 First page

Numerical study of performance optimization in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Chang-Ming Ling(1), Chun-Hua Min(2), Xiao-Long Ruan(1), Zhang-Jing Zheng(1)
1. School of Engineering, Guangkong Ocean University, Zhanjiang. China
2. School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology,Tianjin. China


523 First page

Thermal design and analysis of a direct-water cooled permanent magnet synchronous generator for high power
direct-drive wind turbine applications

M. Polikarpova, P. Röyttä, S. Semken, J. Nerg, J. Pyrhönen
Department of Electrical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology. Finland


525 First page

New integrated converter for hydrogen buffer interfacing in distributed energy systems
D. Vinnikov, A. Andrijanovitš, I. Roasto, T. Lehtla
Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology. Estonia


526 First page

Quality of ashes produced in the co-combustion of coal and MBM in a fluidized bed reactor
Rui Barbosa(1),N. Lapa(1), Helena Lopes(2), Ibrahim Gulyurtlu(2), Benilde Mendes(1)
1. UBIA, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Caparica. Portugal
2. LNEG, UEZ, Lisboa. Portugal


527 First page

Renewable energy policy and market developments in Kosovo
Nysret Avdiu, Ali Hamiti
Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo


528 First page

Investigation on the impact of design wind speed and control strategy on the performance of fixed-pitch variable-speed wind turbines
Xiongwei Liu(1), Lin Wang(2), Xinzi Tang(1)
1. School of Computing, Engineering and Phisical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston. United Kingdom
2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University. China


534 First page

Artificial intelligence techniques for controlling spacecraft power system
Hanaa T.El-Madany(1), Faten H. Fahmy(1), Ninet M.A. El-Rahman(1), Hassan T. Dorrah(2)
1. Photovoltaic cells Department,Electronics Research Institute, National Research Center Building, Cairo. Egypt 
2. Electrical Power & Machines Department, Cairo University. Egypt


536 First page

Artificial intelligence techniques based on aquaculture solar thermal water heating system control
Doaa M. Atia(1), Faten H. Fahmy(1), Ninet M. Ahmed(1), Hassen T. Dorrah(2)
1. Fothovolotaic Cell Department, Electronics Research Institute, National Research Center Building, Cairo. Egypt
2. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical Power Machines, Cairo University. Egypt


537 First page

Losses comparison among carrier-based PWM modulation strategies in three-level neutral-point-clamped inverter
C.A.dos Santos, F.L.M. Antunes
Energy Processing and Control Group, Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil


538 First page

Comparing SCIG and DFIG for wind generating conditions in Macedonia
Sanja Vitanova, Vlatko Stoilkov, Vladimir Dimcev
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Skopje. Macedonia


540 First page

Comparative analysis of a new planetary transmission with deformable element usable in RES
O. Climescu, R. Saulescu, C. Jaliu, D.V. Diaconescu, M. Neagoe
Department of Product Design and Robotics, Transilvania University of Brasov. Romania


541 First page

Novel TIO2 Microstructures for low cost dye sensitized solar cells
P. Fuierer(1), A. Gueye(2), A. Varghese(3), B. Roy(4)
1. Department of Materials & Metallurgical Eng, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Tech, Socorro. USA
2. Plestronics, Inc. Pittsburgh. USA
3. CIRIMAT INP-CNRS, Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse. France
4. Chemical Engineering Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro. USA


543 First page

Integrating high levels of wind in island systems: lessons from Hawaii
Nicholas Miller(1), Devon Manz(1), Harjeer Johal(1), Sebastian Achilles(1), Leon Roose(2), James P. Griffin(3)
1. GE Energy, Schenectady, NY. USA
2. Hawaiian Electric Company, Honolulu,HI. USA
3. University of Hawaii, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, Honolulu, HI. USA


546 First page

Economic-technical feasibility study of the “Sierra de Tineo” wind farm expansion. Tineo-Principality of Asturias. (Spain)
Guillermo Laine Cuervo, Yoreley Cancino Solórzano, Jorge Xiberta Bernat
Department of Energy. E.T.S.I.M.O. Oviedo University. Spain


548 First page

Hydrogen production by means pyrolysis and steam gasification of glycerol
J.M. Encinar(1), J.F. González(2), G. Martínez(1), N. Sánchez(1), I.M. Sanguino(1)
1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Química Física, University of Extremadura.Spain
2. Departamento Física Aplicada, University of Extremadura. Spain


549 First page

Synthesis and characterization of biodiesel obtained from castor oil transesterification
J.M. Encinar(1), J.F. González(2), G. Martínez(1), N. Sánchez(1), G.C González(1)
1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Química Física, University of Extremadura. Spain
2. Departamento Física Aplicada, University of Extremadura. Spain


550 First page

Experimental verification of novel bi-directional qZSI based DC/DC converter for short term energy storage systems
J. Zakis(1), D. Vinnikov(1), I. Roasto(1), L. Ribickis(2)
1. Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology. Estonia
2. Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University. Latvia


552 First page

Rotating electric machine thermal study
A.I. Chirilă. C. Ghita, A. Craciunescu, I.D. Deaconu. V. Navrapescu, M. Catrinoiu
Department of Electrical Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest. Romania


553 First page

Optimal operation of smart grids including distributed generation units and plug in vehicles
A. Bracale(1), P. Caramia(1), D. Proto(2)
1. Department for Technologies, University Parthenope of Napoli. Italy
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University Federico II of Naples. Italy


557 First page

Magnetic field density analysis in switchgears
J.A. Güemes(1), J. Izagirre(2), L.del Rio(2), J.E. Rodríguez Seco(3), A.M. Iraolagoitia(1), P. Fernández(4)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial. Bilbao. Spain
2. Ormazabal Corporate Technology. Spain
3. Unidad de Energía, Tecnalia Research & Innovation. Derio. Spain
4. Department of Electronics and Telecommunications.  Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial. Bilbao. Spain


558 First page

ULISES: Autonomous mobile robot using ultracapacitors-storage energy system
J.S. Artal, R. Bandrés, G. Fernández
Department of Electrical Engineering, Escuela de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial. University of Zaragoza. Spain


560 First page

Preliminary study for the implementation of the “Wave Dragon” in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
A. Miguel Sagaseta de Ilurdoz Cortadellas(1), B. Miguel Angel Guerra Rodríguez(1), C. Raquel Ramos Pereda(2), Pedro D. Cuesta Moreno(3)
1. E.I.I.C., Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University- ULPGC. Spain
2. RALEY Estudios Costeros S.C.P. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain
3. Department of Mathematics Engineering, E.I.I.C, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-ULPG. Spain


564 First page

Perspectives of demand-side management in a smart metered environment
A. Dán, D. Divényi, B.Hartmann, P. Kiss, D. Raisz, I. Vokony
Department of Electric Power Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Hungary


569 First page

The technical & economic feasibility of energy recovery in water supply networks
A. McNabola(1), P. Coughlan(2), A.P. Williams(3)
1. Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin. Ireland
2. School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin. Ireland
3. School of the Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University. Wales. United Kingdom


572 First page

Real heating-value based cost-accounting method with networking capabilities in natural gas distribution systems
G. Barta, T. Csubák
Departmemt of Control Engineering and Information Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Hungary


577 First page

Comprehensive utilization of energy in sugar factory using renewable energy sources, maximizing the power cogeneration
E. Gil Illescas, L.A. Bujedo Nieto, L. Gorostiaga Canepa
Fundación CARTIF, Valladolid. Spain


579 First page

Neural networks applications for fault detection on wind turbines
R.F. Mesquita Brandão(1), J.A. Beleza Carvalho(1), F.P. Maciel Barbosa(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, ISEP, Oporto Polytechnic Institute. Portugal
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, FEUP & INESC. Oporto University. Portugal


580 First page

Analysis of remote islanding detection methods for distributed resources
A. Etxegarai, P. Eguía, I. Zamora
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Bilbao. Spain


582 First page

Increase of the annual energy output in hydraulic powerplants through active flow control
M.V. Magnoli, R. Schilling
Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Munich University of Tecnology, Garching. Germany


583 First page

Evaluation of reactive power capability by optimal control of wind-vanadium redox battery stations in electricity market
Aouss Gabash, Pu Li
Department of Simulation and Optimal Processes, Institute of Automation and Systems Engineering, Ilmenau University of Technology. Germany


585 First page

Smart meter based energy management system
Péter Kádár
Óbuda University, Department of Power Systems, Budapest. Hungary


586 First page

Economic viability of bamboo dust based gasification plant for a paper mill
A.K. Sinha, Meghna Barkakat , Dibakar Nath, Saurav Kumar Sarma, Uday Reddy, Abhinav Verma, Kranthi Kiran Ch
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar Assam. India


587 First page

Creating public awareness of renewable energy by combining of a photovoltaic system and nature
Arnold Knott(1), Dorthe Hedensted Lund(2), Thomas Andersen(1)
1.Technical University of Denmark, DTU Elektro. Denmark
2.University of Copenhagen, Forest & Landscape, Faculty of Life Sciences. Denmark


589 First page

Energy efficiency in data processing centers: Technical-economic viability study for a trigeneration
Carlos Redondo Gil(1,2), Alvaro Fernández González(1)
1.  Castile and León Technological Center for Supercomputing (FCSC) University of León. Spain
2. Electrical Engineering & Systems Engineering and Automatic Control Department,Faculty of Industrial and Computer Engineering, University of León. Spain


590 First page

Stabilized power AC-DC-AC converter using polygon transformer
Mona F. Moussa, Nermeen Biomy, Yasser G. Dessouky
Arab Academy for Science and Technology, AASTMT, Alexandria. Egypt


591 First page

Design of a trigeneration system for a hospital complex in Gran Canaria
C.M. González Navarro, A.M. Blanco Marigorta, J.A. Peña Quintana
Department of Process Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain


593 First page

Dynamic voltage stability of an electric power network with double fed induction wind power generators
R.M. Monteiro Pereira(1), C. Machado Ferreira(1), F.P. Maciel Barbosa(2)
1. ISEC, College of Engineering of Coimbra/ DEE. Portugal
2. Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Portugal


594 First page

Reliability analysis of residential photovoltaic systems
Alfredo Garro, F. Barrara
Department of Electronics, Computer and System Science, D.E.I.S., University of Calabria, Rende. Italy


595 First page

Comparison between the short-term observed and long-term estimated wind power density using artificial neural networks. A case study
S. Velázquez(1), JA Carta(2)
1. Department of Electronics and Automatics Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.   Spain


597 First page

Filtering and processing IR images of PV modules
S. Vergura, O. Falcone
Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnico di Bari. Italy


598 First page

Cumulative statistical analysis to monitor the energy performance of PV plants
S. Vergura
Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnico di Bari. Italy


601 First page

The effect of substrate temperature on the active layer for spray-deposition process in organic solar cells
Jin-Ju Bae(1), Kyu-Jin Kim(1), Byoung-Ho Kang(1), Se-Hyuk Yeom(1), Dae-Hyuk Kwon(2), Hak-Rin Kim(3), Shin-Won Kang(3)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu. Korea
2. School of Electronic Information and Communication Engineering, Kyungil University Republic of Korea
3. School of Electronics Engineering, College of IT Engineering, Daegu. Republic ofKorea


603 First page

Is it economically possible repowering wind farms. A general analysis in Spain
L. Castro(1), A. Filgueira(1), Mª A. Seijo(1), E. Muñoz(1), L. Piegiari(2)
1. Department of Industrial Engineering II University of A Coruña, Ferrol. Spain
2. Department of Electrical Engineering. Politecnico di Milano, Milan. Italy


604 First page

Online thevenin’s equivalent using local PMU measurements
Sobhy M. Abdelkader
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Queen`s University  Belfast. United Kingdom


606 First page

Cell method and modified nodal method in eddy current electromagnetic problems
L. Simón Rodríguez, J.M. Monzón Verona
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain


607 First page

Fuzzy multi-agent based voltage and reactive power control
Bessie Monchusi, Adedayo Yusuff, Josiah Munda, Adisa Jimoh
Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. South Africa


609 First page

Meat and bone meal as a renewable energy source in cement kilns: investigation of optimum feeding rate
W.K.H. Ariyaratne(1), M.C. Melaaen(1), Kristin Eine(2), L.A. Tokheim(1)
1. Department of Process, Energy & Environmental Technology ,Telemark University College, Porsgrunn. Norway
2. Norcem AS Brevic. Norway


610 First page

Comparative study of biodiesel production from ethanol and babassu oil using mechanical agitation and ultrasounds
Eduardo J. Mendes de Paiva, Jayne Carlos S. Barboza, Maria Lucia Caetano Pinto da Silva, Heizir Ferreira de Castro, Domingos Sávio Giordani
Department of Chemical Engineering,School of Engineering of Lorena, University of São Paulo. Brazil


615 First page

Optimization of the electric power generated by a brake of water
E. Martínez Prado, P. Lara Santillán, A. Falces de Andrés, M. Mendoza Villena, A. Yangüas Peña
Department of Electrical Engineering, E.T.S.I.I. La Rioja University, Logroño. Spain


617 First page

Survey on knowledge based methods to assist fault restoration in power distribution networks
Youssef Oualmakran(1), Joaquím Meléndez(1), Sergio Herraiz(1), Mercedes López Perea(2), Eloy González(2)
1. Department of Informatics and Applications,Research GroupeXiT, Girona University. Spain
2. Indra Software Labs, Madrid. Spain


618 First page

Effect on rain on vertical axis wind turbines
B.C.Al(1), C. Klumpner(2), D.B. Hann(1)
1. Energy and Sustainability Division and Electrical Systems and Optics Division, University of Nottingham. United Kingdom
2. Electrical Systems and Optics Division, University of Nottingham. United Kigdom


619 First page

Fault causes analysis in feeders of power distribution networks
Oscar A. Quiroga, Joaquim Meléndez, Sergio Herraiz
Institute of Informatics and Applications, University of Girona. Spain


620 First page

Notes on the solar map of Asturias
J.I. Prieto J.C. Martínez García, D. García, R. Santoro
Department of Physics. University of Oviedo, Polytechnic School of Engineering, Gijón. Spain


622 First page

Control with floating- and fixed- point DSPs of a low-cost flexible platform for a photovoltaics grid-connected system working as an agent in a distributed generation structure
Alexis B. Rey-Boué(1), F. Ruz Vila(2), José M. Torrelo(3), Salvador Subiela(3)
1. Departamento de Electrónica, Tecnología de Computadores y Proyectos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia. Spain
2. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia. Spain
3. Instituto de Tecnología Eléctrica (ITE), Valencia. Spain


623 First page

High frequency modelling of cables in PWM motor drives by using polynomial functions based parameters
M.C Di Piazza, A. Ragusa, G. Vitale
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Studi sui Sistemi Intelligenti per L`Automazione, (ISSIA-CNR) Palermo. Italy


625 First page

An integral and flexibles wireless power monitoring system
S. Blanc, P. Yuste, A. Lorente, J.J. Serrano
Department of Computer Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València. Spain


628 First page

Mechanically stacked solar cells for concentrator photovoltaics
Ian Mathews(1), Donagh O´Mahony(1), Weiwei Yu(1), Declan Gordan(1), Nicolas Cordero(1), Brian Corbett(1), Alan P. Morrison(1,2)
1. Tyndall National Institute UCC, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork. Ireland
2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College, Cork. Ireland


630 First page

Parallel-connected legs in a grid-tied inverter system for distributed generation
G.J. Capellá(1), J. Pou(1), J.Zaragoza(1), S. Ceballos(2), I. Gabiola(2), E. Robles(2)
1. Department of Electronical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa.Spain
2. Tecnalia Technology Corporation, Energy Unit, Zamudio-Bizkaia. Spain


633 First page

Prediction system based on domotic weather sensors for the energy production of solar power plants
Domingo Benítez, Carlos González Muñoz, José F. Medina
SIANI University Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain


635 First page

The implementation of the low voltage ride-through curve on the protection system of a wind power plant
R.P.S. Leão(1), J.B. Almada(1), P.A. Souza(2), R.J. Cardoso(1), R.F. Sampaio(1), F.K.A. Lima(1), J.G. Silveira(2), L.E.P. Formiga(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza. Brazil
2. Companhia Energética do Ceará, Fortaleza. Brazil


637 First page

Doubly fed induction generador and convencional synchronous generator based power plants: operation during grid fault
M.C Salles(1), A.P. Grilo(2), J.R. Cardoso(1)
1. LMAG- Laboratory of Applied Electromagnetism, PEA-Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo. Brazil
2. Engineering, Modelling and Applied Social Science Center, Federal University of ABC, Great São Paulo. Brazil


639 First page

Issues about monitoring the energy performance of a PV plants constellation
S. Vergura
Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnico di Bari. Italy 


640 First page

Orientation system of solar panels based on a robot manipulator
Ahmed Chaïb, Dalila Acheli, Mohamed Kesraoui
Applied Control Laboratory, University of Boumerdes. Algeria


642 First page

Cornice modular wind collector © for collection and amplification of the vertical wind component in buildings for generation of small wind electric energy
J.C. Sáenz Díez Muro(1), J.M. Blanco Barrero(1), E. Jiménez Macías(1), J. Blanco Fernández(2), M. Pérez de la Parte(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering. E.T.S.I.I., La Rioja University, Logroño. Spain


643 First page

Comparison in the aplication of the exploitation by optimal head model to hydroelectronic power station in run-of-the-river systems equipped with different types of turbines
J.M. Blanco Barrero(1), J.C. Sáenz Díez Muro(1), E. Jiménez Macías(1), J. Blanco Fernández(2), M. Pérez de la Parte(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering. E.T.S.I.I., La Rioja University, Logroño. Spain


646 First page

Large scale integration of wind power-influence of geographical allocation
L.Reichenberg L. Göransson, F. Johnsson, M. Odenberger
1. Department of Energy and Environmental Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg. Sweden


649 First page

Analysis of current-bidirectional buck-boost based  switch-mode audio amplifier
Gert Bolten Maizonave(1), Michael A.E. Andersen(1), Claus Kjaergaard(1), Kristian L. Lund(2),Lars B.R. Hansen(2)
1.Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby. Denmark
2. Bang & Olufsen ICEpower a/s. Denmark


650 First page

Isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter for supercapacitor applications
Sayed Mohammad Dehghan Dehnavi(1), Gokhan Sen(2), Ole C. Thomsen(2), Michael A.E. Andersen(2), Lars Møller(3)
1. Power Electronic & Protection Lab. Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran. Iran
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
3. H2 Logic A/S. Denmark


651 First page

On the search of efficient uses for glycerine: steam gasification
J.F. González(1), G. Engo(1), S. Román(1), M.C. Rayo(1), F.J. Masa(1), J.M. Encinar(2)
1. Department of Applied Physics, University of Extremadura. Spain
2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry, University ofExtremadura, Badajoz. Spain


652 First page

Probabilistic model for distributed generation expansion in distribution power network
C.Ponce Corral(1), H. Bludszuweit(2),J.A. Domínguez Navarro(3)
1. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.. México
2. Electrical Engineering Division, CIRCE Foundation, Zaragoza. Spain3. Department of Electrical Engineering, C.P.S., University of Zaragoza. Spain


656 First page

Control design of a two degree of freedom combined with repetitive controller applied to a single phase inverter power generation in the context of microgrids
R. Ortega(1,2), E. Figueres(2), G. Garcerá(2), O. Carranza(1,2), C.L. Trujillo(1,3)
1. Escuela Superior de Cómputo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. México
2. Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, UPV, Valencia. Spain
3. Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Bogotá. Colombia


658 First page

On-line cable diagnostic posibilities in an artificial aging environment
Christian Freitag, Christian Weindl, Ivana Mladenovic
Institute for Electrical Power Systems, University of Erlangen- Nuremberg. Germany


660 First page

Energy consumption and CO2 emissions evaluation for electric and internal combustion vehicles using a LCA approach
Sérgio Faias(1,2), Jorge Sousa(1,2) Luís Xavier(3), Pedro Ferreira(3)
1. ISEL. Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa. Portugal
2. CIe, Center for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering, Technical University of Lisboa. Portugal
3. EDP, Energías de Portugal, Lisboa. Portugal


662 First page

Equipment safety in renewable energies exploitation
Blaise Nsom(1), Karim Bouchlaghem(1,2)
1. Université de Bretagne Occidentale, LBMS EA. France
2. Unité de Recherche “Energétique et Environmental”, Sousse Ibn Khaldoun. Tunisia


663 First page

Practical experience with electricity production from unused energy at the water management company
M. Gono(1), M. Kyncl(1), R. Gono(2)
1. Sm VaK a.s. Ostrava. Czech Republic
2. Department of Electrical Power Engineering, FEECS,VSB, Technical University of Ostrava, Poruba. Czech Republic


671 First page

A comparison of transformer HF models and their application to PQ analysis
C. Capellán, M. Mañana, A. Arroyo, L.M. Muñiz,F. Delgado
Department of Electrical Engineering, E.T.S.I.I.T.,University of Cantabria, Santander. Spain


672 First page

Laboratory platform for small wind energy generators
A. Arroyo(1), M. Mañana(1), L.M. Muñiz(1),C.J. Renedo(1), S. Pérez(1), I. Fernández(1), C. Gómez(2), R. Prieto(2)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering, E.T.S.I.I.T.,University of Cantabria, Santander. Spain
2. Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología de Cantabria (ITEC), Santander. Spain


674 First page

Increasing penetration of renewals in isolated power systems using energy storage systems
L. Rouco(1), I. Azpiri(2), I. Gómez de Olea(2), J. Tabernero(1)
1. Unversidad Pontifícia de Comillas, Madrid. Spain
2. Iberdrola Renovables, Madrid. Spain


675 First page

Optimal dispatch of a multiple energy carrier system equipped with a CCHP
A. Sheikhi, A.M. Ranjbar, F. Safe
Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran. Iran


676 First page

Providing an added-value to biodiesel by-products: pyrolysis of glicerin. Thermogravimetric study and analysis of sulphur emissions
J.F. González(1), G. Engo(1), S. Román(1), J.I. Arranz(2), J.M. Encinar(3)
1. Department of Applied Physics
2. Department of Mechanical, Energetics and Materials Engineering
3. Department of Chemistry Engineering and Physical Chemistry, University of Extremadura. Spain


682 First page

Active balancing circuit for advanced lithium-ion batteries used in photovoltaic application
J.F Reynaud(1,2), C.E. Carrejo(1), O. Gantet(1), P. Aloïsi(1), B. Estibals(1,2), C. Alonso(1,2)
1. CNRS; LAAS, Toulouse. France
2. Université de Toulouse; UPS, INSA,INP,ISAE; LAAS. France


683 First page

Control laws to improve efficiency and average life time of an adaptive multi-phases converter dedicated to photovoltaic applications
A. Berasategi(1,2,3), Y. El Basri(1,2,3), C. Cabal(1), B. Estibals(1,2), M. Vermeersch(3),C. Alonso(1,2)
1. CNRS; LAAS, Toulouse. France
2. Université de Toulouse; UPS,INSA,INP,ISAE; LAAS. France
3. Department Solar & New Energies, TOTAL S.A.. France


685 First page

Synchronization of a single-phase wind energy generator with the low-voltage utility grid
Nader Anani(1), Omar AL-Kharji AL-Ali(1), P. Ponnapalli(1), S.R.AL-Araji(2), M.AL-Qutayri (2)
1. School of Engineering, Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manchester  Metropolitan University. United Kingdom
2. College of Engineering, Khalifa University of Science, Tech, and Research. UAE


686 First page

Modernisation of high power laboratory to fulfill the technical and qualitative conditions for tests according to standars in force
George Curcanu, Corneliu Chiciu, Constantin Ilinca, Horia Ionescu
R&D National Institute ICMET-Craiova. Romania


695 First page

A step-by-step tracking program for a string of photovoltaic modules
N.I. Tatu, C. Alexandru, V.E. Dombi
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Brasov. România


696 First page

Mono-axis vs Bi-axis tracking for a string of photovoltaic modules
N.I. Tatu, C. Alexandru
Department of Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling, Transilvania University of Brasov. România


697 First page

A review on existing efficiency indications on sustainable energy
R. M. Robles(1), V. Barranco(1), A. M. Castillo(2) , J. M. Ramirez(3) , F.R. Lara(1)
1. Department of Electrical Engineering. University of Córdoba. Spain
2. Department of Economy Applied. University of Córdoba. Spain
3. EATCO Research Group. University of Córdoba. Spain


 

 
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