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jBAY Modeling of Vane-Type Vortex Generators and Study on Airfoil Aerodynamic Performance
(MDPI, 2020-05-12)
The increased demand for wind power is related to changes in the sizes of wind turbines and the development of flow control devices, such as vortex generators (VGs). In the present study, an analysis of the vortices generated ...
Battery Sizing Optimization in Power Smoothing Applications
(MDPI, 2022-01-19)
The main objective of this work was to determine the worth of installing an electrical battery in order to reduce peak power consumption. The importance of this question resides in the expensive terms of energy bills when ...
CNN-based flow control device modelling on aerodynamic airfoils
(Nature, 2022-06-17)
Wind energy has become an important source of electricity generation, with the aim of achieving a cleaner and more sustainable energy model. However, wind turbine performance improvement is required to compete with ...
A Parametric Study of Trailing Edge Flap Implementation on Three Different Airfoils Through an Artificial Neuronal Network
(MDPI, 2020-05-18)
Trailing edge flaps (TEFs) are high-lift devices that generate changes in the lift and drag coefficients of an airfoil. A large number of 2D simulations are performed in this study, in order to measure these changes in ...
Flow control based 5 MW wind turbine enhanced energy production for hydrogen generation cost reduction
(2022-02-05)
Improving the performance and the production of renewable energy sources, especially the wind energy, is considered an attractive approach to reduce the Cost of Energy (COE) associated to the hydrogen generation process. ...
Sizing a Battery Energy Storage System for Hybrid Renewable Power Plants Based on Optimal Market Participation Under Different Market Scenarios
(IEEE, 2022-07-08)
This article presents a method for selecting
the best battery sizing based on an optimal market
participation strategy in a hybrid renewable power
plant. The proposed formulation consid-ers different
scenarios to ensure ...
Automatic Identification Algorithm of Equivalent Electrochemical Circuit Based on Electroscopic Impedance Data for a Lead Acid Battery
(MDPI, 2021-06-06)
Obtaining tools to analyze and predict the performance of batteries is a non-trivial challenge because it involves non-destructive evaluation procedures. At the research level, the development of sensors to allow cell-level ...
Numerical Modeling of Face Shield Protection against a Sneeze
(MDPI, 2021-07-05)
The protection provided by wearing masks has been a guideline worldwide to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection. The current work presents an investigation that analyzes the effectiveness of face shields as personal ...
Temperature based maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic modules
(Nature, 2020-07-27)
In this article authors propose a temperature based Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithm (MPPT). Authors show that there is an optimal current vs maximum power curve that depends on photovoltaic (PV) module temperature. ...
A Battery Management System with EIS Monitoring of Life Expectancy for Lead–Acid Batteries
(MDPI, 2021-05-21)
Abstract
This work presents a battery management system for lead–acid batteries that integrates a battery-block (12 V) sensor that allows the online monitoring of a cell’s temperature, voltage, and impedance spectra. The ...