The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the cost-optimal placement and sizing of battery storage as a PV integration measure in the distribution grid level. Additionally, potential synergies between PV generation, battery storage, smart PV curtailment and electric mobility are also explored within this thesis. Accordingly, a versatile optimization tool has been developed in order to identi...

Although quantitative EEG (q-EEG) has been used in Alzheimer's disease (AD), q-EEG changes in AD are complex because of the progressive nature of this disease. The topographical spectral power and occipital peak frequency (OPF) were compared among elderly controls, patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and patients with four stages of AD. In AD patients, except those with a Clinical De...

Distributed Generation (DG) can help in reducing the cost of electricity to the costumer, relieve network congestion and provide environmentally friendly energy close to load centers. Its capacity is also scalable and it provides voltage support at distribution level. Hence, DG placement and penetration level is an important problem for both the utility and DG owner. The cost of electricity as ...

In this thesis, a Newton-based optimal power flow (OPF) is developed for implementation into a power system simulation environment. The OPF performs all system control while maintaining system security. System controls include generator megawatt outputs, transformer taps, and transformer phase shifts, while maintenance of system security ensures that no power system component's limits are viola...

This paper develops an effective control framework for DC voltage control and power-sharing of multi-terminal DC (MTDC) grids based on an optimal power flow (OPF) procedure and the voltage-droop control. In the proposed approach, an OPF algorithm is executed at the secondary level to find optimal reference of DC voltages and active powers of all voltage-regulating converters. Then, the voltage ...

Knowledge management (KM) is suggested as a method to manage and apply knowledge for business management. In this paper, we suggest a framework based on OPF (Open Process Framework) meta model for the knowledge-based decision-making. Based on the modeling method of OPF, we can translate partial and implicit knowledge resident in an individual's mental model into organized explicit knowledge. Th...

OBJECTIVE To study the relationship of plasma homocysteine (Hcy), bone turnover biomarkers (BTB), and bone mineral density (BMD) with osteoporotic fracture (OPF) in elderly people. METHODS Eighty-two patients (aged 65 years or older) admitted to our orthopedics department between October 2014 and May 2015 were randomly divided into three groups: 1) OPF group: 39 cases with the mean age 81.82±...

Metaheuristic optimization techniques have successfully been used to solve the Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem, addressing shortcomings of mathematical techniques. Two most popular metaheuristics are Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The literature surrounding GA PSO OPF is vast not adequately organized. This work filled this gap by reviewing prominent works analyzi...

Fast inverter control is a desideratum towards the smoother integration of renewables. Adjusting injection setpoints for distributed energy resources can be an effective grid mechanism. However, finding such optimally requires solving optimal power flow (OPF), which computationally taxing in real time. Previous works have proposed learning mapping from conditions to OPF minimizers using Gaussia...