Regional transmission organizations, state utility regulatory commissions, the North American Electric Reliability Council, regional reliability councils, and increasingly, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission all advocate, call for, or in some instances, require that electric utilities and competitive power suppliers not only have enough generating capacity to meet customer demand but also...

This Letter presents the first ab initio, fully electromagnetic, kinetic simulations of magnetized turbulence in a homogeneous, weakly collisional plasma at the scale of the ion Larmor radius (ion gyroscale). Magnetic- and electric-field energy spectra show a break at the ion gyroscale; the spectral slopes are consistent with scaling predictions for critically balanced turbulence of Alfvén wave...

We installed solar panels and digital meteorological equipments whose electrical power is supplied using PV on July 13, 2011. Then, the relationship between the electric power generation and the irradiation, air temperature, and wind velocity was investigated on a roof at a university. The electrical power generation, irradiation, air temperature, and wind velocity were monitored over two years...

Precision guidance and control of an autonomous, wingsailed catamaran has been demonstrated by Harbor Wing Technologies’ X-1. Based closely on the Atlantis project, the X-1 is larger, more capable version. The platform is a modified Stiletto, a 9.1 m (30 ft) catamaran, experimentally capable of navigating along straight line segments between GPS waypoints and achieving line tracking with averag...

The variable and uncertain nature of wind generation presents a new concern to power system operators. One of the biggest concerns associated with integrating a large amount of wind power into the grid is the ability to handle large ramps in wind power output. Large ramps can significantly influence system economics and reliability, on which power system operators place primary emphasis. The Wi...

-With the development of the of China's electric power system, wind power, as a clean energy, can be used to optimize the structure of electrical energy, thus can largely reduce the emission of pollutants and contribute to the sustainable development of the national economy. In wind power projects, scientific and rational choice for the wind turbine generator in actual wind farm is the core par...

In this Paper Analysis of Calculation Methods to calculate the losses and output power of wind turbine generator systems with using two types first one is Squirrel-Cage Induction Generator and the second is Doubly-fed Induction Generator. By using the existing methods in this paper, we can evaluate the generated output power, total system losses, total energy generated, efficiency and capacity ...

Introduction: At the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER) at Baylor University, Texas, a GEC reference cell has been used to conduct experiments investigating magnetic field plasma surface interactions. The results of these experiments shall be used to help understand the formation of lunar swirls which are known to be located close to regions of magnetic ano...

Cover photo: The severity of global environment related issues is intensifying. Consequently, there is an urgent need for applications of natural energy such as wind power and solar energy, the utilization of hydrogen energy by using fuel cells or the like, the efficiency transport and supply of energy to areas of demand, non-wasteful utilization of energy that has been supplied, and other meas...

The technique used to control the airflow is based on the electro-hydrodynamic actuator which is also called plasma actuator. This actuator ensures the airflow control thanks to the electric wind created by the electrical corona discharge. This ionic wind is developed at the profile surface tangential to the initial free airflow so that it has a significant effect on the boundary layer flow. Th...