This paper shows that the power system performance (batteries, solar array, power regulator) on-board the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite has met or exceeded pre-launch predictions, and has successfully managed the performance of NiCd batteries which had shown anomalous performance on other missions such as UARS and GRO. The battery performance is addressed through the following parameters: end-of-dis...

As cube-satellite (cubesat) systems become more widely developed and adopted by industry the development of effective and capable electrical power systems that can meet the needs of current and future payloads. This paper will discuss the current development conducted on the PolarCube electrical power system. The goal of the PolarCube mission is to create a 3D temperature profile of the atmosph...

Smart electrical power flow control in distribution systems is targeted in this paper. Optimal electrical power continuity through energy management, self healing, high reliability and real-time pricing is one of the main aims of the researches. In this paper, a smart electrical power grid is represented to save the power flow continuity with minimum power losses in case of any abnormal conditi...

Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices have shown satisfactory performance in alleviating the problems of electrical transmission systems. Optimal FACTS allocation problem, which includes finding optimal type and location of these devices, have been widely studied by researchers for improving variety of power system technical parameters. In this paper, a DIgSILENT-based Discrete Parti...

In this paper, the interdisciplinary energy harvesting issues on piezoelectric energy harvesting were investigated using a ‘33’ mode (mechanical stress and/or electric field are in parallel to the polarization direction) lead zirconate titanate multilayer piezoelectric stack (PZT-Stack). Key energy harvesting characteristics including the generated electrical energy/power in the PZT-Stack, the ...

The trend towards decentralization of electricity production, the rising share of stochastic generators and more stringent consumer needs govern the planning of future networks. A widely discussed concept is that of integrated planning of chemical and electrical power systems. The “vision of future energy networks” project goes one step further and proposes a common infrastructure for both gas ...

Machine-learning algorithms have recently been applied to electrical power problems due to their potential to reduce waste and improve electrical grid reliability, but deployment of existing research is hampered by unrealistic assumptions. My thesis focuses on overcoming these assumptions. Autonomous agents have enormous potential to reduce electrical waste and improve reliability of the power ...

Nian Liu 1,*, Cheng Wang 1, Xinhao Lin 1 and Jinyong Lei 2 1 State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Changping District, Beijing 102206, China; [email protected] (C.W.); [email protected] (X.L.) 2 Electrical Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid (CSG), Guangzhou 510080, China; leijy@csg....

This paper focuses on the design of a 10 MW hybrid power plant using the technical specifications (data sheet) of an industrial solar panel. The main purpose was to find out the exact electrical properties of the solar panel specialy with conjunction to its temperature, to optimize overall output energy. We first describe the most important types of solar power plants and afterwards focus on el...