Transmission network expansion planning (TNEP) is an important component of power system planning. Itdetermines the characteristics and performance of the future electric power network and influences the powersystem operation directly. Different methods have been proposed for the solution of the static transmissionnetwork expansion planning (STNEP) problem till now. But in all of them, STNEP pr...

Keywords: Smart grid Communication architecture and protocols Control and management Middleware Security a b s t r a c t The purpose of this survey is to present a critical overview of smart grid concepts, with a special focus on the role that communication, networking and middleware technologies will have in the transformation of existing electric power systems into smart grids. First of all w...

C ONSUMERS are expected to play an increasingly important role in current electricity markets through smart grid systems , where risk and uncertainty are becoming central issues. The availability of an advanced metering infrastructure provides one of the building blocks for bi-directional communications between consumers and suppliers, creating an opportunity for large-scale load control within...

As renewable energy increasingly integrates into the electric power system, electric load forecasting and renewable energy power generation forecasting become more important. In this project, ARIMA and NARX are applied to build load forecasting model focusing on improving statistical and computational efficiency without losing accuracy. ARIMA turns out to be better for short term forecasting wh...

In previous studies, active suspension system in conventional powertrain systems was investigated. This paper presents the application of active suspension system in parallel hybrid electric vehicles as a novel idea. The main motivation for this study is investigation of the potential advantages of this application over the conventional one. For this purpose, a simultaneous simulation is develo...

In view of the influence large-scale electric vehicle access to distribution network on spatial load prediction, this paper proposes a prediction method for urban considering and temporal charging load. Firstly, vehicles are classified according mode travel characteristics various types vehicles. Secondly, probability function is fitted rules survey statistical data residents. Then, model chain...

The present work investigates the matching of an advanced small scale Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Rankine cycle plant with end-user thermal and electric load. The power plant consists of a concentrated solar power field co-powered by a biomass furnace to produce steam in a Rankine cycle, with a CHP configuration. A hotel was selected as the end user due to its high thermal to electric consump...