As a result of the increased awareness of the dangers posed by global climate changes
(mainly caused by growing global energy consumption needs), the quest for clean and …

Onshore wind energy (WE) has achieved a significant diffusion worldwide, in spite of the
existence of multiple barriers to the large-scale implementation of wind farms. These barriers …

In this paper, a detailed home energy management system structure is developed to
determine the optimal day-ahead appliance scheduling of a smart household under hourly …

We propose short-term decision-support models for aggregators that sell electricity to
prosumers and buy back surplus electricity. The key element is that the aggregator can …

The primary objective of implementing a demand response (DR) program is to actively
involve participants in maximizing social welfare by effectively reducing electricity demand …

Many principles underlying the design of restructured electricity markets that are in-use
today were developed over three decades ago when power systems were considerably …

With the wide application of consumer's electric appliances with flexible power supply or
start time and competitive energy markets, it is necessary for the residential consumers to …

The serious problem of climate change has led the energy sector to modify its generation
resources from fuel-based power plants to environmentally friendly renewable resources …

Most megawatt-scale wind turbines align themselves into the wind as defined by the wind
speed at or near the center of the rotor (hub height). However, both wind speed and wind …

This paper presents a new optimization framework to optimize the bidding strategy of a
smart distribution company (SDC) in a day-ahead (DA) energy market. This SDC contains …