With high penetration of renewable generation and distributed energy resources, distribution
systems are facing new operational challenges due to their intermittency and uncertainty. To …

The smart grid is an unprecedented opportunity to shift the current energy industry into a
new era of a modernized network where the power generation, transmission, and …

The virtual energy storage system (VESS) is one of the emerging novel concepts among
current energy storage systems (ESSs) due to the high effectiveness and reliability. In fact …

Abstract Energy Management System (EMS) applications of modern power networks like
microgrids have to respond to a number of stringent challenges due to current energy …

The use of wind power is often restricted by the strong interdependence between the
electricity generation and thermal energy generation of combined heat and power units …

A two-stage optimization method is proposed for optimal distributed generation (DG)
planning considering the integration of energy storage in this paper. The first stage …

Integration of more renewable energy resources introduces a challenge in frequency control
of future power systems. This paper reviews and evaluates the possible challenges and the …

As massive integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), the role of end-users in the
Urban Community Microgrid System (UCMS) has transformed from traditional consumers …

Microgrid is universally accepted as a new approach to solve the global energy problem. In
a microgrid, the optimal sizing of energy storage is necessary to ensure reliability and …

Indoor environmental quality is an important issue since people spend most of their time
indoors. This paper aims to develop an autonomous indoor environment management …