Wind energy. an alternative to conventional energy produced by burning fossil fuels. is a renewable and clean energy which produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. consumes no water. and uses only a little land. With the rapidly growing world population. it is essential to increase the production of energy …
Read More »Durability and Reliability of Polymers and Other Materials in Photovoltaic Modules (Plastics Design Library)
Durability and Reliability of Polymers and Other Materials in Photovoltaic Modules describes the durability and reliability behavior of polymers used in Si-photovoltaic modules and systems. particularly in terms of physical aging and degradation process mechanisms. characterization methods. accelerated exposure chamber and testing. module level testing. and service life prediction. The …
Read More »Wind energy research in Mexico
The increase of the demand and consumption of energy resulting from technological progress and from advancement in human development are seen as the most important factors in the acceleration of climate and environmental changes observed and described by the scientific community. Energy is fundamental because is one of the most …
Read More »Urban wind energy: Some views on potential and challenges
Wind has been used as an energy source since ages. The power of wind was used to sail ships. to mill grain and to pump water. Wind power is currently considered as one of the most viable alternatives to fossil fuels because it is renewable. widely distributed and clean with …
Read More »High performance of Maximum Power Point Tracking Using Ant Colony algorithm in wind turbine
During the last decade. renewable energies have taken on a great importance in the development of some countries. Developing this energy is increasingly the axis explored by the scientific community. The energy can be extracted from many sources. to cite fossil. solar and wind.Wind turbine technology has developed rapidly in …
Read More »A novel single switch dc-dc converter with high voltage gain capability for solar PV based power generation systems
In recent years. distributed power generation using renewable energy sources has received greater attention due to the rapid exhaustion of fossil fuels and increased emission of greenhouse gases (Jacobson and Delucchi. 2011). Solar energy is one of the promising and clean renewable energy resources for electric power generation (Bennett et …
Read More »Model predictive control design for DC-DC converters applied to a photovoltaic system
Despite the reduction of solar installation cost by a ratio of 10 during the last 20 years. still conversion efficiency of PV panels remains an important parameter to take into account when designing solar system for residential applications. Therefore. an efficient MPPT algorithm plays a key role to harvest optimum …
Read More »Dynamic performance enhancement for wind energy conversion system using Moth-Flame Optimization based blade pitch controlle
Wind energy source (WES) is one of the most prominent sources of electrical energy in years to come. WES. as a renewable source. has no impacts on the climate issues and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The increasing concerns about environmental problems demand green. renewable. and sustainable ideas. Wind turbines along …
Read More »Transitions in Energy Efficiency and Demand: The Emergence. Diffusion and Impact of Low-Carbon Innovation (Routledge Studies in Energy Transitions)
Meeting the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement and limiting global temperature increases to less than two degrees above pre-industrial levels demands rapid reductions in global carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing energy demand has a central role in achieving this goal. but existing policy initiatives have been largely incremental in terms …
Read More »Optimized Control and Sizing of Standalone PV-Wind Energy Conversion System
Current researches are focused on the electrical production using multi-sources energy conversion systems. Photovoltaic generators (PVG) have maximum power points (MPP) corresponding to meteorological conditions. cell area and load. In Wind generator (WG) when the wind speed varies considerably. the variable speed generation (VSG) is more noticeable than fixed speed …
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