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Renewable energy sources (RES) are an "indigenous" environmental option, economically competitive with conventional power generation where good wind and solar resources are available. Hybrid systems can help in improving the economic and environmental sustainability of renewable energy systems to fulfill the energy demand. The aim of this paper...

In this work, a preliminary study as regards the possibility to define optimal control strategies for the hazmat (hazardous material) traffic flowing towards one critical road infrastructure (e.g. as in the case study a tunnel) at the macroscopic level is introduced. Specifically, the simplified model that is studied is related to part of a...

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This paper proposes a comprehensive decision framework to optimally plan wind power plants (WPPs) with technology selection in the distribution network. The proposed framework aims to maximize the net present value (NPV) associated with the WPP investment over a given planning horizon for various bus locations. The proposed design accounts for...

Automatizing the identification of human brain stimuli during head movements could lead towards a significant step forward for human computer interaction (HCI), with important applications for severely impaired people and for robotics. In this paper, a neural network‐based identification technique is presented to recognize, by EEG signals, the...

Electricity represents the main promising option to decarbonize the transport sector, above all, for the private car use. Therefore, the diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs) in the automotive market is constrained to an adequate deployment of the energy distribution infrastructures. The paper proposes a methodology to identify the optimal...

In the last few years, one of the most important challenges of power technologies has been the integration of traditional energy production systems and distributed energy resources. Large-scale photovoltaic systems and wind farms may decrease the quality of the electrical grid service, mainly due to voltage and frequency peaks and fluctuations....

This paper concerns the design, modelling, and construction of a high-efficiency mini PV greenhouse performing as a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB). The greenhouse is equipped with a semi-transparent roof-mounted photovoltaic system (3 kWhp) that feeds an air-source heat pump providing cooling and heating. The PV-generated power can be also...

This paper presents a data-driven model for the estimation of the performance of an aircooled steam condenser (ACC) with the aim to develop an efficient online monitoring, summarized by the condenser pressure (or vacuum) as Key Performance Indicator. The estimation of the ACC performance model was based on different dataset from three different...

The transportation of dangerous goods by road is the most accident-prone mode of transportation, even if accidents involving road transportation of dangerous goods are considered as a Low Probability and High Consequence event (LPHC event). However, several dangerous goods are transported by road networks, such as petroleum products and...