Essays about: "Smart Grid"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 209 essays containing the words Smart Grid.

1. 16. Electric cars for grid services : A system perspective study of V2G in a future energy system of Sweden and a local perspective study of a commercial car fleet

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Isak Søgaard Vallinder; Matilda Carlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Smart charging; V2G; Ancillary services; Energy system modeling; Car Sharing; Sweden; Smart laddning; V2G; Stödtjänster; Energysystemmodellering; Bildelning; Sverige;

   Abstract : One of the biggest challenges of today is to mitigate climate change and adjust our way of living in accordance with sustainability. To reduce the climate impact of the transport sector the electrification of the road transport sector is commonly seen as having a key role to play. READ MORE

3. 17. Optimization of battery pack assembly of second life cells to reduce costs

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Akash Prasad Chowdry; [2022]
   Keywords : Batteries; second life cells; active cell balancing; lossless cell balancing; off-grid solar; solar home systems; Batterier; second life cells; aktiv cellbalansering; förlustfri cellbalansering; solceller utanför nätet; solcellssystem för hemmabruk.;

   Abstract : Batteries account for 50% of the overall cost of solar home systems (SHS). The battery packs degrade over time and when they reach 70% state of health (SOH), the whole SHS is discarded. In the predominantly rural off-grid context, battery replacements are expensive and impractical. The customers are often dozens of km away from any sales point. READ MORE

4. 18. Benefits of using Intelligent Electric Water Heaters on an Island in theAzores, Portugal

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Kush Rakhsia; [2022]
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   Abstract : The application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) devices to Electric Water Heater (EWH) can increase its energy efficiency and allow the EWH to deliver various services to the customer as well as the utilities such as power plant owners and distributionsystem operator (DSO). Such ICT-enabled EWH is termed as smart EWH. READ MORE

5. 19. It's smart, but is it sustainable? A study of circular and social sustainability in smart grids.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Emma Brodén; [2022]
   Keywords : Smart grids; smart grid users; circular economy; resource use; social sustainability; sustainability; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Smart grids are often advertised as more environmentally sustainable compared to their “conventional” counterparts. What is highlighted then is their potential to save energy and integrate more renewables into the grid, thus decreasing CO2-emissions. READ MORE

6. 20. Flexibility of electricity usage in private households with smart control : Modelling of a smart control system with the aim to reduce the electricity cost of private households with storage units and photovoltaic systems.

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   Author : Marina Pakola; Antonia Arab; [2022]
   Keywords : Smart control of electricity usage; optimization; mixed-integer linear programming MILP ; electricity price forecasting; load forecasting; storage systems in private households; electricity costs in Sweden;

   Abstract : High electricity prices have become the title of several news articles recently in Sweden and the prices have experienced large sudden fluctuations during certain periods. In this thesis work, a smart control model for the electricity usage in three different households has been developed with the main purpose to minimize the electricity cost. READ MORE