{"title":"The role of high efficiency trigeneration plants within sustainable smart microgrids: Performance analysis and experimental tests","authors":"S. Bracco, F. Delfino","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415236","url":null,"abstract":"The widespread of smart microgrids has been also determined by the development of more and more efficient cogeneration and trigeneration power plants fed by fossil fuels or renewable sources. In the residential and the tertiary sectors, many projects are focused on the installation of low size microturbines, engines, chillers and heat pumps to sustainably provide electrical and thermal energy to final users. In the present paper, the case of the Savona University Campus Smart Polygeneration Microgrid is highlighted, focusing on the performance of the trigeneration plant installed in the microgrid. The operation of the aforementioned trigeneration system, considered innovative for its installation within a microgrid, is described by analyzing real data gathered through an experimental campaign conducted at the Savona University Campus during a summer month. Furthermore, some performance indicators are proposed and the reported results are compared with literature data.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131912549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Celli, S. Mocci, N. Natale, F. Pilo, S. Ruggeri, G. G. Soma
{"title":"The e-visiØn project: Electric-vehicle integration for smart innovative 0-CO2 networks","authors":"G. Celli, S. Mocci, N. Natale, F. Pilo, S. Ruggeri, G. G. Soma","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415228","url":null,"abstract":"The low-carbon society requires significant changes in the operation and planning of distribution systems. In order to exploit existing low voltage systems, Demand Side Integration is essential for offering services that increase security and quality of supply, improve energy efficiency and reduce the energy cost. The paper describes the three-year project e-visiØn, currently under completion, aimed at the integration of plug-in electric vehicles in Smart Grids and the simultaneous better exploitation of renewable energy sources in order to reach zero-CO2 networks and sustainable mobility.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134579305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Menniti, A. Pinnarelli, N. Sorrentino, G. Belli, G. Barone
{"title":"Using stormwater detention tanks as storage system for sustainable energy management in a smart city framework","authors":"D. Menniti, A. Pinnarelli, N. Sorrentino, G. Belli, G. Barone","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415226","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an innovative management strategy for a stormwater detention tank, whose main function is to prevent the risk of flooding in urban environment due to intense rainfall events. In the moments when the tank is not required to carry out its main function, the proposed use involves the operation of the tank as energy storage system, thanks to the introduction of a pump/turbine group, whose operation will be regulated by electrical market prices. The paper presents the management model implemented in Matlab/Simulink environment, showing how the operation as storage system is well coordinate with eventual renewable generation systems.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132918876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Rea, M. Terracciano, J. Politi, A. CaliF2;, P. Dardano, M. Gioffré, A. Lamberti, I. Rendina, L. de Stefano
{"title":"Natural and synthetic nanostructured materials for biomedical applications","authors":"I. Rea, M. Terracciano, J. Politi, A. Cali&#F2;, P. Dardano, M. Gioffré, A. Lamberti, I. Rendina, L. de Stefano","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415279","url":null,"abstract":"Nanostructured materials, due to their peculiar physical and chemical properties, constitute the new class of functional supports for specific innovative applications. There is a strong competition between synthetic, man-made nanostructured materials and those coming directly from nature: the first ones can be precisely tailored by properly design and fabrication; the second ones are directly available without any cost of production. In this paper, we report our latest achievements on different materials, porous silicon, zinc oxide nanowires and diatomite powders, which belong to these categories.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132092986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Techno-economic evaluation of photovoltaic installations located on the premises of an end-use electric consumer","authors":"E. Ghiani, C. Vertuccio, F. Pilo","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415229","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on the techno-economic evaluation of photovoltaic power systems after the era of feed-in tariffs in Italy. The importance of the optimal sizing of the PV system and the role of self-consumption are investigated considering two typical industrial and commercial users with different load profiles, both equipped with a photovoltaic plant. By considering the actual Italian regulatory framework, the actual costs of photovoltaic installations, and the cost of electricity, the study illustrates the conditions when investments on photovoltaic may result cost-effective with no need of direct incentives or subsidies.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"106 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113935252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Viti, T. Pecorella, Luca Brilli, R. Fantacci, Camillo Carlini
{"title":"Enhance the QoE for smartphone applications: An API approach for QoS control in LTE-A","authors":"R. Viti, T. Pecorella, Luca Brilli, R. Fantacci, Camillo Carlini","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415207","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a novel architecture to address the problem of application Quality of Experience (QoE) management for rapidly evolving and heterogeneous network scenarios. The proposed architecture can be used for mixed Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) and Wi-Fi systems, and it can be used to enhance the effectiveness of next-generation Software Defined Network (SDN). Thanks to the elements described in this paper, the Applications can interact in a secure and controlled way with the network QoE management entities. This allows to have a better system flexibility, scalability and enables to use advanced QoE support mechanisms for rapidly evolving user scenarios.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127057846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applying a Kalman smoother to synchrophasoi estimation","authors":"D. Fontanelli, D. Petri","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415260","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical waveform phasor measurements are receiving an increasing interest due to their key role in high-performance monitoring of future smart grids. In particular, different estimation algorithms based on a dynamic phasor model have been recently proposed in order to comply with the strict requirements needed to accurately track amplitude, phase, and frequency changes of power waveforms in distribution systems. In this paper, a Kalman smoother based on a dynamic phasor model is proposed to estimate amplitude, phase, frequency and rate of change of frequency of the collected waveforms. The accuracy of the proposed approach is evaluated through simulations in different conditions described in the Standard IEEE C37.118.1-2011 and a comparison with a state-of-the-art method is performed.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114940409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Osvaldo Brignole, C. Cavalletti, G. Lauro, Antonino Maresca, N. Mazzino, M. Balato, A. Buonomo, L. Costanzo, M. Giorgio, R. Langella, A. L. Schiavo, Donato Scaldarella, A. Smoraldi, A. Testa, L. Verde, M. Vitelli
{"title":"Experimental analysis of mechanical vibrations and wind speed for a rail vehicle WSN fed by energy harvesters","authors":"Osvaldo Brignole, C. Cavalletti, G. Lauro, Antonino Maresca, N. Mazzino, M. Balato, A. Buonomo, L. Costanzo, M. Giorgio, R. Langella, A. L. Schiavo, Donato Scaldarella, A. Smoraldi, A. Testa, L. Verde, M. Vitelli","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415261","url":null,"abstract":"Real-time diagnostic and monitoring on railway vehicles for goods transportation is considered. The results of a preliminary experimental activity aimed to model mechanical vibrations and wind speed for autonomous monitoring and diagnostic wireless sensor network fed by means of energy harvesters are reported and commented.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130137049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wireless M2M capacity analysis for smart distribution grids","authors":"S. Persia, V. Petrini, L. Rea, A. Valenti","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415217","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent years, advanced control techniques for power grid distribution have been provided in order to define a new concept of power grid management: the Smart Grid. Among of them, the use of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) will permit to define advanced monitoring system for the distribution grid. However, the unique characteristics of M2M communications pose a number of interesting challenges to the conventional telecommunications networks. In this paper, we analyzed the 4G cellular technology, the Long Term Evolution (LTE), to investigate if it could be a suitable technology for the local loop solution. The analysis in terms of coverage and capacity is provided taking into account two exemplary case studies: AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) and Distribution Substation Monitoring. The aim of this work is to check whether wireless access method of cellular technology is able to satisfy the proposed applications requirements.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123035023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessio Maffei, S. Srinivasan, L. Iannelli, L. Glielmo
{"title":"A receding horizon approach for the power flow management with renewable energy and energ storage systems","authors":"Alessio Maffei, S. Srinivasan, L. Iannelli, L. Glielmo","doi":"10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AEIT.2015.7415232","url":null,"abstract":"Optimal operation of energy grids integrated with renewable energy sources (RES) and energy storage systems (ESS) is challenging due to intermittencies in generation and dynamics of the storage. This investigation presents a multi-period alternate current optimal power flow (ACOPF) algorithm for reducing the grid operating cost. The proposed approach uses a receding horizon strategy that solves a non-linear optimization problem during each period by using forecasts and storage dynamics. As a result, the proposed algorithm can optimize the grid operations considering the intermittent renewable generation and storage dynamics. The multi-period ACOPF is illustrated on a Norwegian distribution network with 85 buses and our results illustrate the suitability of the multi-period approach to optimize the grid operations with RES and ESS.","PeriodicalId":368119,"journal":{"name":"2015 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)","volume":"170 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132921092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}