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Building Simulation Tool and Model

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 5519

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Ali S. Alghamdi

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Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Interests: modern control; adaptive filter; power electronics; power systems; renewable energy; engineering optimization; electric storage devices; smart grids

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, computer simulation and modelling capabilities have grown so fast due to the needs of most engineering applications. It is used in various industrial processes and is applied in combination with physical simulation systems to verify expected results. The aim of using the tools is to reduce the cost efficiency of running the experimental testing through high-cost applications, such as energy power systems, smart grid applications, etc. Nonetheless, practical green energy applications will boost the economy and reduce harmful emissions. Substantially, the simulation increases the ability of research engineering to develop friendly environment power systems which are highly demanding in global emissions issues, and reduce the use of oil and coal. In addition, the current energy system adapts optimization via a substantial modelling methodology and algorithm and can be verified through soled simulation tools.

In this context, for the Special Issue of Energies on “Building simulation tool and model”, we are seeking for original research studies which cover the development in power system dynamics, operation, and control, including renewable energy systems, optimal power flow (OPF) optimization, electric vehicle power systems, and reliability assurance. The integration of modelling power systems and smart grids for new renewable energy application is useful for measuring and testing potential features. It is our sincere pleasure to serve the university scientists, researchers, and leading scientists to share their thoughts and new ideas for future contributions to improve our environment for better health energy. 

Dr. Ali S. Alghamdi
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  •  decision making
  •  energy storage
  •  power quality
  •  power system dynamics
  •  power system operation and control
  •  renewable energy systems
  •  modern control system
  •  smart grid
  •  sustainability
  •  optimization
  •  energy cost efficiency
  •  power converters for renewable energy applications
  •  control of power converters
  •  case studies
  •  maximum power point tracking
  •  algorithm design for energy system
  •  electric vehicle

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Voltage Profile Improvement by Integrating Renewable Resources with Utility Grid
by Muhammad Bilal Ali, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Zafar A. Khan, Abdullah Altamimi, Mohammed A. Alghassab and Bader Alojaiman
Energies 2022, 15(22), 8561; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15228561 - 16 Nov 2022
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There are three main parts of an electric power system—power generation, transmission, and distribution. For electric companies, it is a tough challenge to reduce losses of the power system and deliver lossless and reliable power from the generating station to the consumer end. [...] Read more.
There are three main parts of an electric power system—power generation, transmission, and distribution. For electric companies, it is a tough challenge to reduce losses of the power system and deliver lossless and reliable power from the generating station to the consumer end. Nowadays, modern power systems are more complex due to gradually increasing loads. In the electrical power system, especially in transmission and distribution networks, there are power losses due to many reasons such as overloading of the line, long distribution lines, low power factors, corona losses, and unsuitable conductor size. The main performance factor of the power system is reliability. Reliability means continuity of the power supply without any interruptions from the generating station to the demand side. Thus, due to these power losses, there are voltage stability problems and economic losses in the electrical system. The voltage stability of the power system can be increased by improving the voltage profile. In this paper, different techniques are analyzed that include the integration of wind power, the integration of photovoltaic power, and reactive power injection by integrating FACTS devices. These techniques are applied to the IEEE 57 bus system with standard data using simulation models developed in MATLAB. Thus, the results of the analysis of these techniques have been compared with each other. Full article
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Artificial Electric Field Algorithm-Pattern Search for Many-Criteria Networks Reconfiguration Considering Power Quality and Energy Not Supplied
by Abdulaziz Alanazi and Mohana Alanazi
Energies 2022, 15(14), 5269; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15145269 - 20 Jul 2022
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Considering different objectives and using powerful optimization methods in the distribution networks reconfiguration by accurately achieving the best network configuration can further improve network performance. In this paper, reconfiguration of radial distribution networks is performed to minimize the power loss, voltage sag, voltage [...] Read more.
Considering different objectives and using powerful optimization methods in the distribution networks reconfiguration by accurately achieving the best network configuration can further improve network performance. In this paper, reconfiguration of radial distribution networks is performed to minimize the power loss, voltage sag, voltage unbalance, and energy not supplied (ENS) of customers using a new intelligent artificial electric field algorithm-pattern search (AEFAPS) method based on the many-criteria optimization approach. The voltage sag and voltage unbalance are defined as power quality indices and the ENS is the reliability index. In this study, the pattern search (PS) algorithm enhances the artificial electric field algorithm’s (AEFA) flexibility search both globally and locally. AEFAPS is applied to determine the decision variables as open switches of the networks considering the objective function and operational constraints. The proposed methodology based on AEFAPS is performed on an unbalanced 33-bus IEEE standard network and a real unbalanced 13-bus network. The reconfiguration problem is implemented in single-criterion and many-criteria optimization approaches to evaluate the proposed methodology’s effectiveness using different algorithms. The single-criterion results demonstrated that some power quality indices might be out of range, while all indices are within the permitted range in the many-criteria optimization approach, proving the effectiveness of the proposed many-criteria reconfiguration with logical compromise between different objectives. The results show that AEFAPS identified the network configuration optimally and different objectives are improved considerably compared to the base network. The results confirmed the superior capability of AEFAPS to obtain better objective values and lower values of losses, voltage sag, voltage unbalance, and ENS compared with conventional AEFA, particle swarm optimization (PSO), and grey wolf optimizer (GWO). Moreover, the better performance of AEFAPS is proved in solving the reconfiguration problem compared with previous studies. Full article
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The Role of Transactive Energy in the Future Energy Industry: A Critical Review
by Neeraj Gupta, B Rajanarayan Prusty, Omar Alrumayh, Abdulaziz Almutairi and Talal Alharbi
Energies 2022, 15(21), 8047; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218047 - 29 Oct 2022
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Transactive energy is a highly effective technique for peers to exchange and trade energy resources. Several interconnected blocks, such as generation businesses, prosumers, the energy market, energy service providers, transmission and distribution networks, and so on, make up a transactive energy framework. By [...] Read more.
Transactive energy is a highly effective technique for peers to exchange and trade energy resources. Several interconnected blocks, such as generation businesses, prosumers, the energy market, energy service providers, transmission and distribution networks, and so on, make up a transactive energy framework. By incorporating the prosumers concept and digitalization into energy systems at the transmission and distribution levels, transactive energy systems have the exciting potential to reduce transmission losses, lower electric infrastructure costs, increase reliability, increase local energy use, and lower customers’ electricity bills at the transmission and distribution levels. This article provides a state-of-the-art review of transactive energy concepts, primary drivers, architecture, the energy market, control and management, network management, new technologies, and the flexibility of the power system, which will help researchers comprehend the various concepts involved. Full article
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