This paper will analyze the total generation costs for a power network in two situations: when the distributed generators (DGs) are connected to the network and when the DGs are not connected to the network. The study will be performed by using a specialized software for the simulation and analysis of power systems, Neplan, for a test system. The test system comprises 6 generators (of which 3 d...

dJVM provides a distributed Java virtual Machine (JVM) on a cluster. It hides the distributed nature of the underlying machine from a Java application by presenting a single system image (SSI) to that application. dJVM is based on the Jikes RVM [Alpern et al, 1999] (a JVM written entirely in Java) and is the first distributed implementation of the Jikes RVM. This provides a framework for explor...

This paper presents the envisioned next generation power distribution system architecture, the so called FREEDM system. The presented system enables the plug-andplay of distributed renewable energy resources and distributed energy storage devices, therefore functions as the “energy internet”. The recent technical developments are summarized in this paper, with emphasis on the distributed grid i...

In this paper, we report on our experience with transitioning a research platform for performing adversarial testing on distributed system implementations into a tool for teaching students how to implement robust distributed systems. We present how we integrated the tool in a graduate-level distributed systems course by describing the modifications we made to the tool, the projects used in conj...

Multimedia distributed systems deal with heterogeneous data, such as texts, images, graphics, video and audio. The specification of temporal relations among different data types and distributed sources is an open research area. This paper proposes a fully distributed synchronization model to be used in multimedia systems. One original aspect of the model is that it avoids the use of a common re...

The fixed priority scheduling of distributed realtime systems is an NP-hard problem, and therefore it is a suitable problem to be approached with generic search and optimization algorithms. On the other hand, the segmentation of the network can contribute positively to the schedulability of distributed real-time systems. This paper proposes a genetic algorithm with a permutational solution enco...

In this paper, our focus is to assure a global frequency synchronization in OFDMA-based wireless mesh networks with local information. To acquire the global synchronization in distributed manner, we propose a novel distributed frequency synchronization (DFS) method. DFS is a method that carrier frequencies of distributed nodes converge to a common value by repetitive estimation and averaging st...

If there exists no infrastructure, the Cognitive Ratios have to arrange the access to spectrum by themselves in a distributed manner mostly with partial knowledge. Each user has some information about the network, and with this incomplete knowledge, it aims to operate efficiently. To achieve that, the cognitive Ratio users need cooperation with each other. In the article, game theory and learni...

The distributed blocking flow shop scheduling problem (DBFSP) allows modeling the scheduling process in companies with more than one factory. It configures production systems as flow shop lines where the blocking constraint must be considered. To the best of our knowledge, this variant of the distributed permutation flow shop scheduling problem has not been studied. In this working paper, we sh...

A distributed algorithm is proposed in order to control block motion of a reconfigurable micro-electro-mechanical modular surface. The modular surface is designed to convey fragile and tiny micro-parts. The distributed algorithm solves a discrete trajectory optimization problem. In particular, the algorithm computes the shortest path between two points of the modular surface using a strategy ba...