I. COMPILING TO SIMD PARALLELISM Most commodity microprocessors now support multi-media instructions. These instruction-set extensions are typically based on the Single Instruction-stream Multiple Data-stream (SIMD) model in which a single instruction causes the same mathematical operation to be carried out on many operands, or pairs of operands at the same time. The multi-media instructions on...

To meet the requirements of micro-grid real-time simulation, a novel real-time simulator for micro-grids based on Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and orders (FO-RTDS) is designed. We describe the design idea of the real-time solver and the order generator. Multi-valued parameter prestorage and multi-rate simulation are introduced to reduce the computational pressure. The data scheduling is...

Autonomic computing is a bio-inspired vision elaborated to manage the increasing complexity of contemporary heterogeneous, large scale, dynamic computer systems. This paper presents a series of scenarios relative to micro smart grids – district-size “smart” electricity networks. These scenarios involve situations where autonomic management approaches could provide promising solutions. They ther...

Innovations in technologies, economic benefits, quality requirements and environmental concerns are changing the face of the existing power system. Centralized generating facilities are giving way to smaller, more distributed generation partially due to the loss of traditional economies of scale. The need of an intelligent grid, better known as Micro grid at the distribution end, has been recog...

Micro energy grids have many merits and promising applications under the smart grid vision. There are demanding procedures for their optimal planning and performance enhancement. One of the key features of a micro energy grid is its ability to separate and isolate itself from the main electrical network to continue feeding its own islanded portion. In this paper, an optimal sizing and operation...

-The objective of the present project is to develop solutions to improve energy efficiency in electric grids. The basic approach adopted in this research is based on a new concept in the Micro Grid, namely Demand/Response Optimization, which enables the implementation of the autonomous demand side energy management for a big variety of consumers, ranging from homes to buildings, factories, comm...