A mail survey of 1,200 farms across 16 states was conducted to identify the number, type, and size of manure storages per farm, as well as safety-related behaviors or actions related to entry into confined-space manure storage and handling facilities. Respondents provided data on 297 storage units and facilities, with approximately 75% reporting up to three storages per farm operation. Dimensio...

Feasibilities of heat and cold storage technologies for vehicles were discussed for improvement of vehicle fuel efficiency. Energy performance of a plug-in cold thermal energy storage system, in which ice slurry is produced at a stationary chiller and charged into a tank in a vehicle for cabin and cargo cooling, was discussed. Energy balance of the plug-in system was compared with onboard heat ...

This article gives an overview of the Electric Energy Storage (EES) library, which is proposed for inclusion in the Modelica Standard Library. The library contains models with different complexity for simulating of electric energy storages like batteries (single cells as well as stacks) interacting with loads, battery management systems and charging devices. It is shown how the models are defin...

Development and implementation of renewable energy systems, as a part of the solution to the worldwide increasing energy consumption, have been considered as emerging areas to offer an alternative to the traditional energy systems with limited fossil fuel resources and to challenge environmental problems caused by them. Biomass is one of the alternative energy resources and agricultural, animal...

This paper presents the dynamic modeling and simulation of a microturbine generation (MTG) system, the nonrenewable source of energy suitable for isolated as well as grid-connected operation in microgrid networks. A microgrid is defined as an independent low or mediumvoltage distribution network comprising various DGs, energy storages, and controllable loads. The MTG system consisting of a perm...

In several European countries with Germany leading a remarkable increase in capacities and corresponding electricity generation from wind and photovoltaic power plants took place in recent years. The core objective of this paper is to investigate the possible effects of such a further uptake of renewables on the European electricity markets. The major effects of these developments on the electr...

The impact of different energy storages on power systems has become more important due to the development of energy storage technologies. This paper optimizes the stochastic scheduling of a wind-based multiple energy system (MES) and evaluates the operation of the proposed system in combination with electrical and thermal demand-response programs and the three-mode CAES (TM-CAES) unit. The prop...

berthing force is a critical dynamic lateral force in the design of berthing structures, having equal relevance when compared to seismic forces. besides, the construction cost of berthing structures is very high which can be optimized by calculating precise design berthing energy on fender and selecting optimum fender system. in the present study, design berthing energy of bulk carriers having ...

Increasing dynamics in power systems on account of renewable integration, electric vehicle penetration and rising demands have resulted in the exploration of energy storage for potential solutions. Recent technologyand industry-driven developments have led to a drastic decrease in costs of these storages, further advocating their usage. This thesis compiles the author’s research on optimal inte...