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    • Control Strategies for Improving Energy Efficiency and Reliability in Autonomous Microgrids with Communication Constraints 

      Portelinha Júnior, Francisco Martins; Zambroni de Sousa, Antonio Carlos; Castilla Fernández, Miguel; Queiroz Oliveira, Denisson; Ribeiro, Paulo Fernando (2017-09-19)
      Article
      Open Access
      Microgrids are a feasible path to deploy smart grids, an intelligent and highly automated power system. Their operation demands a dedicated communication infrastructure to manage, control and monitor the intermittent sources ...
    • Data-driven Algorithms for Flexibility Services in Smart Distribution Grids 

      Caprara, Adriano (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-28)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
    • De la farola urbana hacia un elemento urbano multifuncional 

      Ruiz, Fèlix; Farré, Josep; Martí Colom, Pau; Martínez Antúnez, Nora Isabel; Llorens García, Ariadna (2014-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Se està produciendo un cambio de paradigma, un cambio de concepto de la farola tradicional, transformándose en otra cosa diferente, en el nodo urbano. Esto supone un nuevo paso en la línea de las smart cities. Los autores ...
    • Demand response potential of residential load equipments 

      Sementé Tarragó, Oriol (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Aalto University, 2013)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      This thesis was conducted inside the Smart Grids and Energy Markets (SGEM) project and as a continuation of SGEM Task 6.11, which aims to investigate the utilization of AMRs for spatial load analysis for long term load ...
    • Demand Side Management with the help of Optimal Power Flow techniques 

      Yadav, Rishabh (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2025-05-15)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources and the growing demand for electricity necessitate efficient power management strategies. Demand Side Management (DSM) plays a crucial role in optimizing energy ...
    • Demand-side management via distributed energy generation and storage optimization 

      Atzeni, Italo; García Ordoñez, Luis; Scutari, Gesualdo; Palomar, Daniel P.; Rodríguez Fonollosa, Javier (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013-06)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      Demand-side management, together with the integration of distributed energy generation and storage, are considered increasingly essential elements for implementing the smart grid concept and balancing massive energy ...
    • Design and development of an advanced software and hardware architecture for intelligent energy management in residential environments 

      Navarro Vargas, Guillem (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2025-05)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
      This thesis presents a comprehensive framework for intelligent energy management in residential environments through the development and implementation of an advanced integrated hardware and software architecture. The ...
    • Design of a centralized protection technique for medium voltage DC microgrids 

      Monadi, Mehdi; Koch-Ciobotaru, Cosmin; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Candela García, José Ignacio; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2015)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This paper presents a communication-assisted protection technique for dc microgrids. The technique, consist of a centralized fault detection, by use of the differential method; and a fault isolation strategy by coordinated ...
    • Design of an interface between the smart grid control plane and the telecommunications network control plane / data center control plan 

      Mugisa, Justine (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-09-03)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      In an effort to reduce the energy costs and carbon foot print of the ICT industry, with focus on the Telecommunications Network and Data Center Networks we study the design of an interface between the Smart Grid control ...
    • Detecció automàtica de la tuberculosi 

      Isart Delgado, Antoni (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Tuberculosis (TB) is a respiratory infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs and can cause the death of people who suffer it. Currently, in tropical and subtropical countries, the disease is growing and the resources ...
    • Developing novel technologies and services for intelligent low voltage electricity grids: cost–benefit analysis and policy implications 

      Belay, Alemu Moges; Puranik, Sanket; Gallart Fernández, Ramon; Tuiskula, Heidi; Meléndez Frigola, Joaquim; Lamprinos, Ilias; Díaz González, Francisco; Smolnikar, Miha (2021-12-23)
      Article
      Open Access
      The paper presents a set of prototype smart grid technologies and services and validates the economic viability of the proposed solution using cost–benefit analysis (CBA). The study considered the EU-funded project called ...
    • Diseño de un sistema de energías renovable 

      Moufadal Boamar, Ismail (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-12)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      El objetivo de este proyecto es realizar el cálculo, diseño y simulación de un cargador bidireccional con aplicaciones vehículo a red para un vehículo eléctrico, principalmente para vehículos eléctricos particulares tipo ...
    • Disseny d’una microxarxa elèctrica híbrida intel·ligent per a edifici d’ús públic a una xarxa elèctrica feble 

      Monleón Fernández, Albert (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-05-30)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Aquest estudi té com a objectiu crear una metodologia que permeti dimensionar i dissenyar una microxarxa elèctrica híbrida intel·ligent. A continuació, un cop s’hagi creat el procediment de disseny de la microxarxa elèctrica ...
    • Distributed FLISR algorithm for smart grid self-reconfiguration based on IEC61850 

      Koch-Ciobotaru, Cosmin; Monadi, Mehdi; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
      Conference report
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      This paper proposes a distributed algorithm for Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) to be implemented as part of the intelligent software for controlling the operation of each circuit breaker. The ...
    • Economic model predictive control for energy dispatch of a smart micro-grid system 

      Nassourou, M; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos (2017)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The problem of energy dispatch in heterogeneous complex systems such as smart grids cannot be efficiently solved using classical control or ad-hoc methods. This paper proposes the application of Economic Model Predictive ...
    • Economic model predictive control for energy dispatch of a smart microgrid system 

      Nassourou, M; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos (2017)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The problem of energy dispatch in heterogeneous complex systems such as smart grids cannot be efficiently solved using classical control or ad-hoc methods. This paper proposes the application of Economic Model Predictive ...
    • Electricity supply chain adaption to distributed solar PV sources: DSOs and prosumers. 

      Montero Vilar, Rut (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-04-29)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Lunds universitet
      [Background] The Paris Agreement has forced the European Parliament to set a target of 35% renewable energies by 2030. In Sweden, the adaptation of the electricity supply chain to renewable energy production has created ...
    • Energy demand forecasting in smart buildings 

      Picatoste Ruilope, Álvaro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-09-13)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Energy demand forecasting has become a relevant subject in the energy management field. Different techniques are being currently applied to forecast the energy demand for different time horizons and for diverse types of ...
    • Energy-level simulator for micro-grids 

      Bové Salat, Adrià (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-03)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      The present paper aims to provide a tool for the analysis of Smart Micro Grids at the level of energy policies and management of power fluxes. The tool is presented as a simulator developed in Matlab that allows implementing ...
    • Estudi de la viabilitat tècnicoeconomica d'un model de micro-xarxa híbrida basada en la gasificació de biomassa amb suport de fotovoltaica 

      Massana Valls, Marc (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-05-19)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Aquest estudi es basa en veure les possibilitats que ofereix la solució d’hibridar la tecnologia fotovoltaica amb la generació d’energia elèctrica i tèrmica a partir de biomassa. En el marc de la transició energètica s’ha ...