Browsing by Contributor "KTH School of Industrial Engineering and Management"
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Comparative life cycle assessment of different lithium-ion battery chemistries and lead-acid batteries for grid storage application
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-08)
Master thesis
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Competitiveness in power systemfrequency regulation markets
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-08)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementThe growing share of weather-dependent power generation in the Swedish power system is challenging the stability of the whole system. Therefore, the need to increase system flexibility by frequency regulation reserves is ... -
Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment of household electricity: a scenario-based study in the Netherlands
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-09-01)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementThis thesis presents a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts associated with the Dutch electricity system, focusing on integrating innovative electrostatic energy harvesting technology, "E-Box," developed ... -
Dynamic simulation of Swedish residential building renovations and its impact on the district heating network
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-03-15)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementAs urbanization continues to rise, cities now account for two-thirds of the world's total energy consumption. The built environment alone contributes to 40\% of total energy consumption and a third of total greenhouse gas ... -
Innovation and Optimization of Energy Systems in the Temporary Entertainment Events Industry
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementAn unprecedented view into the nature of energy systems in the Temporary Entertainment Events Industry (TEEI) is developed. A characterization of the context of the latter and its energy systems state-of-the-art is performed. ... -
Measurment of the thermal performance of a Borehole Heat Exchanger while injecting air bubbles in the groundwater
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Kungliga Tecniska Högskolan, 2011)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementThe most common way to exchange heat with the ground in Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) applications is with borehole heat exchangers (energy col-lectors in vertical wells). These boreholes contain the pipe with the secondary ... -
Methods to identify broken neutral fault in LV distribution grids by using existing smart meters infrastructure
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and Management / Vattenfall ABThe vast majority of Swedish utility network customers for nearly a decade has been supported by Advanced Metering Management (AMM) systems, including smart meters. Vattenfall´s modern smart meters enable a new level of ... -
Modular design and feasibility analysis of a rankine compression gas turbine system for industrial cogeneration
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementA substantial share of the world’s energy is consumed in the form of heat in many distinct industries, which usually generates it through a boiler and consumes the heat by using steam as an energy carrier. In such factories, ... -
Optimisation of hybrid renewable enegy systems when integrating wind and solar with existing hydropower assets in Sweden
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-04)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementThis thesis explores the feasibility of integrating variable renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, with existing hydropower plants in Sweden. An optimisation model was created to maximise the economic value of ... -
Optimization of integrated energy storage for implicit demand-side flexibility
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementDemand-Side Flexibility (DSF) is a very attractive option to solve challenges that are emerging from the evolution of modern power systems all around the world. The greater integration of intermittent renewable energy ... -
Potential and challenges of Battery Energy Storage (BESS): the case of Poland
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-11-01)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementAccording to the “Draft development plan for meeting the current and future electricity demand for 2023-2032” developed by the Polish Transmission System Operator PSE, the most appropriate solution is to significantly ... -
Practical Aspects of Ammonia Water as Secondary Refrigerant in Ice Rinks
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-12-02)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementThe transition from fluorinated gases to natural refrigerants could be key to reducing the impacts of climate change. Ice rinks are energy-intensive buildings, with large heating and cooling demands. The pumping power ... -
Safe, Sustainable Discharge of Electric Vehicle Batteries as a Pre- treatment Step to Crushing in the Recycling Process
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementAccording to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an increase in global temperature to above 1.5°C can be halted but would require immediate intervention to reach net zero emissions in the next 15 years. This ... -
Study and Analysis of Asymmetrical Charging as A New Electrical Vehicle (EV) Smart Charging Method
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementCurrently, the proliferation of electrified vehicles (EV) has increased rapidly. Considering EV users’ point of view, the duration of charging, and the place to charge their car are essential factors. Increase of EV ... -
Techno-economic assessment of CO2 refrigeration systems with geothermal integration, a field measurements and modelling analysis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementSeveral CO2 transcritical booster systems in supermarkets use the potential of integrating geothermal storage, enabling subcooling during warm climate conditions as well as being a heat source during cold climate conditions. ... -
Techno-economic Study of Hydrogen as a Heavy-duty Truck Fuel. A Case Study on the Transport Corridor Oslo – Trondheim
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementNorway has already an almost emission-free power production and its sales of zero-emission light-duty vehicles surpassed 30% in 2018; a natural next challenge is to identify ways to reduce emissions of heavyduty vehicles. ... -
Techno-Economic Study on The Alternative Power and Cooling Systems Design for Cost & Energy-Efficient Edge Cloud Data Center(s)
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-08)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementThe 5G technology has enabled performance-sensitive applications with low latency and high bandwidth requirements, which has put more low latency requirements on computing services. To answer this need, a small-scale data ... -
Towards Circular Economy: Technoeconomic assessment of second life EV batteries for energy storage applications in public buildings
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-11-11)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: KTH School of Industrial Engineering and ManagementWith the accelerated tendency of renewable energy penetration in the electricity grid, energy storage becomes a crucial asset for matching generation and demand. The growth of energy storage systems requires adequate new ...
