Browsing Electrical and Computer Engineering by Supervisor "Bhattacharya, Kankar"
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Behind-the-Meter Compressed Air Energy Storage Feasibility and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-30)In many jurisdictions, commercial and industrial (C&I) customers are charged for their energy consumption as well as the power drawn from the grid at peak load hours. In Ontario, the demand-based charge component of the ... -
A Decentralised Transactive Energy Market Considering Physical System Constraints
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)Increasing levels of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are expected to play a key role in achieving global electricity decarbonisation goals, providing both a challenge and an opportunity for the electricity industry. ... -
Demand Response and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Electricity Markets: Frameworks & Models
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-09)Ensuring a balance between the generation and demand is one of the most challenging tasks in power systems because of contingencies, sudden load changes, forecasting errors and other disturbances, occurring from time to ... -
Distribution System Planning in Smart Grids to Accommodate Distributed Energy Resources and Electric Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-05)Major changes in planning paradigms have taken place in power systems in recent years because of deregulation of the power industry, environmental policy changes, advancements in technology, and the transformation of the ... -
Dynamic Modelling and Performance Analysis of Energy Storage Systems for Frequency Regulation in Bulk Power Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) provide a feasible alternative to supply electrical loads without the unfavorable environmental impacts of fossil fuels. However, despite the significant environmental benefits of RESs, several ... -
Electricity Market Participation and Investment Planning Frameworks for Energy Storage Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-31)The recent trend of increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the generation mix has necessitated new operational and planning studies because of the high degree of uncertainty and variability of these sources. ... -
Energy Management and Demand Response of Industrial Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-26)Energy management is an important concept that has come to the forefront in recent years under the smart grid paradigm. Energy conservation and management can help defer some capacity addition requirements in the long-term, ... -
Flexibility Provisions from Energy Hubs for Sustainable Energy Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)Power systems have some inherent level of flexibility built into the system, to meet the continuous mismatches between the supply and demand. Variability and uncertainty are not new to power systems as loads change over ... -
Flexibility Provisions from Energy Storage Systems and Loads in Smart Grid
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-22)Electric power systems are experiencing a movement toward increasing the share of renewable energy sources (RESs), while having to cope with the retirement of conventional generating units to facilitate an eco-friendly ... -
Impact of Distributed Battery Energy Storage on Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-07)The penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in electricity grids has increased worldwide over the past decade because of their decreasing costs, especially of Photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation resources with ... -
Impact of PEV Charging Loads on Distribution System Operations and Optimal Siting and Sizing of PEV Charging Stations
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-11)Smart grid has emerged as a promising paradigm to promote and deliver a clean, modern and efficient electricity grid to all customers, and it allows Local Distribution Companies (LDC) to integrate renewable sources more ... -
Improved and Practical Energy Management Systems for Isolated Microgrids
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-10)There are many remote communities around the world which do not have interconnection with the power grid because of technical and/or economic constraints, and thus have to manage their energy requirements independently, ... -
Modeling and Operation of Ground Source Heat Pumps in Electricity Markets Considering Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-17)Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems have grown in popularity and acceptance worldwide as an attractive option to replace conventional Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technologies due to their capacity ... -
Modeling of Compressed Air Energy Storage for Power System Performance Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-16)In the effective integration of large renewable generation for grid scale applications, pumped-storage hydro and Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) are currently economically and technically feasible alternatives to ... -
New Approaches to Composite Reliability Assessment of Smart Power Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-12)Electric power networks are complex systems because of their geographic spread and the consequent need for interconnections and integration of different components such as generators, transformers, lines, reactors, relays, ... -
A Novel Multi-Layer Framework for Dynamic Operation of Prosumers in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-15)Research in transactive energy systems, in recent years, has been primarily focused on the financial aspects of peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trade with little attention paid to the operational and practical aspects of how ... -
Optimal Coordination of Home Energy Management Systems in a Distribution Grid
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-02)Involving end-users in Demand Side Management (DSM) programs with home energy management systems (HEMS) is an important requirement in realizing a smart grid. One of the main advantages of smart grids is the presence of ... -
Optimal Operation of Power Distribution Feeders with Smart Loads
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)Distribution systems have been going through significant changes in recent years, moving away from traditional systems with low-level control toward smart grids with high-level control, with improved technologies in ... -
Planning, Operation and Control of Battery Energy Storage Systems based on Repurposed Electric Vehicle Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-25)Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) play a pivotal role in facilitating the grid integration of renewable energy resources and mitigating the impact of high penetration of Electric Vehicles (EVs). The increasing number ... -
Primary and Secondary Frequency Control Techniques for Isolated Microgrids
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Isolated microgrids have been shown to be a reliable and efficient solution to provide energy to remote communities. From the primary control perspective, due to the low system inertia and fast changes in the output power ...