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Recently, due to the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market, the investigation of grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid strategies has become a priority in both the electric mobility and distribution grid research areas. However, there is still a lack of large-scale data sets to test and deploy energy management strategies. In this paper, a fully customizable EV population simulator is presented as an attempt to fill this gap. The proposed tool is designed as a web simulator as well as a Matlab/Simulink block, in order to facilitate its integration in different projects and applications. It provides individual and aggregated charge, discharge and plugin/out event data for a population of EVs, considering both home and public charging stations. The population is generated on the basis of statistical data (which can be fully customized) including commuting distances, vehicle models, traffic and social behavior of the owners. A peak-shaving case study is finally proposed to show the potential of the simulator.
Lucio Ciabattoni; Stefano Cardarelli; Marialaura Somma; Giorgio Graditi; Gabriele Comodi. A Novel Open-Source Simulator Of Electric Vehicles in a Demand-Side Management Scenario. Energies 2021, 14, 1558 .
AMA StyleLucio Ciabattoni, Stefano Cardarelli, Marialaura Somma, Giorgio Graditi, Gabriele Comodi. A Novel Open-Source Simulator Of Electric Vehicles in a Demand-Side Management Scenario. Energies. 2021; 14 (6):1558.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucio Ciabattoni; Stefano Cardarelli; Marialaura Somma; Giorgio Graditi; Gabriele Comodi. 2021. "A Novel Open-Source Simulator Of Electric Vehicles in a Demand-Side Management Scenario." Energies 14, no. 6: 1558.
Energy recovery solutions reduce considerably the carbon footprint of Water Supply Systems (WSSs), which accounts for a large share of the energy demand in urban areas. The evaluation of the potential saving requires the availability of water flow rate and net head values in WSSs pipelines; however, this task is not always achievable since flow meters are costly and not installed in all the pipelines. In this paper, a novel methodology to predict the yearly average flow rate in gravity adduction pipelines is presented and validated using measured data coming from a WSS in Italy. A methodology already developed by some of the authors of this work was used to select Pump-as-Turbines (PaTs) and evaluate their Best Efficiency Point (BEP) to maximize the energy recovery. Two different installation layouts were investigated, namely one PaT and two PaTs in parallel, to be installed in the selected branches. The first one showed the best economic profitability, leading to a saving of 1325 €/year and a PayBack Period (PBP) of 11 years. The branch with the highest energy recovery potential led to a saving of 4915 €/year and a PBP of 6 years. Energy Efficiency Certificates (ECCs) were considered, highlighting their pivotal role to lower PBPs.
Samuele Spedaletti; Mosè Rossi; Gabriele Comodi; Danilo Salvi; Massimiliano Renzi. Energy recovery in gravity adduction pipelines of a water supply system (WSS) for urban areas using Pumps-as-Turbines (PaTs). Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2021, 45, 101040 .
AMA StyleSamuele Spedaletti, Mosè Rossi, Gabriele Comodi, Danilo Salvi, Massimiliano Renzi. Energy recovery in gravity adduction pipelines of a water supply system (WSS) for urban areas using Pumps-as-Turbines (PaTs). Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 2021; 45 ():101040.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSamuele Spedaletti; Mosè Rossi; Gabriele Comodi; Danilo Salvi; Massimiliano Renzi. 2021. "Energy recovery in gravity adduction pipelines of a water supply system (WSS) for urban areas using Pumps-as-Turbines (PaTs)." Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 45, no. : 101040.
Liquid air energy storage (LAES) represents one of the main alternatives to large-scale electrical energy storage solutions from medium to long-term period such as compressed air and pumped hydro energy storage. Indeed, characterized by one of the highest volumetric energy density (≈200 kWh/m3), LAES can overcome the geographical constraints from which the actual mature large-scale electrical energy storage technologies suffer from. LAES is based on the concept that air can be liquefied, stored, and used at a later time to produce electricity. Although the liquefaction of air has been studied for over a century, the first concept of using cryogenics as energy storage was proposed for the first time in 1977 and rediscovered only in recent times. Indeed, the need for alternative energy vectors in the energy system attracted many researchers to discover the potential of the use of cryogenic media. This has brought the realization of a first LAES pilot plant and a growing number of studies regarding LAES systems. The main drawback of this technology is the low round-trip efficiency that can be estimated around 50–60% for large-scale systems. However, due to its thermo-mechanical nature, LAES is a versatile energy storage concept that can be easily integrated with other thermal energy systems or energy sources in a wide range of applications. Most of the literature published is based on thermodynamic and economic analysis focusing on different LAES configurations. This paper provides a collection of the papers published on LAES and it classifies the various studies conducted in different categories. Future perspectives show that hybrid LAES solutions with efficient design of the waste energy recovery sections are the most promising configuration to enhance the techno-economic performance of the stand-alone system.
Emiliano Borri; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Gabriele Comodi. A review on liquid air energy storage: History, state of the art and recent developments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, 137, 110572 .
AMA StyleEmiliano Borri, Alessio Tafone, Alessandro Romagnoli, Gabriele Comodi. A review on liquid air energy storage: History, state of the art and recent developments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2020; 137 ():110572.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmiliano Borri; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Gabriele Comodi. 2020. "A review on liquid air energy storage: History, state of the art and recent developments." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 137, no. : 110572.
The need to act on the challenges brought by climate change calls for an increasing penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) in our society’s energy supply, but such integration can be challenging. This study analyzes the impact of large numbers of smart electric vehicles (EVs) in a real urban district, using the Italian town Osimo as a case study, to determine the achievable degree of RES self-consumption and CO2 emission reductions. Osimo features a multi-energy system with electricity, natural gas, district heating, and a 23% share of non-controllable RES capacity, mostly photovoltaics. The presence of EVs is evaluated in the present conditions and in scenarios with an increasing capacity of non-controllable RES. The case study is modeled in the deterministic hourly energy systems simulation model EnergyPLAN, which for these analyses is embedded within a framework aimed at enhancing its capabilities to consider the impact of uncertainties and obtain more robust results. The results show that a 10% EV penetration with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability can eliminate the need to export electricity surplus at the current PV capacity, lowering Osimo’s CO2 emissions by 3.5%. A 30% penetration achieves the same with twice the PV capacity, reducing the emissions of 17.6%.
Andrea Bartolini; Gabriele Comodi; Danilo Salvi; Poul Alberg Østergaard. Renewables self-consumption potential in districts with high penetration of electric vehicles. Energy 2020, 213, 118653 .
AMA StyleAndrea Bartolini, Gabriele Comodi, Danilo Salvi, Poul Alberg Østergaard. Renewables self-consumption potential in districts with high penetration of electric vehicles. Energy. 2020; 213 ():118653.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrea Bartolini; Gabriele Comodi; Danilo Salvi; Poul Alberg Østergaard. 2020. "Renewables self-consumption potential in districts with high penetration of electric vehicles." Energy 213, no. : 118653.
Latent heat thermal energy storage systems are gaining increasing attention due to their high energy density and ability to discharge at near isothermal temperatures. A good understanding of the thermal behaviour of phase change materials (PCMs) used in these systems and therefore, a methodology for the characterisation of the phase change behaviour of storage media during charge and discharge phases is important for an optimised storage design. In this work, an experimental rig in a cylindrical shape container was designed to obtain the thermal profiles of different category of sub-zero PCMs. The experimental measurement of deionised water (ice) was first used to calibrate and validate a numerical 1-D model. Three types of sub-zero PCMs were further tested including aqueous sodium chloride, aqueous ethylene glycol and decane. The numerical results showed that aqueous alcohol had the best agreement with the experiments. In the case of paraffin and aqueous sodium chloride, a discrepancy between numerical and experimental results was found. In particular, during the melting phase, the discrepancy was due to the effect of natural convection while, during the solidification phase, it was due to the effect of supercooling. This highlights the importance of correct estimation of those effects for an accurate prediction. However, due to its simplicity, the 1-D model can be considered a valid method to approximate behavior of the different PCM and to compare the thermal profiles of different materials.
Emiliano Borri; Jia Yin Sze; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Yongliang Li; Gabriele Comodi. Experimental and numerical characterization of sub-zero phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage. Applied Energy 2020, 275, 115131 .
AMA StyleEmiliano Borri, Jia Yin Sze, Alessio Tafone, Alessandro Romagnoli, Yongliang Li, Gabriele Comodi. Experimental and numerical characterization of sub-zero phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage. Applied Energy. 2020; 275 ():115131.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmiliano Borri; Jia Yin Sze; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Yongliang Li; Gabriele Comodi. 2020. "Experimental and numerical characterization of sub-zero phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage." Applied Energy 275, no. : 115131.
This study investigates how a district with a high capacity of non-controllable renewable electricity generation can entirely self-consume its production at a community level either directly or for heating and cooling, thus potentially fulfilling the concept of "Renewable Energy Community". It investigates the potential role of storage systems and polygeneration in renewables self-consumption, by also exploiting the synergies among different energy networks in a real residential district with high PV penetration. Two scenarios were modeled other than the "baseline": the first one evaluating the optimal portfolio of energy conversion and storage technologies, and a second one achieving the same goal only using batteries. Both scenarios proved to be a viable solution to exploit the excess of electricity production from the PV plants in the district only through local self-consumption. The results show that a multi-energy system is the most cost-effective solution in doing so, exploiting polygeneration technologies (CHP) and the storage of energy as thermal, electrical, and chemical through power-to-gas. In particular, the least cost solution entails a 42 kWe CHP micro gas engine fueled by a natural gas-hydrogen blend, a 135 kWh battery system, and a 2830 kWh hydrogen storage.
Andrea Bartolini; Francesco Carducci; Carlos Boigues Muñoz; Gabriele Comodi. Energy storage and multi energy systems in local energy communities with high renewable energy penetration. Renewable Energy 2020, 159, 595 -609.
AMA StyleAndrea Bartolini, Francesco Carducci, Carlos Boigues Muñoz, Gabriele Comodi. Energy storage and multi energy systems in local energy communities with high renewable energy penetration. Renewable Energy. 2020; 159 ():595-609.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrea Bartolini; Francesco Carducci; Carlos Boigues Muñoz; Gabriele Comodi. 2020. "Energy storage and multi energy systems in local energy communities with high renewable energy penetration." Renewable Energy 159, no. : 595-609.
The increasing penetration of renewable energy has led electrical energy storage systems to have a key role in balancing and increasing the efficiency of the grid. Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a promising technology, mainly proposed for large scale applications, which uses cryogen (liquid air) as energy vector. Compared to other similar large-scale technologies such as compressed air energy storage or pumped hydroelectric energy storage, the use of liquid air as a storage medium allows a high energy density to be reached and overcomes the problem related to geological constraints. Furthermore, when integrated with high-grade waste cold/waste heat resources such as the liquefied natural gas regasification process and hot combustion gases discharged to the atmosphere, LAES has the capacity to significantly increase the round-trip efficiency. Although the first document in the literature on the topic of LAES appeared in 1974, this technology has gained the attention of many researchers around the world only in recent years, leading to a rapid increase in a scientific production and the realization of two system prototype located in the United Kingdom (UK). This study aims to report the current status of the scientific progress through a bibliometric analysis, defining the hotspots and research trends of LAES technology. The results can be used by researchers and manufacturers involved in this entering technology to understand the state of art, the trend of scientific production, the current networks of worldwide institutions, and the authors connected through the LAES. Our conclusions report useful advice for the future research, highlighting the research trend and the current gaps.
Emiliano Borri; Alessio Tafone; Gabriel Zsembinszki; Gabriele Comodi; Alessandro Romagnoli; Luisa F. Cabeza. Recent Trends on Liquid Air Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 2773 .
AMA StyleEmiliano Borri, Alessio Tafone, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Gabriele Comodi, Alessandro Romagnoli, Luisa F. Cabeza. Recent Trends on Liquid Air Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (8):2773.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmiliano Borri; Alessio Tafone; Gabriel Zsembinszki; Gabriele Comodi; Alessandro Romagnoli; Luisa F. Cabeza. 2020. "Recent Trends on Liquid Air Energy Storage: A Bibliometric Analysis." Applied Sciences 10, no. 8: 2773.
Solar radiation is a variable energy source and the mismatch between the availability of such source and the domestic energy demand is a paramount challenge to deal with. For this reason, in this work a 4.08 concentration ratio portable solar box cooker coupled with a thermal energy storage (TES) based on a phase change material (PCM) was characterized through outdoor experimental tests. The TES is a double-wall stainless steel vessel, with the annular volume filled with 2.5 kg of erythritol. The portable solar box cooker was tested under 4 different experimental conditions: without load, with water, with silicone oil, and with silicone oil inserted in the erythritol-based TES. The load tests were divided into a heating and a cooling phase, in order to evaluate the cooker performance in absence of solar radiation. Results showed that equipping the portable solar box cooker with the erythritol-based TES allowed to extend the average load cooling time, in the range 125–100 °C, of around 351.16%.
Gianluca Coccia; Alessia Aquilanti; Sebastiano Tomassetti; Gabriele Comodi; Giovanni Di Nicola. Design, realization, and tests of a portable solar box cooker coupled with an erythritol-based PCM thermal energy storage. Solar Energy 2020, 201, 530 -540.
AMA StyleGianluca Coccia, Alessia Aquilanti, Sebastiano Tomassetti, Gabriele Comodi, Giovanni Di Nicola. Design, realization, and tests of a portable solar box cooker coupled with an erythritol-based PCM thermal energy storage. Solar Energy. 2020; 201 ():530-540.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGianluca Coccia; Alessia Aquilanti; Sebastiano Tomassetti; Gabriele Comodi; Giovanni Di Nicola. 2020. "Design, realization, and tests of a portable solar box cooker coupled with an erythritol-based PCM thermal energy storage." Solar Energy 201, no. : 530-540.
Design and planning of low carbon cities and districts must consider the synergies between all the energy networks available. Energy systems optimal design thus assumes a critical importance in determining both costs and environmental impact of operating such districts. This is particularly true following the concept of Local Energy Community, with a single entity representing both the demand and the manager of the energy generation assets. This paper proposes an innovative model for the optimal design of an energy community aiming at lowering its carbon footprint. The community is modeled as a network of spatially dislocated energy hubs, each with its own demand of electricity, heating and cooling energy. The model aims at defining the optimal mix of energy systems, thermal and electric energy storages and energy network infrastructures needed to satisfy the district’s users energy demands. The model is validated using energy demand data from the Nanyang Technological University campus in Singapore by analyzing three scenarios. In the first one, the optimization goal is purely economic and it aims at minimizing the overall cost of operating the district. The second and third scenarios focus on reducing the carbon footprint of the district by imposing an additional constraint, which limits the overall primary energy consumption. In all the scenarios the algorithm chooses to partially or totally connect the five sites with a district cooling network and take advantage of cold thermal storage, proving their potential in hot climates. In the first scenario, the advantages of the district cooling solution are mainly related to the savings in the capital cost of electric chillers that partially offset the cost of the district cooling network; indeed, district cooling network allows the sites to share cooling power thus achieving a reduction in chillers total installed size of 33%. In the second scenario, in order to meet the target of 10% reduction of the overall primary energy, the optimal solution also requires the installation of a photovoltaic system. In the third scenario, imposing a 20% reduction of the overall primary energy, also a natural gas fed trigeneration plant comes into play.
Gabriele Comodi; Andrea Bartolini; Francesco Carducci; Balamurugan Nagaranjan; Alessandro Romagnoli. Achieving low carbon local energy communities in hot climates by exploiting networks synergies in multi energy systems. Applied Energy 2019, 256, 113901 .
AMA StyleGabriele Comodi, Andrea Bartolini, Francesco Carducci, Balamurugan Nagaranjan, Alessandro Romagnoli. Achieving low carbon local energy communities in hot climates by exploiting networks synergies in multi energy systems. Applied Energy. 2019; 256 ():113901.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriele Comodi; Andrea Bartolini; Francesco Carducci; Balamurugan Nagaranjan; Alessandro Romagnoli. 2019. "Achieving low carbon local energy communities in hot climates by exploiting networks synergies in multi energy systems." Applied Energy 256, no. : 113901.
This paper seeks to establish a methodology which predicts the phase change duration and this assists the design of an optimized container sizing for cold thermal energy storage systems. The thermal characterization with numerical methods is widely used due to their versatility and low cost when compared to the experimental methods, but, to obtain reasonable results, the numerical model needs to be calibrated and validated with real data. In this work an experimental rig has been designed for phase change materials with low temperature applications. The results, obtained with pure water as PCM, have been used to validate a 1-D numerical model based on the effective capacity method and solved by MATLAB software.
Emiliano Borri; Jia Yin Sze; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Yongliang Li; Gabriele Comodi. An experimental and numerical method for thermal characterization of Phase Change Materials for Cold Thermal Energy Storage. Energy Procedia 2019, 158, 5041 -5046.
AMA StyleEmiliano Borri, Jia Yin Sze, Alessio Tafone, Alessandro Romagnoli, Yongliang Li, Gabriele Comodi. An experimental and numerical method for thermal characterization of Phase Change Materials for Cold Thermal Energy Storage. Energy Procedia. 2019; 158 ():5041-5046.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmiliano Borri; Jia Yin Sze; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Yongliang Li; Gabriele Comodi. 2019. "An experimental and numerical method for thermal characterization of Phase Change Materials for Cold Thermal Energy Storage." Energy Procedia 158, no. : 5041-5046.
Centrifugal pumps are used for increasing the energy content of a liquid: this technology is used in chemical processes with liquids having specific chemical and physical characteristics. Most of the processes are closed-loop, meaning that the liquid is reused after a proper physical or chemical washing treatment is performed. Therefore, the pressure of the liquid has to be decreased by means of a lamination valve or a Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbine (HPRT) with the advantage of recovering energy. HPRTs are generally tested in both pump and turbine modes using water as working fluid. The technical report ISO/TR 17766 indicates the procedure to evaluate the performance of centrifugal pumps handling viscous liquids by supplying correction factors with respect to water, but no indications are given in turbine mode. This work provides correction factors able to evaluate also the performance of HPRTs handling viscous fluids in turbine mode by varying the proposed formulae in the technical report. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of two tested HPRTs are performed using, at first, water as working fluid for validating the experimental results and, subsequently, the SELEXOL® solvent. Results show that the original correction factors are still valid for the HPRT B that has a parameter B, which is the main one to be involved in the evaluation of the correction factors, lower than 1. A better accuracy, instead, is achieved by modifying the correction factors of the HPRT A, having a value of B higher than 1.
Mosè Rossi; Gabriele Comodi; Nicola Piacente; Massimiliano Renzi. Effects of viscosity on the performance of Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbines (HPRTs) by the means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Energy Procedia 2018, 148, 170 -177.
AMA StyleMosè Rossi, Gabriele Comodi, Nicola Piacente, Massimiliano Renzi. Effects of viscosity on the performance of Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbines (HPRTs) by the means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Energy Procedia. 2018; 148 ():170-177.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMosè Rossi; Gabriele Comodi; Nicola Piacente; Massimiliano Renzi. 2018. "Effects of viscosity on the performance of Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbines (HPRTs) by the means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations." Energy Procedia 148, no. : 170-177.
Microgrids are recognized as effective solutions to address the urbanization challenges, promoting the diffusion of DER and the realization of low carbon districts. The optimal design of microgrids, served by complex mixes of energy systems, can be modeled as an optimization problem that, once solved, grants decision making support to urban planners and engineers. This work presents a methodology to promote the economically optimal and sustainable design of microgrids, using the Primary Energy Savings (PES) as a constraining factor. A Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) formulation is implemented and tested on a retrofit scenario, using actual data from an industrial microgrid. The optimal energy mix is analyzed as it changes accordingly to the technical, economical and sustainability constraints enforced. A sensitivity analysis on the PES constraint factor highlights how aiming to an environmentally friendly design substantially affects the optimal energy mix of the microgrid. In particular, forcing a low carbon design, the optimization tool promotes the installation of a polygeneration system, in this case in a heat-lead design.
Andrea Bartolini; Francesco Carducci; Antonio Giovannelli; Gabriele Comodi. Optimal Planning of Low Carbon Microgrids Using Primary Energy Savings as a Constraining Factor: The Case of an Industrial Retrofit. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2018, 1 -6.
AMA StyleAndrea Bartolini, Francesco Carducci, Antonio Giovannelli, Gabriele Comodi. Optimal Planning of Low Carbon Microgrids Using Primary Energy Savings as a Constraining Factor: The Case of an Industrial Retrofit. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2018; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrea Bartolini; Francesco Carducci; Antonio Giovannelli; Gabriele Comodi. 2018. "Optimal Planning of Low Carbon Microgrids Using Primary Energy Savings as a Constraining Factor: The Case of an Industrial Retrofit." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-6.
Francesco Carducci; Antonio Giovannelli; Massimiliano Renzi; Gabriele Comodi. Improving flexibility of industrial microgrids through thermal storage and HVAC management strategies. Energy Procedia 2017, 142, 2728 -2733.
AMA StyleFrancesco Carducci, Antonio Giovannelli, Massimiliano Renzi, Gabriele Comodi. Improving flexibility of industrial microgrids through thermal storage and HVAC management strategies. Energy Procedia. 2017; 142 ():2728-2733.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Carducci; Antonio Giovannelli; Massimiliano Renzi; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "Improving flexibility of industrial microgrids through thermal storage and HVAC management strategies." Energy Procedia 142, no. : 2728-2733.
Alessio Tafone; Emiliano Borri; Gabriele Comodi; Martijn Van Den Broek; Alessandro Romagnoli. Preliminary assessment of waste heat recovery solution (ORC) to enhance the performance of Liquid Air Energy Storage system. Energy Procedia 2017, 142, 3609 -3616.
AMA StyleAlessio Tafone, Emiliano Borri, Gabriele Comodi, Martijn Van Den Broek, Alessandro Romagnoli. Preliminary assessment of waste heat recovery solution (ORC) to enhance the performance of Liquid Air Energy Storage system. Energy Procedia. 2017; 142 ():3609-3616.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessio Tafone; Emiliano Borri; Gabriele Comodi; Martijn Van Den Broek; Alessandro Romagnoli. 2017. "Preliminary assessment of waste heat recovery solution (ORC) to enhance the performance of Liquid Air Energy Storage system." Energy Procedia 142, no. : 3609-3616.
Francesco Carducci; Andrea Bartolini; Nagarajan Balamurugan; Alessandro Romagnoli; Gabriele Comodi. Planning tool for polygeneration design in microgrids. Energy Procedia 2017, 143, 762 -766.
AMA StyleFrancesco Carducci, Andrea Bartolini, Nagarajan Balamurugan, Alessandro Romagnoli, Gabriele Comodi. Planning tool for polygeneration design in microgrids. Energy Procedia. 2017; 143 ():762-766.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Carducci; Andrea Bartolini; Nagarajan Balamurugan; Alessandro Romagnoli; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "Planning tool for polygeneration design in microgrids." Energy Procedia 143, no. : 762-766.
Francesco Ferracuti; Alessandro Fonti; Lucio Ciabattoni; Stefano Pizzuti; Alessia Arteconi; Lieve Helsen; Gabriele Comodi. Data-driven models for short-term thermal behaviour prediction in real buildings. Applied Energy 2017, 204, 1375 -1387.
AMA StyleFrancesco Ferracuti, Alessandro Fonti, Lucio Ciabattoni, Stefano Pizzuti, Alessia Arteconi, Lieve Helsen, Gabriele Comodi. Data-driven models for short-term thermal behaviour prediction in real buildings. Applied Energy. 2017; 204 ():1375-1387.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Ferracuti; Alessandro Fonti; Lucio Ciabattoni; Stefano Pizzuti; Alessia Arteconi; Lieve Helsen; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "Data-driven models for short-term thermal behaviour prediction in real buildings." Applied Energy 204, no. : 1375-1387.
Emiliano Borri; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Gabriele Comodi. A preliminary study on the optimal configuration and operating range of a “microgrid scale” air liquefaction plant for Liquid Air Energy Storage. Energy Conversion and Management 2017, 143, 275 -285.
AMA StyleEmiliano Borri, Alessio Tafone, Alessandro Romagnoli, Gabriele Comodi. A preliminary study on the optimal configuration and operating range of a “microgrid scale” air liquefaction plant for Liquid Air Energy Storage. Energy Conversion and Management. 2017; 143 ():275-285.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmiliano Borri; Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "A preliminary study on the optimal configuration and operating range of a “microgrid scale” air liquefaction plant for Liquid Air Energy Storage." Energy Conversion and Management 143, no. : 275-285.
In this paper, a new open-source SW framework for energy management is presented. Its name is rEMpy, which stands for residential Energy Management in python. The framework has a modular structure and it is composed by an optimal scheduler, a user interface, a prediction module and the building thermal model. Unlike most of the EMs in literature, rEMpy is open-source, can be fully customized (in terms of tasks, modules and algorithms) and integrates in real-time a thermal modelling software. In this contribution, an overview of the rEMpy and its constitutive parts is given first, followed by a detailed description of the rEMpy modules and the communication system. The Computational Intelligence algorithms which perform forecasting, thermal modelling and optimal scheduling are also presented. The performance of rEMpy is finally evaluated in two case studies with different heating technologies and the results are reported and discussed.
Marco Fagiani; Marco Severini; Stefano Squartini; Lucio Ciabattoni; Francesco Ferracuti; Alessandro Fonti; Gabriele Comodi. A new open-source Energy Management framework: Functional description and preliminary results. 2017 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2017, 1207 -1214.
AMA StyleMarco Fagiani, Marco Severini, Stefano Squartini, Lucio Ciabattoni, Francesco Ferracuti, Alessandro Fonti, Gabriele Comodi. A new open-source Energy Management framework: Functional description and preliminary results. 2017 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). 2017; ():1207-1214.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Fagiani; Marco Severini; Stefano Squartini; Lucio Ciabattoni; Francesco Ferracuti; Alessandro Fonti; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "A new open-source Energy Management framework: Functional description and preliminary results." 2017 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) , no. : 1207-1214.
Alessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Yongliang Li; Emiliano Borri; Gabriele Comodi. Techno-economic Analysis of a Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) for Cooling Application in Hot Climates. Energy Procedia 2017, 105, 4450 -4457.
AMA StyleAlessio Tafone, Alessandro Romagnoli, Yongliang Li, Emiliano Borri, Gabriele Comodi. Techno-economic Analysis of a Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) for Cooling Application in Hot Climates. Energy Procedia. 2017; 105 ():4450-4457.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessio Tafone; Alessandro Romagnoli; Yongliang Li; Emiliano Borri; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "Techno-economic Analysis of a Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) for Cooling Application in Hot Climates." Energy Procedia 105, no. : 4450-4457.
G. Puglia; M. Moroni; R. Fagnani; Gabriele Comodi. A Design Approach of Off-grid Hybrid Electric Microgrids in Isolated Villages: A Case Study in Uganda. Energy Procedia 2017, 105, 3089 -3094.
AMA StyleG. Puglia, M. Moroni, R. Fagnani, Gabriele Comodi. A Design Approach of Off-grid Hybrid Electric Microgrids in Isolated Villages: A Case Study in Uganda. Energy Procedia. 2017; 105 ():3089-3094.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Puglia; M. Moroni; R. Fagnani; Gabriele Comodi. 2017. "A Design Approach of Off-grid Hybrid Electric Microgrids in Isolated Villages: A Case Study in Uganda." Energy Procedia 105, no. : 3089-3094.