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With the 2010/31/EU directive, all new buildings shall be nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) from 2020 onward, with the aim of strongly reducing the energy consumption related to the building sector. To achieve this goal, it is not sufficient to focus on the design of the building envelope; smart and efficient energy management is necessary. Moreover, to ensure the adoption of RES systems in the built environment, innovative technologies need to be further developed in order to increase their cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency and integration capability. This paper proposes a synthesis, design and operation optimization of an integrated multi-energy system composed of traditional and innovative renewable technologies, developed within the European project Re-COGNITION. A biogas-based micro cogeneration unit, lightweight glass-free photovoltaic modules, a passive variable geometry small wind turbine optimized for an urban environment and latent heat thermal storage based on phase change materials are some of the technologies developed within the Re-COGNITION project. The optimization problem is solved to contemporarily evaluate (a) the optimal design and (b) the optimal operations of the set of technologies considering both investment and operating costs, using mixed integer non-linear programming. The optimization is applied to the four pilots that are developed during the project, in various European cities (Turin (Italy), Corby (United Kingdom), Thessaloniki (Greece), Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Simulation results show that the development and optimal exploitation of new technologies through optimization strategies provide significant benefits in terms of cost (between 11% and 42%) and emissions (between 10% and 25%), managing building import/export energy and charge/discharge storage cycles.
Giulia Mancò; Elisa Guelpa; Alessandro Colangelo; Alessandro Virtuani; Tommaso Morbiato; Vittorio Verda. Innovative Renewable Technology Integration for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings within the Re-COGNITION Project. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1938 .
AMA StyleGiulia Mancò, Elisa Guelpa, Alessandro Colangelo, Alessandro Virtuani, Tommaso Morbiato, Vittorio Verda. Innovative Renewable Technology Integration for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings within the Re-COGNITION Project. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1938.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulia Mancò; Elisa Guelpa; Alessandro Colangelo; Alessandro Virtuani; Tommaso Morbiato; Vittorio Verda. 2021. "Innovative Renewable Technology Integration for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings within the Re-COGNITION Project." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1938.
A. Mattana; Simone Salvadori; T. Morbiato; C. Borri. On the ground-vehicle induced flows and obstacle interaction for energy harvesting purposes. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 2014, 124, 121 -131.
AMA StyleA. Mattana, Simone Salvadori, T. Morbiato, C. Borri. On the ground-vehicle induced flows and obstacle interaction for energy harvesting purposes. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 2014; 124 ():121-131.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Mattana; Simone Salvadori; T. Morbiato; C. Borri. 2014. "On the ground-vehicle induced flows and obstacle interaction for energy harvesting purposes." Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 124, no. : 121-131.
The pedestrian–structure interaction is considered by developing a non-linear double pendulum model, representing the lateral walking of the pedestrian and the horizontal vibration mode of the structure. To understand the synchronization phenomenon, the two oscillators were considered in their phase spaces, and a ring-dynamics approach was applied. As synchronization occurs, pedestrian motion becomes in phase quadrature with a quarter-of-period in advance of the bridge motion: this ensures stability of walking conditions on a moving deck, but causes random cancellation of forces typical of an incoherent crowd. Correspondingly, the lateral force transmitted to the structure increases its value, approaching resonance conditions.
Tommaso Morbiato; Renato Vitaliani; Anna Saetta. Numerical analysis of a synchronization phenomenon: Pedestrian–structure interaction. Computers & Structures 2011, 89, 1649 -1663.
AMA StyleTommaso Morbiato, Renato Vitaliani, Anna Saetta. Numerical analysis of a synchronization phenomenon: Pedestrian–structure interaction. Computers & Structures. 2011; 89 (17-18):1649-1663.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTommaso Morbiato; Renato Vitaliani; Anna Saetta. 2011. "Numerical analysis of a synchronization phenomenon: Pedestrian–structure interaction." Computers & Structures 89, no. 17-18: 1649-1663.
Tommaso Morbiato; Renato Vitaliani; Ivo Rossi. A Lightweight Suspension Footbridge Lights New Urban Perspectives: The Porta d'Europa in Padova. IABSE Symposium, Venice 2010: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas 2010, 1 .
AMA StyleTommaso Morbiato, Renato Vitaliani, Ivo Rossi. A Lightweight Suspension Footbridge Lights New Urban Perspectives: The Porta d'Europa in Padova. IABSE Symposium, Venice 2010: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas. 2010; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTommaso Morbiato; Renato Vitaliani; Ivo Rossi. 2010. "A Lightweight Suspension Footbridge Lights New Urban Perspectives: The Porta d'Europa in Padova." IABSE Symposium, Venice 2010: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas , no. : 1.