Projects
Large-eddy Simulation and Optimal Coordinated Control of Wind-farm Boundary Layers KU Leuven
In wind farms, velocity deficits in the wakes originating from upstream turbines result in a significant decrease in power extraction in downstream turbine rows. The current control paradigm in industry optimizes power extraction at the turbine level, and does not account for these interactions, leading to sub-optimal wind-farm efficiencies. The current dissertation investigates the use of a coordinated control approach that maximizes power ...
Cost-efficient scheduling of power consuming tasks in households with renewable energy sources and local storage capacity. University of Antwerp
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Large-eddy Simulation of Wind Farms in Conventionally Neutral and Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layers KU Leuven
The accumulated effect of energy extraction by wind turbines in a wind farm leads to a collective interaction between the farm and the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). To date, many aspects of wind-farm--ABL interaction are still not entirely understood, and wind-farm boundary layers remain an active field of research. In addition to measurement campaigns and wind-tunnel experiments, numerical simulations provide an indispensable tool to ...
From Atmospheric circulation to electrons: an integrated approach for optimization and control of large-scale wind farms. KU Leuven
Short-Term Flexibility in Long-Term Planning of Renewable Power Systems KU Leuven
In light of the European climate ambitions, there has been substantial growth in capacity of variable renewable energy sources in many Member States, with significant future growth expected. Such sources impact the operation of the power system by challenging its ability to maintain the short-term balance between supply and demand. Firstly, their output is variable and uncertain, increasing the need for short-term flexibility. Secondly, they ...
Modeling, Optimal Control and HVAC Design of Large Buildings using Ground Source Heat Pump Systems KU Leuven
Since May 2010, the directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament compels its Member States to drastically decrease the energy use of buildings, to increase their energy efficiency and to increase the relative amount of renewable energy they use. One of the technologies recommended by the directive is the heat pump which efficiently uses electricity to extract thermal energy from a heat or cold source. In this work, buildings equipped with ...
The next generation Organic Rankine Cycles (NextGenORC). University of Antwerp
Characterization of transient behaviour and improving energy rating of photovoltaic modules by advanced outdoor measurements. KU Leuven
Current and future investors in photovoltaic systems are interested in how well the system performs, and how predictable this is over the expected lifetime. To do so, models have been developed and measurements of photovoltaic systems have been done.
This dissertation presents the outdoor measurement set-up that has been developed for thermal and electrical characterisation of photovoltaic modules and systems, aimed at measuring ...