This dissertation presents a real-time Wide-Area Control (WAC) designed based on artificial intelligence for large scale modern power systems transient stability enhancem[...]

Short-term load forecasting (STLF) is a conventional process at power companies to serve for better decision-making in their daily operations. Weather factors play a key [...]

To evaluate the feasibility of solar power plants for both power generation and water desalination in arid desert locations, A Photovoltaic power plant was compared to a [...]

Implementing PV panels as a source of clean energy for the building sector is growing worldwide. Currently, PV materials are widely installed on building roofs; however, [...]

This study establishes a decision making procedure using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for a U.S. national renewable portfolio standard, and proposes technology-specif[...]

Regular physical activity is known to increase lifespan, prevent chronic diseases,improve cognitive maintenance, increase self-efficacy, decrease mortality, and reduceris[...]

The growing integration level of wind and solar energy resources introduces new regulating and operating challenges in the electric grid. Ramp-rate limits of conventional[...]

The complexity of many-core processors continues to grow as a larger number of heterogeneous cores are integrated on a single chip. Such systems-on-chip contains computin[...]

Advent of modern sensing technologies, data processing capabilities and rising cost of energy are driving the implementation of intelligent systems in buildings and house[...]

As the building industry in the United States rapidly expands, the reuse of recycled demolition waste aggregates is becoming increasingly more important. Currently, the b[...]