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Comparison of Measurement-Based Classification Methods of LED Lamps Open
The topology of a device will determine the impact said device has on the grid and how immune that device is for disturbances in the grid. LED lamps are very commonly used devices, with different topologies available in the market, each to…
Propagation of Voltage Fluctuations and Assessment of LED Lamps Light Flicker in Low Voltage Networks Open
This paper offers an assessment of the risk and severity of light flicker, evaluated considering LED lamps as the only customer lighting technology as well as different household devices as source of voltage fluctuations. The study is base…
Stochastic Assessment of Risk of Light Flicker in a Household Open
This paper introduces the concept of risk applied to light flicker. It offers a novel stochastic assessment of the risk of light flicker produced by voltage fluctuations from devices in a household. The paper has contributed with stochasti…
Characteristics of voltage fluctuations induced by household devices and the impact on LED lamps Open
The aim of the paper is to describe the characteristics of voltage fluctuations induced by household devices in low voltage (LV) networks as well as the impact produced in the LED lamps' flicker. A number of devices commonly found in house…
Energy Management Expert Assistant, a New Concept Open
In recent years, interest in home energy management systems (HEMS) has grown significantly, as well as the development of Voice Assistants that substantially increase home comfort. This paper presents a novel merging of HEMS with the Assis…
Microgrids Power Quality Enhancement Using Model Predictive Control Open
In electric power systems, any deviation with respect to the theoretical sinusoidal waveform is considered to be a disturbance in the power quality of the electrical grid. The deviation can alter any of the parameters of the waveform: freq…
Microgrids Power Quality Enhancement Using Model Predictive Control Open
In this paper, the power quality of interconnected microgrids is managed using a Model Predictive Control (MPC) methodology which manipulates the power converters of the microgrids in order to achieve the requirements. The control algorith…
Impact factors in LED lamp measurement reproducibility Open
The aim of this paper is to study the reproducibility of measurements in LED lamps. For research purposes as well as for standardized tests, there is a need for measurements to be reproducible so that results can be accurately compared. Th…
An IoT Based Mobile Augmented Reality Application for Energy Visualization in Buildings Environments Open
Augmented reality (AR) improves how we acquire, understand, and display information without distracting us from the real world. These technologies can be used in different applications and industries as they can incorporate domain-specific…
A Novel Direct Load Control Testbed for Smart Appliances Open
The effort to continuously improve and innovate smart appliances (SA) energy management requires an experimental research and development environment which integrates widely differing tools and resources seamlessly. To this end, this paper…
Novel Internet of Things Platform for In-Building Power Quality Submetering Open
As the number of facilities adopting a Building Management System under the Industry 4.0 paradigm increases, it is critical to ensure the good health of their operations. Business continuity and uninterrupted operations are key requirement…
Differences in the performance between CFL and LED lamps under different voltage distortions Open
Measurements have shown that the harmonic currents emitted by lamps with electronic ballast depend on the circuit topology and the existing supply voltage distortion. This paper quantifies the impact of supply voltage distortion on the har…
Impact of flat-top voltage waveform distortion on harmonic current emission and summation of electronic household appliances Open
Electronic household appliances are non-linear loads and emit harmonics into the low voltage networks. Usually, these loads are simply modelled by constant current source models, which only represent the harmonic emission of the appliances…