By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 13:20
The success of the Electric Vehicle will depend on a number of factors that need to be tackled within the near future. Incentives by governments and the premise of environmental concerns will probably not balance the limited range or the grid integration issues.
To tackle these issues EUCAR, the European Council for Automotive, has mapped out and proposed a number of research needs that are of common concern and of key importance for the wide dissemination of electric vehicles.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 13:14
Electric Vehicles may be going mainstream very soon! Whether it is only trendy to have one or not, governments and industry across the world are getting to grips with it! All it takes is to have the vehicles in the market, because the grounds for buying one are there. The reduction in emissions and energy savings convince many customers but to countervail the price premium, Government across Europe (and the World) are bringing up a number of incentives. ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, has published an overview of tax incentives for buying electric vehicles across.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 12:56
The recently established Electrification Coalition, a group of business leaders committed to promote the deployment of electric vehicles though a variety of policies and actions, has published its Electrification Roadmap, a sweeping report outlining a vision for the deployment of a fully integrated electric drive network.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 12:47
Transport & Environment, a Brussels based organization whose mission is to promote transport policy that is based on the principles of sustainable development has recently published a report analysing what role can electric cars play in the decarbonisation of transport.
Visitors to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show could have been left with only one impression: the future is electric. Virtually every manufacturer exhibited a car powered by batteries. Electric cars are the talk of the town.
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In 2008, WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) published Plugged-in: The end of the oil age making the case for Electric Vehicles.
This book aims to demonstrate how automotive electrification can ease the necessary transition towards a transport paradigm which is both highly efficient and compatible with a sustainable renewable energy future.
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Mon, 2009-12-07 15:48
Prior to designing a power supply system for a building or other structure, a designer shall carry out a detailed analysis concerning the requirements for reliability of power supply of loads to be installed in the designed building or facility.
This chapter of the Guide for Design Engineers develops a step by step methodology to size the source power.
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Thu, 2009-11-26 15:08
Written by Yurij Varetsky (Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine) and Zbigniew Hanzelka (AGH—University of Science and Technology, Krakow Poland).
The objective of this paper is to present performance peculiarities of industrial power systems using single-tuned filters for limiting harmonics and improving reactive compensation.
An industrial plant with existing harmonic problems was selected for investigation.
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Wed, 2009-11-25 15:24
Written by David Chapman (CDA UK) and Roman Targosz (ECI), the briefing paper "collecting economic data in power quality survey" is available only to registered members of the power quality economics community of practice.
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Mon, 2009-11-23 16:06
by Dr S. Hardie and Assoc. Prof. Neville Watson
The high returns to dairy farmers has resulted in many sheep and crop farmers converting to dairy farming. In order to maintain adequate grass growth for the cows, a large existing and increasing density of farm irrigation deep well pumps are extensively used during the summer. High levels of harmonic voltages and Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) are being experienced due to this equipment, and in some cases, is having adverse consequences.
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Mon, 2009-11-23 15:48
by V.J. Gosbell.
There will be an increased need to deal with disturbing loads and uncertainties due to distributed generator connections in future networks. This paper in particular reviews AS/NZS 61000.3.6 and its application to distribution systems to see if the harmonic limits can be increased and if the stage 2 allocation procedure can be improved. It is shown that the major harmonic impact on equipment is related to Weighted Total Harmonic Distortion (WTHD).
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Mon, 2009-11-23 14:57
by Prof. Dr. Carlo Alberto Nucci
This paper provides a key-note summary of developments in the management of power quality, with a focus on recent and future outputs in Cigré Study Committee C4. Aspects addressed are:
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By Isabelle Heriakian / Published on Mon, 2009-11-23 14:11
Power quality in future electrical networks.
This conference, unique in the Oceania region, was a premiere hosted by the EPE Centre.
The presentations were focused on defining the challenges facing the power quality of future energy systems.
Below, you will find the papers and presentations of the conference, and you can also refer to the comprehensive report of the workshop.
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By HDK / Published on Fri, 2009-11-20 20:49
Underground cables (UGCs) are – at installation – more expensive than overhead lines (OHLs), although it is very difficult to draw general cost ratios, due to the specificity of every project. In most cases comparisons are made solely on the capital costs of the equipment together with the costs of installation and accommodation works. In other cases, respective life costs are considered that take into account transmission losses, maintenance costs, availability (and associated outage related costs) and decommissioning.
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