Works Published in 2021
Displaying works 141 - 160 of 182 in total
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2021 journal article
Scalable Designs for Reinforcement Learning-Based Wide-Area Damping Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, 12(3), 2389–2401.
author keywords: Generators; Phasor measurement units; Power system stability; Power system dynamics; Damping; Load modeling; Oscillators; Reinforcement learning; model-free control; oscillation damping; singular perturbation; neural observer
TL;DR:
This article discusses how techniques from reinforcement learning can be exploited to transition to a model-free and scalable wide-area oscillation damping control of power grids by employing ideas from model reduction.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 24, 2021
2021 journal article
Scenario Reduction for Stochastic Day-Ahead Scheduling: A Mixed Autoencoder Based Time-Series Clustering Approach
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, 12(3), 2652–2662.
author keywords: Time series analysis; Renewable energy sources; Optimization; Computer architecture; Task analysis; Stochastic processes; Neural networks; Dimensionality reduction; time-series clustering; renewable energy integration; scenario reduction
TL;DR:
A mixed autoencoder based clustering approach to select a reduced scenario set from high-dimensional time series and shows that the model outperforms the state of the art, in terms of statistical metrics and through empirical analysis.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 24, 2021
2021 journal article
Net Electronic Charge as an Effective Electronic Descriptor for Oxygen Release and Transport Properties of SrFeO3-Based Oxygen Sorbents
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 33(7), 2446–2456.
Contributors: X. Wang n , E. Krzystowczyk n, J. Dou n & F. Li n
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 24, 2021
2021 review
Revisiting institutional stability: A systematic review and distillations of dominant modes
[Review of ]. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE, 31(5), 463–473.
author keywords: environmental governance; institutional maintenance; institutional stability; legitimation; path dependence; power asymmetries
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: May 17, 2021
2021 journal article
One-step synthesis of single-site vanadium substitution in 1T-WS2 monolayers for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1).
Contributors: A. Han *, X. Zhou *, X. Wang n , S. Liu *, Q. Xiong *, Q. Zhang *, L. Gu *, Z. Zhuang *
TL;DR:
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the activated V-atom sites play vital important role in enhancing the HER activity and opens a novel path to directly synthesize atomically dispersed single-metal catalysts on metastable materials as efficient and robust electrocatalysts.
(via Semantic Scholar)
www.nature.com (publisher PDF)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, 143.
author keywords: Techno-economic analysis; Geographic information system; Biorefineries; Fast pyrolysis; Preprocessing sites; Depot; Blended feedstocks
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Probing local electrochemistry via mechanical cyclic voltammetry curves
NANO ENERGY, 81.
author keywords: Electro-chemo-mechanical coupling; Operando AFM; Pseudocapacitor; Proton storage; Deformation-charge relationship; Mechanical cyclic voltammetry
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 10, 2021
2021 article
Sensitivity of light duty vehicle tailpipe emission rates from simplified portable emission measurement systems to variation in engine volumetric efficiency
Wei, T., & Frey, H. C. (2021, June 10). JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, Vol. 6.
MeSH headings : Air Pollutants / analysis; Gasoline / analysis; Motor Vehicles; Vehicle Emissions / analysis
TL;DR:
Methods demonstrated here for estimating VE enable accurate quantification of emission rates, thereby enabling use of these PEMS for policy-relevant applications such as technology assessments, trends analysis, and emissions inventories.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 6, 2021
2021 journal article
Public acceptance of renewable electricity generation and transmission network developments: Insights from Ireland
ENERGY POLICY, 151.
author keywords: Generation expansion planning; Electricity generation mix; Renewable integration; Electric transmission lines; Public acceptance; Least-cost optimisation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 3, 2021
2021 journal article
Do forests provide watershed services for farmers in the humid tropics? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, 183.
author keywords: Forest Watershed Services; Resilience; Deforestation; Smallholders; Brazilian Amazon
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 26, 2021
2021 journal article
Fast Online Reinforcement Learning Control Using State-Space Dimensionality Reduction
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL OF NETWORK SYSTEMS, 8(1), 342–353.
author keywords: Dimensionality reduction; large-scale networks; reinforcement learning (RL)
TL;DR:
A fast reinforcement learning (RL) control algorithm that enables online control of large-scale networked dynamic systems by constructing a compressed state vector by projecting the measured state through a projective matrix.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 26, 2021
2021 journal article
Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Production of Glucose via Sulfonic Acid-Impregnated Activated Carbon
PROCESSES, 9(3).
author keywords: activated carbon; sulfonic solid; catalyst; pretreatment; switchgrass; Ctec2; glucose
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 19, 2021
2021 journal article
Developing microbial communities containing a high abundance of exoelectrogenic microorganisms using activated carbon granules
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 768.
author keywords: Exoelectrogens; Granular activated carbon; Geobacter; Electrochemical systems; Biological activated carbon
MeSH headings : Charcoal; Electrodes; Geobacter; Microbiota; Oxidation-Reduction
TL;DR:
The ability to quickly and effectively develop an exoelectrogenic microbial community using GAC may help initiate and/or maintain environmental systems that benefit from the unique metabolic capabilities of these microorganisms.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 12, 2021
2021 journal article
Evidence of thermophilic waste decomposition at a landfill exhibiting elevated temperature regions
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 124, 26–35.
author keywords: Elevated temperature; Landfill; Methanogenic activity; Microbial community
MeSH headings : Euryarchaeota / genetics; Methane; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Temperature; Waste Disposal Facilities
TL;DR:
This study demonstrated that from a microbiological standpoint, landfills may maintain active methanogenic processes while experiencing temperatures in the thermophilic regime (<72 °C), and microbial community shifts in response to temperature perturbations.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 12, 2021
2021 journal article
Dams and Climate Interact to Alter River Flow Regimes Across the United States
Earth’s Future, 9(4), e2020EF001816.
author keywords: dams; flow regime; hydroclimate; hydrologic alteration; water sustainability
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 7, 2021
2021 journal article
A tailored multi-functional catalyst for ultra-efficient styrene production under a cyclic redox scheme
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1).
TL;DR:
A redox oxidative dehydrogenation (redox-ODH) strategy to efficiently produce styrene is reported, showing excellent long-term performance under industrially compatible conditions and leading to 82% energy savings and 79% CO2 emission reduction.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 5, 2021
2021 journal article
Reduced-dimensional reinforcement learning control using singular perturbation approximations
AUTOMATICA, 126.
author keywords: Reinforcement learning; Linear quadratic regulator; Singular perturbation; Model-free control; Model reduction
TL;DR:
A model-free, reduced-dimensional reinforcement learning (RL) based optimal control designs for linear time-invariant singularly perturbed (SP) systems and develops both centralized and cluster-wise block-decentralized RL controllers for such networks, in reduced dimensions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 5, 2021
2021 journal article
Modeling and Quantifying the Impact of Wind Penetration on Slow Coherency of Power Systems
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS, 36(2), 1002–1012.
author keywords: Power system dynamics; Power system stability; Wind farms; Laplace equations; Doubly fed induction generators; Wind power generation; Doubly-fed induction generators; eigen-vectors; singular perturbation; slow coherency; wind power system
TL;DR:
A theoretical framework to quantify this modification, and an equivalent Laplacian matrix to compute the modified coherent areas are developed and compared with measurement-based principal component analysis to substantiate the derivations.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 29, 2021
2021 journal article
A strong, biodegradable and recyclable lignocellulosic bioplastic
Nature Sustainability.
Source: ORCID
Added: March 26, 2021
2021 article
Wide-Area Control of Power Systems
Chakrabortty, A. (2021, March). IEEE ELECTRIFICATION MAGAZINE, Vol. 9, pp. 45–52.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 22, 2021
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