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The Mechanical and Environmental Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Concrete Structures: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article Review)
The construction sector is well known for its critical environmental impact resulting from the consumed amounts of raw materials and the tremendous emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore, scientists need to promote and ...
Towards Gas Hydrate-Free Pipelines: A Comprehensive Review of Gas Hydrate Inhibition Techniques
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article Review)
Gas hydrate blockage is a major issue that the production and transportation processes in the oil/gas industry faces. The formation of gas hydrates in pipelines results in significant financial losses and serious safety ...
Self-Healing Silicones for Outdoor High Voltage Insulation: Mechanism, Applications and Measurements
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article Review)
This paper discusses the state of the art in the application of self-healing silicone-based materials for outdoor high-voltage insulation. Both the dynamic behavior of the dimethyl side groups of silicone rubber and the ...
Review on classification of resonant converters for electric vehicle application
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
The conventional hard-switching converters suffer from the limitations like the upper limit on switching frequency, high electromagnetic interference (EMI), more switching losses, large size, increased weight and low ...
Optimal location of electric vehicle charging station and its impact on distribution network: A review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
At present, the limited existence of fossil fuels and the environmental issues over greenhouse gas emissions have been directly affected to the transition from conventional vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). In fact, the ...
Decomposition-based wind power forecasting models and their boundary issue: An in-depth review and comprehensive discussion on potential solutions
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
Recently, numerous forecasting models have been reported in the wind power forecasting field, aiming for reliable integration of renewable energy into the electric grid. Decomposition-based hybrid models have gained ...
Trends and prospects of geothermal energy as an alternative source of power: A comprehensive review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
The world has capitalized on numerous renewable energy resources by developing its energy infrastructure mainly around solar, biomass, and hydro energy. However, geothermal energy has not yet been developed at a significant ...
A structural overview on transformer and transformer-less multi level inverters for renewable energy applications
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
In general, multilevel inverters (MLIs) are regarded as advanced power conversion systems required for medium-voltage and high-power applications. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of recently investigated ...
A state-of-the-art review on wind power converter fault diagnosis
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
The rapid expansion of installed wind energy capacity and the continuous development of wind turbine technology has drawn attention to operation and maintenance issues. In order to keep wind power a competitive energy ...
A critical review and performance comparisons of swarm-based optimization algorithms in maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic systems under partial shading conditions
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
This article presents a comparative analysis of the latest swarm-based optimization approaches under partial shading conditions (PSCs) for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in photovoltaic (PV) systems. The swarm-based ...