Battery Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids: A Review of SoC Balancing and Perspectives by Thales Augusto Fagundes, Guilherme Henrique Favaro Fuzato, Lucas Jonys Ribeiro Silva, Augusto Matheus dos Santos Alonso, Juan C. Vasquez, Josep M. Guerrero, Ricardo Quadros Machado

“…Consequently, this integration contributes to a more resilient power distribution system. In addition, battery energy storage system (BESS) units are connected to MGs to offer grid-supporting services, such as peak shaving, load compensation, power factor quality, and operation during source failures. …”
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Comprehensive Thermodynamic Performance Evaluation of a Novel Dual-Shaft Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hybrid Propulsion System by Jinghui Xu, Xizhen Wang, Zepeng Wang, Kaiqiang Yang, Xueshun Li, Yongjun Zhao

“…The independent speed control of the high- and low-pressure spools is realized via a power distribution system. A thermodynamic model is developed, and performance evaluations, including parametric, exergy, and sensitivity analyses, are conducted. …”
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Cyber Physical Security of Distributed Energy Resources by Luka Strezoski, Zorana Babic, Dejan Milojicic

“…Finally, we present our idea of Digital Twin technology as a tool for assisting distribution system operators and grid engineers, to detect, attenuate, and prevent malicious cyber-attacks in DERs.…”
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Découverte d’une canalisation antique sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon by Philippe Dessaint

“…One hypothesis is that it belonged to a water distribution system linked to the Gier aqueduct. The existence of tanks in this sector is mentioned without being precisely located.However, other factors, such as the discovery of a channel against a wall to the west of Place de Fourvière during work at the end of the 19th century, prompt us to propose another hypothesis. …”
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Viscous heating of hybridized hydromagnetic MWCNTs-Fe3O4/water nanomaterial in a moving disk with non-uniform thermal model by S.O. Salawu, T.A. Yusuf, E.O. Fatunmbi, A.M. Obalalu

“…The Fe3O4 and MWCNTs hybridized nanoparticles in water-solvent give a promising approach to augment heat conductivity and magneto-nanofluid properties for advanced thermal distribution systems. A spatial temperature variation of a non-uniform thermal model is assumed to simulate practical phenomena. …”
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Quality Analysis of Railroad Train Shunting Operation Plan Using the Intelligent Body Model by Tao Yu

“…Train operation scheduling is a typical distributed system. At present, there are still problems in the safety of railway shunting operations, such as disconnection in management and implementation, failure to revise some rules and regulations, frequent occurrence of obstacles in equipment and facilities, and substandard quality of operators. …”
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Resilience-Oriented Scheduling of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles: A Cooperation Framework for Electrical Distribution Networks and Transportation Sector by Mohammad Hassan Amirioun, Saeid Jafarpour, Ali Abdali, Josep M. Guerrero, Baseem Khan

“…According to a long-term contract, the detailed request of the distribution system operator (DSO), together with desired constraints and perquisites, is sent to the SAEVs aggregator (SA) prior to the landfall of a predictable extreme event. …”
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Voltage transient management for Alternating Current trains with vacuum circuit breakers by Thomas Moore, Felix Schmid, Pietro Tricoli

“…Abstract Alternating current power supplies and rolling stock with 25 kV (50 or 60 Hz) and 15 kV (16.7 Hz) traction systems do not have the characteristics and behaviour of a typical three‐phase medium‐voltage distribution system. Switching inductive loads with a vacuum circuit breaker (VCB) in MV traction systems poses familiar challenges as well as some unique challenges, such as the crossing of phase change neutral sections. …”
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Optimizing Reservoirs to Provide Water in Times of Crisis, With Emphasis on the Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Different Uses by Mohammad Reza Shamsaeifar, Nasser Mehrdadi, Ghulamreza Nabi Bidhandi

“…Background: Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, can disrupt water distribution systems, leading to prolonged water shortages and associated crises. …”
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Current Situation Analysis and Evaluation of Appropriate Performance Indicators with Web Based Calculation Tool for Water and Sewerage Administrations by Cansu Bozkurt, Mahmut Fırat, Abdullah Ateş

“…Effective and sustainable water loss management is crucial for ensuring water, energy and financial efficiency in drinking water distribution systems. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the water loss management components, analyze the current situation with a realistic approach, and identify the weaknesses and strengths of the administrations and the potential risks they may encounter through the web-based software developed in this study. …”
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Increasing the Soil Resistance Value in the 20 kV Medium Voltage Distribution Network using the Soil Treatment method by Taryo Taryo, Andri Ahmad Fauzi, Rosidi Rosidi

“…This study recommends this blend as an effective and economical alternative to reduce grounding resistance in 20 kV electrical distribution systems.…”
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LSTM Recurrent Neural Network-Based Frequency Control Enhancement of the Power System with Electric Vehicles and Demand Management by G. Sundararajan, P. Sivakumar

“…In reality, obtaining precise estimates of the imbalance of power in both transmission and distribution systems is challenging, especially when renewable energy penetration is high. …”
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Dynamic Dual-Level Overcurrent Protection Scheme for Distributed Energy Resource Networks Using Digital Twins Technology by Feras Alasali, Naser El-Naily, Haytham Y. Mustafa, Hassen Loukil, Saad M. Saad, Abdelaziz Salah Saidi, William Holderbaum

“…The results highlight the proposed scheme’s enhanced sensitivity, faster fault isolation capability, and overall superior performance, providing a robust and reliable protection scheme for modern power distribution systems. Further testing results for the digital-twin OCR, comparing both the digital simulation twin relay and the physical twin relay for the traditional single-level OCR scheme and the proposed dual-level scheme, provide valuable insights into the performance and reliability of these protection strategies. …”
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Optimal Network Reconfiguration and Scheduling With Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation for Improved Microgrid Resilience by Yang Chen, Mohammed Olama, Maximiliano F. Ferrari, Guodong Liu, Qingxin Shi, Aditya Sundararajan, Byungkwon Park, Arturo A. Massol-Deya, Thomas B. Ollis

“…Finally, to test the proposed restoration strategy in a larger networked system, the modified IEEE-33 bus test distribution system is considered, and the results show a more resilient power delivery for critical loads under three and four line outages.…”
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Online Voltage Regulation With Minimum Disturbance for Distribution Grid Without System Knowledge by Hamad Alduaij, Yang Weng

“…Distribution systems have limited observability, as they were a passive grid to consume power. …”
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Design and Analysis of Compact High–Performance Lithium–Niobate Electro–Optic Modulator Based on a Racetrack Resonator by Zixin Chen, Jianping Li, Weiqin Zheng, Hongkang Liu, Quandong Huang, Ya Han, Yuwen Qin

“…With the ever-growing demand for high-speed optical communications, microwave photonics, and quantum key distribution systems, compact electro-optic (EO) modulators with high extinction ratios, large bandwidth, and high tuning efficiency are urgently pursued. …”
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Model-Oriented Training of Coordinators of the Decentralized Control System of Technological Facilities With Resource Interaction by Volodymyr M. Dubovoi, Maria S. Yukhimchuk, Viacheslav V. Kovtun, Krzysztof R. Grochla

“…In the first stage, one coordinator is trained on the basis of a distributed system simulation. In the second stage, the settings of the trained coordinator are applied to other coordinators, which are retrained in parallel on the basis of simulation models of local control systems of the relevant parts of the technological facilities. …”
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Assessment of the Scope of Work for Operational Control of Steel Underground Gas Pipelines, Taking Into Account the Organizational and Logistical Factor by N. V. Strutsky, V. N. Romaniuk

“…It should be mentioned that the work carried out during the inspection and further repair of gas pipelines is the most extensive and labor-consuming of all those performed on the linear part of the gas distribution system. Accordingly, adequate planning in this area is very important from the point of view of both the reliability and safety of the gas distribution network and the economic and economic one. …”
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Advancing Inclusive Participatory Community Based Approaches Towards Fair Transitions and Land Governance in Developing Countries. The Case of Kigali City – Rwanda. by David

“…Challenges in land tenure distribution system come from complex administrative processes, weak institutional frameworks, and fragile legal systems. …”
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Sequential Optimization Configuration Method for Power Quality Monitors Considering Photovoltaic Access by Xiaorui Liang, Qiming Zhong, Huaying Zhang, Ying Wang, Huicong Liu

“…Although some papers have studied the configuration issues of PQM, there are still some problems in the application of existing methods in new distribution systems, such as the need to propose a method for calculating the amplitude of voltage sag under PV access, the impact of PV output volatility on the monitoring range of PQM has not been discussed, and there is still a research gap in optimizing configuration methods that consider the continuity of PQM configuration. …”
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