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A Semantic and Adaptive Middleware Architecture for Pervasive Computing Systems
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Design and Realization of New Generation Campus Smart Card System Based on the Mobile Communication
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Internet Protocol over Wireless Sensor Networks, from Myth to Reality
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Intelligent Rating Systems for the Smart Grid
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IT-Enabled Integration of Renewables: A Concept for the Smart Power Grid
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The GENIUS Grid Portal and robot certificates: a new tool for e-Science
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Intelligent Decision-Making System with Green Pervasive Computing for Renewable Energy Business in Electricity Markets on Smart Grid
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LITeTag: Design and Implementation of an RFID System for IT-based Port Logistics
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Guest Editorial
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An Enhanced Short Text Compression Scheme for Smart Devices
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Spatio-Temporal Querying of Video Content Using SQL for Quantizable Video Databases
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Construction of a Shared Terminal System by LDAP-Smart Card Authentication Cooperation
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Forward of Special Issue on “Mobile System, Agent Technology, and Web Services”
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Estimating User Preferences by Managing Contextual History in Context Aware Systems
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Intelligent agents under collaborative control in emerging power systems
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Smart Tariff for Smart Meters In Smart Grid
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A Smart Online Over-Voltage Monitoring and Identification System
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非能动低温空冷器的设计 Analysis for the Heat Exchange Efficiency of Passive Low-Temperature Air-Cooler
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光伏发电并网对配电网保护的影响及对策 Effects of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System on Distribution Network Protection and Its Countermeasures
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垂直轴无刷直流风力发电机风轮特性测试系统 The Wind Turbine Performance Testing System of Vertical Axis Wind Brushless DC Generator
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基于小生境粒子群算法的Pareto多目标配电网重构 Pareto Multi-Objective Distribution Network Reconfiguration Based on Improved Niche Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
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一种带有馈线保护功能的PON网络在线监测方案 A Novel Online Monitoring and Feeder Fiber Protection Scheme for Passive Optical Network (PON)
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基于智能开票技术的程序化操作的应用 The Application of Sequence Control Based on Intelligent Operation Ticket Generating Technology
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Transformerless Inverter for Smart Grid Based On Photovoltaic Systems
Author(s): B.Nagaraju , | S.Tarakalyani , | A.Srinivasula Reddy

A HYBRID WIRELESS NETWORK MODEL FOR POST DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS
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Wide Area Measurement and Control Using Phasor Measurement Unit in Smart Grid
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Normalized Thermodynamic Model for Intermittent Energy Systems and Application to Solar-Powered Adsorption Cooling Systems
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Heterogeneous Collaborative Sensor Network for Electrical Management of an Automated House with PV Energy
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Uniticket: A Third Party Universal E-Ticket System Based on Mobile Phone
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Influence of Catalyst and Temperature on Gasification Performance by Externally Heated Gasifier
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Pongamia as a Source of Biodiesel in India
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Energy, Exergy and Thermoeconomics Analysis of Water Chiller Cooler for Gas Turbines Intake Air Cooling
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Comparison the Performances of Three Earthing Systems for Micro-Grid Protection during the Grid Connected Mode
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Analysis of Distributed Generation Systems, Smart Grid Technologies and Future Motivators Influencing Change in the Electricity Sector
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Reactive Power and FACTS Cost Models’ Impact on Nodal Pricing in Hybrid Electricity Markets
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Embedding PV and WF Models into Steady State Studies by an Optimization Strategy
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Energy Consumption Control of an Air Conditioner Using Web Services
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Development of IEC61850 Based Substation Engineering Tools with IEC61850 Schema Library
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The Effect of Energy Levels of the Electron Acceptor Materials on Organic Photovoltaic Cells
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Optimal Scheduling of Cascaded Hydrothermal Systems Using a New Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Technique
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Notice on a Case Study on the Utilization of Wind Energy Potential on a Remote and Isolated Small Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Sizing of Converters Interfacing the Rotor of Wind Driven DFIG to the Power Grid
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IT-Enabled Integration of Renewables: A Concept for the Smart Power Grid
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Intelligent Decision-Making System with Green Pervasive Computing for Renewable Energy Business in Electricity Markets on Smart Grid
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A Review of Wireless and PLC Propagation Channel Characteristics for Smart Grid Environments
Author(s): Sabih Güzelgöz | Hüseyin Arslan | Arif Islam | Alexander Domijan

Hall-Effect Based Semi-Fast AC On-Board Charging Equipment for Electric Vehicles
Author(s): María Isabel Milanés-Montero | Javier Gallardo-Lozano | Enrique Romero-Cadaval | Eva González-Romera

Off-Grid System Development for House Car Pouch Lighting
Author(s): S. S. S. Ranjit | S. A. Anas | C. F. Tan

Appliance Controlling Using IPAC
Author(s): Sandeep Kumar | Saiful Islam | Archana Gupta | Himanshu Bhardwaj

Peripheral Display for Multi-User Location Awareness
Author(s): Rahat Iqbal | Anne James | John Black | Witold Poreda

Foreword of Special Issue on “Information Education and Technological Application”
Author(s): Jason C. Hung

Integrating Encrypted Mobile Agents with Smart Spaces in a Multi-agent Simulator for Resource Management
Author(s): Sherin M. Moussa | Gul A. Agha

The Fuzzy Neural Network Model of Smart Grid Risk Evaluation Based on Bayes
Author(s): Yanmei Li | Jingmmin Wang | Shuangtao Li

Guest Editorial
Author(s): Khan Mohammad Iftekharuddin | Mohammed Nazrul Islam | Mohammad Ataul Karim | Mohammad Abdus Salam

Design of Substation AMR and Control System with Reconfigurable Embedded System
Author(s): Jaswinder Singh | Ravinder Singh | S.K. Aggarwal | L.M. Saini

Smart Grid Information Security (IS) Functional Requirement
Author(s): Amy Poh Ai Ling | Mukaidono Masao

Reducing ICT-related Carbon Emissions: An Exemplar for Global Energy Policy?
Author(s): Ruth Stephen

Cognitive Radio for Smart Grid: Theory, Algorithms, and Security
Author(s): Raghuram Ranganathan | Robert Qiu | Zhen Hu | Shujie Hou | Marbin Pazos-Revilla | Gang Zheng | Zhe Chen | Nan Guo

BVS: A Lightweight Forward and Backward Secure Scheme for PMU Communications in Smart Grid
Author(s): Wei Ren | Jun Song | Min Lei | Yi Ren

咪唑啉类成膜缓蚀剂BW对金属表面沉积物或垢的去除研究 Study on the Removal of Scale on the Metal Surface by a Kind of Film-Growth Imidazoline Inhibitor BW
Author(s): 谢学军 | 邹品果 | 王瑞明 | 王浩 | 肖调兵 | 彭珂如 | 龚洵洁

交流接触器节能专用芯片的设计与实现 Design and Implementation of an Energy Saver IC for AC Contactor
Author(s): 丁晨 | 韩雁 | 彭成 | 范镇淇 | 郭行干

含扰动切换系统在异步切换下的镇定 Stabilization of Switched Systems with Perturbations under Asynchronous Switching
Author(s): 向伟铭 | 肖建 | 肖承勇

以信息化科技化加强安全生产管理 ——PDA与管控系统互联,800兆集群沟通无限 Strengthen Safety Management by Information and Technology
Author(s): 孙颖 | 崔兆阳

城市公共交通电动化的快速充电技术应用 Fast Charging Technology Used in Electrical Applications for Urban Public Transport
Author(s): 刘永相 | 侯兴哲 | 范继宁 | 杨晞 | 郑可

高频大电流不断电除冰方法 High Frequency High Current Uninterrupted Power Serving De-icing Method
Author(s): 胡书昌 | 王树文 | 马文川

异质网络产品的价格变动机理研究综述 The Review on the Price Variation Mechanism of Heterogeneity-Network Products
Author(s): 郑文 | 郑时

无人直升机在输电线路巡检中的应用及关键技术问题探讨 The Application of Unmanned Helicopter in Transmission Line and Discussions on the Key Technical Problems
Author(s): 杨敏祥 | 李卫国 | 石海鹏

Product Lines for Service Oriented Applications - PL for SOA
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A Study Using a Monte Carlo Method of the Optimal Configuration of a Distribution Network in Terms of Power Loss Sensing
Author(s): Hyun Ho Moon | Jong Joo Lee | Sang Yule Choi | Jae Sang Cha | Jang Mook Kang | Jong Tae Kim | Myong Chul Shin

Entropy-Based Bagging for Fault Prediction of Transformers Using Oil-Dissolved Gas Data
Author(s): Yuanbing Zheng | Caixin Sun | Jian Li | Qing Yang | Weigen Chen

Design of a Photo-Voltaic System to Enhance Network Dynamic Stability
Author(s): Guojie Li | Yuanzhang Sun | Qi Wang | San-Shing Choi | Si-Ye Ruan

Control System Design of CSI Applied in the Battery Pack Testing System
Author(s): Lixia Zhang | Wei Kang | Rugang Wang

Performance Analysis of Low Head Hydraulic Air Compressor
Author(s): Walid Aniss Aissa | Salama Abdel-Hady Mohamed | Kamal Abdel-Fatah Ahmed

Green Environment: Decision-Making and Power Utility Optimization towards Smart-Grid Options
Author(s): Dolores DeGroff

A Qualitative Perstective on Idempotency Defect of Two Level System Interacting with Laser and Quantized Field
Author(s): Sayed Abdel-Khalek | Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed | Waleed Nabeel Razek | Abdel Shafy Obada

Critical Factors that Affecting Efficiency of Solar Cells
Author(s): Furkan Dincer | Mehmet Emin Meral

Development and Installation of High Pressure Boilers for Co-Generation Plant in Sugar Industries
Author(s): Kolar Seenappa Venkatesh | Aashis S. Roy

A MPCC-NLP Approach for an Electric Power Market Problem
Author(s): Helena Sofia Rodrigues | Maria Teresa Torres Monteiro | António Ismael Freitas Vaz

A Prepaid Smart Metering Scheme Based on WiMAX Prepaid Accounting Model
Author(s): Reduan H. Khan | Tanzim F. Aditi | Victor Sreeram | Herbert H. C. Iu

Renewable Diesel Fuel from Processing of Vegetable Oil in Hydrotreatment Units: Theoretical Compliance with European Directive 2009/28/EC and Ongoing Projects in Spain
Author(s): Daniel Garraín | Israel Herrera | Carmen Lago | Yolanda Lechón | Rosa Sáez

Transient Stability Analysis of Hu-Liao HVDC and AC Parallel Transmission System
Author(s): Peng Ye | Yuqiu Sui | Yinghua Yuan | Xiaoming Li | Jiaqi Tao

The Initial Parameters Design of the Voltage Source Converter Fed SMES
Author(s): Xudong Song | Zhi Xu | Tieyuan Xiang

Composite Cost Function Based Solution to the Unit Commitment Problem
Author(s): Srikrishna Subramanian | Radhakrishnan Anandhakumar

Separation of Biomass Pyrolysis Oil by Supercritical CO2 Extraction
Author(s): Jinghua Wang | Hongyou Cui | Shuqin Wei | Shuping Zhuo | Lihong Wang | Zhihe Li | Weiming Yi

A Study of DTC-Power Electronic Cascade Fed by Photovoltaic Cell-Three-Level NPC Inverter
Author(s): Iqbal Messaïf | El-Madjid Berkouk | Nadia Saadia

Wind Energy Conversion System from Electrical Perspective—A Survey
Author(s): Hyong Sik Kim | Dylan Dah-Chuan Lu

Design and Testing of Three Earthing Systems for Micro-Grid Protection during the Islanding Mode
Author(s): Rashad M. Kamel | Aymen Chaouachi | Ken Nagasaka

An Approach to Analyse Energy and Exergy Analysis of Thermal Power Plants: A Review
Author(s): Vundela Siva Reddy | Subash Chndra Kaushik | Sudhir Kumar Tyagi | Narayanlal Panwar

Performance of a Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System with STATCOM as a Reactive Power Compensator
Author(s): Pawan Sharma | Trilochen Singh Bhatti | Kondapi Seha Srinivasa Ramakrishna

Optimal Placement of Multi DG Units Including Different Load Models Using PSO
Author(s): Amany M. El-Zonkol

Probabilistic Load Flow Considering Correlation between Generation, Loads and Wind Power
Author(s): Daniel Villanueva | Andrés Feijóo | José Luis Pazos

Temperature and Heat Flux Distributions through Single and Double Window Glazing Nongray Calculation
Author(s): Maatouk Khoukhi | Shigenao Maruyama

Switched Reluctance Generator for Variable Speed Wind Energy Applications
Author(s): Amissa Arifin | Ibrahim Al-Bahadly

Feasibilty of Wind-Solar Hybrid System for Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Author(s): Rama Subba Reddy Gorla | Rashid Salako

Estimation of Hourly Solar Radiation on Horizontal and Inclined Surfaces in Western Himalayas
Author(s): Shyam S. Chandel | Rajeev K. Aggarwal

Simulation and Analysis of a Multilevel Converter Topology for Solar PV Based Grid Connected Inverter
Author(s): Adil Sarwar | Mohammad S. J. Asghar

Approach for Cost Determination of Electro-Mechanical Equipment in Ror Shp Projects
Author(s): Sachin Mishra | Sunil Kumar Singal | Dheeraj Kumar Khatod

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) in Automotive Applications: Environmental Relevance of the Manufacturing Stage
Author(s): Daniel Garraín | Yolanda Lechón | Cristina de la Rúa

Impact of Distributed Generation on Smart Grid Transient Stability
Author(s): Nur Asyik Hidayatullah | Zahir J. Paracha | Akhtar Kalam

The Development of the Renewable Energy Technologies in Spain
Author(s): Félix Hernández | Miguel Hernández-Campos

Investigation on the Excitation Capacitor for a Wind Pumping Plant Using Induction Generator
Author(s): Manel Ouali | Mohamed Ben Ali Kamoun | Maher Chaabene

Medium-Term Electric Load Forecasting Using Multivariable Linear and Non-Linear Regression
Author(s): Nazih Abu-Shikhah | Fawwaz Elkarmi | Osama M. Aloquili

Smart Home Networking: Lessons from Combining Wireless and Powerline Networking
Author(s): Cheng Jin | Thomas Kunz

Is Methanol Using Co2 From the Atmosphere a New Fuel to Replace Gasoline?
Author(s): John O’M. Bockris

Influence of Particle Size and Temperature on Gasification Performance in Externally Heated Gasifier
Author(s): Yu Feng | Bo Xiao | Klaus Goerner | Gong Cheng | Jingbo Wang

Blending Cooking Oil Biodiesel with Petroleum Diesel: A Comparative Performance Test on a Variable IC Engine
Author(s): Clever Ketlogetswe | Jerekias Gandure

Analysis of Electrical Characteristics of Photovoltaic Single Crystal Silicon Solar Cells at Outdoor Measurements
Author(s): A. Ibrahim

Multi-Deployment of Dispersed Power Sources Using RBF Neural Network
Author(s): Yaser Soliman Qudaih | Takashi Hiyama

BIO-INSPIRED ENERGY FUTURE: QUEST FOR EFFICIENT INTELLIGENT MITOCHONDRIA AND NEW LIQUID FUELS
Author(s): Shoumen Palit Austin Datta | JrJung Lyu | Hui-Chiao Jen
