Papers by Alexandre Pavlovski
Global Journal of Researches in Engineering: F, 2023
Energy Transition from fossil fuel derived power sources to that of clean, renewably sourced, ele... more Energy Transition from fossil fuel derived power sources to that of clean, renewably sourced, electricity enabling total electrification has emerged as the overriding challenge for humankind in the first quarter of the 21st
century. Ensuring energy security, adapting to climate change, and embracing the low carbon economy were among the critical factors for this paradigm shift. “Soft revolutions” in renewable generation, battery storage, and power electronics, technologically enabled the energy transition to clean electricity.
A pivotal advance in total electrification of our society, empowering the electricity value chain, is propelling the rapid transformation of the existing power grid into the “Future Grid”. This global, evolutionary, development based on a combination of techno-economical and psychosocial understanding of electricity systems is seen as an absolute priority target in the current decade. An expected goal and result of this development is that alternate current (AC)/direct current (DC) grids merge.
Targets and goals 3.5 SWEDEN Targets and goals when planning for solar energy in the Swedish citi... more Targets and goals 3.5 SWEDEN Targets and goals when planning for solar energy in the Swedish cities of Lund and Malmö 54 3.6 SWITZERLAND Comparative performance assessment of parametrically generated variants a master plan of the case studies in Yverdon-les Bains and Lausanne 64 4 Collaborative cross countries case studies 71 Scale and Planning process 4.1 GERMANY-AUSTRIA Challenges for solar energy integration in new urban disctrict developments: Comparative case of Aspern+ Die Seestadt Wiens, Austria and Munchen-Freiham, Germany 72 4.2 FRANCE-ITALY Dual use of land: photovoltaic and food production: Comparative case of Agrovoltaico, Italy and Agrinergie5, Réunion Island 80 4.3 DENMARK-SWEDEN Targets and goals when planning for solar energy in the Swedish cities and Danish cities 87 Legislation and technology 4.4 NORWAY-SWEDEN Solar rights and shading of solar facades:
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Solar Architecture represents the confluence of the two disciplines of energy engineering and arc... more Solar Architecture represents the confluence of the two disciplines of energy engineering and architecture. The concept of Solar Architecture defines a decision-making process to select, design, deploy, and operate solar energy-enabled solutions for environments where solar energy resources are part of the energy mix. The principles of Solar Architecture include maximizing solar energy harvesting from solution’s surfaces with a positive balance of energy, carbon, and cost provided by the solution. Solar Architecture application selection is built on two major cornerstones, features and groups, defining the best options in energy engineering of a solar solution. Solar surfaces are key to solar architecture. They are the “heart”, and balance-of-system components are the “muscles” of solar solutions. Addressing energy losses in photovoltaic, solar to thermal, and solar to chemical energy conversion allows for increasing energy harvesting yield. Life Cycle Assessment and solar energy ha...
The adoption of model-based predictive control (MPC) strategies for building systems, such as aux... more The adoption of model-based predictive control (MPC) strategies for building systems, such as auxiliary heating/cooling systems, electric lighting systems, operable window and window shading systems, represents a significant potential to reduce the environment impact of buildings. However, the potential of MPC has been challenged with the limited nature of the information available to the controller to make optimal operational decisions. This paper proposes a selfadaptive MPC method: one in which the control system (1) learns the building physics via a sequential non-linear filter —processing the data coming from a network of sensors/meters; (2) predicts its response using a first-order discrete-time state-space model—processing data coming from forecasts; and, (3) adapts the operation of a heating/cooling system by employing the Newton's method in optimization. The potential of this MPC method is demonstrated through a simulation-based study focused on a hypothetical south-faci...
Distributed PV Power Generation Forecasting for Distribution Management
High penetration of distributed PV generation (DG-PV) assets has created a new energy management ... more High penetration of distributed PV generation (DG-PV) assets has created a new energy management and control landscape in the power industry as it has substantially changed operating conditions in the distribution grid. In 2013, Green Power Labs (GPL) and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) developed an approach to integrate distributed PV generation forecasts with SDG&E’s existing distribution management system (DMS) to help account for this growth. The developed technology provides forecasts for the over 20,000 DG-PV assets currently in the SDG&E service area for near real-time forecast horizons at the “electrical resolution” level of service transformers . Enabling distribution management systems with high “electrical” resolution DG-PV forecasting achieves improvement in the performance of existing grid assets and a reduction in the limitations on distributed PV penetration.
Journal of Green Building, 2010
The modern built environment has been developed in a context of readily-available, low-cost energ... more The modern built environment has been developed in a context of readily-available, low-cost energy from highly concentrated fossil fuels. Today's global energy landscape has dramatically changed; energy costs have become significant in the operation of buildings, and the sector uses a major portion of the global resources of fossil fuels. In recent years a major focus of green building development in North America and internationally has been on setting up sustainable energy practices for the built environment. This focus has advanced energy conservation and efficiency measures for buildings; on-site clean energy generation is now positioned as a critical next step in meeting increasing energy demands while enhancing the functionality and comfort of buildings. “Solar Architecture” as a green building concept addresses sustainable energy practices and the needs of the three major tiers of the built environment: community planning, existing buildings, and new construction. This ar...
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Papers by Alexandre Pavlovski
century. Ensuring energy security, adapting to climate change, and embracing the low carbon economy were among the critical factors for this paradigm shift. “Soft revolutions” in renewable generation, battery storage, and power electronics, technologically enabled the energy transition to clean electricity.
A pivotal advance in total electrification of our society, empowering the electricity value chain, is propelling the rapid transformation of the existing power grid into the “Future Grid”. This global, evolutionary, development based on a combination of techno-economical and psychosocial understanding of electricity systems is seen as an absolute priority target in the current decade. An expected goal and result of this development is that alternate current (AC)/direct current (DC) grids merge.