Matthew Robinson

TL;DR: In this paper, a solar chimney power plant (SCPP) was proposed to increase the temperature of the air in the collector and therefore produce more electricity in the solar chipper.

TL;DR: A bottom-up method to generate synthetic residential loads realistically, but with minimal computational resources, is presented and it is shown that aggregated loads can be shaped to follow a desired signal, for example to balance intermittent solar generation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a small-scale ice storage device for residential applications based on a layered structure of alternating ice packs and flow channels, consisting, respectively, of thermally sealed polyethylene water bag and corrugated plastic sheeting, with thickness for each layer on the order of several millimeters.

TL;DR: Moderate improvements in performance, achieved at low cost by simple means, may be more effective than highly optimized schemes, which are more susceptible to failure due to their dependence on complex interactions between systems.

TL;DR: An enhanced capacity to integrate human behavior models with power flow simulators will become essential for designing distribution management systems, as grid modernization leads to more customer-owned devices that can be used to match generation and load.