Hydropower has long been recognized as a renewable power source. Due to economic reasons, high and medium head potentials have been primarily developed. Later, low-head potentials became a feasible solution with the application of modern Bulb generators. Although Bulb generators have been developed and applied since the 1930s, new techniques and materials have been used […]
The aviation industry has set ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions in coming decades. The strategy involves the use of sustainable biofuels, aiming to achieve benefits from environmental, social, and economic perspectives. In this context, Brazilian conditions are favorable, with a mature agroindustry that regularly produces automotive biofuel largely adopted by Brazilian road vehicles, while […]
Isolated generation in micro hydroeletric power plant (MHPP) through the induction generator (IG) has been the subject of extensive research due to the fact that this type of electrical machine is easy to operate, requires simplified maintenance, and has also a lower cost when compared to the synchronous machine, mainly in the range from 0.5 to […]
Um dos principais desafios da regulação de monopólios naturais é a criação de mecanismos que assegurem a prestação de um serviço com qualidade compatível com as demandas e necessidades dos usuários. Regularidade, segurança e eficiência são alguns dos requisitos básicos no fornecimento de energia elétrica, os quais demandam investimentos em recursos humanos e tecnologias compatíveis […]
O objetivo deste artigo é propor uma metodologia para avaliar os impactos da variabilidade climática no consumo eficiente de energia elétrica na iluminação pública no Brasil. Foi aplicado o Método por Demanda Climática (MDC) e calculado a economia de energia das ações do Programa Nacional de Iluminação Pública Eficiente (ReLuz) em 2005, considerando a climatologia […]
The paper addresses a literature review of the technologies used in the transmission of measuring and logging data during well drilling. It presents a discussion about efficiency in data density transmission and reliability, especially when it comes to software and automated tools. Initially, this paper analyzes the principle of the telemetry systems, considering the mud […]
Important in many different sectors of the industry, the determination of stream velocity has become more and more important due to measurements precision necessity, in order to determine the right production rates, determine the volumetric production of undesired fluid, establish automated controls based on these measurements avoiding over-flooding or over-production, guaranteeing accurate predictive maintenance, etc. […]
The paper presents a novel methodology for the operation of those hydro power plants provided with a single penstock by the optimal distribution of the dispatched power among its available generating units, aiming at the maximum efficiency of the whole power plant energy conversion. While previous optimization methods made use of off-line static curve and […]
Among the world’s continents, Africa has the highest incidence of food insecurity and poverty and the highest rates of population growth. Yet Africa also has the most arable land, the lowest crop yields, and by far the most plentiful land resources relative to energy demand. It is thus of interest to examine the potential of […]
Minimum energy performance standards (MEPSs) have been adopted in several countries to promote energy efficiency. This study evaluates the impacts of Law 10.295/2001 which regulates the efficiency of equipment in Brazil. This impact assessment was based on estimates of the amount of equipment in operation and the effect of MEPS on a representative model of […]