Yuchen Yang^1,2, Lin Ma^1,2,*, Jie Yu^1,2, Zewen Zhao^1,2, Pengfei You^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.3, pp. 1153-1179, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.022719

Abstract The use of nanorefrigerants in Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) units is believed to affect the cycle environment performance, but backed with very few relevant studies. For this purpose, a life cycle assessment (LCA) has been performed for the ORC system using nanorefrigerant, the material and energy input, characteristic indicators and comprehensive index of environmental impact, total energy consumption and energy payback time (BPBT) of the whole life cycle of ORC system using Al₂O₃/R141b nanorefrigerant were calculated. Total environmental comprehensive indexes reveal that ECER-135 index decrease by 1.5% after adding 0.2% Al₂O₃ nanoparticles to R141b. Based on the contribution analysis and… More >

Khaled Bawaneh^1,*, Bradley Deken², Amin Esmaeili³

Energy Engineering, Vol.120, No.1, pp. 23-34, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.019813

Abstract In this study, information on energy usage in the United States (U.S.) aerospace manufacturing sector has been analyzed and then represented as energy intensities (kWh/m²) to establish benchmark data and to compare facilities of varying sizes. First, public sources were identified and the data from these previously published sources were aggregated to determine the energy usage of aerospace manufacturing facilities within the U.S. From this dataset, a sample of 28 buildings were selected and the energy intensity for each building was estimated from the data. Next, as a part of this study the energy data for three additional aerospace manufacturing… More >

Lei Wang^1,2,*, Yuxin Qi^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.1, pp. 325-339, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.019730

Abstract Currently, energy conservation draws wide attention in industrial manufacturing systems. In recent years, many studies have aimed at saving energy consumption in the process of manufacturing and scheduling is regarded as an effective approach. This paper puts forwards a multi-objective stochastic parallel machine scheduling problem with the consideration of deteriorating and learning effects. In it, the real processing time of jobs is calculated by using their processing speed and normal processing time. To describe this problem in a mathematical way, a multi-objective stochastic programming model aiming at realizing makespan and energy consumption minimization is formulated. Furthermore, we develop a multi-objective… More >

Hanadi AlZaabi¹, Khaled Shaalan¹, Taher M. Ghazal^2,3,*, Muhammad A. Khan^4,5, Sagheer Abbas⁶, Beenu Mago⁷, Mohsen A. A. Tomh⁶, Munir Ahmad⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 2261-2278, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.031834

Abstract Energy is essential to practically all exercises and is imperative for the development of personal satisfaction. So, valuable energy has been in great demand for many years, especially for using smart homes and structures, as individuals quickly improve their way of life depending on current innovations. However, there is a shortage of energy, as the energy required is higher than that produced. Many new plans are being designed to meet the consumer’s energy requirements. In many regions, energy utilization in the housing area is 30%–40%. The growth of smart homes has raised the requirement for intelligence in applications such as… More >

Rongxin Zhang^1,*, Chengying Yang^2,3, Xuetao Li¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.6, pp. 2489-2511, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.021517

Abstract Buildings are the main energy consumers across the world, especially in urban communities. Building smartization, or the smartification of housing, therefore, is a major step towards energy grid smartization too. By controlling the energy consumption of lighting, heating, and cooling systems, energy consumption can be optimized. All or some part of the energy consumed in future smart buildings must be supplied by renewable energy sources (RES), which mitigates environmental impacts and reduces peak demand for electrical energy. In this paper, a new optimization algorithm is applied to solve the optimal energy consumption problem by considering the electric vehicles and demand… More >

Zhukui Tan^1,*, Yongjie Ren¹, Hua Li¹, Weili Ren², Xichao Zhou², Ming Zeng¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.6, pp. 2607-2619, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.019550

Abstract With the proposal of carbon neutrality, how to improve the proportion of clean energy in energy consumption and reduce carbon dioxide emissions has become the important challenge for the traditional energy industry. Based on the idea of multi-energy complementarity, a typical integrated energy system consisting of electric system and gas system is constructed based on the application of power to gas (P2G) technology and gas turbine in this paper. Furthermore, a multi-objective optimization model with economic improvement, carbon emission reduction and peak-load shifting as objectives is proposed, and solved by BSO algorithm. Finally, a typical power-gas coupling system is selected… More >

Yadian Geng¹, Junqing Li^1,2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.1, pp. 241-266, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020307

Abstract To solve the distributed hybrid flow shop scheduling problem (DHFS) in raw glass manufacturing systems, we investigated an improved hyperplane assisted evolutionary algorithm (IhpaEA). Two objectives are simultaneously considered, namely, the maximum completion time and the total energy consumptions. Firstly, each solution is encoded by a three-dimensional vector, i.e., factory assignment, scheduling, and machine assignment. Subsequently, an efficient initialization strategy embeds two heuristics are developed, which can increase the diversity of the population. Then, to improve the global search abilities, a Pareto-based crossover operator is designed to take more advantage of non-dominated solutions. Furthermore, a local search heuristic based on… More >

Talal H. Noor^1,*, El-Sayed Atlam², Abdulqader M. Almars¹, Ayman Noor³, Amer S. Malki¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.3, pp. 3785-3799, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.032250

Abstract With the increase of energy consumption worldwide in several domains such as industry, education, and transportation, several technologies played an influential role in energy conservation such as the Internet of Things (IoT). In this article, we describe the design and implementation of an IoT-based energy conservation smart classroom system that contributes to energy conservation in the education domain. The proposed system not only allows the user to access and control IoT devices (e.g., lights, projectors, and air conditions) in real-time, it also has the capability to aggregate the estimated energy consumption of an IoT device, the smart classroom, and the… More >

M. Manikandan^1,*, S. Sakthivel², V. Vivekanandhan¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.3, pp. 3169-3185, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.029232

Abstract Wireless Sensor Networks are composed of autonomous sensing devices which are interconnected to form a closed network. This closed network is intended to share sensitive location-centric information from a source node to the base station through efficient routing mechanisms. The efficiency of the sensor node is energy bounded, acts as a concentrated area for most researchers to offer a solution for the early draining power of sensors. Network management plays a significant role in wireless sensor networks, which was obsessed with the factors like the reliability of the network, resource management, energy-efficient routing, and scalability of services. The topology of… More >

R. Nithya^1,*, Roobaea Alroobaea², Ahmed Binmahfoudh³, Zairi Ismael Rizman⁴

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.1, pp. 903-924, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.030749

Abstract The purpose of sensing the environment and geographical positions, device monitoring, and information gathering are accomplished using Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), which is a non-dependent device consisting of a distinct collection of Sensor Node (SN). Thus, a clustering based on Energy Efficient (EE), one of the most crucial processes performed in WSN with distinct environments, is utilized. In order to efficiently manage energy allocation during sensing and communication, the present research on managing energy efficiency is performed on the basis of distributed algorithm. Multiples of EE methods were incapable of supporting EE routing with MIN-EC in WSN in spite of… More >