Large-Scale Setpoint Tracking Controller for Co-regulation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Coordinating Charging with Energy Market Dynamics

This research explores the feasibility of building a large-scale setpoint tracking controller for the co-regulation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations, aiming to coordinate charging with energy market dynamics and minimize the error between a power setpoint and the aggregated consumption of charging stations while capitalizing on...

Modelling Second Order Effects of Changes in Civil Engineering Projects

One of the most common hurdles especially in large infrastructure projects is scope change. Scope changes negatively affect time, quality and usually lead to cost overruns due to underestimating the change order impacts on the project. There are two main categories through which the impacts could be quantified: the first and second order effects...

Aircraft Disruption Management: Increasing Performance with Machine Learning Predictions

Airlines experience schedule disruptions on a daily basis. Poor weather conditions, unscheduled aircraft maintenance and congested air spaces are just a few of the causes that prevent airlines from operating their flight schedules as planned. In the third quarter of 2017 over 20% of all scheduled flights in Europe suffered from delays. Operation...

'From data to value': in real estate investment management

‘Real estate is the largest asset class in the world’ as stated by Harvard business school Professor Arthur Segel. It is also unbeatable driver of individual wealth and overall economy. But on the other hand, it is one of the most imperfect markets, due to the lack of accessibility to valuable information in the limited time of decision making...

Analysis of Electromagnetic Behavior of Permanent Magnetized Electrical Machines in Fault Modes

Over the years, the use of PM machines has been increasing in the offshore wind industry and marine industry. The industries thrive on efficient function of the PM machines. These machines are prone to electro-mechanical faults due to environmental conditions and maintenance. Out of all these faults, stator internal faults are concerning as they...

The use of RFID technology to measure dielectric coefficients of diethyl ether-oil-brine mixtures for enhanced imbibition experiments.

Characterization of fluid properties is significant in the petroleum engineering practice, especially in solvent-based enhanced oil recovery (SEOR) where the use of injected chemicals should ideally be reduced to the bare minimum in order to minimize the costs and environmental impact of SEOR. However, current techniques for measurement inside...

Probabilistic Risk Analysis: Causes of discrepancy between the potentiality & the actuality of costs escalation

Construction, infrastructure and public or private projects have a long history of project ailments which almost always lead to cost escalation. From all the studies conducted in the past that looked and examined the cost escalation phenomenon, it seems that cost overrun is more of a rule than an exception. Some studies show even that on average...

Digitale Architectuur: De ontwikkeling van CAD technieken en haar weerslag op het architectonisch product

Op welke wijze heeft de CAD techniek zich door de jaren heen ontwikkeld en wat is zijn weerslag op het architectonisch product? Met deze vraag word er geprobeerd om meer duidelijkheid te krijgen over de invloed van CAD technieken in de architectuur. De ontwikkeling van CAD begint in 1963 en is vandaag de dag nog in volle gang. Er word daarbij...