Browsing Master's theses in Renewable Energy by Issue Date
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Testing av mekanisk påkjenning på solcelle
(Master thesis, 2012)Solenergi industrien er den raskest voksende fornybar energi-sektoren over hele verden; reduksjon av silisium wafer tykkelse uten å øke wafer styrke kan føre til en høy brudd-prosent under påfølgende håndtering og prosessings ... -
Techno-economic optimum sizing of hybrid renewable energy system : rural electrification in Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2013)Using an off grid hybrid renewable energy-based power systems for rural electrification has become an attractive solution for areas where grid electricity is either not feasible or the cost of the grid extension is relatively ... -
Energieffektive boliger : tekniske og økonomiske aspekter
(Master thesis, 2013)Økende interesse for energiproduksjon og energieffektivitet har ført til at oppgavens problemområde anses som svært spennende. De fornybare energiressursene som Norge sitter på, kan utnyttes langt bedre enn de gjør i ... -
Voltage regulation of a distribution grid with distributed generation
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Optical modelling for photovoltaic panels
(Master thesis, 2013)A novel approach to predict the performance of anti-reflective glasses on PV panel is presented in this thesis. Anti-reflective glass, such as deeply textured and thin film coated glass, has shown to increase the annual ... -
Development and Electrochemical Evaluation of Tape Cast Substrates for SOFC Single Cells
(Master thesis, 2013)As a means to reduce the solid oxide fuel cell material cost and make it more adapted to other fuels, titania as a candidate catalyst material has been investigated. A low-cost, high precision, self made tape casting ... -
Electrification of the Utsira formation : electric system requirements for a power distribution platform
(Master thesis, 2013)The Norwegian oil and energy department instructs operators to look at the possibility for electrification of future offshore installations with power from shore. The offshore installations at the Utsira formation may ... -
Optimization of capacitor banks in the Skagerak networks transmission grid
(Master thesis, 2013)Capacitor banks have been widely used in electric power networks. This master thesis presents a study of introducing new capacitor banks into a transmission network. The network comprises two areas at Telemark and Vestfold ... -
Manure energy exploitation : the use of biogas to secure water supply in developing countries
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis has investigated the feasibility to produce electricity for water pumping in developing countries by using a simple biogas reactor system with an internal combustion. This was done by visiting Katulani Secondary ... -
A Novel solid oxide fuel cell anode substrate : performance and lifetime studies
(Master thesis, 2013)The competition in the fuel cell market today is driving improved performance and among the fuel cells types the Solid Oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has a top rank because of its high efficiency in combined heat and power ... -
The Possible contribution of photovoltaic systems to the electricity supply in some districts in Palestine
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis discusses the potential of solar energy to support and partly cover the energy demand in the medium voltage level electric supply grid in four cities in the West Bank, Palestine. The load profile for two days ... -
An approach to day ahead forecasting of solar irradiance with an application to energy gain in solar thermal collectors
(Master thesis, 2014)Today, for the management of energy supply systems forecast information on load and theproduction of meteorology dependent (wind, solar, hydro) generation is ever rising. Solarirradiance forecasting is given a unique ... -
Home energy management system : a home energy management system under different electricity pricing mechanisms
(Master thesis, 2014)Peak demand is a severe problem in the electricity grid and it was solved by supply side management in the past. But nowadays the demand side management sources have drawn attention due to the economic and environmental ... -
Effect of substrate improvement on optimising biogas yield from anaerobic digestion
(Master thesis, 2014)The anaerobic digestion process involves the decomposition of the organic matter to yield biogas; gas that is mainly composed of methane and carbon dioxide with traces of some other gases. This process is used for different ... -
Design and installation of a grid-connected PV system
(Master thesis, 2014)As the worlds electrical demand is being more covered by photovoltaic (PV) systems, Germanyinstalled 3.3 GW of the worlds PV systems in 2013 compared to 0.6 MW being installed inNorway. Irradiation measurements done for ... -
Proper sizing of energy storage for grid connected photovoltaic system
(Master thesis, 2014)The requirement of an energy storage to a grid connected PV system, is highly desirable in cases like power outages. Another importance is to reduce the peak time electricity buying from the utility grid and discharging ... -
Power dispatching of active generators using droop control in grid connected micro-grid
(Master thesis, 2014)Renewable energy promises a green energy future for the world. However, many technical problems still have to be solved. Almost all renewable energy sources require power electronic converters for power processing and ... -
Measurements of magnetic flux density in rotating machines : development of a calibrated and portable measurement system
(Master thesis, 2014)Diagnostics of generator poles has traditionally been done by measuring the impedancein each pole and assume that the magnetic ux density is proportional to the impedance.With Hall-sensors it is possible to measure the ... -
Impact of High Penetration of Electric Vehicles on Low Voltage Network Stability and Role of Managment Programmes for Electric Vehicle Charging
(Master thesis, 2015)The number of electric vehicles (EVs) have increased in Norway over the last couple of years. Low emissions and reducing petroleum dependence are some of the advantages achieved by using EVs. This master thesis presents ... -
Fundamental Analysis of Triple Layer Area Decoupled Photovoltaic Modules
(Master thesis, 2015)The main objective of this work is to analyse the area decoupled triple layer photovoltaic module, by application of voltage matching under AM 1.5 light spectrum. This includes, calculation of detailed balance efficiency, ...