Overview of porous media/metal foam application in fuel cells and solar power systems
Journal Article
Tan, W. C., Saw, . L. H., Thiam, H. S., Xuan, J., Cai, Z., & Yew, M. C. (2018)
Overview of porous media/metal foam application in fuel cells and solar power systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 96, 181-197
Fuel cells and solar energy are promising candidates for electricity generation. It is forecast that fuel cells and solar power systems will play an important role in reducing...
Finding Fair Negotiation Algorithms to Reduce Peak Electricity Consumption in Micro Grids
Conference Proceeding
Powers, S. T., Meanwell, O., & Cai, Z. (2019)
Finding Fair Negotiation Algorithms to Reduce Peak Electricity Consumption in Micro Grids. In PAAMS 2019: Advances in Practical Applications of Survivable Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: The PAAMS Collection, 269-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24209-1_28
Reducing peak electricity consumption is important to maximise use of renewable energy sources, and reduce the total amount of capacity required on a grid. Most approaches use...
Novel machine learning approach for solar photovoltaic energy output forecast using extra-terrestrial solar irradiance
Journal Article
Fjelkestam Frederiksen, C. A., & Cai, Z. (2022)
Novel machine learning approach for solar photovoltaic energy output forecast using extra-terrestrial solar irradiance. Applied Energy, 306, Article 118152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118152
• Extra-terrestrial Solar Irradiance has been validated for PV output forecasting. • The machine learning approach successfully captures huge intra-daily PV output variations....
Re-use of stabilised flue gas ashes from solid waste incineration in cement-treated base layers for pavements
Journal Article
Cai, Z., Jensen, D. L., Christensen, T. H., & Bager, D. H. (2003)
Re-use of stabilised flue gas ashes from solid waste incineration in cement-treated base layers for pavements. Waste Management and Research, 21(1), 42-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242x0302100106
Fly ash from coal-burning power plants has been used extensively as a pozzolan and fine filler in concrete for many years. Laboratory experiments were performed investigating ...
Novel thermal management system using mist cooling for lithium-ion battery packs
Journal Article
Saw, L. H., Poon, H. M., Thiam, H. S., Cai, Z., Chong, W. T., Pambudi, N. A., & King, Y. J. (2018)
Novel thermal management system using mist cooling for lithium-ion battery packs. Applied Energy, 223, 146-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.042
Thermal management system is crucial for a Lithium-ion battery pack as cycle life, driving range of electric vehicle, usable capacity and safety are heavily dependent on the o...
Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method
Journal Article
Naqiuddin, N. H., Saw, L. H., Yew, M. C., Yusof, F., Poon, H. M., Cai, Z., & Thiam, H. S. (2018)
Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method. Applied Energy, 222, 437-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.186
• Novel segmented micro-channel heat sink has been designed. • CFD models have been developed to simulate the performance of the segmented micro-channel. • Enhanced the coolin...