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BROKOA: cloud-based brokerage system for smart grids
(2018)
Electric energy networks provide the necessary energy to carry out daily operations in
education, health care, commerce, entertainment, defense, and government. Smart grids
(SG) have been proposed as a mechanism to ...
Evaluation of flywheel and battery systems for power smoothing of a photovoltaic plant into power grid
(2018-05)
The integration of renewable energy generation presents a great challenge in the energy management of an electrical system. The rapid variability in the production of energy from renewable resources, specifically solar, ...
Economic feasibility and public perception of using recycled glass as beach nourishment material to mitigate Puerto Rico erosion problems
(2018)
A portion of the Rincón coastline in Northwestern Puerto Rico has experienced an erosion rate of approximately 1 meter per year; the problem was significantly aggravated with the strong hit of hurricane María in September ...
Machine learning tools for detecting tweets related to vehicle crashes
(2018)
Vehicle crashes are a global problem that occur each day. They happen due to environmental factors, the state of the road and bad maneuvers performed by drivers. Information about vehicle crashes is published on social ...
Análisis de alternativas y diseño del sistema de disposición de aguas residuales para la Égida San Benito en Cabo Rojo, PR.
(2018-12-06)
An elderly housing construction project is proposed for the municipality of Cabo Rojo. The development does not have the necessary infrastructure available in order to connect to the Puerto Rico’s Aqueduct and Sewer ...
Improving continuous manufacturing process reliability through feeding control system
(2018-12-12)
Continuous manufacturing processes are complex systems composed of multiple unit operations where process variables and material properties interaction allow the development of soft PAT sensors. Hence, this study was focused ...
Sustainable energy assessment in Puerto Rico’s toll stations using sustainable rating systems
(2018)
The present document demonstrates how to use rating systems to analyze Puerto Rico’s toll stations and analyze how they stand up in terms of energy cost effectiveness. It has been known that Puerto Rico’s energy cost per ...
Strength of mortar mixtures with added polymeric fibers extracted from recycled tires
(2018)
The problem of tire waste in Puerto Rico has become an increasing concern. The Island has been accumulating tires for years. These tires occupy unnecessary space and hold water that can be home for mosquitoes which represent ...