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A Methodology for Buildings Access to Solar Radiation in Sustainable Cities
(MDPI, 2019)
The growing need to improve the environmental and energy sustainability of buildings involves the use of solar radiation incident on their surfaces. However, in cities, this task is complicated due to the constructive ...
Design and Implementation of a Pressure Monitoring System Based on IoT for Water Supply Networks
(MDPI, 2020)
Increasing the efficiency of water supply networks is essential in arid and semi-arid regions to ensure the supply of drinking water to the inhabitants. The cost of renovating these systems is high. However, customized ...
Proposal for the Design of Monitoring and Operating Irrigation Networks Based on IoT, Cloud Computing and Free Hardware Technologies
(MDPI, 2019)
In recent decades, considerable efforts have been devoted to process automation in agriculture. Regarding irrigation systems, this demand has found several difficulties, including the lack of communication networks and the ...
New Omnidirectional Sensor Based on Open-Source Software and Hardware for Tracking and Backtracking of Dual-Axis Solar Trackers in Photovoltaic Plants
(MDPI, 2021)
In this work, an omnidirectional sensor that enables identification of the direction of the celestial sphere with maximum solar irradiance is presented. The sensor, based on instantaneous measurements, functions as a ...
A Cost-Effective and Efficient Electronic Design for Photovoltaic Systems for Solar Hot Water Production
(MDPI, 2021)
A significant percentage of energy consumption in buildings is to produce hot water. Photovoltaic solar heating can be considered a clean and renewable energy option—easy to install, silent, and without maintenance—to ...
Sistema de evaluación del potencial de recarga para vehículos equipados con generador fotovoltaico
(Oficina de Transferencia de Resultados de la Investigación, 2021)
Simulation of Self-Consumption Photovoltaic Installations: Profitability Thresholds
(MDPI, 2021)
PV self-consumption can contribute positively to the spread of PV and, therefore, to the progress of renewable energies as a key element in a decarbonized energy model. However, the policies of each country regarding the ...
Design and 3D Manufacturing of an Improved Heliostatic Illuminator
(MDPI, 2022)
Increasing daylighting levels contributes to improving the energy efficiency of buildings and consequently to the fight against climate change. This work presents a new illuminator based on a previous single-axis polar ...
Benchmarking Analysis of the Panorama of Grid-Connected PV Installations in Spain
(MDPI, 2022)
Renewable energies play an important role as a solution to the challenge of satisfying the growing global energy demand without jeopardizing the achievements in the fight against climate change. Given this panorama, different ...
A novel backtracking approach for two-axis solar PV tracking plants
(Elsevier, 2020)
Solar tracking is a technique required to increase energy production in multiple photovoltaic (PV) facilities. In these plants, during low-elevation solar angle hours, shadows appear between the collectors causing a dramatic ...