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Análisis tecno-económico para la optimización de centrales termosolares de concentración cilindro parabólica con almacenamiento térmico
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2020)
Dentro de la tecnología de receptor central, el campo de colectores cilindro parabólicos es el sistema de generación de electricidad por fuente renovable de mayor implantación a nivel mundial. Además, los avances en diseño ...
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 ...
Modelling of the Acetification Stage in the Production of Wine Vinegar by Use of Two Serial Bioreactors
(MDPI, 2020)
In the scope of a broader study about modelling wine acetification, the use of polynomial black-box models seems to be the best choice. Additionally, the use of two serially arranged bioreactors was expected to result in ...
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 ...
Optimization of the Acetification Stage in the Production of Wine Vinegar by Use of Two Serial Bioreactors
(MDPI, 2021)
In the scope of a broader study about wine acetification, previous works concluded that using a single bioreactor hindered simultaneously reaching high productivities with high substrate consumption and the use of two ...
Analysis of the Influence of Terrain Orientation on the Design of PV Facilities with Single-Axis Trackers
(MDPI, 2020)
This paper investigates how to optimally orient the photovoltaic solar trackers of an axis parallel to the terrain, applying the sky model of Hay–Davies. This problem has been widely studied. However, the number of studies ...
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 ...
Low Electron Temperature Plasma Diagnosis: Revisiting Langmuir Electrostatic Probes
(MDPI, 2021)
This article describes a method of measurement of the current-to-probe voltage characteristic curve of a Langmuir electrostatic probe immersed in a plasma characterized by a low electron temperature that is only one order ...
Pressure Drops and Energy Consumption Model of Low-Scale Closed Circuit Cooling Towers
(MDPI, 2021)
Heat transfer models of closed-circuit cooling towers are available in the literature. Using these models, traditional parametric studies show how the inlet conditions of the streams influence the cooling capacity. This ...
Study of the Dependence of Solar Radiation Regarding Design Variables in Photovoltaic Solar Installations with Optimal Dual-Axis Tracking
(MDPI, 2021)
Solar tracking is an efficient strategy to increase the radiative capture of photovoltaic collectors. Within the multiple efforts made in recent decades to improve the production of these facilities, various works have ...