• A Cyber–Physical System Based on Digital Twin and 3D SCADA for Real-Time Monitoring of Olive Oil Mills 

      Martínez‐Ruedas, Cristina; Flores Arias, José María; Moreno-García, Isabel; Liñán, Matías; Bellido Outeiriño, Francisco José (MDPI, 2024)
      Cyber–physical systems involve the creation, continuous updating, and monitoring of virtual replicas that closely mirror their physical counterparts. These virtual representations are fed by real-time data from sensors, ...
    • A novel backtracking approach for two-axis solar PV tracking plants 

      Fernández-Ahumada, Luis Manuel; Ramírez Faz, José; López Luque, Rafael; Varo-Martínez, Marta; Moreno-García, Isabel; Casares de la Torre, Francisco José (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 ...
    • A stochastic modelling and simulation approach to heating and cooling electricity consumption in the residential sector 

      Palacios García, Emilio; Moreno-Muñoz, A.; Santiago, Isabel; Flores Arias, José María; Bellido Outeiriño, Francisco José; Moreno-García, Isabel (Elsevier, 2018)
      Heating and cooling consumption is one of the most significant terms in the total supply, which may come to represent half of the total demand in European countries. These appliances are supplied by a wide range of sources, ...
    • AMIGaS - Actividades de Motivación para la Igualdad de Género en STEM 

      Moreno-García, Isabel M.; Luna Rodríguez, J.J.; González Redondo, Miguel Jesús; Pallarés López, Víctor; Real Calvo, Rafael Jesús; Santiago Chiquero, Isabel (UCOPress, 2019)
      En el marco del proyecto de innovación docente, se han realizado una serie de actividades de promoción de la mujer en estudios y empleos de disciplinas STEM, acrónimo de los términos en inglés Science, Technology, Engineering ...
    • An Embedded System in Smart Inverters for Power Quality and Safety Functionality 

      Real Calvo, Rafael Jesús; Pallarés López, Víctor; González Redondo, Miguel Jesús; Moreno-García, Isabel; González de la Rosa, Juan José; Moreno-Muñoz, A. (MDPI, 2016)
      The electricity sector is undergoing an evolution that demands the development of a network model with a high level of intelligence, known as a Smart Grid. One of the factors accelerating these changes is the development ...
    • Analysis of the Influence of Terrain Orientation on the Design of PV Facilities with Single-Axis Trackers 

      Gómez Uceda, Francisco J.; Moreno-García, Isabel; Jiménez-Martínez, José M.; López Luque, Rafael; Fernández-Ahumada, Luis Manuel (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 ...
    • Development and application of a smart grid test bench 

      Moreno-García, Isabel; Moreno-Muñoz, A.; Pallarés López, Víctor; González Redondo, Miguel Jesús; Palacios García, Emilio; Moreno Moreno, Carlos Diego (Elsevier, 2017)
      The current upward trend in large-scale integration of distributed energy resources (DER) in distribution networks has fueled interest in knowing their power quality issues (PQ), even in nearly real-time scale when possible. ...
    • Graphical Diagnosis of Performances in Photovoltaic Systems: A Case Study in Southern Spain 

      Santiago, Isabel; Trillo Montero, David; Luna Rodríguez, J.J.; Moreno-García, Isabel; Palacios García, Emilio (MDPI, 2017)
      The starting point of the operation and maintenance tasks in photovoltaic plants is the continuous monitoring and supervision of its components. The great amount of registered data requires a major improvement in the ...
    • Microgrids Power Quality Enhancement Using Model Predictive Control 

      García Torres, Félix; Vázquez, Sergio; Moreno-García, Isabel; Gil-de-Castro, Aurora; Roncero-Sánchez, Pedro; Moreno-Muñoz, A. (MDPI, 2021)
      In electric power systems, any deviation with respect to the theoretical sinusoidal waveform is considered to be a disturbance in the power quality of the electrical grid. The deviation can alter any of the parameters of ...
    • Modeling of photovoltaic cell temperature losses: A review and a practice case in South Spain 

      Santiago, Isabel; Trillo Montero, David; Moreno-García, Isabel; Pallarés López, Víctor; Luna Rodríguez, J.J. (Elsevier, 2018)
      To determine temperature losses in a photovoltaic (PV) installation, the operating temperature of the cells in the PV panels must be known. This temperature cannot be directly measured because the cells are not accessible ...
    • Monitoring of Energy Data with Seamless Temporal Accuracy Based on the Time-Sensitive Networking Standard and Enhanced μPMUs 

      Pallarés López, Víctor; Real Calvo, Rafael Jesús; Río Jiménez, Silvia del; González Redondo, Miguel Jesús; Moreno-García, Isabel; Santiago, Isabel (MDPI, 2021)
      In the energy sector, distributed synchronism and a high degree of stability are necessary for all real-time monitoring and control systems. Instantaneous response to critical situations is essential for the integration ...
    • Novel Segmentation Technique for Measured Three-Phase Voltage Dips 

      Moreno-García, Isabel; Bollen, M.H.J.; Gu, Irene Y.H.; Gil-de-Castro, Aurora; Moreno-Muñoz, A. (MDPI, 2015)
      This paper focuses on issues arising from the need to automatically analyze disturbances in the future (smart) grid. Accurate time allocation of events and the sequences of events is an important part of such an analysis. ...
    • PV Hosting Capacity Analysis and Enhancement Using High Resolution Stochastic Modeling 

      Palacios García, Emilio; Moreno-Muñoz, A.; Santiago, Isabel; Moreno-García, Isabel; Milanés-Montero, María-Isabel (MDPI, 2017)
      Reduction of CO2 emissions is a main target in the future smart grid. This goal is boosting the installation of renewable energy resources (RES), as well as a major consumer engagement that seeks for a more efficient ...
    • Streetlight Control System Based on Wireless Communication over DALI Protocol 

      Bellido Outeiriño, Francisco José; Quiles-Latorre, Francisco Javier; Moreno Moreno, Carlos Diego; Flores Arias, José María; Moreno-García, Isabel; Ortiz-López, Manuel (MDPI, 2016)
      Public lighting represents a large part of the energy consumption of towns and cities. Efficient management of public lighting can entail significant energy savings. This work presents a smart system for managing public ...
    • Study of the Dependence of Solar Radiation Regarding Design Variables in Photovoltaic Solar Installations with Optimal Dual-Axis Tracking 

      Gómez Uceda, Francisco J.; Moreno-García, Isabel; Pérez-Castañeda, Álvaro; Fernández-Ahumada, Luis Manuel (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 ...