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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 3Reinforcement Learning
- 2Distributed Energy Resources
- 2Transactive Energy
- 1AI
- 1Artificial Intelligence
- 1Battery energy storage system
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Automated Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources using Local Energy Markets and Reinforcement Learning
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The conventional unidirectional model of the electricity grid operations is no longer sufficient. The continued proliferation of distributed energy resources and the resultant surge in net load variability at the grid edge necessitates deploying adequate demand response methods. This thesis...
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Fall 2021
Climate change concerns have raised awareness about the importance of decarbonizing the power sector. In achieving such a goal, energy storage is a critical operation that is currently done using mostly fossil fuels as chemical energy storage. The only viable alternative is battery energy storage...
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Reinforcement Learning-Driven Local Transactive Energy Market for Distributed Energy Resources
DownloadFall 2023
Technological breakthroughs in renewable power generation, battery storage, electric mobility, and advanced data logistics are changing the electric grid. The huge influx of distributed energy resources (DERs), while important to curb carbon emissions, is not without consequences. The highly...