• Assessing low voltage network constraints in Distributed Energy Resources planning 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (2015-05-01)
      Many efforts are being devoted towards achieving optimal planning and operation of DER (Distributed Energy Resources). However, during the planning process, not all relevant thermal constraints of the distribution network ...
    • Business models towards the effective integration of electric vehicles in the grid 

      Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Gómez San Román, Tomás; Fernández Fernández, Ismael Jaime; Calvillo, Christian (2014-12-01)
      To achieve an effective integration of the electric vehicle in the grid, not only technical issues must be solved, but also a new regulatory context and business models must be proposed. This paper proposes two electric ...
    • Capacity fade and aging models for electric batteries and optimal charging strategy for electric vehicles 

      Fernández Fernández, Ismael Jaime; Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Boal Martín-Larrauri, Jaime (2013-10-01)
      Due to the increasing concern for energy efficient storage devices, extensive research is being done on the mechanisms which are involved in the battery degradation process. Optimality in electric vehicle energy management ...
    • Centralized vs distributed generation. A model to assess the relevance of some thermal and electric factors. Application to the Spanish case study. 

      Martín Martínez, Francisco; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Rivier Abbad, Michel Luis; Calvillo, Christian (2017-09-01)
      Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is already a reality for electricity supply and the debate whether distributed generation is going to replace almost totally or partially the current centralized generation ...
    • Distributed energy generation in smart cities 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (Universidad Pontificia Comillas; IJRER; Gazi University; Nagasaki University; (Madrid, España), 2013-10-20)
      The smart city is a sustainable and efficient urban center that provides high quality of life to its inhabitants with an optimal management of its resources, where clean and cost effective energy generation is a key issue. ...
    • Energy management and planning in smart cities 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (2016-03-01)
      A smart city is a sustainable and efficient urban centre that provides a high quality of life to its inhabitants through optimal management of its resources. Energy management is one of the most demanding issues within ...
    • Evaluation and optimal scaling of distributed generation systems in a smart city 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (Wessex Institute of Technology (UK), Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia) (Putrajaya, Malasia), 2013-12-03)
    • Evaluation and optimal scaling of distributed generation systems in a smart city 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (Wessex Institute of Technology (UK), Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia) (Putrajaya, Malasia), 2013-12-03)
      Distributed generation (DG) represents an important resource to address relevant energy issues, such as reliability and sustainability, in the current and future smart cities. It is expected that distributed generation ...
    • Impact of EV penetration in the interconnected urban environment of a smart city 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José; Martín Martínez, Francisco (2017-12-15)
      The smart city seeks a highly interconnected, monitored and globally optimized environment to profit from the synergies among systems such as energy, transports or waste management. From an energy perspective, transport ...
    • Optimal planning and operation of aggregated Distributed Energy Resources with market participation 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José; Martín Martínez, Francisco (2016-11-15)
      This paper analyzes the optimal planning and operation of aggregated distributed energy resources (DER) with participation in the electricity market. Aggregators manage their portfolio of resources in order to obtain the ...
    • Price-maker optimal planning and operation of Distributed Energy Resources 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José
      This paper proposes a linear programming problem to find the optimal planning and operation of aggregated distributed energy resources (DER), managed by an aggregator that participates in the day-ahead wholesale electricity ...
    • Price-maker optimal planning and operation of Distributed Energy Resources 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (Oporto, Portugal), 2016-06-06)
      This paper proposes a linear programming problem to find the optimal planning and operation of aggregated distributed energy resources (DER), managed by an aggregator that participates in the day-ahead wholesale electricity ...
    • Synergies of electric urban transport systems and Distributed Energy Resources in smart cities 

      Calvillo, Christian; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José (2018-08-01)
      Transport systems and buildings are among the bigger energy users inside cities. Abundant research has been developed about these systems (facilities and transport). However, synergies among them are commonly overlooked, ...
    • Use of renewable energy systems in smart cities 

      Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Calvillo, Christian; Martín Martínez, Francisco; Villar Collado, José (Springer (Berlín, Alemania), 2014-05-09)
    • Vehicle-to-grid profitability considering EV battery degradation 

      Calvillo, Christian; Czechowski, Karolina; Söder, Lennart; Sánchez Miralles, Alvaro; Villar Collado, José
      The electrification of the transportation sector is likely to contribute reducing the global dependency on oil and is expected to drive investments to renewable and intermittent energy sources, by taking advantage of it ...