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1. Economic Modeling of the Energy Management System for a Battery-solar Building-integrated Microgrid: A Comparison Between Lead-acid and Lithium Ion Battery Systems

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Author:
Udegbe, Egbadon Ajibola
Title:
Economic Modeling of the Energy Management System for a Battery-solar Building-integrated Microgrid: A Comparison Between Lead-acid and Lithium Ion Battery Systems
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
microgrid
solar
energy management system
backup power
smart grid
grid stability
frequency regulation
peak-shaving
File:
Download Udegbe_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. The Impact of Solar Radiation on the Heating and Cooling of Buildings

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Open Access
Author:
Witmer, Lucas Turner
Title:
The Impact of Solar Radiation on the Heating and Cooling of Buildings
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Solar
Building
Energy
Modeling
Solar Energy
Radiation
Irradiance
Irradiation
Energy Modeling
Thermal Comfort
File:
Download Witmer_Lucas-2014-Dissertation.pdfDownload Conditional_Probability_Distributions.gifDownload LucasWitmerPhdDefenseSlides.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member

3. SENSITIVITY OF THE WESTERN U.S. ELECTRICITY POWER SYSTEM TO HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES

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Author:
Garcia, Ismael
Title:
SENSITIVITY OF THE WESTERN U.S. ELECTRICITY POWER SYSTEM TO HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
water
WECC
vulnerability
drought
optimization
power system
high temperature
sensitivity
electricity
opf
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Karen Ann Fisher-Vanden, Committee Member

4. GEOSPATIAL ANALYSES FOR SOLAR ENERGY: IMPACTS OF PV PENETRATION ON ENERGY DEMAND AND PRICE

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Author:
Bayrakci Boz, Mesude
Title:
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSES FOR SOLAR ENERGY: IMPACTS OF PV PENETRATION ON ENERGY DEMAND AND PRICE
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Solar
Photovoltaics
GIS
Geospatial
Energy Demand
Solar Assesment
PV Penetration
Locational Marginal Prices
Copula
SUR
File:
Download BayrakciBoz_Mesude_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Outside Member

5. ENDOGENOUS ADOPTION DECISIONS OF COAL-BIOMASS CO-FIRING: AN EQUILIBRIUM FRAMEWORK APPROACH

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Author:
Valqui Ordonez, Brayam D
Title:
ENDOGENOUS ADOPTION DECISIONS OF COAL-BIOMASS CO-FIRING: AN EQUILIBRIUM FRAMEWORK APPROACH
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Electricity Market
Biomass co-firing
Nash Equilibrium
Coal Plants
Endogenous decisions
MISO
Renewable Portfolio Standards
File:
Download Thesis_Brayam_Valqui_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Fisher-Vanden, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member

8. To Invest or Not to Invest: The Exploration of Preferred Investment Strategies in Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Daiwei
Title:
To Invest or Not to Invest: The Exploration of Preferred Investment Strategies in Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-Objective Optimization Problem
Single-Objective Optimization Problem
Real Option Valuation
Power Purchase Agreement
Greenhouse Gas Emission
Wholesale Electricity Price
Binomial Lattice Pricing Method
Unit Commitment
Monte Carlo Simulation
Single-Objective Optimization Problem
Real Option Valuation
Power Purchase Agreement
Greenhouse Gas Emission
Wholesale Electricity Price
Binomial Lattice Pricing Method
Unit Commitment
Monte Carlo Simulation
File:
Download Daiwei_Li_Thesis_Final_0322.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

9. ESSAYS ON DEMAND RESPONSE AND A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OIL COMPANY

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Open Access
Author:
Mina Carbonero, Roger
Title:
ESSAYS ON DEMAND RESPONSE AND A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OIL COMPANY
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Demand Response
Electricity Markets
Critical Peak Events
Dynamic Tariffs
Oil and Gas Supply Chain
File:
Download ESSAYS_ON_DEMAND_RESPONSE_AND_A_SUPPLY_CHAIN_MODEL_FOR_A_VERTICALLY_INTEGRATED_OIL_COMPANY.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chiara Lo Prete, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Edward C Jaenicke, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

10. TOWARDS ACCURATE EVALUATING THE VALUE OFOPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY OF COMBINED-CYCLE UNITS

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Author:
Yen, Shao Hsien
Title:
TOWARDS ACCURATE EVALUATING THE VALUE OFOPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY OF COMBINED-CYCLE UNITS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Flexibility
Combined-cycle unit
configuration formulation
dynamic ramping
unit commitment
Flexibility
Flexibility
Combined-cycle unit
configuration formulation
dynamic ramping
unit commitment
Combined-cycle unit
configuration formulation
configuration formulation
dynamic ramping
unit commitment
File:
Download Jimmy_s_Penn_State_Master_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair