1. Monte Carlo Ray-tracing Simulation for Optimizing Luminescent Solar Concentrators Open Access Author: Wilton, Samuel Richard Title: Monte Carlo Ray-tracing Simulation for Optimizing Luminescent Solar Concentrators Graduate Program: Engineering Science Keywords: Luminescent Solar ConcentratorLSCPhotovoltaicsSolar ConcentratorSolar EnergyMonte CarloRay TracingOptical WaveguidingFlourescenceDyesQuantum DotsPbSeCost OptimizationGoldSim ProBuilding Integrated PhotovoltaicsBIPV File: Download MS_LSC_R30F.pdf Committee Members: Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Climate-regime cospectrum analysis: shortwave solar irradiance with other meteorological parameters for regionally spaced locales Open Access Author: Rayl, Jeffrey Edwin Title: Climate-regime cospectrum analysis: shortwave solar irradiance with other meteorological parameters for regionally spaced locales Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Solar EnergyIrradianceMeteorologyPower Spectral DensityCospectrumCoherencePhase File: Download Thesis_Rayl_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. The Impact of Solar Radiation on the Heating and Cooling of Buildings 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: SolarBuildingEnergyModelingSolar EnergyRadiationIrradianceIrradiationEnergy ModelingThermal Comfort File: Download Witmer_Lucas-2014-Dissertation.pdfDownload Conditional_Probability_Distributions.gifDownload LucasWitmerPhdDefenseSlides.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Chair/Co-ChairSeth Adam Blumsack, Committee MemberMort D Webster, Committee MemberStephen James Treado, Committee Member
4. Design and Implementation of Kalman Filter-Based MPC-MPPT Algorithm for PV DC-DC Converter Systems Open Access Author: Capuano, Matthew Title: Design and Implementation of Kalman Filter-Based MPC-MPPT Algorithm for PV DC-DC Converter Systems Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Maximum Power Point TrackingMPPTKalman FilterField Programmable Gate ArrayFPGASolar EnergyPhotovoltaicsIncremental ConductanceINCDC-DC ConverterBoost ConverterModel Predictive ControlMPC File: Download Matthew_Capuano_MS_THESIS_FINAL_8_14_1__DEFENSE_UPDATES.pdf Committee Members: Rafic Bachnak, Program Head/ChairXinwei Niu, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJavad Khazaei, Committee MemberKiana Karami, Committee MemberNashwa Nabil Elaraby, Committee Member
