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The NIST Transactive Energy Modeling and Simulation Challenge for the Smart Grid Phase I spanned September 2015 to September 2016. The Challenge was initiated to identify existing simulation tools and expertise that might be developed or combined in co
Beekman Mathew, James A. Kaduk, Winnie Wong-Ng, George S. Nolas
The low-density clathrate-II modification of silicon, Si136, contains two distinct cage-like voids large enough to accommodate various types of guest atoms which influence both the host structure and its properties. Although the linear coefficient of
Thomas Roth, Cuong Nguyen, Joe Singer, Chenli Wang, Hohyun Lee
This paper presents a co-simulation platform which combines a building simulation tool with a Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) approach. Residential buildings have a great potential of energy reduction by controlling home equipment based on usage information
Charles T. Avedisian, Kyle Skyllingstad1, Richard E. Cavicchi, Corinne Lippe, Michael J. Carrier
This paper presents methodologies to predict thermodynamic conditions that initiate flash boiling by spontaneous nucleation of liquids consisting of hundreds of miscible liquids and their lower order surrogate mixtures. The methods are illustrated with a
Kaya Wei, Artem R. Khabibullin, Dean Hobbis, Winnie Wong-Ng, Tieyan Chang, SuYin G. Wang, Igor Levin, Yu-Sheng Chen, Lilia M. Woods, George S. Nolas
Single crystals of clathrate-I Ba8Cu16As30 have been synthesized, and their structure and electronic properties deter-mined using synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction and first principles calculations. The structure is confirmed to be cubic and defined by a
To protect power generation, transmission, and distribution, energy companies need to control physical and logical access to their resources, including buildings, equipment, information technology (IT), and operational technology (OT). They must
Robert R. Burrell, Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro
Next-generation refrigerants are more environmentally benign than current ones but tend to be mildly flammable with maximum burning velocities in air of less than 10 cm/s. Industry has proposed using the burning velocity as a metric to screen refrigerants
Alex Zevalkink, David M. Smiadak, Joshua Martin, Michael Chabinyc, Olivier Delaire, Jeffrey Blackburn, Andrew Ferguson, Jian Wang, Kirill Kovnir, Laura Schelhas, Stephen D. Kang, Maxwell T. Dylla, G. J. Snyder, Brenden Ortiz, Eric Toberer
The study of thermoelectric materials spans condensed matter physics, materials science and engineering, and solid-state chemistry. The diversity of the participants and the inherent complexity of the topic means that it is difficult, if not impossible, for
Dongheon Ha, Yohan Yoon, Ik Jae Park, Paul M. Haney, Nikolai B. Zhitenev
We study photocurrent generation and collection of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cells with nanoscale resolution using a near-field scanning photocurrent microscopy (NSPM) technique. For NSPM measurements, we employ a non-contact mode atomic
Yohan Yoon, Dongheon Ha, Ik Jae Park, Paul M. Haney, Sangwook Lee, Nikolai Zhitenev
In this work, we study spatially-resolved generation of photocurrent of methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite solar cells to reveal the microscopic effects of annealing temperature and degradation under light exposure. Correlating a novel
We calibrate (i.e., fit the parameters of) a seven-parameter single-diode model (SDM) for photovoltaic device performance using current-voltage (I-V) curves measured under controlled laboratory conditions over a matrix of temperature and nominal irradiance
A multi-scale understanding of CO2 interactions with natural materials is essential for engineering the safe and permanent storage of CO2 in geologic formations. Towards this end, the use of ultra small-, small-, and wide-angle X-ray scattering methods
Christopher L. Soles, Richard A. Vaia, Ronald Pindak
The round-table participants concluded that facilities at NSLS-II provide immediate opportunities to address some of the critical processing and measurement challenges that are blocking the path towards a sustainable US-centric Flexible Hybrid Electronic
The expected penetration of a large number of renewable distributed energy resources (DERs) is driving next generation power systems toward uncertainties that can have a huge impact on the reliability and complexities of state estimation. Therefore, the
Seung-Ho Yu, Xin Huang, Kathleen Schwarz, Rong Huang, Tomas Arias, H?ctor Abruna
As the need for the development of post lithium ion battery technologies rapidly rise, lithium sulfur batteries have attracted widespread attention due to their high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg-1. However, the detailed reaction mechanism
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Khawla AlHamdan, Jude Anike, James A. Kaduk
The crystal structure and powder patterns were prepared for the perovskite series R(Co3/4Ti1/4)O3 (R= La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Ho). The R(Co3/4Ti1/4)O3 members are isostructural with each other and are crystallized in the orthorhombic crystal system with
Porphyrinic compounds comprise a diverse group of materials which have in common the presence of one or more cyclic tetrapyrrole units known as porphyrins in their molecular structures. The resulting aromaticity gives rise to the semiconducting properties
Three grid-connected monocrystalline silicon arrays on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland have been instrumented and monitored for one year, with minimal gaps in the data sets. These arrays range from 73 kW
Xiaoting Chen, Ian McCrum, Kathleen Schwarz, Michael Janik, Marc Koper
The successful deployment of advanced energy-conversion systems depends critically on our understanding of the fundamental interactions of the key intermediates (hydrogen and hydroxyl) at electrified metal-aqueous electrolyte interfaces. Herein, the effect
Ravishankar Sundararaman, Marta C. Figueiredo, Marc Koper, Kathleen Schwarz
The distribution of electric fields within the electrochemical double layer depends on both the electrode and electrolyte in complex ways. These fields strongly influence chemical dynamics in the electrode-electrolyte interface, but cannot be measured
Linqiang Ge, Wei Yu, Paul Moulema, Guobin Xu, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
An effective operation of the smart grid relies on the integration of sensing, computing, and communication. Attempting to disrupt the system, an adversary may launch cyber-attacks against the smart grid by compromising components, including meters
Arthur H. Fanney, William V. Payne, Joshua D. Kneifel, Lisa C. Ng, Brian P. Dougherty, Tania Ullah, William M. Healy, Farhad Omar
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has embarked on a multi-year project to establish that a residence can generate, through the use of renewables, the same amount of energy as it consumes while meeting the energy needs of a typical