7 papers
Synthetic Defect Image Generation for Power Line Insulator Inspection Using Multimodal Large Language Models
Xuesong Wang, Caisheng Wang
Utility companies increasingly rely on drone imagery for post-event and routine inspection, but training accurate defect-type classifiers remains difficult because defect examples…
Assessing the Performance and Impact of PV Technologies on Storage in Hybrid Renewable Systems
Sharaf K. Magableh, Oraib Dawaghreh, Xuesong Wang +1
Traditional monofacial photovoltaic (mPV) systems are commonly adopted and well-documented because of their lower upfront costs in comparison to bifacial photovoltaic (bPV) systems…
Unlocking the Potential: A Novel Tool for Assessing Untapped Micro-Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Systems in Michigan
Sharaf K. Magableh, Xuesong Wang, Oraib Dawaghreh +1
This study presents an innovative tool designed to unlock the potential of Michigan's lakes and dams for applications such as water resource management and renewable energy generat…
A Deep Learning-Based Method for Power System Resilience Evaluation
Xuesong Wang, Caisheng Wang
Power system resilience is vital to modern society, as outages caused by extreme weather can severely disrupt communities. Existing statistical and simulation-based methods for res…
Integrating Cascade Pumped Micro-Hydro Storage: A Sustainable Approach to Energy and Water Management
Oraib Dawaghreh, Sharaf K. Magableh, Xuesong Wang +2
As traditional large hydropower has been extensively exploited, micro-hydro systems have caught research increasing interest. New engineering challenges arise in developing micro-h…
Deep Learning-Based Electricity Price Forecast for Virtual Bidding in Wholesale Electricity Market
Xuesong Wang, Sharaf K. Magableh, Oraib Dawaghreh +4
Virtual bidding plays an important role in two-settlement electric power markets, as it can reduce discrepancies between day-ahead and real-time markets. Renewable energy penetrati…