Zhenzhen Zhang^1,*, Qingquan Lv¹, Long Zhao¹, Qiang Zhou¹, Pengfei Gao¹, Yanqi Zhang¹, Yimin Li²

Energy Engineering, Vol.120, No.7, pp. 1637-1654, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.026942

Abstract Capacity allocation and energy management strategies for energy storage are critical to the safety and economical operation of microgrids. In this paper, an improved energy management strategy based on real-time electricity price combined with state of charge is proposed to optimize the economic operation of wind and solar microgrids, and the optimal allocation of energy storage capacity is carried out by using this strategy. Firstly, the structure and model of microgrid are analyzed, and the output model of wind power, photovoltaic and energy storage is established. Then, considering the interactive power cost between the microgrid and the main grid and… More >

Xinyi Qing^1,3, Baopeng Ye², Yuanquan Shi^1,3, Tao Li^4,*, Yuling Chen⁴, Lei Liu¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 3607-3624, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037532

Abstract Due to its decentralized, tamper-proof, and trust-free characteristics, blockchain is used in the Internet of Things (IoT) to guarantee the reliability of data. However, some technical flaws in blockchain itself prevent the development of these applications, such as the issue with linearly growing storage capacity of blockchain systems. On the other hand, there is a lack of storage resources for sensor devices in IoT, and numerous sensor devices will generate massive data at ultra-high speed, which makes the storage problem of the IoT enabled by blockchain more prominent. There are various solutions to reduce the storage burden by modifying the… More >

Jingyu Zhang^1,2, Siqi Zhong¹, Jin Wang^1,3, Xiaofeng Yu^4,*, Osama Alfarraj⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 521-535, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014530

Abstract As the typical peer-to-peer distributed networks, blockchain systems require each node to copy a complete transaction database, so as to ensure new transactions can by verified independently. In a blockchain system (e.g., bitcoin system), the node does not rely on any central organization, and every node keeps an entire copy of the transaction database. However, this feature determines that the size of blockchain transaction database is growing rapidly. Therefore, with the continuous system operations, the node memory also needs to be expanded to support the system running. Especially in the big data era, the increasing network traffic will lead to… More >