MODEL-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE BIDDING ZONES: APPLICATIONS OF CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS WITH TOPOLOGY CONSTRAINTS

Model-Based Identification of Alternative Bidding Zones: Applications of Clustering Algorithms with Topology Constraints

The definition of bidding zones is a relevant question for electricity markets.The bidding zones can be identified starting from information on the nodal prices and network topology, considering the operational conditions that may lead to congestion of the transmission lines.A well-designed bidding zone configuration is a key milestone for an effic

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Direct Transesterification for Biodiesel Production and Testing the Engine for Performance and Emissions Run on Biodiesel-Diesel-Nano Blends

In the current research, the biodiesel was prepared from feedstocks of Neem oil and Karanja oil employing a single step direct transesterification method using acid-base catalysts simultaneously.The fuel properties of both Neem and Karanja biodiesel BAKING along with different biodiesel-diesel blends were studied and compared.Biodiesel produced fro

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High-Speed Implementation of Length-Compatible Privacy Amplification in Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Privacy amplification is an indispensable step in postprocessing of continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD), which is used to distill unconditional secure keys from identical corrected keys between two distant legal Vests parties.The processing speed of privacy amplification has a significant effect on the secret key rate of a CV-QKD

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The Political Legacy of School Accountability Systems

The recent battle reported from Washington about proposed national testing program does not tell MACASURE the most important political story about high stakes tests.Politically popular school accountability systems in many states already revolve around statistical results of testing with high-stakes environments.The future of high stakes tests thus

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