603

Development of PtNi and PtSnNi/C Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion form Ethanol Electrooxidation
P. Correa(1), E. Leal da Silva(1), R. Figueira(2), C. Radtke(3), B. Moreno(4), E. Chinarro(4), C. Malfatti(1)
1. Departamento de Metalurgia (DEMET), Laboratório de Pesquisas em Corrosão (LAPEC)
    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Brazil
2. Instituto de Geociências, Laboratório de Difratometria de Raios-X, Universidade Federal do Rio
    Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Brazil
3. Instituto de Química. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Brazil
4. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio (ICV). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Spain

604

A Contribution to  Isolated and Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems under Shadow Conditions
A. F. Cupertino, J. T. de Resende, B.M Silveira, A.O.R. Vilela, H.A Pereira
Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais. Brazil

607

Estimating the estate of charge of lead-acid batteries
G. G. Demetino(1), I.M. Pepe(2), V. L. Filardi(1), L. C. S. Soares Júnior(2), C. E. T. Silva(1), G. P. Guedes(3), J.G.  Lima Brasílio(3), D. Rey Rey(4), A. L. Aguera(4), J.C. Anjos(5)
1. PPGM-Programa de pós-graduação em Mecatrônica. Laboratório de Propriedades Óticas, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia. Brazil
2. Laboratório de Propriedades Óticas, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia. Brazil
3. Laboratório de Instrumentação e Energia Solar. Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. Brazil
4. Laboratorio de Aplicaciones Energetica Sostenibles. Departamento de Física de Partículas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Spain
5. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil

609

Uncertainty Budget Analysis and its role in Microbial Fuel Cell Parameter Characterization
Miguel C.J. Andrews, D.P. Sharma, H.P.S. Missan
Department of Physics, University of the West Indies. Augustine. Trinidad

610

Energy system aspect in Brazil
C. A. V. Carneiro(1,2), J. C. S. Oliveira(1), A. B. Caldeira(1)
1. Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department, IME, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
2. Mechanical Engineering Department. COPPE/UFRJ, Federal University of  Rio de Janeiro. Brazil

611

Renewable Energy in Residential Buildings Analysis of different micro-generation systems
M. Rodrigues(1), M. Valdez(1) D. Coelho(1,2)
1. ISEC - College of Engineering of Coimbra. Portugal
2. INESC Coimbra. Portugal

612

Efficient space heating in a Portuguese Public Building Replacement of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Boiler by Heat Pump
D. Costa(1), L. Pedro(1), D. Coelho(1,2)
1. ISEC - College of Engineering of Coimbra. Portugal
2. INESC Coimbra. Portugal

614

Some Power Quality Issues in Hospital Facilities
M. I. Buzdugan, H. Bălan
Technical University from  Cluj-Napoca. Romania

615

Fuzzy Logic Controller Based Perturb and Observe Maximum Power Point Tracking
A. Al Nabulsi, R. Dhaouadi
College of Engineering , American University of Sharjah. United Arab Emirates

617

The Effect on Emissions of using Alternative Fuels in Turbo-Charged Diesel Engines
S.Hudson, C.Stubbs, W.Weston
Department of Engineering and Technology, School of Computing and Engineering. University of Huddersfield. United Kingdom

619

Utility of Acoustic Detection in Hydraulic Machinery
G. Ciaravino, L. Ciaravino
Department of Hydraulic, Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II. Naples, Italy

621

Simulation and optimization of control parameters in energy hybrid filter
Damian Mazur
Electrical Engineering and Informatics Institute, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rezeszow, Poland

623

Analysis of Generalized Non-Active Power Theory for Compensation of Non-Periodic Disturbances
Josef Tlusty(1), Jan Svec(1), Josep Balcells Sendra(2), Viktor Valouch(3)
1. Department of Electric Power, Engineering. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU Prague, Czech Republic
2.Department of Electronic Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Spain
3.Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

625

Requirements for a modern PQ and DFR monitoring system. PQ monitoring case study in Portugal
Fernando Pimenta(1), Robert Neumann(2)
1. QEnergia, Sintra. Portugal
2. Product Manager Power Quality Qualitrol, Belfast. United Kingdom

626

Risk assessment and lightning protection for PV systems and solar power plants
Roberto Pomponi(1), Riccardo Tommasini(2)
1.-IEEC TC 81 member
2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic of Turin, Torino. Italy

629

Development of Biomass Utilization in Latvia
P.Shipkovs(1,2), G.Kashkarova(1), K.Lebedeva(1 ) L.Migla(1, 2)
1. Energy Resources Laboratory, Institute of Physical Energetics, Riga. Latvia
2. Riga Technical University. Riga, Latvia

634

Impact of Distributed Generation on Fault Locating Methods in Distribution Networks
E. Ebrahimi, A. J. Ghanizadeh, M. Rahmatian, G. B. Gharehpetian
Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. Iran

637

Smart Structural Control Strategies for Offshore Wind Power Generation with Floating Wind Turbines
Ningsu Luo(1), Lluís Pacheco(2), Yolanda Vidal(3), Hui Li(4)
1. Institute of Informatics and Applications, University of Girona, Girona. Spain
2. Institute of Informatics and Applications, University of Girona, Girona. Spain
3. Department of Applied Mathematics III, UPC – Barcelona Tech, Barcelona. Spain
4. School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin. China

638

Biomass CHP Technical and Economic Assessment applied to a Sawmill Plant
Nuno Gonçalves(1), Sérgio Faias(1,2), Jorge Sousa(1,2)
1. ISEL, Lisbon Engineering Superior Institute. Portugal
2. Center for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering, Lisboa. Portugal

644

Thermal optimization the width of light absorbing plate of sheet-tube solar absorbers for preheating of feed water in combined solarfuel systems of hot water supply
N.R.Avezova(1), R.R.Avezov(1), A.L.Aguera(2), J.S.Akhatov(1), K.A.Samiev(1)
1. PhysicalTechnical Institute, SPA “PhysicsSun”,Tashkent.Uzbekistan
2. Department of Particle Physics & Galician Institute of High Energy Physics, Sustainable Energetic Applications Group, University of Santiago de Compostela.Spain

649

Developing a Platform for Energy Efficiency Monitoring
J. Lourenço(1), N. Neves(1,2), F. Reis(2 ) N. Valente(1,2)
1. Research and Development Center, CIDISPGaya, Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya, Vila Nova de Gaia. Portugal
2. Wideskills – Inovação, Projectos e Soluções, Lda.Vila Nova de Gaia. Portugal