Search for dissertations about: "Outages"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word Outages.

  2. 1. Power Outages, Increasing Block Tariffs and Billing Knowledge

    Author : Tensay Hadush Meles; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Power outages; defensive behavior; willingness to pay; Ethiopia; generalized propensity score; Residential electricity demand; shared connections; increasing block tariff; bunching analysis; panel data; Billing knowledge; consumer behavior; non-linear electricity price; field experiment;

    Abstract : Preferences for Improved Electricity Services in Developing Countries: Household’s Defensive Behavior and Willingness to Pay Access to electricity has received much attention but its reliability has been given less focus. Thus, uninterrupted power supply remains a critical challenge facing households in low-income developing countries. READ MORE

  4. 2. On Transient Communication Outages among Collaborating Connected and Automated Vehicles

    Author : Shahriar Hasan; Elisabeth Uhlemann; Svetlana Girs; Javier Manuel Gozalvez Sempere; Mälardalens universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ACC; CACC; Communication Systems; Systems-of-systems; Fault tolerance; fail-operational; fail-safe; transient communication outages; platooning; connected and automated vehicles; V2V; V2X; emergency braking; collision avoidance; string stability; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ML AI; X-AI; communication delays; discrete-even simulations; SUMO; PLEXE; Veins; OMNeT ; PlatoonSAFE; Computer Science; datavetenskap;

    Abstract : Recent advances in wireless technology facilitating Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication have paved the way towards connected and more cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs), enhancing road safety and sustainability. Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) can exchange information with one another and their surrounding infrastructure, thereby enabling cooperative automated maneuvering such as vehicle platooning. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Environmental and Behavioral Economics

    Author : Tewodros Tesemma; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Environmental Policy; Fuel-efficient Vehicles; Power Outages; Intergenerational Transmission; Positional Concerns; Institutional Trust; Trust Game;

    Abstract : As developing countries strive to attain rapid economic growth and thereby reduce poverty, the ensuing climate change crisis is making it necessary for these countries to achieve the targeted economic growth through low-carbon footprint. This thesis investigates the roles of economic agents and their interactions in tackling the twin challenges of poverty reduction and climate change. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Environmental and Behavioral Economics

    Author : Eyoual Demeke; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time preference; charitable giving; intertemporal choice; Ethiopia; Experiment; institutional trust; generalized trust; power outages; willingness to pay; choice experiment; Energy Poverty; Kerosene Price; Dynamic Probit; Urban Ethiopia;

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  7. 5. Impact of dependencies in risk assessments of power distribution systems

    Author : Karin Alvehag; Lennart Söder; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electrical engineering; Elektroteknik;

    Abstract :  Society has become increasingly dependent on electricity, so power system reliability is of crucial importance. However, while underinvestment leads to an unacceptable number of power outages, overinvestment will result in costs that are too high for society. The challenge is to find a socioeconomically adequate level of risk. READ MORE