Publications and White Papers
Below is a collection of publications and white papers either authored by or contributed to by our team members.
These works are subject to various copyright protections. Please refer to the linked sources in each page for specifics. Only white papers listed below are directly affiliated with Anton & Company.
AC Optimal Power Flow for Physically and Economically Informed Grid Decarbonization
Master’s thesis by Laurentiu Anton towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Advised by Marija Ilic, Senior Research Scientist in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Adjunct Professor of EECS at MIT. In collaboration with LUMA Energy of Puerto Rico.
Common Learning and Applications Platform in Renewable Energy Higher Education
This paper presents highlights the results achieved by partners from two universities in Iceland and Romania in their collaboration to create a common learning platform for the master students in renewable energy as part of a project supported by a grant from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014–2021, Projects of cooperation in university education “Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeship and Youth Entrepreneurship Program in Romania”, the project number 19-COP-0025, “Innovative Teaching methods for tomorrow’s Renewable Energy Specialists”. The project was a join effort by the Faculty of Physics at the University of Bucharest and the Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavik University.
Investigation of the Water Saving Potential and Electricity Production using Floating Solar Photovoltaics on the San Vicente Reservoir, California
Master’s thesis by Keith M.P. Gonsalves towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Reykjavik University. Advised by Laurentiu Anton at Reykjavik University and Andri Gunnarsson at Landsvirkjun.
Using a Remote Lab for Electrolysis Experiment as part of Renewable Energy Courses
This paper presents a modern remote lab tool as an open educational resource for training graduate students in renewable energy as part of a project supported by a grant from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014–2021, Projects of cooperation in university education “Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeship and Youth Entrepreneurship Program in Romania”, the project number 19-COP-0025, “Innovative Teaching methods for tomorrow’s Renewable Energy Specialists”. The project was a join effort by the Faculty of Physics at the University of Bucharest and the Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavik University.
Reconfiguration of Distribution Systems to Reduce Power Loss using Ant Colony Optimization and Simulated Annealing
Master’s thesis by Daniel B. Castilla towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Electric Power Engineering at Reykjavik University. Advised by Eliahu August and Laurentiu Anton at Reykjavik University and Kári Hreinsson at Veitur.
Evaluation of Power Loss from Corona Discharge on an ACSR ZEBRA 220 kV Conductor
Master’s thesis by Trung Anh Tran towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Electric Power Engineering at Reykjavik University. Advised by Ragnar Kristjánsson and Laurentiu Anton at Reykjavik University.
Electric Vehicle Load Impact on 400 V Distribution System: Monte Carlo Simulation
Master’s thesis by Róbert B. Ólafsson towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Electric Power Engineering at Reykjavik University. Advised by Laurentiu Anton at Reykjavik University, and Kári Hreinsson at Veitur.
Automated Real-Time Disturbance Report using Categorized Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) Event Data
Master’s thesis by Fannar Pálsson towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Electric Power Engineering at Reykjavik University. Advised by Laurentiu Anton and Ragnar Kristjánsson at Reykjavik University, and Samuel Perkin and Birkir Heimisson at Landsnet.
Offshore Wind in Iceland: Wind Resource Assessment in Faxaflói Bay
Master’s thesis by Marie Lovise Ve towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Reykjavik University. Advised by Laurentiu Anton at Reykjavik University.
Investigating Solutions That Improve Islanding Resilience for the Snæfellsnes Transmission System
Master’s thesis by Laurentiu Anton towards the completion of an M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Engineering, specialized in Electric Power Engineering and Management, at Reykjavik University. Advised by Ragnar Kristjánsson at Reykjavik University, and Samuel Perkin and Guðjón Hugberg Björnsson at Landsnet.