This paper proposes some methods for incorporating reactive power dispatch into nodal pricing and dispatch algorithms in poolbased electricity markets. The current approach of dispatching real power using a simplified ...

A majority of the households in Sri Lanka, as in the case of many developing countries, is concentrated in the rural areas of the country. Unfortunately, very little attention has been paid until recently to analyse and ...

This paper describes the condition assessment of a 30 year old cement works, where some of the structures were clearly deteriorated. It was carried out for the purpose of obtaining material properties needed for evaluating ...

Sri Lanka has had a hydropower dominated electricity generation sector for many years with a gradually decreasing percentage contribution from hydroresources. At the same time, the thermal generation share has been increasing ...

The influence of mix constituents (including corresponding concrete grade), retarding and air entraining admixtures and PFA additives, and the effect of environmental factors on plastic shrinkage cracking of mortar specimens ...

This paper describes a study conducted in the lighting sector of office buildings as a part of a broader research study aimed at developing building codes for Sri Lanka addressing lighting as well as thermal comfort in ...

A technique to include uncertainties in generation availability in transmission price calculations based on the optimal pricing methodology and probabilistic production costing methodolog) is proposed. The method considers ...

In the dry zone of Sri Lanka, where agriculture is the main livelihood, both farmers and water managers target the best use of water. System His an area that had been developed for irrigated agriculture using diversions ...

The present study concentrates mainly on the estimation of land availability for biomass production and the estimation of sustainable biomass production potential for energy. The feasible surplus land area available for ...