The built environment requires energy-flexible buildings to reduce energy peak loads and to maximize the use of (decentralized) renewable energy sources. The challenge is to arrive at smart control strategies that respond to the increasing variations in both the energy demand as well as the variable …

The increasing share of renewable production like wind and PV poses new challenges to our energy system. The intermittent behavior and lack of controllability on these sources requires flexibility measures like storage and conversion. Production, consumption, transportation, storage and conversion systems …

The evolution of emerging technologies that use Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) has increased the interest of the scientific community and society regarding the possible adverse effects on human health and the environment. This article provides NextGEM’s vision to assure safety for EU …

In 2021 heeft er een organisatieverandering plaatsgevonden binnen Wetterskip Fryslân. De clusters Control, Financiën en Inkoop zijn destijds gefuseerd tot één vakgroep, omdat deze afdelingen veel met elkaar te maken hebben en dit de efficiëntie ten goede zou moeten komen. In de jaren die volgden is er …

(ca. 61 aanmeldingen, 38 personen geweest, afmeldingen op dag zelf diverse redenen.) Netwerkbijeenkomst Industrie 5.0 georganiseerd door de HAN, Saxion, TNO en Universiteit Twente. Momenteel zien we veel veranderingen in de maakindustrie op het gebied van technologische innovatie, veranderende beroepsbevolking …

While modern wind turbines have become by far the largest rotating machines on Earth with further upscaling planned for the future, a renewed interest in small wind turbines (SWTs) is fostering energy transition and smart grid development. Small machines have traditionally not received the same level …

It is argued that the power of large systems often literally gets in the way of job satisfaction for professionals such as doctors, nurses and teachers. And this system power is growing and growing, everywhere we are being tracked and watched by systems, data driven by cameras, GPS, control systems. …

Abstract The ever-increasing demand for custom products creates challenges for production companies. In cellular manufacturing systems like the U-shaped assembly cell (USAC), high product variety and fluctuations in demand have become harder to deal with. An increase in flexibility is required to continue …

In two projects I have experimented with student designing their own assessment. One project was for a minor with only a few participants, so suitable for the experiment. The other was a regular course with approximately 50 students where the assessment form was partially free. I have done this project …