Publications

Tao Jing, Shanlin Chen, David Navarro-Alarcon, Yinghao Chu, Mengying Li (2024). SolarFusionNet: Enhanced Solar Irradiance Forecasting via Automated Multi-Modal Feature Selection and Cross-Modal Fusion. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.

Nan Deng, Peixin Dong, Zhe Wang, Mengying Li (2024). Quantifying the effects of spectral and directional distribution of radiation on its propagation in saline water. Applied Thermal Engineering.

Hanxin Yu, Shanlin Chen, Yinghao Chu, Mengying Li, Yueming Ding, Rongxi Cui, Xin Zhao (2024). Self-attention mechanism to enhance the generalizability of data-driven time-series prediction: A case study of intra-hour power forecasting of urban distributed photovoltaic systems. Applied Energy.

Lige Zhao, Qi Zhou, Mengying Li, Zhe Wang (2024). Evaluating different CFD surrogate modelling approaches for fast and accurate indoor environment simulation. Journal of Building Engineering.

Zhaojian Liang, Shanlin Chen, Meng Ni, Jingyi Wang, Mengying Li (2024). A novel control strategy to neutralize internal heat source within solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) under variable solar power conditions. Applied Energy.

Xiaomi Zhang, Dazhi Yang, Hao Zhang, Bai Liu, Mengying Li, Yinghao Chu, Jingnan Wang, Xiang’ao Xia (2024). Spatial solar forecast verification with the neighborhood method and automatic threshold segmentation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Shanlin Chen, Chengxi Li, Roland Stull, Mengying Li (2024). Improved satellite-based intra-day solar forecasting with a chain of deep learning models. Energy Conversion and Management.

Zhaojian Liang, Jingyi Wang, Keda Ren, Zhenjun Jiao, Meng Ni, Liang An, Yang Wang, Jinbin Yang, Mengying Li (2024). Discovering two general characteristic times of transient responses in solid oxide cells. Nature Communications.

Yinghao Chu, Yiling Wang, Dazhi Yang, Shanlin Chen, Mengying Li (2024). A review of distributed solar forecasting with remote sensing and deep learning. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Dazhi Yang, Yizhan Gu, Martin Janos Mayer, Christian A. Gueymard, Wenting Wang, Jan Kleissl, Mengying Li, Yinghao Chu, Jamie M. Bright (2024). Regime-dependent 1-min irradiance separation model with climatology clustering. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Yinghao Chu, Dazhi Yang, Hanxin Yu, Xin Zhao, Mengying Li (2024). Can end-to-end data-driven models outperform traditional semi-physical models in separating 1-min irradiance?. Applied Energy.

Shanlin Chen, Chengxi Li, Yuying Xie, Mengying Li (2023). Global and direct solar irradiance estimation using deep learning and selected spectral satellite images. Applied Energy.

Qi Zhou, Peixin Dong, Mengying Li, Zhe Wang (2023). Analyzing the interactions between photovoltaic system and its ambient environment using CFD techniques: A review. Energy and Buildings.

Shanlin Chen, Zhaojian Liang, Peixin Dong, Su Guo, Mengying Li (2023). A transferable turbidity estimation method for estimating clear-sky solar irradiance. Renewable Energy.

Zhaojian Liang, Jingyi Wang, Yang Wang, Meng Ni, Mengying Li (2023). Transient characteristics of a solid oxide electrolysis cell under different voltage ramps: Transport phenomena behind overshoots. Energy Conversion and Management.

Yuying Xie, Chaoshun Li, Mengying Li, Fangjie Liu, Meruyert Taukenova (2023). An Overview of deterministic and probabilistic forecasting methods of wind energy. iScience.

Chen Wang, Su Guo, Huanjin Pei, Yi He, Deyou Liu, Mengying Li (2022). Rolling optimization based on holism for the operation strategy of solar tower power plant. Applied Energy.

Luyin Hu, Anqing Duan, Mengying Li, Andrea Cherubini, Lu Li, David Navarro-Alarcon (2022). Paint with the Sun: A Thermal-Vision Guided Robot to Harness Solar Energy for Heliography. IEEE Sensors Journal.

Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Alan P. Wood, Steven T. Jeffreys, Avishkar Misra, Lawrence L. Fumagalli Jr (2022). Synthesizing High-fidelity Time-series Sensor Signals To Facilitate Machine-learning Innovations. US Patent No. 11392850.

Zhaojian Liang, Fengming Zhang, Mengying Li, Chunyuan Ma (2022). Formation and evolution characteristics of hydrothermal flames inside a transpiring wall reactor: A transient numerical investigation. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids.

Shanlin Chen, Zhaojian Liang, Su Guo, Mengying Li (2022). Estimation of high-resolution solar irradiance data using optimized semi-empirical satellite method and GOES-16 imagery. Solar Energy.

Shanlin Chen, Mengying Li (2022). Improved turbidity estimation from local meteorological data for solar resourcing and forecasting applications. Renewable Energy.

Yinghao Chu, Mengying Li, Hugo T. C. Pedro, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2022). A network of sky imagers for spatial solar irradiance assessment. Renewable Energy.

Su Guo, Guotao Song, Mengying Li, Xiaohui Zhao, Yi He, Ainur Kurban, Wenjia Ji, Jiale Wang (2021). Multi-objective bi-level quantity regulation scheduling method for electric-thermal integrated energy system considering thermal and hydraulic transient characteristics. Energy Conversion and Management.

Luyin Hu, David Navarro-Alarcon, Andrea Cherubini, Mengying Li, Lu Li (2021). On Radiation-Based Thermal Servoing: New Models, Controls, and Experiments. IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

Yinghao Chu, Mengying Li, Carlos F. M. Coimbra, Daquan Feng, Huaizhi Wang (2021). Intra-hour irradiance forecasting techniques for solar power integration: A review. iScience.

Niankai Fu, Yingnan Hou, Kun Li, Mengying Li, Shuang Tang, Chao Yu (2021). A time of transition: Stories from starting a new research program in 2020. iScience.

Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Dieter Gawlick, Zhen Hua Liu (2020). Multivariate Memory Vectorization Technique to Facilitate Intelligent Caching in Time-Series Databases. US Patent No. 10621141.

Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Tahereh Masoumi (2020). Bivariate Optimization Technique for Tuning SPRT Parameters to Facilitate Prognostic Surveillance of Sensor Data from Power Plants. US Patent No.10606919.

Kenny C. Gross, Dieter Gawlick, Zhen Hua Liu, Mengying Li (2020). MSET-based Process for Certifying Provenance of Time-Series Data in a Time-Series Database. US Patent No. 10565185.

Mengying Li, Zhouyi Liao, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2020). Spectral solar irradiance on inclined surfaces: a fast Monte Carlo approach. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.

David P. Larson, Mengying Li, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2020). SCOPE: Spectral cloud optical property estimation using real-time GOES-R longwave imagery. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.

Mengying Li, Kenny C. Gross (2019). Dequantizing low-resolution IOT signals to produce high-accuracy prognostic indicators. US Patent No. 10496084.

Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Alan P. Wood (2019). Hybrid Clustering-partitioning Technique that Optimizes Accuracy and Compute Cost for Prognostic Surveillance of Sensor Data. US Patent No. 10452510.

Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Benjamin P. Franklin (2019). Electric Load Forecasting Based on Smart Meter Signals. US Patent 10310459.

Mengying Li, Hannah B. Peterson, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2019). Radiative cooling resource maps for the contiguous United States. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.

Mengying Li, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2019). On the effective spectral emissivity of clear skies and the radiative cooling potential of selectively designed materials. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Zhouyi Liao, Mengying Li, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2019). Anisotropic corrections for the downwelling radiative heat transfer flux from various types of aerosols. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Mengying Li, Zhouyi Liao, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2018). Spectral model for clear sky atmospheric longwave radiation. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer.

Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li (2018). Method for Improved IoT Prognostics and Improved Prognostic Cyber Security for Enterprise Computing Systems. Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

Mengying Li, Zhouyi Liao, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2018). Efficient model for evaluation of spectral and vertical distributions of atmospheric longwave radiation. International Heat Transfer Conference Digital Library.

Sanjeev Sondur, Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li (2018). Data Center Cooling System Integrated with Low-Temperature Desalination and Intelligent Energy-Aware Control. Proceedings of International Green and Sustainable Computing Conference (IGSC18).

Mengying Li, Yuanjie Jiang, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2017). On the determination of atmospheric longwave irradiance under all-sky conditions. Solar Energy.

Yinghao Chu, Mengying Li, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2016). Sun-tracking imaging system for intra-hour DNI forecasts. Renewable Energy.

Mengying Li, Yinghao Chu, Hugo T.C. Pedro, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2016). Quantitative evaluation of the impact of cloud transmittance and cloud velocity on the accuracy of short-term DNI forecasts. Renewable Energy.

Yinghao Chu, Mengying Li, Hugo T.C. Pedro, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2015). Real-time prediction intervals for intra-hour DNI forecasts. Renewable Energy.

Yinghao Chu, Hugo T.C. Pedro, Mengying Li, Carlos F. M. Coimbra (2015). Real-time forecasting of solar irradiance ramps with smart image processing. Solar Energy.

Mengying Li, Howard H. Hu, Haim H. Bau (2015). Range of Validity of a Simplified Model for Diffuse Charge Dynamics. Electroanalysis.

Mengying Li, Noam Lior (2015). Energy analysis for guiding the design of well systems of deep Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Energy.

Mengying Li, Howard H. Hu, Haim H. Bau (2015). Capacitive charging and desalination dynamics of a packed-bed reactor. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

Mengying Li, Noam Lior (2015). Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Performance in Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Journal of Energy Resources Technology.

Mengying Li, Noam Lior (2014). Comparative analysis of power plant options for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Energies.