Institutt for ingeniørfag
Recent Submissions
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Electric Vehicles Charging Stations’ Architectures, Criteria, Power Converters, and Control Strategies in Microgrids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Electric Vehicles (EV) usage is increasing over the last few years due to a rise in fossil fuel prices and the rate of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The EV charging stations are powered by the existing utility ... -
A Comprehensive Survey on Different Control Strategies and Applications of Active Power Filters for Power Quality Improvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Power quality (PQ) has become an important topic in today’s power system scenario. PQ issues are raised not only in normal three-phase systems but also with the incorporation of different distributed generations (DGs), ... -
Optimal Allocation/Sizing of DGs/Capacitors in Reconfigured Radial Distribution System using Quasi-Reflected Slime Mould Algorithm
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Increased load demands worsen distribution system problems such as greater line losses, voltage deviation and a plethora of other concerns. This current work presents an approach stressing simultaneous optimal allocation ... -
A Novel Control Approach to Hybrid Multilevel Inverter for High-Power Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper proposes a hybrid control scheme for a newly devised hybrid multilevel inverter (HMLI) topology. The circuit configuration of HMLI is comprised of a cascaded converter module (CCM), connected in series with an ... -
Solar-Based DG Allocation Using Harris Hawks Optimization While Considering Practical Aspects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The restructuring of power systems and the ever-increasing demand for electricity have given rise to congestion in power networks. The use of distributed generators (DGs) may play a significant role in tackling such issues. ... -
Energy Lost in a Hydrogel Osmotic Engine Due to a Pressure Drop
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Utilizing hydrogels to harvest salinity gradient energy from solutions of different salinities has recently attracted interest. Polyelectrolyte hydrogels exhibit cyclic swelling/deswelling when alternately exposed to ... -
Osmotic engine converting energy from salinity difference to a hydraulic accumulator by utilizing polyelectrolyte hydrogels
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Efficient harvesting of the mixing energy from the salinity gradient between sea and river water remains a challenge. Recently, utilization of the swelling/shrinking properties of hydrogels has been explored as a new means ... -
Hybrid Multicarrier Random Space Vector PWM for the Mitigation the Acoustic Noise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter is obvious for any industrial and power sector application. Particularly industrial drives are very keen on the industrial standards. Many modulations approached such a drives ... -
Hazards identification and risk assessment for UAV-assisted bridge inspections
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) technology has found its way into several civilian applications in the last 20 years, predominantly due to lower cost and tangible scientific improvements. In its application to structural ... -
Neutral Point Clamped Transformerless Multilevel Converter for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Transformer-less (TL) inverter topologies have elicited further special treatment in photo-voltaic (PV) power system as they provide high efficiency and low cost. Neutral point clamped (NPC) multilevel-inverter (MLI) ... -
A Review on UAV Wireless Charging: Fundamentals, Applications, Charging Techniques and Standards
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly popular for applications such as inspections, delivery, agriculture, surveillance, and many more. It is estimated that, by 2040, UAVs/drones will become a mainstream ... -
Reinforced Demand Side Management for Educational Institution with incorporation of User’s Comfort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Soaring energy demand and the establishment of various trends in the energy market have paved the way for developing demand-side management (DSM) from the consumer side. This paper proposes a reinforced DSM (RDSM) approach ... -
Investigation of severe lunar environmental conditions on the physical and mechanical properties of lunar regolith geopolymers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)3D-printing of geopolymers produced from lunar regolith is an interesting option for space in situ habitats. In this study, the influence of the severe lunar environmental conditions such as extreme temperature variations ... -
Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of chitosan/polypropylene carbonate-based nanoparticles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Antibiotic resistance is an emerging threat to public health. The development of a new generation of antimicrobial compounds is therefore currently required. Here we report a novel antimicrobial polymer of chitosan/polypropylene ... -
Recovered Energy from Salinity Gradients Utilizing Various Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Based Hydrogels
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hydrogels can be utilized to extract energy from salinity gradients when river water mixes with seawater. Saline-sensitive hydrogels exhibit a reversible swelling/shrinking process when they are, alternately, exposed to ... -
AI4People: Ethical Guidelines for the Automotive Sector – Fundamental Requirements and Practical Recommendations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper presents the work of the AI4People-Automotive Committee established to advise more concretely on specific ethical issues that arise from autonomous vehicles (AVs). Practical recommendations for the automotive ... -
Flame retardancy of rigid polyurethane foams containing thermoregulating microcapsules with phosphazene-based monomers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Thermoregulating microcapsules (MC) with flame-retardant properties were used to produce polyurethane (PU) foams. Thermogravimetric analyses of the microcapsules performed under atmospheric air and nitrogen confirmed that ... -
An Evaluation on Wind Energy Potential using Multi-Objective Optimization-based Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm III
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Wind energy is an abundant renewable energy resource that is extensively used worldwide in recent years. The present work proposes a new Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO) based genetic algorithm (GA) model for a wind ...
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