• Probabilistic Optimization Techniques in Smart Power System 

      Riaz, Muhammad; Ahmad, Sadiq; Hussain, Irshad; Naeem, Muhammad; Mihet-Popa, Lucian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Uncertainties are the most significant challenges in the smart power system, necessitating the use of precise techniques to deal with them properly. Such problems could be effectively solved using a probabilistic optimization ...
    • Real-Time Testing of Synchrophasor-Based Wide-Area Monitoring System Applications Acknowledging the Potential Use of a Prototyping Software Toolchain 

      Kumar, Lalit; Ahmed, Shehab; Vanfretti, Luigi; Kishor, Nand (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This article presents a study on real-time testing of synchrophasor-based “wide-area monitoring system’s applications (WAMS application).” Considering the growing demand of real-time testing of “wide-area monitoring, ...
    • Recovered Energy from Salinity Gradients Utilizing Various Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Based Hydrogels 

      Bui, Tri Quang; Cao, Vinh Duy; Wang, Wei; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena (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 ...
    • Reinforced Demand Side Management for Educational Institution with incorporation of User’s Comfort 

      Tamilarasu, Karthick; Sathiasamuel, Charles Raja; Nesamalar Josep, Jeslin Drusila; Elavarasan, Rajvikram Madurai; Mihet-Popa, Lucian (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 ...
    • A Review of BLDC Motor: State of Art, Advanced Control Techniques, and Applications 

      Mohanraj, Deepak; Aruldavid, Ranjeev; Verma, Rajesh; Sathyasekar, K.; Barnawi, Abdulwasa B.; Chokkalingam, Bharatiraja; Mihet-Popa, Lucian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The shortage of biofuel and the high tailpipe emission from vehicles demand the adoption of green energy. The development of Electric Vehicles (EVs) represents a watershed moment in the effort to go green. The EVs have a ...
    • A Review on UAV Wireless Charging: Fundamentals, Applications, Charging Techniques and Standards 

      Chittoor, Prithvi Krishna; Chokkalingam, Bharatiraja; Mihet-Popa, Lucian (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 ...
    • A Robust Multilevel Inverter Topology for Operation under Fault Conditions 

      Asif, Mohd; Tariq, Mohd; Sarwar, Adil; Hussan, Md. Reyaz; Ahmad, Shafiq; Mihet-Popa, Lucian; Shah Noor Mohamed, Adamali (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-13)
      Multilevel inverters (MLIs) are new demanding topologies that have low total harmonic distortion (THD) and low voltage stress across the switches make them ideal for medium and high-power applications. The authenticity of ...
    • Solar-Based DG Allocation Using Harris Hawks Optimization While Considering Practical Aspects 

      Chakraborty, Suprava; Verma, Sumit; Salgotra, Aprajita; Elavarasan, Rajvikram Madurai; Elangovan, Devaraj; Mihet-Popa, Lucian (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. ...
    • A study of inhomogeneous massless scalar gauge fields in cosmology 

      Normann, Ben David; Hervik, Sigbjørn; Ricciardone, Angelo; Thorsrud, Mikjel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Why is the Universe so homogeneous and isotropic? We summarize a general study of a γ-law perfect fluid alongside an inhomogeneous, massless scalar gauge field (with homogeneous gradient) in anisotropic spaces with General ...
    • Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of chitosan/polypropylene carbonate-based nanoparticles 

      Quan, Zhilong; Luo, Chunyang; Zhu, Bitong; Zhao, Chungui; Yang, Mingyi; Bjørås, Magnar; Zhu, Kaizheng; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena (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 ...
    • Synthesis and Characterization of a Thermoresponsive Copolymer with an LCST–UCST-like Behavior and Exhibiting Crystallization 

      Gjerde, Natalie Solfrid; Giudice, Alessandra Del; Zhu, Kaizheng; Knudsen, Kenneth Dahl; Galantini, Luciano; Schillén, Karin; Nyström, Bo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In this work, the diblock copolymer methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (MPEG–b-PCL) was synthesized with a block composition that allows this polymer in aqueous media to possess both an upper critical ...
    • A Transformerless Non-Isolated Multi-Port DC- DC Converter for Hybrid Energy Applications 

      Aravind, R.; Chokkalingam, Bharatiraja; Mihet-Popa, Lucian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper presents a novel high-gain non-isolated Four Port DC-DC converter (FPC) topology for hybrid energy applications. The proposed four-port dc-dc converter interfaces four power ports of three input ports and one ...
    • Uav-based bridge inspection via transfer learning 

      Aliyari, Mostafa; Droguett, Enrique Lopez; Ayele, Yonas Zewdu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-14)
      As bridge inspection becomes more advanced and more ubiquitous, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, such as machine and deep learning, could offer suitable solutions to the nation’s problems of overdue bridge inspections. ...
    • User and Professional Aspects for Sustainable Computing Based on the Internet of Things in Europe 

      Pospelova, Vera; López-Baldominos, Inés; Fernandez-Sanz, Luis; Castillo-Martínez, Ana; Misra, Sanjay (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The commonly accepted definition of sustainability considers the availability of relevant resources to make an activity feasible and durable while also recognizing users’ support as an essential part of the social side of ...