Browsing Electrical Engineering by Publisher "MDPI AG"
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A case study to identify the hindrances to widespread adoption of electric vehicles in qatar
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) have proven to be a crucial factor to decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. However, there are various hurdles that impede people from purchasing ... -
A comprehensive review of the cyber-attacks and cyber-security on load frequency control of power systems
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article Review)Power systems are complex systems that have great importance to socio-economic development due to the fact that the entire world relies on the electric network power supply for day-to-day life. Therefore, for the stable ... -
A modular approach for a patient unit for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulator
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Despite many advancements in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the procedure is still correlated with a high risk of patient complications. Simulation-based training provides the opportunity for ECMO staff to ... -
A modular IoT platform for real-time indoor air quality monitoring
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)The impact of air quality on health and on life comfort is well established. In many societies, vulnerable elderly and young populations spend most of their time indoors. Therefore, indoor air quality monitoring (IAQM) is ... -
A novel sensorless control for multiphase induction motor drives based on singularly perturbed sliding mode observer-experimental validation
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)This paper aims to develop an innovative sensorless control approach for a five-phase induction motor (IM) drive. The operation principle of the sensorless scheme is based on the sliding mode theory, within which a sliding ... -
A planar ultrawideband patch antenna array for microwave breast tumor detection
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)In this paper, a compact planar ultrawideband (UWB) antenna and an antenna array setup for microwave breast imaging are presented. The proposed antenna is constructed with a slotted semicircular-shaped patch and partial ... -
A real-time early warning seismic event detection algorithm using smart geo-spatial bi-axial inclinometer nodes for Industry 4.0 applications
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Earthquakes are one of the major natural calamities as well as a prime subject of interest for seismologists, state agencies, and ground motion instrumentation scientists. The real-time data analysis of multi-sensor ... -
A smart rig for calibration of gas sensor nodes
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Electrochemical gas sensors require regular maintenance to check and secure proper functioning. Standard procedures usually involve testing and recalibration of the sensors, for which working environments are needed. ... -
A systematic approach to the design and characterization of a smart insole for detecting vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) in gait analysis
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Gait analysis is a systematic study of human locomotion, which can be utilized in various applications, such as rehabilitation, clinical diagnostics and sports activities. The various limitations such as cost, non-portability, ... -
Advanced thermochromic ink system for medical blood simulation
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Simulators for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have problems of bulky devices and low-fidelity methodologies. Hence, ongoing efforts for optimizing modern solutions focus on minimizing expenses and blending ... -
An intelligent and low-cost eye-tracking system for motorized wheelchair control
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)In the 34 developed and 156 developing countries, there are ~132 million disabled people who need a wheelchair, constituting 1.86% of the world population. Moreover, there are millions of people suffering from diseases ... -
Comprehensive survey of various energy storage technology used in hybrid energy
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Various power generation technologies, such as wind turbines and solar power plants, have been increasingly installed in renewable energy projects as a result of rising demand and ongoing efforts by global researchers to ... -
Dual and single polarized sar image classification using compact convolutional neural networks
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Accurate land use/land cover classification of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images plays an important role in environmental, economic, and nature related research areas and applications. When fully polarimetric SAR data ... -
Effects of the phantom shape on the gradient artefact of electroencephalography (EEG) data in simultaneous EEG-fMRI
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Electroencephalography (EEG) signals greatly suffer from gradient artefacts (GAs) due to the time-varying field gradients in the magnetic resonance (MR) scanner during the simultaneous acquisition of EEG and functional ... -
Estimating blood pressure from the photoplethysmogram signal and demographic features using machine learning techniques
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Hypertension is a potentially unsafe health ailment, which can be indicated directly from the blood pressure (BP). Hypertension always leads to other health complications. Continuous monitoring of BP is very important; ... -
Experimental setup to validate the effects of major environmental parameters on the performance of FSO communication link in Qatar
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Weather conditions and chemical composition of the atmosphere are the most uncontrollable challenges for free-space optical (FSO) communications. Environmental parameters contribute directly in the characterization of ... -
Extended Kalman filter based sliding mode control of parallel-connected two five-phase PMSM drive system
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)This paper presents sliding mode control of sensor-less parallel-connected two five-phase permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs) fed by a single five-leg inverter. For both machines, the rotor speeds and rotor ... -
Geographical area network-structural health monitoring utility computing model
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)In view of intensified disasters and fatalities caused by natural phenomena and geographical expansion, there is a pressing need for a more effective environment logging for a better management and urban planning. This ... -
Home energy management system embedded with a multi-objective demand response optimization model to benefit customers and operators
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)This paper proposes a Home Energy Management System (HEMS) that optimizes the load demand and distributed energy resources. The optimal demand/generation profile is presented while considering utility price signal, customer ... -
Hybrid multimodule DC-DC converters for ultrafast electric vehicle chargers
( MDPI AGhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13184949 , 2020 , Article)To increase the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), significant efforts in terms of reducing the charging time are required. Consequently, ultrafast charging (UFC) stations require extensive investigation, particularly ...
