College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Haris: An Advanced Autonomous Mobile Robot for Smart Parking Assistance
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Conference Paper)This paper presents Haris, an advanced autonomous mobile robot system for tracking the location of vehicles in crowded car parks using license plate recognition. The system employs simultaneous localization and mapping ... -
Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch in ADNs using DRL and the Impact of Its Various Settings and Environmental Changes
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Modern active distribution networks (ADNs) witness increasing complexities that require efforts in control practices, including optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD). Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is proposed to manage ... -
A machine learning-based battery management system for state-of-charge prediction and state-of-health estimation for unmanned aerial vehicles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more popular as they start to be utilized in many applications, such as surveillance, agriculture, and military. However, due to their limited battery capacity, a proper battery ... -
A hybrid half-bridge submodule-based DC–DC modular multilevel converter with a single bidirectional high-voltage valve
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) are promising candidates for high-voltage high-power applications. The main challenge of the MMCs is the zero-frequency operation. To achieve a successful DC–DC conversion process with ... -
Development of a Bipolar Pulsed-Power Ozone Generator Based on Modular Boost Converters for Air Sanitization
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Article)Ozone is considered the oxidizing agent of choice for several applications. Recently, ozone generation has attracted researchers' attention to achieve further development in this field. One of the crucial applications of ... -
Electric vehicles charging management using deep reinforcement learning considering vehicle-to-grid operation and battery degradation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)EVs are becoming more popular and widely used worldwide due to their environmentally friendliness as part of the world efforts to decrease the effects of climate change. Moreover, more users are buying EVs due to governmental ... -
A Bipolar Pulse Generator With High-Voltage Gain Based on Three-level Neutral-Point-Clamped Split-Source Inverter
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Article)Bipolar pulse generators represent a key element in various biomedical and industrial applications. This article presents a novel high-voltage bipolar pulse generator based on a split-source neutral-point clamped (NPC) ... -
A Novel Droop Control for Enhanced Performance of Grid-Forming Distributed Energy Resources
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Conference Paper)The growing demand for reliable distributed generation (DG) systems promoted multiple advancements in grid-forming (GFM) control strategies applied to distributed energy resources (DERs). This paper proposes a novel 'logistic ... -
Development of Residential Load Simulator for Advanced Residential Energy Management
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Conference Paper)In an era where residential energy consumption and management have become pivotal components of modern power grids, it is essential to develop tools that enable a deeper understanding of household energy dynamics. This ... -
Performance Investigation of 24-lot/10-pole Synchronous Reluctance Machine in Integrated Onboard Battery Charger for EV Applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes an integrated onboard battery charger (IOBC) for electric vehicles (EVs) employing a six-phase synchronous reluctance motor (SynRm) equipped with fractional slot concentrated winding (FSCW) as the ... -
Investigating the Impact of PWM Schemes on Transient Response of Power Converters: Comparative Study Between SPWM, SVPWM, and THIPWM
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Conference Paper)Pulse width modulation (PWM) schemes are widely utilized in voltage source converters as a suitable modulator to generate controlled voltage and current signals. Moreover, several PWM schemes exist to suit different ... -
An adaptive voltage control compensator for converters in DC microgrids under fault conditions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2024 , Article)This paper proposes a voltage compensator for converters in multi-converter DC microgrids (MG), which enhances the DC-MG behavior under fault conditions. Among the four existing categories in the classification of the ... -
Optimization of hybrid renewable-diesel power plants considering operational cost, battery degradation, and emissions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2024 , Article)Renewable energy sources have immense potential for enhancing environmental sustainability; however, addressing their intermittency and irregularity is vital for optimizing economic benefits within microgrids. Integrating ... -
SDCL: A Framework for Secure, Distributed, and Collaborative Learning in Smart Grids
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Article)The future of electric grids is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by the increasing adoption of emerging technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain. These innovative technologies are ... -
Performance Evaluation of Sinusoidal Power Supplies for Ozone Generation in Water Purification Applications
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)Ozone generation is a water disinfection method, superior to chlorine in terms of fewer byproducts and no residual taste. However, its high production cost limits its widespread adoption. This paper designs an ozone ... -
Enabling large-scale integration of electric bus fleets in harsh environments: Possibilities, potentials, and challenges
( Elsevier Ltd , 2024 , Article)This paper presents a comprehensive and detailed investigation of electric bus transit systems, focusing on their feasibility in harsh environmental areas. The aspects that combine economics, operation, long-term performance, ... -
Effortless Totem-Pole Converter Control Using a Power Factor Correction Peak Current-Mode Controller
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)This paper expands a recently proposed peak current-mode (PCM) control method for a power factor correction (PFC) boost converter to include the totem-pole converter and solves the controller’s compatibility problem with ... -
Exploring Classification Models for Video Source Device Identification: A Study of CNN-SVM and Softmax Classifier
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)Video Source device identification plays a crucial role in video forensics as the proliferation of video capturing devices has given rise to crimes with videos that are challenging to trace. Reliance on metadata extraction ... -
Smart System for a Self-Driving Scooter Prototype
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)Traffic problems constitute one of the major issues addressed worldwide. Some universities with an increasing number of students moving at a fast pace face transportation problems almost every day. Hence, this paper aims ... -
Intelligent Brain Tumor Detector
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)A major challenge in brain tumor treatment planning is determination of the tumor extent. Brain tumor disease can be identified with imaging techniques such as MRI. The images produced by an MRI scan can provide a clear ...
