Browsing Theses--Electrical Engineering by Title
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Safe Control of Thermostatically Controlled Loads with Installed Timers for Demand Side Management
(2013-08-25)Motivated in part by the expanded use of renewable power generation, which are often non-dispatchable and intermittent, we examine the role of electric loads in providing ancillary services for demand side management. A ... -
SALIENT POINT DETECTION
(2010-05-15)In psychology, visual saliency is the study of how the human visual system collects, processes, and interprets the world around it. Psychologists hope to uncover data pathways in the brain to understand what brain functions ... -
SEIZURE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING PHASE-SLOPE INDEX
(2011-05-15)Detection and analysis of epileptic seizures is of clinical and research interest. We propose a novel seizure detection and analysis scheme based on the phase-slope index (PSI) of directed influence applied to ... -
Sensitivity Calculation of Different Parameters for Power Plant Collaboration
(2014-05-18)This paper introduces a dynamic simulation method to simulate a WECC 4 bus power plant model and discusses various optimization approaches to better simulate the model by varying some parameter values. -
Servo Control of Linear Variable Reluctance Actuators Using Augmented Feedback Linearization
(2016-08-23)Solenoids are commonly used in fuel injection systems, in process automation, medical systems, etc. They have numerous advantages: they are fast, reliable, compact and produce a high force output, making them a competitive ... -
A Simplified Approach to High Performance Computing in Power Flow Analysis
(2017)The power grid is a complex network interconnecting energy sources with loads. The power flow and state estimation problems model the power flows and voltages throughout the grid. They are currently solved using computer ... -
Single Rotor, Dual Stator Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor Design, Analysis and Test
(2019)The Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) motor is a unique machine topology which possesses advantages over Radial Field Permanent Magnet (RFPM) machines. Over the last several decades this uniqueness has garnered interest, ... -
Some Applications of Machine Learning in Edge Computing, Wireless and Mobile Systems
(2017-02-27)Recent advancement in Deep Learning for Image Classification and Perception tasks have contributed to incredible advancements in consumer technology. Devices such as Google Home, projects such as self-driving cars are now ... -
Strategic Policies and Demonstration Program of Electric Vehicle in China
(2011-08-26)Recent Chinese economic and energy policies recognize the transportation sector as a key element in the nation?s effort to meet its energy and air quality goals. The development of alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) has been ... -
THE STUDY OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR TRANSFER BEHAVIOR IN TRANSIT COMMUTING TRIPS
(2011-05-15)Transfer is a behavior that generates waiting time and lessens passengers? comfort in transit trips. It usually delays trips and affect level of service to the whole transit network. In this study, a 26 factorial experiment ... -
Study of Stability and Power Quality of Grid-Connected Inverter for Vehicle-to-Grid Application
(2015-08-21)The objective of this research is to investigate stability and power quality of a parallel grid-connected inverter system for vehicle-to-grid application. The grid-connected inverter system includes a voltage source inverter, ... -
Surface Emitting Semiconductor Laser Thermal and Radiation Analysis
(2013-12-22)This paper discusses the topic of semiconductor laser, focused on two types of surface emitting laser: Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser and Quantum Cascade Laser. The author analyzes the temperature profile in VCSEL ... -
Surface Roughness Scattering of Electrons in Bulk MOSFETS
(2015-12-18)Surface-roughness scattering of electrons at the Si-SiO2 interface is a very important consideration when analyzing Si metal-oxide semiconductor eld-e ect transistors(MOSFETs). Scattering reduces the mobility of the ... -
Temperature and Heat Flux Measurements in Ultrasonic Welding using Thin Film Micro Sensors
(2011-05-15)This project is to develop instrumentation and measurement of temperature and heat flux with unprecedented high spatial and temporal resolution by placing micro thermocouple and heat flux sensor arrays at the very vicinity ... -
THEMODIFIED CONSTANT Q SPECTROGRAM(MCQS) AND ITS APPLICATION TO PHASE VOCODING
(2011-05-15)This thesis discusses the development of amodified constant Q spectrogram representation which is invertible in a least-squares sense. A good quality inverse is possible because this modified transform method, unlike ... -
Thermal Feasibility Analysis of Periodic Real-Time Tasks with Jitter
(2014-08-24)It is well-known that spatial and temporal variations in power density within a processor core creates thermal hot spots where the temperatures can exceed 100 C. Such temperatures can degrade device reliability and adversely ... -
THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF THE HYBRID MEMORY CUBE
(2013-05-19)Main memory performance is becoming an increasingly important factor contributing to overall system performance, especially due to the so-called memory wall. The Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) is a novel 3D heterogenous ... -
THERMAL TRANSPORT BY HEAT PULSE PROPAGATION ON HSX: MOTIVATION, SIMULATION, AND EXPERIMENTAL PREPARATION
(2011-05-15)Heat and particle losses in magnetically confined fusion devices are dominated by anomalous losses that are thought to be driven by micro-turbulence. Micro-turbulence contributes to the inverse cascade of energy from ... -
Thermoelectric Properties of Ultrascaled GaN Nanowires
(2011-12-15)In recent years, there have been a number of studies done on gallium nitride (GaN) because of its promising electronic and thermal properties. Its characteristic features are a wide bandgap, high electron mobility, and ... -
Three-phase grid-forming droop control for unbalanced systems and fault ride through
(2023)In this study, we investigate grid-forming (GFM) control for dc/ac voltage source converters (VSC) under unbalanced system conditions and unbalanced faults. To fully leverage the degrees of freedom of VSCs, we introduce ...