Organized by: Prof. Jiafu Wan, Dr. Zhibo Pang, Dr. Yu Zhang, Prof. Andrew Kusiak
Digital transformation is at the core of developments in manufacturing. The functions provided by traditional software, such as Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution Systems, are not sufficient to meet the fast-changing …
Authors: Ebrahim Mohammadi, Mojtaba Alizadeh, Mohsen Asgarimoghaddam, Xiaoyu Wang, Marcelo Godoy Simões
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Fossil fuels with their environmental pollution and low efficiency impact the traditional and conventional power systems. These issues have been supporting a new paradigm of electricity generation locally at the distribution level, with …
Organized by: Prof. Shuai Zhao, Prof. Marcelo G. Simões and Dr. Burak Ozpineci
Power electronics community has been investigating artificial intelligence (AI) techniques since the 1990s, covering renewable energy integration, design automation, intelligent control, and smart predictive maintenance. To date, power electronic systems have been evolving …
Authors: Bhaskara Rao Ravada, Narsa Reddy Tummuru and Bala Naga Lingaiah Ande
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The integration of renewable power sources and energy storage using multiport converters is gaining immense attention. Appreciable research has been done and reported regarding the multiport converters. Among them, very few are related to the integration of supercapacitor-battery-based …
Organized by: Prof. Akshay K Rathore, Dr. Chunyan Lai, Dr. Suvendu Samanta and Dr. Ahmed Abdelhakim
Transportation electrification is a need and Enabling Technologies play an important and critical role in their success. With the rapid demand and development of more electric vehicles, there is a …
Organized by: Dr. Chaojie Li, Prof. Ruilong Deng, Dr. Ragini Patel and Dr. Jochen Cremer.
To achieve the carbon neutrality in near future, clean technology such as renewable energy resources has been introduced for replacing fossil fuels. To diversify the energy supply, integrated energy system (IES) …
Authors: Feiyang Lin, Grant A. Covic and Morris Kesler
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Inductive power transfer is a technology that enables power to be transferred from a primary (ground assembly) to a secondary (vehicle assembly) without a physical connection, simplifying the charging process. Recommended practice proposed by the SAE J2954 …
Organized by: Prof. John Lam, Prof. XiboYuan, Dr. Ali Masood Cheema, Prof. Shangzhi Pan
To meet the aggressive target of reaching net-zero emissions globally by 2050, it is crucial to prioritize the development of clean and affordable renewable power generation. The medium voltage (MV) distributed power network will consist …
Authors: Issei Takeuchi and Seiichiro Katsura
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The expansion of the applicable range of robots and machines requires the ability to cooperate with humans and adapt to external environments. It is necessary to use torque information in order to achieve these capabilities. A reaction torque observer is …
Organized by: Prof. Andrea Benigni, Priv.-Doz. Thomas I. Strasser, Prof. Federico Milano, Dr.-Ing. Martina Joševski
The target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions motivated by environmental and sustainability concerns has led to substitute a significant share of conventional generation with renewable sources. In this transition, synchronous machines …
