Posts tagged with: journal paper

Terminal Sliding Mode Control – An Overview

Authors: Xinghuo Yu; Yong Feng; Zhihong Man
Extended Abstract:
Sliding mode control (SMC) has been a popular control technology due to its simplicity and robustness against uncertainties and disturbances since its inception more than 60 years ago. Its foundation of stability and stabilization is built on the …

Modular Multilevel Converters: Recent Achievements and Challenges

Authors: Marcelo A. Perez; Salvador Ceballos; Georgios Konstantinou; Josep Pou; Ricardo P. Aguilera
Extended Abstract:
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is currently one of the power converter topologies, which has largely increased its research and development worldwide. Its features, such as high quality of voltages and …

Analysis and Design Considerations of a Contactless Magnetic Plug for Charging Electric Vehicles Directly From the Medium-Voltage DC Grid With Arc Flash Mitigation

Authors: Richard B. Beddingfield, Suvendu Samanta, Mark S. Nations, Isaac Wong, Paul R. Ohodnicki Jr., and Subhashish Bhattacharya
Extended Abstract:

High power electric interconnects are challenging to create safely. Furthermore, disconnecting them while a load is energized can often lead to a localized arc within the plug as the …

Performance Supervised Plant-Wide Process Monitoring in Industry 4.0: A Roadmap

Authors: Yuchen Jiang, Shen Yin, Okyay Kaynak
Extended Abstract:
The intensive research and development (R&D) efforts directed towards large-scale complex industrial systems in the context of Industry 4.0 indicate that safety and reliability issues pose significant challenges. During online operation, system performance degradation will lead, not …