As a result of advances in solid-state power electronics, DC power distribution has found a widespread usage due to its advantages. DC/DC converters, which are mainly used for voltage regulation, are fundamental components of DC power distribution systems. This paper presents a peak power controlled DC/DC converter design based on two-layer hierarchical closed loop control strategy for active D...

This book contains articles [1–22] that were accepted for publication in a Special Issue of Energies on the subject of “Electric Power Systems Research”. Customers request electric utilities to deliver electric power in a stable, reliable, secure, and sustainable manner from a generation system through transmission and distribution systems to end-users. Consequently, the need to develop advance...

In this paper, a combinatorial reverse auction mechanism is proposed for selecting the most efficient service-providers for resolving sustained power interruptions in multiple regions of an electric power distribution company’s responsibility area. Through this mechanism, supplying the required service in each region is assigned to only one potential service-provider considering two criteria in...

differential steering of in-wheel electric vehicle provides the functions of both active steering and power assisted steering with the coupling control of force and displacement transfer characteristic of system. a collaborative optimization model of the differential power-assisted steering system of in-wheel electric vehicle is built, with steering economy as the main system optimization goal,...

All-Electric power and propulsion system architectures have been investigated in order to demonstrate the feasibility of such an approach to increase the endurance of a high altitude long endurance UAV to a target mission duration of 1 week. System modelling studies demonstrate the possibility of utilising combined fuel cell and photo-voltaic systems as power sources for an electric distributio...

In this paper, a comprehensive mathematical model for designing an electric power supply chain network via considering preventive maintenance under risk of network failures is proposed. The risk of capacity disruption of the distribution network is handled via using a two-stage stochastic programming as a framework for modeling the optimization problem. An applied method of planning for the net...

Estimation of the load, particularly of the peak load, is basis for the system state estimation, and for technical, and economic calculations. This makes possible improvement in economic operation, maintenance of electrical equipment, and optimal planning and operating of electrical distribution systems. In the paper, starting from a fuzzy correlation model of the loads, a power flow analysis f...