Analyzing the price of PV generation systems in different market sectors shows that the portion of inverter cost and Balance of System (BoS) are increased due to advent o[...]

Power electronics facilitated the growth of a wide range of industries in today’s world. Its presence can be seen in renewable energy systems, transportation electrificat[...]

This thesis explores a data-driven strategy approach to curtailing HVAC energy consumption in a large retail portfolio. Energy building simulation software was utilized t[...]

The conventional electrical system in place today sees our electrical devices powered by AC mains. But as renewable technologies become more prevalent, DC microgrids coul[...]

This dissertation presents a new class of power converter topologies that realize galvanicisolation by utilizing active transistor devices instead of conventional transfo[...]

With the increasing use of electronic loads by the consumers, the utilities are facing more and more power quality issues. The advancement in semiconductor industry has l[...]

The increasing importance of renewable electricity, especially PV generation, and the reducing costs of PV modules has placed the inverter in limelight. Panel-level inver[...]

This thesis presents a new d-q based control of single phase grid connected inverters. The inverters are capable of delivering active and reactive power based on the refe[...]

Received radio frequency (RF) signal strength provides a cost-effective mechanism for distance estimation that is popularly used for range-based localization in wireless [...]

Economic pressure and environmental factors have forced the modern power systems to operate closer to their stability limits. However, maintaining transient stability is [...]