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Modeling and experimental investigation of renewable energy and ammonia-based systems for carbon capturing and useful outputs
(2022-04-01)This thesis work focuses on developing ammonia-based carbon capturing systems that produce useful chemical outputs to offset the energy penalty typically imposed by implementing a carbon capture retrofitting to a power ... -
Modeling and experimental investigations of drilling carbon fiber reinforced composites
(2021-04-01)The application of composites in different industries especially aerospace industry has significantly increased due to their phenomenal mechanical characteristics. Drilling woven composite parts is one of the most common ... -
Modeling and multi-objective optimization of a photovoltaic-thermal based multigeneration system
(2015-01-01)In this thesis, a novel multi generation integrated system is introduced, analyzed and optimized. It consists of GaAs based PV (Photo-Voltaic) arrays connected in series. Light is being concentrated on those arrays using ... -
Modeling and simulation of The CERTS Microgrid: a comparative study using PSCAD and MATLAB SIMSCAPE
(2020-04-01)The legacy electric power system has grown in magnitude and complexity since its conception. This was a result of various advancements, such as the need to match the increase in power demand, and to address the shortage ... -
Modeling and vibration analysis of a rocking–mass gyroscope system
(2008-04-01)Rocking-mass gyroscope consists of an assembly of four cantilever beams with a rigid mass attached to them in the middle subjected to base rotations. Due to the gyroscope effect, the beams undergo coupled flexural-torsional ... -
Modeling of voltage source converter based HVDC transmission system in EMTP-RV
(2010-08-01)Voltage Source Converter (VSC) applications include but are not limited to HVDC, Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices such as STATCOM, SSSC, UPFC and Wind generators and active filters. The VSC based HVDC system ... -
Modeling, analysis and optimization of integrated energy systems for multigeneration purposes
(2013-08-01)Energy use is directly linked to well-being and prosperity across the world. Meeting the growing demand for energy in a safe and environmentally responsible manner is an important challenge. There are around seven billion ... -
Modeling, analysis, simulation and real-time hardware in-the-loop implementation of hybrid/electric vehicles’ powertrain
(2019-03-01)This thesis investigates modeling, analysis and simulation of propulsion system in HEVs/EVs with particular emphasis on transient modeling. To achieve that, a novel complete simulation model on PSIM platform has been ... -
Modeling, design, control and validation of a multiple-input DC-DC converter topology for effective renewable energy management
(2019-04-01)Multiple-input power converters are receiving significant research attention as they offer several advantages over conventional converters, specifically their ability to interface multiple energy sources of various kinds. ... -
Modeling, simulation, and design of hybrid EV-battery charger for optimum grid utilization
(2020-12-01)The rapid recent development of electric vehicles (EVs) charging system, is changing the future of the transportation sector. Thanks to Photovoltaics solar energy (PV), the EV charging operating cost is reduced, and an ... -
Modelling and prediction of tire-rim slip with finite element analysis
(2023-07-01)In this thesis, tire-rim slip was simulated with a FEA model of a RHD truck tire. Multiple simulations were conducted to validate the model and investigate the effects of different parameters such as terrain type, tire-rim ... -
Modelling and real-time simulation of a modular bidirectional solid-state transformer for ultra-fast charging of electric vehicles
(2021-08-01)This thesis proposes a modular Solid-State Transformer (SST) system architecture to be directly interfacing with a three-phase MV utility network enabling high-power and ultra-fast charging capabilities for electric vehicles, ... -
Modelling and validation of agricultural tire-terrain interaction
(2020-12-01)The use of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and simulation software has been extensively used for many engineering applications. More precisely, computerized methods have paved way for accurately simulating tire-terrain ... -
Modelling of radioactive particle resuspension after a dirty bomb event
(2023-12-01)The primary hazard of a Dirty Bomb emanates not from the initial detonation but from the subsequent re-suspension of deposited radioactive particles. Although radiological contamination is substantial on surfaces initially, ... -
Modelling, inspection, and post-processing of layer-based additive manufacturing surfaces to maintain product quality
(2017-04-01)Today’s Additive Manufacturing (AM) is mostly layer-based. Despite AM’s great capabilities in fabrication of complex geometries, product’s surface roughness is a limiting factor in many industrial applications. Therefore, ... -
Modified wavelet-based pulse width modulation technique for cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter
(2023-08-01)Power electronics (PE) converters are crucial for providing a cost-effective, reliable, and efficient solutions for integrating renewable energy sources (RES) into the electrical grid. Over the years, many converter ... -
A monitoring framework for side-channel information leaks
(2019-04-01)Security and privacy in computer systems is becoming an ever important field of study as the information available on these systems is of ever increasing value. The state of research on direct security attacks to computer ... -
Monte-Carlo-simulation-based performance analysis of the heat transfer process in nuclear-based hydrogen production based on Cu-Cl Cycle.
(2014-08-01)As a crucial step in nuclear-based hydrogen production based on Cu-Cl cycle, the performance analysis of heat transfer process is of paramount importance. However, as a newly built system, the major obstacle of applying ... -
Motion planning for multi-link robots with artificial potential fields and modified simulated annealing
(2010-12-01)In this thesis we present a hybrid control methodology using Artificial Potential Fields (APF) integrated with a modified Simulated Annealing (SA) optimization algorithm for motion planning of a multi-link robots team. The ... -
Multi-antenna relay network beamforming design for multiuser peer-to-peer communications.
(2014-08-01)In this work, we consider a multi-user peer-to-peer relay network with multiple multiantenna relays which employ amplify-and-forward relaying protocol. Assuming distributed relay beamforming strategy, we investigate the ...