Browsing Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science by Author "Williamson, Sheldon"
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Active balancing of lithium-ion cells for maximum power discharging
Capano, David (2018-07-01)The future of Electric Vehicle’s (EV) depends on the adoption of the technology. Currently the limiting factor for EV adoption is mainly the initial cost, the driving range, charging capability, and the battery life. The ... -
Analysis and design of computationally efficient modulation schemes for Three Phase Three Switch rectifier for transportation electrification
Channegowda, Janamejaya (2018-02-01)It is a well-known fact that the transportation sector emits a large amount of pollutants to the atmosphere. The growing need for reducing the carbon footprint has led to sincere efforts being made in the direction of ... -
A bidirectional battery-to-battery energy cycler for battery pack testing and validation
Kelkar, Apoorva (2020-11-01)Lithium-ion batteries are becoming popular not only in the Electric Vehicle (EV) market but also in other sectors because of their salient features like high terminal voltage, fast charge/discharge capabilities, and energy ... -
Constant-temperature constant-voltage charging method for lithium-ion battery technology
Albanas Marcis, Vinicius (2020-09-01)Lithium-ion batteries are the Electrical Vehicles' (EVs) best choice of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) on account of their energy density, power density, and life cycle. In order for the EVs to compete with conventional ... -
Design and development of a novel DC/DC bidirectional converter with dual solar/PV-based snow removal and EV charging functionality
Aragon Aviles, Sandra M. (2022-02-01)Different factors affect solar photovoltaic (PV) systems by decreasing input energy and reducing the conversion efficiency of the system. One of these factors is the effect of snow cover on PV panels, a subject lacking ... -
Design and development of advanced machine learning algorithms for lithium-ion battery state-of-charge estimation
Sidhu, Manjot (2019-11-01)Batteries have been becoming more and more popular because of their long life and lightweight. Accurate estimation of the SOC help in making plans in an application to conserve and further enhance battery life. State of ... -
Design and development of exclusive modulation techniques for effective power regulation in dual two-level-inverter-fed open-ended winding traction motors
Menon, Rishi (2019-04-01)An integral part of an EV propulsion system is the traction drive. The existing two-level inverter drives reportedly has several drawbacks. Multilevel inverter has been proposed as an improvement over the conventional ... -
Design and implementation of an inductive power transfer system for wireless charging of future electric transportation
Aditya, Kunwar (2016-08-01)The motivation of this thesis was to formulate clear design guidelines for fabrication and control of an efficient series-series resonant inductive power transfer (SS-RIPT) system for electric vehicle battery charging ... -
Design, analysis, and control of switched supercapacitor banks for e-transportation electric energy storage systems
Dasari, Yashwanth (2020-07-01)The hybridization of supercapacitors (SCs) with batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) improves the battery life, acceleration, and driving range. However, the efficiency of the power interface that unites the batteries and ... -
A hybrid battery cell voltage equalizer considering thermal behavior and capacity fade characteristics
Huynh, Alvin Tuan Thanh (2023-08-01)The thesis focuses on developing a robust, high-fidelity lithium-ion battery model adaptive to changes in operating temperature, aiming for accurate estimation of state of health (SOH). The thesis proposes two novel methods ... -
Hybrid inductive and capacitive wireless power transfer system for future transportation electrification
Vincent, Deepa (2020-08-01)The inductive link in wireless power transfer (WPT) fed by various high–frequency power converters is widely accepted for medium power (<50 kW) and medium power transfer distance (100 mm-200 mm) applications due to remarkable ... -
Soft-switched, active-clamped DC/AC and AC/AC converters for IPT-based wireless charging applications
Huynh, Phuoc Sang (2020-09-01)The acquisition of inductive power transfer (IPT) technology in commercial electric vehicles (EVs) alleviates the inherent burdens of high cost, limited driving range, and long charging time. In EV wireless charging systems ...