Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Issue Date
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Uncertainty quantification for safety verification applications in nuclear power plants
(2016-11-01)There is an increasing interest in computational reactor safety analysis to systematically replace the conservative calculations by best estimate calculations augmented by quantitative uncertainty analysis methods. This ... -
Transactive energy control of electric energy storage to mitigate the impact of transportation electrification in distribution systems
(2016-11-01)The adoption of Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as a substitute to gasoline-based internal combustion engine vehicles represent a major change in the transportation sector. Typically, PEVs uses electricity to charge the ... -
Investigation of novel ammonia production options using photoelectrochemical hydrogen
(2017-01-01)Hydrogen and ammonia are two of the most significant clean fuels, energy carriers and storage media in the near future. Production of these chemicals are desired to be environmentally friendly. Renewable energy, in particular ... -
Investigation of new phase change material based thermal management systems for Li-ion batteries
(2017-01-01)In this thesis, a battery pack consisting of three A123 20Ah cells connected in series is tested with various cooling methods at different discharge rates. Four different coolant inlet temperatures are selected for the ... -
Development and analysis of a high temperature electrolyser for the Cu-Cl cycle for hydrogen production
(2017-01-01)A number of thermochemical cycles have been investigated to produce hydrogen from water. However, most of these cycles operate at over 800°C. The relatively lower temperature (550°C) requirement and use of inexpensive ... -
Development of polymer based nanocomposite using electrospinning for sound absorption and isolation
(2017-01-01)Excessive noise has adverse effects on human health. Therefore, it is necessary to find innovative methods for decreasing the exposure to noise in the environment. Various materials are used for dampening noise. In order ... -
Wireless transmission with energy harvesting and storage
(2017-01-01)In this dissertation, online power control strategies are proposed for wireless communication systems equipped with energy harvesting devices and finite-capacity batteries. The methods are proposed for the unbounded ... -
Investigation of a novel high temperature solid oxide electrolyzer for solar hydrogen production
(2017-04-01)This thesis proposes and investigates a new generation of photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production based on high temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. Therefore, a set of experiments are designed to ... -
Flow-sound interaction mechanism of a single finned cylinder in cross-flow
(2017-04-01)The flow-sound interaction mechanism of a single finned cylinder in cross-flow is experimentally investigated and compared to that resulting from an equivalent bare cylinder. The flow field changes that result from the ... -
A temporal topic model for social trend prediction
(2017-08-01)Social media provides increasing opportunities for users to voluntarily share their thoughts and concerns in a large volume of data. While user-generated data from each individual may not provide considerable information, ... -
Automated wavelet-based fault detection and diagnosis for smart distribution systems and microgrids
(2017-08-01)The legacy electric power system is defined as a one-way power flow from a centralized power generation plant to customers (consumers). In the smart distribution systems, the customers are allowed to produce electricity ... -
Analysis, assessment and optimization of biomass mixed heavy-oil driven integrated gasification combined cycle for multigeneration
(2017-11-01)There has been increasing interest in employing Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC) using various biomasses and low-rank coals for producing multiple outputs. The most of the existing IGCC plants do not conserve ... -
Toward enhancement of evolutionary multi- and many-objective optimization: algorithms, performance metrics, and visualization techniques
(2017-12-01)In the last three decades, the focus of multi-criteria optimization has been solving problems containing two or three objectives. However, real-world problems generally involve multiple stakeholders and functionalities ... -
Access control obligation specification and enforcement using behavior pattern language
(2018-01-01)Increasing the use of Internet-based devices offers novel opportunities for users to access and share resources anywhere and anytime so that such a collaborative environment complicates the design of an accountable ... -
Conceptual development and analysis of sustainable powering options for hybrid vehicles
(2018-02-01)Hydrogen and ammonia are the carbon-free fuels that have the potential to replace the fossil fuels in the near future. In addition, they can also act as energy carriers and storage media for many applications; particularly ... -
Analysis and design of computationally efficient modulation schemes for Three Phase Three Switch rectifier for transportation electrification
(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 ... -
Design and implementation of a single phase modified Z-source inverter topology for photovoltaic/grid interconnected DC charging applications
(2018-03-01)Solar energy has been the most popular sources of renewable energy for residential and semi-commercial applications. Solar energy sources alone cannot be used to charge an electric vehicle (EV). Solar/Grid interconnected ... -
Power-optimal MIMO two-way relay networks
(2018-04-01)In this dissertation, we study MIMO two-way relay networks consisting of singleantenna users which wish to exchange information with the help of multiple multiantenna relays. The problem we aim to solve is to minimize the ... -
Development and investigation of integrated solar systems for hydrogen and methanol production
(2018-04-01)Implications of climate change, in particular the negative effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from fossil fuel combustion, as well as the finite nature of fossil fuels necessitate the implementation of ... -
H-Delta: design and applications of a novel 5 degree of freedom parallel robot
(2018-04-01)This thesis presents a new parallel 5 DOF robot called the H-Delta. The H- Delta adds 2 degrees of freedom (DOF) to the traditional Delta robot in a novel way, adding functionality and versatility. Importantly, the rotational ...