Ramesh Bansal

Ramesh Bansal
University of Sharjah | US · Department of Electrical Engineering

PhD

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It is time-consuming to obtain performance metrics for feasible topologies during the design of power electronic converters. This paper proposes a graph-theory-based algorithm that achieves fast loss calculation and waveform reconstruction for voltage source converters (VSCs) in steady-state operations. The VSC is modeled as a directed graph compri...
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This research article explores the potential of Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plants across diverse locations, aiming to establish a sustainable electric grid system and reduce per-unit energy costs. A distinctive feature of the study involves forecasting solar irradiance on large-scale hydroelectric dam locations to identify optimal sites for...
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This work investigates a hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery power system designed to sustain a Mars base under varying seasonal and climatic conditions. The Mars Climate Database was utilized to simulate the effects of seasonal changes, diurnal cycles, and dust storms on the system’s power generation. The seasonal performance was analyzed across the...
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An accurate estimation of photovoltaic (PV) power production is crucial for organizing and regulating solar PV power plants. The suitable prediction is often affected by the variable nature of solar resources, system location and some internal/external disturbances, such as system effectiveness, climatic factors, etc. This paper develops a novel st...
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The rising interest in hybrid alternating current (AC)/ direct current (DC) microgrids among the global research community can be attributed to the widespread adoption of distributed generation systems (DGs). Therefore, this study applies the modular multilevel converter (MMC) in interconnected microgrids to serve as an interlinking converter invol...
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This work investigates a hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery power system designed to sustain a Mars base under varying seasonal and climatic conditions. The Mars Climate Database was utilized to simulate the effects of seasonal changes, diurnal cycles, and dust storms on the system’s power generation. The seasonal performance was analyzed across the...
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Conventional relays face challenges for transmission lines connected to inverter-based resources (IBRs). In this article, a single-ended intelligent protection of the transmission line in the zone between the grid and the PV farm is suggested. The method employs a fuzzy logic and random forest (RF)-based hybrid system to detect faults based on comb...
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is study provides a well-structured and concise summary of numerous maximum power point tracking (MPPT) approaches applied to photovoltaic (PV) production structures that may be implemented in mismatch conditions and fractional shades. us far, a vast collection of schemes, PV modeling procedures, PV array arrangements, and organized structures have...
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This data set consists of 3-phase currents of faults and other transient cases for transmission lines connected with PV Farms. PSCAD/EMTDC software is used for the simulation of faults and other transients.
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Conventional relays face challenges for transmission lines connected to inverter-based resources (IBRs). In this article, a single-ended intelligent protection of the transmission line in the zone between the grid and the PV farm is suggested. The method employs a fuzzy logic and random forest (RF)-based hybrid system to detect faults based on comb...
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Integrating energy systems with information systems in smart grids offers a promising avenue for combating electricity theft by leveraging real-time data insights. Suspicious activity indicative of theft can be identified through anomalous consumption patterns observed in smart networks. However, a smart model is required for capturing and analysin...
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Independently run single microgrids (MGs) encounter difficulties with inadequate self-consumption of local renewable energy and frequent power exchange with the grid. Combining numerous MGs to form a multi-microgrid (MMG) is a viable approach to enhance smart distribution networks' operational and financial performance. However, the correlation and...
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Photovoltaic (PV) systems have been at the forefront of renewable energy resources, being a primary alternate source of energy within the electricity supply. However, PV systems are vulnerable to abrupt changes in weather conditions, which affects the stability of DC output generation. Therefore, forecasting the DC power with respect to variable we...
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Power and energy systems around the world are expanding and evolving in tandem with technological advancement. In the current scenario, energy is a crucial requirement for the development for any country. Machine learning (ML) is used as a technology to address the requirement for quicker and more accurate analyses that would support the control an...
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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) face significant challenges related to dependability, integrity, and confidentiality due to their widespread deployment. Intrusion detection emerges as a pivotal active defense technology to fortify the security of WSNs. Given the unique characteristics of WSNs, achieving a balance between precise data transmission a...
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The increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) in distribution systems requires efficient charging load management techniques for delivering high-quality power to consumers. In this paper, we proposed a strategic planning approach for distribution systems integrated with EV charging stations, employing fuzzy Pareto optimality to enhance syst...
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This article explores the integration of on-grid renewable energy with battery storage to improve consumers’ comfort. Demand response (DR) programs are utilized to balance power supply and demand, offering consumers three response options: reducing consumption, shifting consumption, or utilizing on-site generation. However, these options may tempor...
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Modelling and Control Dynamics in Microgrid Systems with Renewable Energy Resources looks at complete microgrid systems integrated with renewable energy resources (RERs) such as solar, wind, biomass or fuel cells that facilitate remote applications and allow access to pollution-free energy. Designed and dedicated to providing a complete package on...
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The book covers a wide range of topics related to frequency regulation, including traditional methods, as well as advanced self-healing techniques, and optimally tuned robust controllers. The focus is on the application of these strategies in renewable dominated power systems and in isolated microgrid systems, which have unique characteristics such...
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Wind turbines have the fundamental characteristic of directly converting wind energy into electricity; however, the conversion efficiency largely depends on atmospheric conditions such as wind speed. Therefore, it is essential to consider the wind power operation to control at the maximum power point to extract the optimum power. Several techniques...
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Against a backdrop of massive population growth, the supply of essential urban services, such as water and power, in developing countries is not growing at nearly the same pace. The critical aspects of this urban development are poorly understood. The main objective of this study was to identify and analyze the different forms of governance in the...
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The accurate estimation and online calibration of the fundamental weight components (FWC) from harmonically contaminated load current is crucial to evaluate the performance of grid-integrated photovoltaic (PV) units especially when exposed to grid anomalies. Driven by this motivation, an adaptive regularized least logarithmic absolute difference (R...
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Recently, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has drawn significant attention due to its diverse merits and its applicability to a wide range of medium to high-power applications. The growing interest in the MMC can be attributed to its attractive features such as modularity, reliability, and high voltage capability. Significant research has bee...
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This paper presents a new single-source switched capacitor- (SC-) based multilevel inverter (MLI) design with a boosting potential of three times the supply voltage. To produce a waveform with seven output voltage levels, the suggested switching capacitor inverter consists of eight switches, single diode, and two capacitors. Because capacitors are...
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This research work presents the tri-level optimization framework for the optimal scheduling of grid-connected and autonomous microgrids to diminish power losses and maximize loadability. Since the network's voltage profile depends on the loading level, the flexible load shaping-based demand-side management strategy is incorporated to investigate it...
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Blockchain technology serves as a sustainable solution to enable decentralised applications. Insufficient research efforts have been directed in the past towards advancing blockchain technology integration in energy systems. This paper demonstrates that the energy exchange transparency and facilitation can be improved by utilising a smart contract...
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This book constitutes selected peer-reviewed proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Signals, machines, and Automation (SIGMA 2022). This book includes papers on technologies related to electric power, manufacturing processes & automation, biomedical & healthcare, communication & networking, image processing, and computation intelligence...
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Demand response (DR) modifies the pattern from a straightforward to an interactive one, allowing for the investigation of consumer participation in the power market and progress. The most important technique for evaluating the status of DR program implementation among those discussed in the earlier literature is consumer baseline load (CBL). Withou...
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With affordable and clean energy being one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG7), most developing economies are still caught up with the dilemma of inadequate power supply and heavy dependence on fossil fuel. This social menace is premised on rapid population growth, industrialization, modernization, etc. Even though these sources of power ap...
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There is an increasing demand for decarbonisation due to environmental and climate concerns, which has led to research efforts being focused on improving the rate of renewable energy integration. Energy markets are promising mechanisms to promote this noble cause by encouraging distributed renewable energy generation whilst providing auxiliary ener...
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During the modernization era, the power generation has been shifted to decentralized manner with more renewable distributed generation (DG) units integration at the distribution level in disperse manner. These DG units have to be properly placed for performance enhancement of distribution system. In this paper, the performance of radial distributio...
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In this paper, a novel controller, namely fractional order fuzzy proportional-integral-derivative (FOFPID) has been proposed for the dual area power system of hydro-thermal-gas units (DAHTG). The squirrel search algorithm (SSA) is implemented to achieve the optimal values of the controller tuning parameters. Further, various non-linearity constrain...
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The photovoltaic (PV) system’s output power varies owing to solar radiation’s irregularity, which confines their usage for various applications. Implementation of maximum power tracking (MPT) algorithms increases the efficiency and power generated from solar cells. When the array is partially obscured by clouds or structures, several local maximum...
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Firstly, this paper investigates the performances of the three different established parameter estimation techniques, namely multi-objective function, five-point metaheuristic, and hybrid-based approaches. Using these three different techniques, unknown model parameters, such as photovoltaic current (Ipv), dark saturation current (Io), series resis...
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The performance of microgrid operation requires hierarchical control and estimation schemes that coordinate and monitor the system dynamics within the expected manipulated and control variables. Smart grid technologies possess innovative tools and frameworks to model the dynamic behaviour of microgrids regardless of their types, structures, etc. Va...
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Losses in the electrical power transmission and distribution systems are considered two of the most critical challenges in power grids. Reducing the related losses plays a significant role in increasing system efficiency in addition to diminishing costs. Therefore, optimum power transfer as well as finding a convenient route, are essential factors...
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This work presents the two space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM-I and SVPWM-II) strategies for eleven-level (11L) asymmetric cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter (MLI). Depending on the isolated structure and nonappearance of capacitor voltage balancing issues, the CHB MLI structure is favoured. These days, the SVPWM control method is...
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This paper presents the optimal energy management approach with optimum sizing of the battery storage system (BSS) for the minimal possible total operating cost of the considered nanogrid. The five various operating modes are tested to achieve the optimal operating mode on an hourly basis. Linear programming (LP) is used to get optimal solutions fo...