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Asymptotic rejection of sinusoidal disturbances based voltage balance control in back-to-back power converters
(2014)
This paper addresses the imbalance problem of the dc-link capacitor voltages in the three-level diode-clamped back-to-back power converter. In order to cope with it, a mathematical analysis of the capacitor voltage difference ...
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Small UAS-based wind feature identification system. Part 1: Integration and validation
(MDPI, 2016-12-23)
This paper presents a system for identification of wind features, such as gusts and wind shear. These are of particular interest in the context of energy-efficient navigation of Small UnmannedAerialSystems(UAS).Theproposed ...
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Voltage balancing in three-level neutral-point-clamped converters via Luenberger observer
(2014)
This paper addresses the problems associated with the dc-link capacitor voltages of the three-level neutral-point-clamped power converter: the imbalance of the capacitor voltages as well as the presence of an ac-voltage ...
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Optimal Fault-Tolerant Control of Six-Phase Induction Motor Drives with Parallel Converters
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016)
Multiphase drives and parallel converters have been recently proposed in low-voltage high-power applications. The fault-tolerant capability provided by multiphase drives is then extended with parallel converters, increasing ...
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Collision Avoidance for Multiple UAVs using Rolling-horizon Policy
(Springer, 2016)
This paper addresses the problem of collision avoidance in scenarios with multiple aerial vehicles and proposes a method based on a Legendre pseudospectral collocation in order to compute the solution trajectories and ...
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Repetitive Control to Improve Users’ Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Buildings
(MDPI, 2018-04-18)
The development of control systems to reach and maintain optimal thermal comfort inside buildings is a research topic which has received great attention in the last several years because people’s productivity is linked ...
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An Economic Model-Based Predictive Control to Manage the Users’ Thermal Comfort in a Building
(MDPI, 2017-03-07)
The goal of maintaining users’ thermal comfort conditions in indoor environments may require complex regulation procedures and a proper energy management. This problem is being widely analyzed, since it has a direct ...
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Design and Implementation of a Smart Sensor for Respiratory Rate Monitoring
(MDPI, 2014-02-14)
This work presents the design, development and implementation of a smart sensor to monitor the respiratory rate. This sensor is aimed at overcoming the drawbacks of other systems currently available in market, namely, ...