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VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF POWER CONVERTERS FOR USE IN FUTURE POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES
(2022-05-23)Electronics are more widely penetrating almost every area of society and as they do, the demand to supply them with regulated power increases considerably. The scale of the electronic power distribution systems needed ... -
Virtual And Hardware Prototyping Of A Modular Multilevel Inverter For Photovoltaics
This thesis details the idea of virtual and hardware prototyping of a distributed controlled multilevel inverter used as a grid-tie interface for photovoltaic. The system framework consists of multilevel inverters composed ... -
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Applications
Virtual Reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are the emerging fields of research. VR enables the immersive, being-there feelings of the viewers in a recorded or virtual environment, while AR enhances the real-world ... -
Virtual Surveyor based Object Extraction from Airborne LiDAR data
(2017-08-11)Topographic feature detection of land cover from LiDAR data is important in various fields - city planning, disaster response and prevention, soil conservation, infrastructure or forestry. In recent years, feature ... -
Voltage Profile Estimation And Reactive Power Control Of Distribution Feeders
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Distribution systems are important transportation links for the delivery of electric power. Understanding the system conditions of distribution feeders is vital for controlling power systems and maintaining electricity ... -
Wavelet Based Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization And Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-11-01)As a highly efficient technique, array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) methods allow the simultaneous measurement of genomic DNA copy number at hundreds or thousands of loci and the reliable detection of ... -
Wavelet Domain Diversity Method For Transmission Of Images Over Wireless Sytems Using Hybrid (OFDM-CDMA-SFH) Concept And Its Real Time Implementation In TMS320C6713 DSP Development Board
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)In this thesis a new OFDM based wavelet domain diversity combining method is proposed to combat errors during image transmission on wireless channels. A novel concept of utilizing OFDM sub-carriers to attain diversity is ... -
Wearable Biomedical Sensors
(2019-05-08)Focusing on current major research interests about the wearable biomedical sensors, numerous achievements contributed by researchers and engineers are reviewed in chapter 1. Development and research trends, as well as ... -
Web Based Integrated Multiple Function Customer Demand And Budget Management System
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Traditionally, most end-use residential consumers receive flat rate monthly electricity bills based on load profiling rate calculations from different utilities' consumer classes. Those flat rates do not relate and reflect ... -
Web-based Real-time Monitoring System To Enhance The Participation Of An Industrial Power System In A Restructured Utility Industry
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The opening of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid to wholesale competition began in 1996 that initiated the first stage of deregulation in Texas. In order to relieve generation and transmission constraints, ... -
WI-FI-BASED INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING MODEL-BASED AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES
(2021-08-13)This thesis investigates model-based and data-driven approaches for indoor localization using the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) of Wi-Fi signals. We study multiple model-based indoor localization approaches, ... -
Wireless Devices For Medical Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)The deployment of medical electronics in healthcare plays a significant role to overcome many problems in disease treatment and diagnosis. For advanced applications, wireless solutions are preferred. The wireless technologies ... -
Wireless Health Monitoring And Improvement System For Wind Turbines
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-11)Wind power has become the world's fastest growing renewable energy resource. The world-wide wind power installed capacity has exceeded 120 GW. The United States has set a target of 20% wind-based electricity generation, ... -
Wireless Power Transfer for Medical and Industrial Applications
(2016-05-10)My primary research focuses on wireless power transfer technology utilizing in two different areas: medical and industrial applications. In the medical applications, my research focuses on design and optimization methods ... -
Wireless Power Transmission Based On Retro-reflective Antenna Array
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-03-12)In recent years, there is a lot of research on wireless power transmission (WPT) for various applications, such as mobile devices, electric vehicles, implanted medical devices, sensors, RFID, etc. Compared to wired power ... -
WIRELESS POWERED FLEXIBLE GASTROSTIMULATOR
Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) is an effective alternative to long-term dietary and medicinal treatment for gastroparesis. This work presents the design and development of two miniature implantable battery-less ... -
Wireless Sensor Network Lifetime Analysis And Energy Efficient Techniques
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Wireless microsensor networks is one of the most important technologies for the 21st century. In distributed sensor networks energy-aware techniques are used to reduce energy consumption. Various sensor network applications ... -
Wireless Sensor Network Testbed: Measurement And Analysis
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Energy conservation is critical in Wireless Sensor Networks. Replacing or recharging batteries is not an option for sensors deployed in hostile environments. Generally communication electronics in the sensor utilizes most ... -
WLAN Based Indoor Localization
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)Localization based on received signal strength has been a topic of Interest due to its relative simplicity in measurement and minimal hardware requirements. Much of the research in this field has been on developing an ...