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Federated Reinforcement Learning for Electric Vehicles Charging Control on Distribution Networks

Wei Chen, Xin Liu, Ting Wang, Yuning Jiang

With the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs), maintaining power grid stability has become a significant challenge. To address this issue, EV charging control strategies have been developed to manage the switch between vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and gr ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

Optimal Depth of Discharge for Electric Batteries with Robust Capacity-Shrinkage Estimator

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A user’s benefit from the energy stored in a battery over its lifetime depends on the time-varying characteristics of the battery, which are in turn affected by the chosen usage behavior. Both the capacity shrinkage and the number of lifetime cycles are st ...

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From PV to EV: Mapping the Potential for Electric Vehicle Charging with Solar Energy in Europe

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The electrification of the transport sector is a key element in decarbonizing our societies. However, energy systems will have to cope with additional electricity demand due to the charging needs of electric vehicles (EVs) together with the integration of ...

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Dynamic Behavior of Spatially Confined Sn Clusters and Its Application in Highly Efficient Sodium Storage with High Initial Coulombic Efficiency

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Advanced battery electrodes require a cautious design of microscale particles with built-in nanoscale features to exploit the advantages of both micro- and nano-particles relative to their performance attributes. Herein, the dynamic behavior of nanosized S ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Health Prediction for Lithium-Ion Batteries Under Unseen Working Conditions

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Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

Integrated Wireless Power, Data Communication, and Thermal Sensing System for Autonomous Multisite Brain Implants

Implanted medical devices (IMDs) have been widely developed to support the monitoring and recording of biological data inside the body or brain. Wirelessly powered IMDs, a subset of implantable electronics, have been proposed to eliminate the limitations r ...

EPFL2024

MEMS-based Tunable Metasurface for Reflective Display Applications

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In an era where portable electronic devices are indispensable for a wide range of activities, the need for displays that provide both long-lasting battery life and excellent visibility in different lighting conditions is increasingly important. Emissive di ...

EPFL2024

Electrochemical devices and computer science: water/thermal management of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and electrolyzers in different scales

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The current restrictions on the registration of combustion engines in different countries and the harmful impacts of fossil fuels on the environment and human health have motivated decision-makers to use batteries and/or fuel cells as alternatives for comb ...

EPFL2023

Stability Analysis of Input-Series/Output-Parallel Solid-State Transformers Equipped with Second-Order Harmonic Active Power Filters

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Solid-State Transformers with Input-Series/Output-Parallel configuration offer a convenient solution for AC/DC conversion due to their scalability and modularity. In this configuration, each module experiences a second-order harmonic ripple caused by local ...

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DC Power Distribution Networks with Direct Current Transformers

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The shift towards DC power distribution networks, enabled by power electronics technologies, is changing the nature of electrical power systems. Nowadays, DC power distribution networks can effectively support the high penetration of distributed energy res ...

EPFL2024

GreenEVT: Greensboro Electric Vehicle Testbed

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The ongoing electrification of the transportation fleet will increase the load on the electric power grid. Since both the transportation network and the power grid already experience periods of significant stress, joint analyses of both infrastructures wil ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

A Privacy-Preserving Querying Mechanism with High Utility for Electric Vehicles

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Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular due to environmental consciousness. The limited availability of charging stations (CSs), compared to the number of EVs on the road, has led to increased range anxiety and a higher frequency of CS queries du ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

Stability Analysis of Second-Order Harmonic Active Filters for Input-Series/Output- Parallel Solid State Transformers

Drazen Dujic, Tianyu Wei, Andrea Cervone

Solid-State Transformers with Input-Series/Output- Parallel configuration offer a convenient solution for AC/DC power conversion, thanks to their modularity, scalability and flexibility. However, as known, they are affected by a second-order harmonic rippl ...

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Ripple Voltage and Loss Reduction of Single-Phase ISOP SST by Eliminating the Second Harmonic Current in LLC Converters

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In two-stage solid-state transformers with input-series output-parallel structure, the LLC converter operating at a fixed switching frequency is a common choice for the isolated DC/DC conversion stage because it can provide a high efficiency and a fixed vo ...

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Inversing the actuation cycle of dielectric elastomer actuators for a facial prosthesis

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Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (DEAs) are a type of smart material described as compliant capacitors. They show impressive performances as soft actuators, such as a high strain and fast response. Nonetheless, replicating natural muscle function with DEAs h ...

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)2024

Active Power Decoupling for Single-Phase Input-Series-Output-Parallel Solid-State Transformers

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Solid-state transformers with input-series outputparallel structures are being considered for a variety of applications requiring MVAC to LVDC conversion. Due to the singlephase AC/DC conversion at the input side, all floating cells of the solid-state tran ...

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Light electric vehicle sharing systems: Functional design of a comprehensive decision making solution

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The functional design of a decision support system for a state-of-the-art vehicle sharing system (VSS) inevitably includes the selection or definition of methodologies for planning and managing the observed VSS. In this paper, our focus is on an innovative ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2024

Analytical Computation of the Sensitivity Coefficients in Hybrid AC/DC Networks

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In this paper, we present a model for the analytical computation of the power flow sensitivity coefficients (SCs) for hybrid AC/DC networks. The SCs are defined as the partial derivates of the nodal voltages with respect to the active and reactive power in ...

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Study of flexible operating conditions in variable-speed hydraulic turbines : advanced models and experimental validation

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The global imperative to transition from fossil fuel-based energy sources to renewable alternatives has become increasingly urgent in the pursuit of sustainable and renewable power generation. This paradigm shift necessitates innovative approaches to manag ...

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Modeling and optimization of PCB coils for inductive power transfer systems

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The auxiliary power supply for medium voltage converters requires high insulation capability between the source and the load. Inductive power transfer technology, with an air gap between the primary and secondary coil, offers such high insulation capabilit ...

EPFL2024