Browsing RPI Theses Online (Complete) by Author "Salon, S. J. (Sheppard Joel), 1948-"
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A simultaneous perturbation approach for solving economic dispatch problems with emission, storage, and network constraints
Xia, Yu (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-05)Power system operators are faced with an increasingly complex economic dispatch problem as distributed energy sources, energy storage, and environmental constraints are introduced to the grid. Optimizing these resources ... -
An examination of the potential for nano-composites in the formulation of HV cable insulation
Roy, Mihir (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2005-12) -
Analysis of three-phase rectifiers with ac-side switches and interleaved three-phase voltage-source converters
Miller, Stephanie Katherine Teixeira (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2008-12) -
Applications of synchronized phasor measurements for state estimation, voltage stability, and damping control
Ghiocel, Scott Gordon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-05)For future work, we have plans to extend the PSE observable region to the entire New York State, and apply the method to other control areas, such as ISO-New England or areas within the US Western Interconnection. The ... -
Characterization of generator operation using emissions functions
Raman, Kedaar (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-12)Metrics of the effects of these events on emissions, and plots of the predicted emissions of each unit in standardized episodes are developed to illustrate and compare the impact of these events on generator emissions and ... -
CMOS transmitter blocks for mm-wave applications
Muralidharan, Sriram (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-08)Recently, there has been a growing interest in the microwave and mm-wave circuits beyond 100GHz. With increasing demand for bandwidth in applications such as wireless video streaming, gaming and automotive radar, there is ... -
Combined experimental and numerical investigations into laser propulsion engineering physics
Kenoyer, David Adam (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2010-08) -
Common-mode EMI reduction in converter systems
Qi, Tao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2012-12) -
Control algorithms for non-conventional distributed energy resources
Delmerico, Robert W. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2009-12) -
Control of interleaved voltage source converters for marine applications
Beechner, Troy (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2012-12) -
Control techniques for multi-phase permanent magnet motor drives under open circuit faults and multi-phase DC-DC power converter
Dwari, Suman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2010-05) -
Design and performance improvement of AC machines sharing a common stator
Guo, Lusu (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-05)Sometimes, torque pulsation is the major drawback of permanent magnet synchronous machines. There are several sources of torque pulsations, such as back-EMF distortion, inductance variation and cogging torque due to presence ... -
Dielectric and electrical properties of polymer composites with high aspect ratio fillers
Wang, Zepu (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2012-08) -
Effect of power quality on energy consumption for typical loads
Igwilo, Chukwuemeka (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-08)For years, terms like losses, power quality, power stability, etc. have dominated research in electrical power systems. The stated is owed majorly to the social and financial implications of ignoring these phenomena. Voltage ... -
Electromagnetic forcing of capillary surfaces and application to liquid lens systems
Malouin, Bernard A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2010-12) -
EMI filter design and optimization for three-phase motor drive systems
Xing, Lei (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2011-05) -
Evaluation of a binary optimization approach to find the optimum locations of energy storage devices in a power grid with stochastically varying loads and wind generation
Dar, Zamiyad (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-12)In this thesis, we develop a method to find the optimum location of a storage device without using the grid, transmission or generator data. We formulate and solve an optimization problem to find the most profitable location ... -
Extensions to the finite element method for the electromechanical analysis of electric machines
DeBortoli, Mark J. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1992-05)This thesis deals with the electromechanical analysis of induction machines using the finite element method. The primary objective is the computation of magnetically induced forces and force distributions in the machine ... -
Finite element analysis of anisotropic bulk superconductor in electric power applications
Jung, Yong-Bae (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2006-12) -
Impedance modeling, analysis, and adaptation of grid-connected inverters with PLL
Cespedes, Mauricio (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-12)This thesis presents impedance modeling, analysis, and adaptation of three-phase grid-connected VSC to address their high-frequency control instability and resonance problems. The focus is grid-connected inverters that use ...