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New measurement algorithm for supraharmonics based on multiple measurement vectors model and orthogonal matching pursuit (2018)
Journal Article
Zhuang, S., Zhao, W., Wang, R., Wang, Q., & Huang, S. (2019). New measurement algorithm for supraharmonics based on multiple measurement vectors model and orthogonal matching pursuit. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 68(6), 1671-1679. https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2018.2878613

There are many cases of electromagnetic interference caused by supraharmonics emitted by power electronic equipment. However, there is currently no effective method for measuring supraharmonics. This paper proposes a new supraharmonics high-resolutio... Read More about New measurement algorithm for supraharmonics based on multiple measurement vectors model and orthogonal matching pursuit.

Stochastic response of reinforced concrete buildings using high dimensional model representation (2018)
Journal Article
Sahu, D., Nishanth, M., Dhir, P. K., Sarkar, P., Davis, R., & Mangalathu, S. (2019). Stochastic response of reinforced concrete buildings using high dimensional model representation. Engineering Structures, 179, 412-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.10.083

Dynamic responses of structures are random in nature due to the uncertainties in geometry, material properties, and loading. The random dynamic responses can be represented fairly well by stochastic analysis. The methods used for stochastic analysis... Read More about Stochastic response of reinforced concrete buildings using high dimensional model representation.

Compact coplanar waveguide‐fed reconfigurable fractal antenna for switchable multiband systems (2018)
Journal Article
Braham Chaouche, Y., Messaoudene, I., Benmabrouk, I., Nedil, M., & Bouttout, F. (2019). Compact coplanar waveguide‐fed reconfigurable fractal antenna for switchable multiband systems. IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, 13(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2018.5005

In this study, a coplanar waveguide-fed reconfigurable antenna using crescent-shaped fractal geometry is presented. The frequency reconfigurable approach is obtained using radio-frequency positive intrinsic negative diodes, resistor, and inductors. T... Read More about Compact coplanar waveguide‐fed reconfigurable fractal antenna for switchable multiband systems.

Dynamic Harmonic Synchrophasor Estimator based on Sinc Interpolation Functions (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, L., Zhao, W., Wang, Q., Wang, F., & Huang, S. (2019). Dynamic Harmonic Synchrophasor Estimator based on Sinc Interpolation Functions. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 68(9), 3054-3065. https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2018.2876074

This paper introduces a new dynamic harmonic synchrophasor estimator (DHSE) based on the Shannon sampling theorem. Each dynamic harmonic phasor is modeled as a weighted sum of a series of sinc interpolation functions. Based on this, a bank of finite... Read More about Dynamic Harmonic Synchrophasor Estimator based on Sinc Interpolation Functions.

Directory of UK Based Test and Demonstration Facilities for Wind Technologies (2018)
Report
Zappalá, D., Crabtree, C., & Hogg, S. (2018). Directory of UK Based Test and Demonstration Facilities for Wind Technologies. [No known commissioning body]

The UK’s extensive wind resource and rich history in the energy industry have made the UK internationally leading in both academic understanding and technology development capability in the wind energy sector. The sector is continuously and dynamical... Read More about Directory of UK Based Test and Demonstration Facilities for Wind Technologies.

User-Centric Multiobjective Approach to Privacy Preservation and Energy Cost Minimization in Smart Home (2018)
Journal Article
Chang, H.-H., Chiu, W.-Y., Sun, H., & Chen, C.-M. (2019). User-Centric Multiobjective Approach to Privacy Preservation and Energy Cost Minimization in Smart Home. IEEE Systems Journal, 13(1), 1030-1041. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsyst.2018.2876345

This paper investigates smart home energy management in consideration of tradeoffs between residential privacy and energy costs. A multiobjective approach that minimizes energy costs and maximizes privacy protection is proposed. The approach leads to... Read More about User-Centric Multiobjective Approach to Privacy Preservation and Energy Cost Minimization in Smart Home.

Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry (2018)
Book Chapter
Gluyas, J., Auld, A., Adams, C., Hirst, C., Hogg, S., & Craig, J. (2019). Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry. In B. I. Ismail (Ed.), Renewable geothermal energy explorations (1-11). InTechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81062

There are around 40 new geothermal power projects commissioned in each of the last few years. Growth of the market is around 5% annually and current installed capacity is about 13,300 MW with about the same in development in 24 countries. These figur... Read More about Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry.

A Finite Element/Finite Volume Method for Dam-Break Flows over Deformable Beds (2018)
Journal Article
Alghosoun, A., Osman, A., & Seaid, M. (2018). A Finite Element/Finite Volume Method for Dam-Break Flows over Deformable Beds. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1474968

A coupled two-layer finite volume/finite element method was proposed for solving dam-break flow problem over deformable beds. The governing equations consist of the well-balanced two-layer shallow water equations for the water flow and a linear elast... Read More about A Finite Element/Finite Volume Method for Dam-Break Flows over Deformable Beds.

State-of-the-Art Technologies on Low-Grade Heat Recovery and Utilization in Industry (2018)
Book Chapter
Ling-Chin, J., Bao, H., Ma, Z., Taylor, W., & Roskilly, A. P. (2018). State-of-the-Art Technologies on Low-Grade Heat Recovery and Utilization in Industry. In I. H. Al-Bahadly (Ed.), Energy conversion : current technologies and future trends (55-74). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.78701

To improve energy efficiency in industry, low-grade heat recovery technologies have been advanced continuously. This chapter aims to provide a basic understanding of state-of-the-art technologies for low-grade heat recovery and utilization in industr... Read More about State-of-the-Art Technologies on Low-Grade Heat Recovery and Utilization in Industry.

Characterizing excitability of Lamb waves generated by electromagnetic acoustic transducers with coupled frequency domain models (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, S., Huang, S., Wang, Q., Wang, Z., & Zhao, W. (2019). Characterizing excitability of Lamb waves generated by electromagnetic acoustic transducers with coupled frequency domain models. Ultrasonics, 93, 71-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2018.10.013

Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) are versatile non-contact ultrasonic transducers with relatively low transduction efficiency. A fundamental problem not answered completely yet is how the structure of an EMAT influences the generation of... Read More about Characterizing excitability of Lamb waves generated by electromagnetic acoustic transducers with coupled frequency domain models.

Design of a test platform for the determination of Lithium-ion batteries state of health (2018)
Journal Article
Capitaine, J., & Wang, Q. (2019). Design of a test platform for the determination of Lithium-ion batteries state of health. Journal of Mechanical Design, 141(2), Article 021702. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041855

This paper presents a novel design for a test platform to determine the State of Health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries. The SOH is a key parameter of a battery energy storage system and its estimation remains a challenging issue. The batteries that h... Read More about Design of a test platform for the determination of Lithium-ion batteries state of health.

On Heaviside’s Contributions to Transmission Line Theory: Waves, Diffusion and Energy Flux (2018)
Journal Article
Donaghy-Spargo, C. (2018). On Heaviside’s Contributions to Transmission Line Theory: Waves, Diffusion and Energy Flux. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 376(2134), Article 20170457. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2017.0457

This paper surveys some selected contributions of Oliver Heaviside FRS (1850–1925) to classical electromagnetic theory and electrical engineering science. In particular, the paper focuses on his contributions to the development of electrical transmis... Read More about On Heaviside’s Contributions to Transmission Line Theory: Waves, Diffusion and Energy Flux.

Oliver Heaviside's Electromagnetic Theory (2018)
Journal Article
Donaghy-Spargo, C., & Yakovlev, A. (2018). Oliver Heaviside's Electromagnetic Theory. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 376(2134), Article 20180229. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2018.0229

The year 2018 marks the 125th anniversary of the first of three published volumes on electromagnetic theory by the eminent Victorian electrical engineer, physicist and mathematician, Oliver Heaviside FRS. This commemorative issue of Philosophical Tra... Read More about Oliver Heaviside's Electromagnetic Theory.

Paper-based Optical Components for the THz Region (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lees, R., Stefanova, P. S., Klein, A. K., Balocco, C., & Gallant, A. J. (2018, September). Paper-based Optical Components for the THz Region. Presented at 2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Nagoya, Japan

Efficient global sensitivity analysis for flow-induced vibration of a nuclear reactor assembly using Kriging surrogates (2018)
Journal Article
Banyay, G. A., Shields, M. D., & Brigham, J. C. (2019). Efficient global sensitivity analysis for flow-induced vibration of a nuclear reactor assembly using Kriging surrogates. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 341, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.10.013

In this work, surrogate modeling is used to support a global sensitivity analysis (GSA) for a nuclear reactor assembly as a proof-of-concept to demonstrate both the pertinence of such methods to this application as well as the significant physical in... Read More about Efficient global sensitivity analysis for flow-induced vibration of a nuclear reactor assembly using Kriging surrogates.

A data assimilation model for turbulent flows using continuous adjoint formulation (2018)
Journal Article
He, C., Liu, Y., & Gan, L. (2018). A data assimilation model for turbulent flows using continuous adjoint formulation. Physics of Fluids, 30(10), Article 105108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5048727

A generalized data assimilation model for turbulent flows using the continuous adjoint formulation is proposed. Within this formulation, the Spalart–Allmaras turbulence model is modified by adding a correction function β as a spatially varying coeffi... Read More about A data assimilation model for turbulent flows using continuous adjoint formulation.

A posteriori discontinuous Galerkin error estimator for linear elasticity (2018)
Journal Article
Bird, R., Coombs, W., & Giani, S. (2019). A posteriori discontinuous Galerkin error estimator for linear elasticity. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 344-345, 78-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2018.08.039

This paper presents for the first time the derivation of an hp a posteriori error estimator for the symmetric interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for linear elastic analysis. Any combination of Neumann and Dirichlet boundary... Read More about A posteriori discontinuous Galerkin error estimator for linear elasticity.