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Flexible neutral point displacement overvoltage suppression method based on backstepping control in unbalanced distribution networks (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Z., Xu, J., Zhang, B., Wang, H., Guo, M., & Lin, S. (2023). Flexible neutral point displacement overvoltage suppression method based on backstepping control in unbalanced distribution networks. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 148, Article 108950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.108950

Three-phase AC distribution networks are required to operate as symmetrically as possible for optimal performance, but the three-phase-to-ground parameters are asymmetric in the field due to network construction deviation, resulting in the three-phas... Read More about Flexible neutral point displacement overvoltage suppression method based on backstepping control in unbalanced distribution networks.

An iterative strategy for robust integration of fault estimation and fault-tolerant control (2022)
Journal Article
Lan, J., & Patton, R. (2022). An iterative strategy for robust integration of fault estimation and fault-tolerant control. Automatica : the journal of IFAC, the International Federation of Automatic Control, 145, Article 110556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2022.110556

This paper considers fault estimation (FE) and fault-tolerant control (FTC) for linear parameter varying systems with actuator and sensor faults, uncertainties, and disturbances. The inevitable coupling between the FE and FTC functions needs to be ta... Read More about An iterative strategy for robust integration of fault estimation and fault-tolerant control.

Multi-Frequency bands based Pole-to-Ground fault detection method for MMC-Based radial DC distribution systems (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, C., Lin, S., & Guo, M. (2022). Multi-Frequency bands based Pole-to-Ground fault detection method for MMC-Based radial DC distribution systems. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 141, Article 108250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108250

In a small-current grounding system, the pole-to-ground fault may cause the voltage drop in the fault pole and the voltage rise in the other poles. In flexible DC distribution systems, Severe voltage variation may shorten the insulation lifetime of t... Read More about Multi-Frequency bands based Pole-to-Ground fault detection method for MMC-Based radial DC distribution systems.

Gaussian Distribution-Based Inertial Control of Wind Turbine Generators for Fast Frequency Response in Low Inertia Systems (2022)
Journal Article
Kheshti, M., Lin, S., Zhao, X., Ding, L., Yin, M., & Terzija, V. (2022). Gaussian Distribution-Based Inertial Control of Wind Turbine Generators for Fast Frequency Response in Low Inertia Systems. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2022.3168778

Decline of rotating inertia due to the high share of renewable sources cause challenges in controlling grid frequency. With recent grid codes, large-scale wind turbines (WTs) are required to provide frequency support. Existing stepwise inertial contr... Read More about Gaussian Distribution-Based Inertial Control of Wind Turbine Generators for Fast Frequency Response in Low Inertia Systems.

A Decentralized Fault Section Location Method Using Autoencoder and Feature Fusion in Resonant Grounding Distribution Systems (2022)
Journal Article
Li, Z. J., Lin, S., Guo, M. F., & Tang, J. (2022). A Decentralized Fault Section Location Method Using Autoencoder and Feature Fusion in Resonant Grounding Distribution Systems. IEEE systems journal, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2022.3151630

In industrial applications, the existing fault location methods of resonant grounding distribution systems suffer from low accuracy due to excessive dependence on communication, lack of field data, difficulty in artificial feature extraction and thre... Read More about A Decentralized Fault Section Location Method Using Autoencoder and Feature Fusion in Resonant Grounding Distribution Systems.

Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines (2022)
Journal Article
Li, J., Wang, Y., Lin, S., & Zhao, X. (2022). Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines. Renewable energy, 186, 677-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.020

This paper develops a nonlinear mid-fidelity aeroservoelastic model for smart rotor wind turbines and studies the turbulent load alleviation of the wind turbines with trailing edge flaps (TEFs) actuated by a novel proportional-derivative model-free a... Read More about Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines.

Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Tucker Harvey, S. W., Chen, X., Rowe, D., Bhavsar, K., Allsop, T., Gilbert, J., …Willden, R. H. J. (2022). Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification. In Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. 14th EWTEC. 2021 (2276-1 - 2276-7)

Uncertainty in tidal turbine loading contributes significantly to conservatism in turbine design. This uncertainty originates not only from a lack of knowledge of the flow field at a particular site, but also from lack of understanding of the fundame... Read More about Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification.

A comparative experimental study of visual brain event-related potentials to a working memory task: virtual reality head-mounted display versus a desktop computer screen (2021)
Journal Article
Aksoy, M., Ufodiama, C. E., Bateson, A. D., Martin, S., & Asghar, A. U. (2021). A comparative experimental study of visual brain event-related potentials to a working memory task: virtual reality head-mounted display versus a desktop computer screen. Experimental Brain Research, 239(10), 3007–3022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06158-w

Virtual reality head mounted display (VR HMD) systems are increasingly utilised in combination with electroencephalography (EEG) in the experimental study of cognitive tasks. The aim of our investigation was to determine the similarities/differences... Read More about A comparative experimental study of visual brain event-related potentials to a working memory task: virtual reality head-mounted display versus a desktop computer screen.

Aggressive maneuver oriented robust actuator fault estimation of a 3-DOF helicopter prototype considering measurement noises (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, T., Lu, M., Zhu, X., & Patton, R. (2022). Aggressive maneuver oriented robust actuator fault estimation of a 3-DOF helicopter prototype considering measurement noises. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(3), 1672-1682. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2021.3087193

This paper presents a robust actuator fault estimation strategy design for a 3-DOF helicopter prototype which can be adapted to aggressive maneuvers. First, considering large pitch angle condition during flight, nonlinear coupling characteristic of t... Read More about Aggressive maneuver oriented robust actuator fault estimation of a 3-DOF helicopter prototype considering measurement noises.

Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system (2021)
Journal Article
Bateson, A. D., & Asghar, A. U. (2021). Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system. IEEE Access, 9, 75650-75667. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3079992

The aim of the study was to design, develop and evaluate a general-purpose EEG platform which integrates with a smartphone. The target specification was a system with 19 EEG channels and data stored onto the smartphone via a Wi-Fi connection. The har... Read More about Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system.