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Seismic Retrofitting Techniques for Heritage Structures
Seismic retrofitting of heritage structures is critical to preserving cultural assets while ensuring public safety. This manuscript investigates prevalent techniques up to 2018—such as base isolation, fiber‐reinforced polymers (FRP), and steel bracing—examining their applicability, effectiveness, and…
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Wireless Sensor Networks for Industrial Automation (Pre-IoT Hype)
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have played a transformative role in industrial automation by enabling distributed sensing, monitoring, and control in harsh and inaccessible environments. This manuscript examines the state of WSNs for industrial automation up to…
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Harmonic Reduction Using Active Filters in Power Electronics
This manuscript investigates harmonic reduction in three-phase power systems using active power filters (APFs), focusing exclusively on techniques, control strategies, and component choices available up to 2018. Harmonics generated by nonlinear loads degrade power quality, increase…
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Analysis of PWM Inverter Control Techniques for Motor Drives
This manuscript presents a comprehensive analysis of pulse-width modulation (PWM) inverter control techniques for motor drives as of 2018. The study evaluates the evolution of space vector PWM, selective harmonic elimination PWM, carrier-based sinusoidal PWM, and…
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Vol. 6, Issue 12, December 2018
PUBLISHED: 2018-11-30 Original Research Article e-certificate Download Article Page No. Analysis of PWM Inverter Control Techniques for Motor Drives Priya Kumar 1-5 Harmonic Reduction Using Active Filters in Power Electronics Vikram Kumar 6-10 Wireless…
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Embedded System-Based Monitoring for Power Quality Analysis
Embedded systems have become pivotal in real‐time monitoring of electrical networks. This manuscript presents a comprehensive study of embedded system‐based monitoring for power quality analysis, focusing on instrumentation, data acquisition, and signal processing techniques available as…
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Fault Detection in Three-Phase Induction Motors Using Wavelet Transforms
This manuscript presents a comprehensive study on fault detection in three-phase induction motors using wavelet transform techniques available up to 2018. Induction motor faults, including rotor bar breakage, stator winding faults, and bearing defects, can lead…
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Protection Mechanisms for Microgrids with Distributed Generation
This manuscript investigates protection mechanisms for microgrids with distributed generation (DG) as of 2016, emphasizing adaptive, coordinated, and communication-assisted schemes. A comprehensive review of conventional overcurrent and differential protection methods is presented, followed by analysis of…
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Comparative Analysis of MPPT Algorithms for Solar PV Systems
This manuscript presents a comparative analysis of five prominent maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms—Perturb and Observe (P&O), Incremental Conductance (IncCond), Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Artificial Neural Network (ANN)—applied to photovoltaic…
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Vol. 6, Issue 11, November 2018
PUBLISHED: 2018-10-31 Original Research Article e-certificate Download Article Page No. Comparative Analysis of MPPT Algorithms for Solar PV Systems Siya Trivedi 1-5 Protection Mechanisms for Microgrids with Distributed Generation Tanvi Iyer 6-10 Fault Detection…