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View article: A Comprehensive Review on Signal-Based and Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Wind Turbines: Fault Diagnosis and Lifetime Prognosis
A Comprehensive Review on Signal-Based and Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Wind Turbines: Fault Diagnosis and Lifetime Prognosis Open
Wind turbines play an increasingly important role in renewable power generation. To ensure the efficient production and financial viability of wind power, it is crucial to maintain wind turbines' reliability and availability (uptime) throu…
View article: Feasibility Studies of Micro Photosynthetic Power Cells as a Competitor of Photovoltaic Cells for Low and Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications
Feasibility Studies of Micro Photosynthetic Power Cells as a Competitor of Photovoltaic Cells for Low and Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications Open
In this work, we provide a cost comparison of micro-photosynthetic power cells (µPSC) with the well-established photovoltaic (PV) cells for ultra-low power and low power applications. We also suggest avenues for the performance improvement…
View article: Perspective—Micro Photosynthetic Power Cells
Perspective—Micro Photosynthetic Power Cells Open
Micro-photosynthetic power cell (μPSC) is one of the emerging energy harvesting technologies which harvests energy using light (photosynthesis) and carbohydrate metabolism in dark (respiration) for low-power (mW range) applications. μPSC i…
View article: Model-Based Fault-Tolerant Pitch Control of an Offshore Wind Turbine
Model-Based Fault-Tolerant Pitch Control of an Offshore Wind Turbine Open
Given the importance of reliability and availability issue in wind turbines, the current paper presents the design and development of a novel active fault-tolerant control scheme for an offshore wind turbine. The proposed scheme tolerates …
View article: Micro photosynthetic cell for power generation from algae: Bio-electrochemical modeling and verification
Micro photosynthetic cell for power generation from algae: Bio-electrochemical modeling and verification Open
A simple first-principles mathematical model is developed to predict the performance of a micro photosynthetic power cell ([Formula: see text]PSC), an electrochemical device which generates electricity by harnessing electrons from photosyn…
View article: Integrated bio-electrochemical model for a micro photosynthetic power cell
Integrated bio-electrochemical model for a micro photosynthetic power cell Open
A simple first-principles mathematical model is developed to predict the performance of a micro photosynthetic power cell ($μ$PSC), an electrochemical device which generates electricity by harnessing electrons from photosynthesis in the pr…