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View article: New Avenues for Automated Railway Safety Information Processing in Enterprise Architecture: An NLP Approach
New Avenues for Automated Railway Safety Information Processing in Enterprise Architecture: An NLP Approach Open
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is crucial in any organisation as it defines the basic building blocks of a business. It is typically presented as a set of documents that help all departments understand the business model. In EA, safety docum…
View article: Deep Learning Approaches for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks
Deep Learning Approaches for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Open
The number of network devices continues to rise as we advance towards 6G communication systems. A new range of frequencies is allocated while the earlier resources remain underutilized. Cognitive Radio (CR) enables the dynamic spectrum man…
View article: Activity Based Learning (ABL) Using Gamification (GBL) in Mechanical Engineering Design Education: A Studio-Based Case Study
Activity Based Learning (ABL) Using Gamification (GBL) in Mechanical Engineering Design Education: A Studio-Based Case Study Open
In our research, we aim to introduce Game-based learning (GBL) activity as part of a holistic approach to supporting knowledge acquisition within a Mechanical Design module. Our case study evaluates Activity Based Learning (ABL) by use of …
View article: Gamification - Analysis, Design, Development and Ludification
Gamification - Analysis, Design, Development and Ludification Open
This chapter presents a critical discussion of the current state of management simulations and considers this specific genre of software against the backdrop of wholesale gamification of activities within organizations and the widespread p…
View article: Inspiring the Next Generation of HPC Engineers with Reconfigurable, Multi-Tenant Resources for Teaching and Research
Inspiring the Next Generation of HPC Engineers with Reconfigurable, Multi-Tenant Resources for Teaching and Research Open
There is a tradition at our university for teaching and research in High Performance Computing (HPC) systems engineering. With exascale computing on the horizon and a shortage of HPC talent, there is a need for new specialists to secure th…
View article: Verification of Safety Rules using NLP
Verification of Safety Rules using NLP Open
ESREL 2020 PSAM 15, the 30th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL) Conference of the European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA) and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM) Conference of the International As…
View article: Deployment of AI-based RBF network for photovoltaics fault detection procedure
Deployment of AI-based RBF network for photovoltaics fault detection procedure Open
In this paper, a fault detection algorithm for photovoltaic systems based on artificial neural networks (ANN) is proposed. Although, a rich amount of research is available in the field of PV fault detection using ANN, this paper presents a…
View article: Deployment of AI-based RBF network for photovoltaics fault detection procedure
Deployment of AI-based RBF network for photovoltaics fault detection procedure Open
In this paper, a fault detection algorithm for photovoltaic systems based on artificial neural networks (ANN) is proposed. Although, a rich amount of research is available in the field of PV fault detection using ANN, this paper presents a…
View article: Novel Photovoltaic Hot-Spotting Fault Detection Algorithm
Novel Photovoltaic Hot-Spotting Fault Detection Algorithm Open
In this paper, a novel photovoltaic (PV) hot-spotting fault detection algorithm is presented. The algorithm is implemented using the analysis of 2580 polycrystalline silicon PV modules distributed across the U.K. The evaluation of the hot-…
View article: Novel Photovoltaic Micro Crack Detection Technique
Novel Photovoltaic Micro Crack Detection Technique Open
This paper presents a novel detection technique for inspecting solar cells' micro cracks. Initially, the solar cell is captured using the electroluminescence (EL) method, then processed by the proposed technique. The technique consists of …
View article: CDF modelling for the optimum tilt and azimuth angle for PV installations: case study based on 26 different locations in region of the Yorkshire UK
CDF modelling for the optimum tilt and azimuth angle for PV installations: case study based on 26 different locations in region of the Yorkshire UK Open
The optimum tilt and azimuth angle for PV installations in 26 different locations within the county of Yorkshire, UK have been evaluated. In order to examine the performance of the PV systems, a selection of criteria has been identified as…
View article: Evaluating Power Loss and Performance Ratio of Hot-Spotted Photovoltaic Modules
Evaluating Power Loss and Performance Ratio of Hot-Spotted Photovoltaic Modules Open
The impact of photovoltaic (PV) hot-spots is assessed through the analysis of 2580 polycrystalline silicon PV modules distributed across the U.K. PV hot-spots were categorized into eight different groups using the percentage of power loss.…
View article: Parameter estimation for 1D PWL chaotic maps using noisy dynamics
Parameter estimation for 1D PWL chaotic maps using noisy dynamics Open
Many physical situations involve chaotic systems implemented in hardware. Among them one-dimensional piecewise linear maps are popular candidates for such applications because of their property of generating robust chaos. In physical imple…
View article: Preliminary assessment of the solar resource in the United Kingdom
Preliminary assessment of the solar resource in the United Kingdom Open
Solar radiation resources data are the foundation of knowledge for programs of large-scale deployment of solar energy technologies. This article summarizes the analysis of a new weather stations network in the United Kingdom. The analysis …
View article: Game-based learning in mechanical engineering education: Case study of games-based learning application in computer aided design assembly
Game-based learning in mechanical engineering education: Case study of games-based learning application in computer aided design assembly Open
In our research, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of games-based learning within a computer aided design and manufacture undergraduate module. Although widely used in a selection of subject areas, there appears to be limited applicatio…
View article: An Algorithmic Approach for Signal Measurement Using Symbolic Dynamics of Tent Map
An Algorithmic Approach for Signal Measurement Using Symbolic Dynamics of Tent Map Open
The symbolic time series generated by a unimodal chaotic map starting from any initial condition creates a binary sequence that contains information about the initial condition. A binary sequence of a given length generated this way has a …
View article: Output-Power Enhancement for Hot Spotted Polycrystalline Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Output-Power Enhancement for Hot Spotted Polycrystalline Photovoltaic Solar Cells Open
Hot spotting is a reliability problem in photovoltaic (PV) panels where a mismatched cell heats up significantly and degrades PV panel output-power performance. High PV cell temperature due to hot spotting can damage the cell encapsulate a…
View article: Detecting Defective Bypass Diodes in Photovoltaic Modules using Mamdani Fuzzy Logic System
Detecting Defective Bypass Diodes in Photovoltaic Modules using Mamdani Fuzzy Logic System Open
In this paper, the development of fault detection method for PV modules defective bypass diodes is presented. Bypass diodes are nowadays used in PV modules in order to enhance the output power production during partial shading conditions. …
View article: Simultaneous fault detection algorithm for grid‐connected photovoltaic plants
Simultaneous fault detection algorithm for grid‐connected photovoltaic plants Open
In this work, the authors present a new algorithm for detecting faults in grid‐connected photovoltaic (GCPV) plant. There are few instances of statistical tools being deployed in the analysis of photovoltaic (PV) measured data. The main fo…
View article: Effect of micro cracks on photovoltaic output power: case study based on real time long term data measurements
Effect of micro cracks on photovoltaic output power: case study based on real time long term data measurements Open
This study analyses the impact of micro cracks on photovoltaic (PV) module output power performance and energy production. Electroluminescence imaging technique was used to detect micro cracks affecting PV modules. The experiment was carri…
View article: Fault detection algorithm for multiple GCPV array configurations
Fault detection algorithm for multiple GCPV array configurations Open
In this paper, a fault detection algorithm for multiple grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) array configurations is introduced. For a given set of conditions such as solar irradiance and photovoltaic module temperature, a number of attribut…
View article: The impact of cracks on the performance of photovoltaic modules
The impact of cracks on the performance of photovoltaic modules Open
This paper presents a statistical approach for identifying the significant impact of cracks on the output power performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules. Since there are a few statistical analysis of data for investigating the impact of cr…
View article: Multi‐layer photovoltaic fault detection algorithm
Multi‐layer photovoltaic fault detection algorithm Open
This study proposes a fault detection algorithm based on the analysis of the theoretical curves which describe the behaviour of an existing grid‐connected photovoltaic (GCPV) system. For a given set of working conditions, a number of attri…