# Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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• ### Optimization and Energy Management in Smart Home Considering Photovoltaic, Wind, and Battery Storage System With Integration of Electric Vehicles

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):128 - 138
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With the emergence of smart grid, which presents the next generation of electrical power systems, residents have the opportunities to manage their home energy usage to reduce energy expenditure. This paper presents a mixed integer linear programming model to optimize the energy production and consumption systems in a smart home with the integration of renewable energy resources, battery storage sy... View full abstract»

• ### Optimal Scheduling of Energy Resources and Management of Loads in Isolated/Islanded Microgrids

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):284 - 294
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Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) present a promising solution to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions but on the other hand, their increased penetration can impact power system operation, particularly so in an isolated microgrid. Similarly, demand response (DR) has the potential to provide significant flexibility in the operation of an isolated microgrid with limited generation capacity, by altering ... View full abstract»

• ### A Novel Zone Division Approach for Power System Fault Detection Using ANN-Based Pattern Recognition Technique

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):275 - 283
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This paper presents a waveform analysis-based approach for detection and classification of short-circuit faults in large power networks. To reduce the computational burden in dealing with a large volume of waveform data, a novel zone detection method has been used where a large power network is divided into optimal number of zones with manageable number of buses and lines. A first module of the ar... View full abstract»

• ### Obstacle Avoidance in Real Time With Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Autonomous Vehicles

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):12 - 22
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A Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for trajectory tracking with the obstacle avoidance of autonomous road vehicles traveling at realistic speeds is presented in this paper, with a focus on the performance of those controllers with respect to the look-ahead horizon of the NMPC. Two different methods of obstacle avoidance are compared and then the NMPC is tested in several simulated but rea... View full abstract»

• ### Wireless security through RF fingerprinting

Publication Year: 2007, Page(s):27 - 33
Cited by:  Papers (85)  |  Patents (1)
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The process of identifying radio transmitters by examining their unique transient characteristics at the beginning of transmission is called RF fingerprinting. The security of wireless networks can be enhanced by challenging a user to prove its identity if the fingerprint of a network device is unidentified or deemed to be a threat. This paper addresses the problem of identifying an individual nod... View full abstract»

• ### A New Approach for the Estimation of Transient Voltage Profile Along Transmission Line

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):295 - 302
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This paper presents a new and accurate approach for the calculation of current and voltage profiles along a lossy distributed transmission line. The main advantage of the new method is that it is necessary for the transmission of electricity and the transmission of electricity. The algorithm based on the model can easily evaluate transient responses caused by switching or short circuit. Using this... View full abstract»

• ### Fast Deconvolution for Motion Blur Along the Blurring Paths

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):266 - 274
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In this paper, we propose a deconvolution method which removes the motion blur along the blurring paths. The 2-D blurred image is transformed into 1-D horizontal blurred vectors along the blurring paths. Hence, the deconvolution of stacked horizontal blurred vectors is implemented in an iterative deconvolution process by a 1-D image restoration method that saves computation time. The deconvolution... View full abstract»

• ### Energy Trading in the Smart Grid: A Distributed Game-Theoretic Approach

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):57 - 65
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In this paper, we propose both a centralized solution and a distributed game-theoretic approach to solve the problem of energy trading in the smart grid. In particular, we consider a number of geographically distributed consumers that need to buy energy from the neighboring users who have a surplus stored energy to meet their local demands. While buyers minimize their energy bill by buying energy ... View full abstract»

• ### Rotor Flux and Rotor Resistance Estimation Using Extended Luenberger-Sliding Mode Observer (ELSMO) for Three Phase Induction Motor Control

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):181 - 188
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The accuracy for the three-phase induction motor control highly depends on obtaining/estimating the undetectable motor parameter values such as the rotor resistance and flux. An extended Luenberger-sliding mode observer (ELSMO) is proposed in this paper to estimate the rotor flux and resistance along with the adaptation method to compensate for the error caused by the motor parameter mismatch with... View full abstract»

• ### Classification Algorithms Comparison for Interturn Short-Circuit Recognition in Induction Machines Using Best-Fit 3-D-Ellipse Method

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):255 - 265
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Induction machines are omnipresent in industry because of their sturdiness and their ease of implementation. Nevertheless, these electrical motors still concede failures [e.g., interturn short circuit (ITSC) and broken rotor bar], which may lead to unplanned shutdowns. Consequently, manufacturing industries invest significant resources to avoid them with maintenance. Some studies have been achieve... View full abstract»

• ### Study of a Modified Flux-Coupling-Type SFCL for Efficient Fault Ride-Through in a PMSG Wind Turbine Under Different Types of Faults

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):189 - 200
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Regarding the permanent-magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based wind turbine system, this paper proposes a modified flux-coupling-type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) to enhance its fault ride-through (FRT) performance. The modified SFCL's structural principle and theoretical influence on the PMSG ride through capability are conducted, and a comparison of the SFCL and a dynamic brak... View full abstract»

• ### Dual Mode Controller-Based Solar Photovoltaic Simulator for True PV Characteristics

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):237 - 245
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Integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with existing utilities requires effectively controlled converters. While developing and testing such converters, it is difficult to test them with actually installed PV panels owing to unavailability of practical onsite conditions for all the time. For such cases, PV simulators are preferred, which are required to exhibit PV system behavior under work... View full abstract»

• ### Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Omnidirectional Robot Motion Planning and Tracking With Avoidance of Moving Obstacles

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):151 - 156
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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This paper presents a nonlinear model predictive control algorithm for online motion planning and tracking of an omnidirectional autonomous robot. The formalism is based on a Hamiltonian minimization to optimize a control path as evaluated by a cost function. This minimization is constrained by a nonlinear plant model, which confines the solution space to those paths which are physically feasible.... View full abstract»

• ### Multiplication With $m$ :2 and $m$ :3 Compressors—A Comparative Review

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):303 - 313
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Compressors are widely used in multipliers to accumulate and reduce partial products in a parallel manner. This paper conducts a comparative review for high-order m:2 and m:3 compressors within a 16-bit × 16-bit multiplier cell as a benchmark. Furthermore, some of the compressors are slightly modified with the aim of reducing interconnections and logical gates. Four well-known adders are al... View full abstract»

• ### Harmonics Mitigation in a Steel Industry Using 11-Level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter-Based DSTATCOM

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):110 - 115
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Use of nonlinear loads in power distribution networks is expanding day by day, which results in the deterioration of the power quality of the system. An induction furnace (IF), which is an indispensable component of the steel industry, is one such typical example of a nonlinear load. It injects a considerable amount of harmonics into the supply network and consequently the performance of other loa... View full abstract»

• ### Design and Experimental Measurement of EMI Reduction Techniques for Integrated Switching DC/DC Converters

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):116 - 127
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This paper presents the design and verification of electromagnetic interference (EMI) reduction techniques for switching dc/dc converters. A 48-V dc/dc converter for electric/hybrid cars is considered as an application case study. An EMI filter with a very low inductor value is designed to reduce the overvoltage issues. The proposed design procedure takes into account the converter impedance and t... View full abstract»

• ### Fault Ride-Through Capability Improvement of DFIG-Based Wind Turbine by Employing a Voltage-Compensation-Type Active SFCL

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):132 - 142
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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Based on the considerations in creating a smart grid roadmap, an integrated application of renewable energy sources and superconducting power devices may bring more positive effects. This paper suggests a voltage-compensation-type active superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) to enhance the fault ride-through capability of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) for wind power generation. Sinc... View full abstract»

• ### Unidirectional HVdc Topology With DC Fault Ride-Through Capability

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):41 - 49
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HVdc transmission using modular multilevel converters (MMCs) is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, line-commutated converter (LCC) HVdc transmission remains advantageous in its ability to clear dc faults and restart power transmission without operation of the ac system protection. This paper presents an HVdc system topology that employs both MMC and LCC converters to transmit unidirectional... View full abstract»

• ### Energy Storage in Flywheels: An Overview

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):183 - 193
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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In a deregulated power market with increasing penetration of distributed generators and renewable sources, energy storage becomes a necessity. Renewable energy sources are characterized by a fluctuating and intermittent nature, which simply means that energy may be available when it is not needed, and vice versa. Energy storage devices can help rectify the mismatch between generation and demand at... View full abstract»

• ### Load Priority Modeling for Smart Service Restoration

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):217 - 228
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Enhancing the reliability of distribution systems (DSs) has become a necessity due to society's dependence on electric power and the high costs associated with service interruptions. One key technique for improving system reliability is to apply efficient power restoration methodologies, which must include a systematic load prioritization method that considers several practical factors that make t... View full abstract»

• ### Inrush Current Limiting of Transformer Primary Winding With Grounded or Nongrounded Y-Connection Using Diode Bridges

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):229 - 236
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This paper presents two novel limiters for mitigating inrush current on primary grounded and nongrounded transformers. The simplicity of structure, reliability of operation with a low failure rate, and a lack of influence on steady-state operation of transformers are some benefits of the two proposed inrush current limiters (ICLs). In addition, they do not require any data for the switching angle ... View full abstract»

• ### Impact of EV Charger Load on Distribution Network Capacity: A Case Study in Toronto

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):268 - 273
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This paper presents a study of the impact of the electric vehicle (EV) charger load on the capacity of distribution feeders and transformers of an urban utility. A residential neighborhood of the city of Toronto, Canada, is selected to perform the study based on survey results that showed a high tendency for EV adoption. The two most loaded distribution transformers of such a neighborhood are stud... View full abstract»

• ### Low Input Resistance CMOS Current Comparator Based on the FVF for Low-Power Applications

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):127 - 131
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In this paper, a new low-voltage continuous-time current comparator is presented. The main idea is to use the flipped voltage follower as a key element for the comparator input stage. This configuration delivers a very low input resistance, which is mandatory for current-mode applications. Previous reported current comparators present a high-speed response; nevertheless, only few are suitable for ... View full abstract»

• ### A Ring Oscillator-Based PUF With Enhanced Challenge-Response Pairs

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):174 - 180
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Physical unclonable functions (PUFs) are powerful security primitives that provide cheap and secure solutions for security-related applications. Strong PUFs provide a large set of challenge-response pairs (CRPs) and are suitable for device authentication. Weak PUFs produce a small number of CRPs and can be used for key extraction. In this paper, we propose a novel method to enhance the CRP set of ... View full abstract»

• ### Terminal Sliding Mode Control Allocation for Nonlinear Systems

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):162 - 170
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In this paper, the problem of tracking control is studied for a class of nonlinear systems with actuator faults/failures. The control strategy has two steps. In the first step, a virtual control input is found using terminal sliding mode control which can easily tackle the output tracking control problem in a finite time. In the second step, control allocation (CA) transforms the virtual control s... View full abstract»

• ### Cooperative Energy-Efficient Content Dissemination Using Coalition Formation Game Over Device-to-Device Communications

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):2 - 10
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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This paper investigates the problem of cooperative energy-efficient content dissemination among a number of cellular user equipments (UEs), with the assumption that these UEs are seeking to receive the same content from a common wireless access point, such as an eNodeB. We formulate the problem as a nontransferable utility coalition formation game, in which a utility function is characterized by t... View full abstract»

• ### A region-based P300 speller for brain-computer interface

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):81 - 85
Cited by:  Papers (37)
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A brain-computer interface (BCI) is a system that conveys messages and commands directly from the human brain to a computer. The BCI system described in this work is based on the P300 wave. The P300 is a positive peak of an event-related potential (ERP) that occurs 300 ms after a stimulus. One of the best-known and most widely used P300 applications is the P300 speller designed by Farwell-Donchin ... View full abstract»

• ### Modification in Geometric Structure of Double-Sided Axial Flux Switched Reluctance Motor for Mitigating Torque Ripple

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):318 - 322
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Due to very high torque/weight ratio, the axial flux switched reluctance motor (AFSRM) can be appropriately used in many applications, especially electric vehicles and aerospace systems. Since the torque ripple is generally the drawback of SRMs, a new structure is suggested for the double-sided AFSRM in which the torque ripple is significantly reduced. In order to show the effectiveness of the tec... View full abstract»

• ### Direction of Arrival Estimation of Acoustic Echoes Using Source Elimination Method

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):246 - 252
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A new method for the direction of arrival (DOA) estimation for a single narrowband acoustic source with multiple low power echoes is proposed. The mathematical relations between the signal covariance matrix, the sources steering vectors, and the power of the sources are developed in order to expose the contribution of each source. Algorithms to find each of the source's DOA and their respective po... View full abstract»

• ### Leading one detectors and leading one position detectors - An evolutionary design methodology

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):103 - 110
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Design of leading-one detector (LOD) and leading-one position detector (LOPD) are important as they are used for the normalization process in floating-point multiplication, floating-point addition/subtraction and in logarithmic converters. In this paper, the authors propose various gate-level architectures for LOD and LOPD. The LOD and LOPD circuits are evolved using the evolutionary algorithm (EA... View full abstract»

• ### EMD-Based Electrocardiogram Delineation for a Wearable Low-Power ECG Monitoring Device

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):212 - 221
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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A novel algorithm for subtracting the artifacts from an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and detecting the QRS complex based on empirical mode decomposition has been designed, tested, and evaluated. This method can remove both the noise of the power line interference and baseline wander from the ECG signal with minimum distortion, and R peaks can be exactly detected. The method is tested and evaluat... View full abstract»

• ### Two-Diode Model-Based Nonlinear MPPT Controller for PV Systems

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):74 - 82
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The main objective of this contribution is to present a nonlinear maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller for photovoltaic (PV) systems based on a two-diode model of a PV module. The proposed MPPT technique operates in conjunction with a Z-source dc-dc converter as an interface between a PV system and a load. The scheme of the proposed nonlinear MPPT controller consists of the design of a n... View full abstract»

• ### An Intelligent Hybrid Approach Using KNN-GA to Enhance the Performance of Digital Protection Transformer Scheme

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):151 - 161
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This paper presents a novel hybrid K nearest neighbor-genetic algorithm (KNN-GA)-based digital protection transformer scheme, which effectively discriminates its internal faults with noninternal faults. The internal faults include the faults within the current transformer (CT) locations on two sides of the transformer. The noninternal fault includes magnetizing inrush current, sympathetic inrush c... View full abstract»

• ### Study on the Application of a Flux-Coupling-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for Decreasing HVdc Commutation Failure

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):10 - 19
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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Commutation failure is a serious malfunction in high-voltage direct current (HVdc) converters and is mainly caused by ac side faults, where the change of dc current during fault conditions should be given adequate attention. Employing superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) for an HVdc system can suppress its dc fault current's amplitude and maintain a small rate of the dc current change, w... View full abstract»

• ### Pilot Decontamination in TDD Multicell Massive MIMO Systems With Infinite Number of BS Antennas

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):171 - 180
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The performance of time division duplex (TDD) multiple-input multiple-output (M-MIMO) systems is mainly limited by the pilot contamination, which is a negative effect of reusing uplink pilot sequences in the neighboring cells. A pilot decontamination scheme for TDD multicell M-MIMO systems with an infinite number of base station (BS) antennas is proposed in this paper. The proposed scheme uses Zad... View full abstract»

• ### Application of SFCLs to Inhibit Commutation Failure in HVdc Systems: Position Comparison and Resistance Recommendation

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):31 - 40
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Commutation failure is one of the most common failures that may lead to serious consequences in high-voltage direct current (HVdc) systems. Superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) have been proved effective to inhibit commutation failures. In this paper, different installation positions of SFCLs are compared through three proposed evaluation indexes. The position between ac and dc systems i... View full abstract»

• ### A Comprehensive Review of Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Machines

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):19 - 33
Cited by:  Papers (18)
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This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of axial-flux permanent-magnet (AFPM) machines in the aspects of construction, features, electromagnetic and thermal modeling, simulation, analysis, design, materials, and manufacturing. Some key references on the above-mentioned aspects pertaining to the machine are discussed briefly. Particular emphasis is given on the design and performance analysis... View full abstract»

• ### RTDS Implementation of STATCOM-Based Power System Stabilizers

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):48 - 56
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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In this paper, static synchronous compensator (STATCOM)-based damping stabilizers are designed and implemented to enhance the damping of the low frequency oscillations. The effectiveness of STATCOM gain and phase modulation channels to improve the damping characteristics is investigated. The coordination among the internal ac and dc voltage controllers and the proposed damping controllers on each ... View full abstract»

• ### Impact of Solar Panels on Power Quality of Distribution Networks and Transformers

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):45 - 51
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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This paper presents an investigation on the impact of solar panels (SPs) on the power quality of distribution networks and transformers. Both solar farms and residential rooftop SP are modeled with the distribution network according to Canadian Utility data. Total harmonic distortion of voltages and currents on both sides of the distribution transformer are monitored under different operation cond... View full abstract»

• ### Coordinated Control of SFCL and SMES for Transient Performance Improvement of Microgrid With Multiple DG Units

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):158 - 167
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Aiming at a microgrid system with multiple distributed generation (DG) units, this paper proposes the coordinated control of a flux-coupling-type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) and superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES), so as to improve its transient performance under fault conditions. On the one hand, using the SFCL and the SMES enhances the microgrid's fault ride-through c... View full abstract»

• ### Online Neighborhood Watch: The Impact of Social Network Advice on Software Security Decisions

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):322 - 332
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Malicious software (malware) is one significant threat to Internet security. Malware is designed to harm a computer or network, and can be installed on one's machine without their consent. Attacks are often done by deceiving people into downloading malicious software that is posing as useful software. We speculated that if people had advice from a trusted source, they would be inclined to use the ... View full abstract»

• ### Application of combined electric- and magnetic-conductor ground planes for antenna performance enhancement

Publication Year: 2008, Page(s):87 - 98
Cited by:  Papers (37)
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This paper investigates the application of three different ground planes for antenna performance enhancement. They are the conventional perfect electric conductor (PEC), the perfect magnetic conductor (PMC), and their combination. A half-wavelength dipole in free space is considered as the reference case, and its performance over these ground planes is investigated and compared. It is shown that b... View full abstract»

• ### Coupled Line Filters Using Via-Less End-Connected Broadside Coupled Asymmetric Coplanar Striplines

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):201 - 209
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End-connected broadside coupled asymmetric coplanar stripline (ACPS) is proposed and characterized through conformal mapping for application in via-less coupled line filters. The exact similar derived parameters to the conventional ACPS indicate feasibility of using end-connected broadside coupled ACPS in ACPS applications. The end connection can be implemented using copper foil to eliminate the n... View full abstract»

• ### Improved Analytical Modeling of Permanent Magnet Leakage Flux in Design of the Coreless Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Generatorx

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):3 - 11
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This paper presents an improved magnetic circuit model of a coreless axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machine for the evaluation of its air-gap leakage flux. In the coreless AFPM machine, the stator axial length is one of the effective parameters in the calculation of the air-gap leakage flux factor. It is important to correctly update the leakage flux factor value corresponding to the variation... View full abstract»

• ### Automatic Modulation Classification Based on Kernel Density Estimation

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):203 - 209
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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In this paper, we propose an efficient automatic modulation classification (AMC) scheme for a group of narrowband and digitally modulated signals such as quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK), 16-PSK, 64-PSK, 4-quadratic-amplitude modulation (QAM), 16-QAM, and 64-QAM. The classification was performed by analyzing the probability density distribution for the real and imaginary parts of the modulated... View full abstract»

• ### Efficient In-Band Spectrum Sensing Using Swarm Intelligence for Cognitive Radio Network

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):106 - 115
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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Spectrum sensing mechanisms enable cognitive radio networks to detect primary users (Upsi) and utilize spectrum holes for secondary user (SU) transmission. However, precise PU detection leads to longer sensing time and lower achievable throughput. In this paper, we propose a particle swarm optimization (PSO)-based scheme for an in-band local spectrum sensing to address the tradeoff between sensing... View full abstract»

• ### A New Adaptive Voltage Protection Scheme for Distribution Network With Distributed Generations

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):142 - 151
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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A new adaptive voltage protection scheme suitable for distribution networks with potential distributed generation (DG) inserts is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) are utilized to store relevant line parameters, obtain real-time voltage and current data, and facilitate communication among the IEDs. On this basis, the adaptive voltage primary and backup prot... View full abstract»

• ### Comparison of Static Phase Shifter and Unified Power Flow Controller-Based Interphase

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):139 - 148
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The basic interphase power controller (IPC) presents the interesting features of simplicity and low cost but is less flexible than most flexible ac transmission system controllers. A compromise performance can be achieved by replacing the phase shifting transformers with a reduced rating dual unified power flow controller (UPFC) resulting in a unified IPC. The comparison of the basic, phase shifte... View full abstract»

• ### An efficient 2.4GHz radio frequency identification (RFID) in a standard CMOS process

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):93 - 101
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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This paper describes the design of an ultra-low-power analog front-end circuitry for a UHF passive RFID transponder. The design includes a voltage multiplier, a voltage regulator, a demodulator, a power-on-reset, a ring oscillator, a matching network and a backscatter modulator. We present a novel charge-pump circuit for improved voltage gain and power efficiency of RFID tags. The charge pump is f... View full abstract»

• ### On the Impact of High Penetration of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics on the Aging of Distribution Transformers

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):93 - 100
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This paper investigates the effect of increasing the penetration of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics (PVs) on a Distribution Transformer's (DT's) Loss of Life (LOL). The modeling of the secondary distribution system is introduced and the Markov chain Monte Carlo is used to probabilistically estimate the hourly loading on a DT while the LOL is estimated based on the DT's thermal model. The results have ... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

The role of the Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering is to provide scientific and professional activity for its members in Canada, the CJECE complements international journals and will be of particular interest to anyone involved in research and development activities in the field of electrical and computer engineering.

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## Meet Our Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Shahram Yousefi
Dept. of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Queen's University