Transcript msc_projects_2016-17

EECS
Research Overview
MSc Project Proposals
MSc Project Proposals
Kamyar Mehran
Lecturer in Power Engineering
School of EECS
Queen Mary University of London
October 23rd, 2016
EECS
Research Overview
MSc Project Proposals
Energy efficiency
in home environment
Control of fastswitching dc-d converters
Energy storages and
Electro-chemical battery packs
Calibration of IC engines
using multi-sensory fusion
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
Battery energy storage system (BESS) for
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) application
Residential Grid Storage:
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Benefit homeowners by storing electricity
generated from solar/ wind
High demand can be shifted to off-peak
hours in the grid
Resolving the grid instabilities caused by
renewable sources
SimpliPhi Lithium-iron-phosphate
Lightweight battery system for homes
Vehicle to Grid:
VEHICLE TO GRID V2G
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Fast Charging of vehicular batteries in
homes
Selling the extra electricity to the grid
Storing the extra capacity in vehicular
batteries
GRID TO VEHICLE G2V
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
Battery energy storage system (BESS) for
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) application
Project:
o The capital cost of battery packs is a major obstacle and one solution is to use aged battery
packs from electrical vehicles.
o Aging can change characteristics such as the internal resistance, capacity and efficiency of
the battery pack.
o Bi-directional dc-dc converters used to connect the battery pack to the rest of the system
may become unstable as well.
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
Battery energy storage system (BESS) for
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) application
Interesting aspects in the project:
o Stability of the power converter is studied
subject to variation in internal voltage and
resistance of the battery pack.
o Simulation of the integrated (battery pack,
converter) system in MATLAB/Simulink
o Real-time analysis of the integrated system
in dSPACE real-time simulator using
hardware-in-the-loop methodology to
validate the results
dSPACE real-time simulator – SCALEXIO –
located in Power and Control Laboratory in
EECS
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
o Monitoring the energy usage in home
environment to lower the energy cost.
o Using wireless sensors/actuators network for
home appliances, one can monitor and
measure the energy consumption via a realtime network interface.
o An intelligent agent is designed to recognize
autonomously (using machine learning) the
user behaviour towards energy usage and to
make decision to lower the energy cost.
o Situational awareness (SA) enables very lowlatency and high-throughput monitoring,
archiving, reporting, querying, and
visualization of the state of a complex,
dynamic system through a sensor network.
Wireless energy Management for home environment
using Situational Awareness (SA)
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Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
Wireless energy Management for home environment
using Situational Awareness (SA)
Interesting aspects:
o Power (RMS) measurement of individual devices
o Sensor/Antenna/actuator network design to sense the environment
(Devices, Human, Renewables, Batteries) and send the commands to the
environment (actuators)
o Protocols/architecture design of SA system
o Security: Game theory
o Ad-hoc network (MAC layer, Physical layer)
o Routing
o Design
o Optimal Control/Adaptive Dynamic Programming for optimizing the sensor
network
o Machine Learning to interpret human behaviour towards the devices
o Intelligent Agents (as a part of SA system) to make decisions for power
efficiency (switching on/off devices, controlling the renewable source)
EECS
Research Overview
MSc project proposals
Modelling of internal-combustion spark-ignition (SI)
engine
o Mathematical modelling of spark-ignition (SI)
engine are essential for implementing the
best engine control system, engine
calibration and emission prediction.
o Accurate modelling of mass flow, pressure
and temperature in the famous 4-stroke
engine is still a challenging problem.
Interesting aspects:
o Modelling of different parts of SI engine in MATLAB based on the thermo-dynamics and
mass-flow dynamical equations.
o Dynamic behaviour modelling of axial parts of engine, i.e. air-path system, turbo-charger.
o Real-time analysis of the integrated system in dSPACE real-time simulator using
hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) methodology to validate the results.
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
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Hyperloop, the future transportation
The Hyperloop is an open-source idea
proposed by the futurist Elon Musk as an
alternative mode of transportation to
significantly reduce the travel time and cost
for inter-city journeys.
The first Hyperloop will be between Los
Angeles and San Francisco reducing the
travel time to only 30 minutes with a total
estimation of 840 passengers per hour.
Currently many student competitions have
formed to propose the best solution for
Hyperloop system.
Developed by Mr Hariras Tongyai, one of my UG project
students.
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
Hyperloop, the future transportation
o Building a mechanical system, i.e. a motor
system, to achieve levitation and propulsion
through either Air Bearings or
Electromagnetic Levitation.
o A motor controller is needed to regulate the
motor system through a control
panel/program communicating with the
capsule via wireless communications (TCP).
Interesting aspects in the project:
o Motor drive control system design using a
micro-controller
o software GUI design and coding
o mechanical design/3D printing
o hardware design (capsule, tube) and
integration
o Network/communication system design
o CAD/CAM design and modelling in
Matlab/Simulink.
Developed by Mr Hariras Tongyai, one of my
UG project students.
EECS
Research Overview
Msc Project Proposals
Nonlinear behaviour and control of DC-DC converters
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DC-DC converters are widely used
converters that its application spans from
high-voltage national grid to all sorts of home
appliances, PCs and laptops.
Due to large variation of input voltage or
current, the converter response may become
chaotic (non-linear and non-periodic)
This project is for regulating the response of
the converter such that the converter
operates in its normal period-1 switching
response.
Interesting aspects in the project:
o dc-dc converter modelling in
MATLAB/Simulink
o Stability & bifurcation analysis
o Nonlinear and Chaos Control.
o Employing Fuzzy Logic Control (or other
type of intelligent control)
The control approach can be implemented on FPGA or Microcontroller to check the simulation results in
an experimental setup.