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The control of the current, position and shape of an elongated cross-section tokamak plasma is complicated by the so-called instability of the current vertical position. Linearized models all share the feature of a single unstable eigenmode, attributable t ...
The main problem with Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) is the management of batteries. We suggest to replace the batteries by an energy storage ystem made of supercapacitors on a series HEV with two traction drive. A maximum Control Structure (MCS) of such a ...
Closed-form Model Predictive Control (MPC) results in a polytopic subdivision of the set of feasible states, where each region is associated with an affine control law. Solving the MPC problem on-line then requires determining which region contains the cur ...
In this second part of the paper we exploit the framework of Partial difference Equations (PdEs) over graphs for analyzing the behavior of multi-agent systems equipped with potential field based control schemes. We consider agent dynamics affected by error ...
The control of the current, position and shape of an elongated cross-section tokamak plasma is complicated by the instability of the plasma vertical position. In this case the control becomes a significant problem when saturation of the power supplies is c ...
Hybrid asymmetric multi-level inverters promise significant improvements for medium-voltage industrial drives. Floating sub inverters without feeding allow increased efficiency, but can only supply reactive power. An on-line non-linear model-predictive con ...
Abstract The problem of controlling nonlinear nonminimum-phase systems is considered, where standard input-output feedback linearization leads to unstable internal dynamics. This problem is handled here by using the observability normal form in conjunction ...
This paper describes the development of a control system and control strategies capable of governing multiple flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices in coordination with load shedding. The main purpose of the presented coordinated control system i ...
A new crane design, labeled "SpiderCrane", is proposed to handle fast load displacements. Its main particularity is the absence of heavy mobile components. The system beeing underactuated, its control is challenging. Hence, as a step towards easier and mor ...
Hybrid asymmetric multi-level inverters promise significant improvements for medium-voltage industrial drives. Floating sub inverters without feeding can only supply reactive power. An on-line non-linear model-predictive controller stabilizes their interme ...
