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For microprocessors used in real-time embedded systems, minimizing power consumption is difficult due to the timing constraints. Dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) has been incorporated into modern microprocessors as a promising technique for…
Recent studies have shown that multi-step optimization based on Model Predictive Control (MPC) can effectively coordinate the increasing number of distributed renewable energy and storage resources in the power system. However, the…
Dynamic simulation plays a crucial role in power system transient stability analysis, but traditional numerical integration-based methods are time-consuming due to the small time step sizes. Other semi-analytical solution methods, such as…
Excessive switching activity is a primary contributor to dynamic power dissipation in modern FPGAs, where fine-grained configurability amplifies signal toggling and associated capacitance. Conventional low-power techniques -- gating,…
Processors with dynamic power management provide a variety of settings to control energy efficiency. However, tuning these settings does not achieve optimal energy savings. We highlight how existing power capping mechanisms can address…
Conventional electrical fault models, which rely on static thresholds and instantaneous trip mechanisms, fail to capture the time-evolving dynamics of real faults, creating vulnerabilities in modern power systems. This paper introduces a…
This critical analysis offers a comprehensive overview of the efficiency and noise reduction methodologies applied in switch mode power supplies (SMPSs) and the emerging trends in the field. The study acknowledges that power supplies are an…
Integration of intermittent renewable energy sources in modern power systems is increasing very fast. Replacement of synchronous generators with zero-to-low variable renewables substantially decreases the system inertia. In a large system,…
One of the major issues in an interconnected power system is the low damping of inter-area oscillations which significantly reduces the power transfer capability. Advances in Wide-Area Measurement System (WAMS) makes it possible to use the…
With the increasing digital services demand, performance and power-efficiency become vital requirements for digital circuits and systems. However, the enabling CMOS technology scaling has been facing significant challenges of device…
3D integrated circuit (3D-IC) technology gained acceptance due to the ability to achieve extremely high level of integration, where hundreds of ICs are stacked vertically. Such level of integration can result in local power dissipation of…
Developing advanced diagnosis tools to detect cyber attacks is the key to security of power systems. It has been shown that multivariate data injection attacks can bypass bad data detection schemes typically built on static behavior of the…
Dynamic state estimation (DSE) accurately tracks the dynamics of a power system and provides the evolution of the system state in real-time. This paper focuses on the control and protection applications of DSE, comprehensively presenting…
We present an approach to construct position-sensitive silicon detectors with an integrated cooling circuit. Tests on samples demonstrate that a very modest liquid flow very effectively cool the devices up to a power dissipation of over…
This paper addresses a novel five-transistor (5T) CMOS SRAM design with high performance and reliability in 65nm CMOS, and illustrates how it reduces the dynamic power consumption in comparison with the conventional and low-power 6T SRAM…
Swing equations are an integral part of a large class of power system dynamical models used in rotor angle stability assessment. Despite intensive studies, some fundamental properties of lossy swing equations are still not fully understood.…
Load shedding is the last and most expensive control action against system collapse and blackout. Achievement of an efficient emergency control to stabilize the power system following severe disturbances, requires two key objectives. First,…
Side channel attacks are a major security concern for smart cards and other embedded devices. They analyze the variations on the power consumption to find the secret key of the encryption algorithm implemented within the security IC. To…
Silicon pixel sensors manufactured using commercial CMOS processes are promising instruments for high-energy particle physics experiments due to their high yield and proven radiation hardness. As one of the essential factors for the…
The increasing complexity and the short life cycles of embedded systems are pushing the current system-on-chip designs towards a rapid increasing on the number of programmable processing units, while decreasing the gate count for custom…