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With the rapid growth of power market reform and power demand, the power transmission capacity of a power grid is approaching its limit, and the secure and stable operation of power systems becomes increasingly important. In particular, in…
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A challenge for renewable and hybrid power systems is the dynamically stable integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). This paper specifically investigates the influence of intermittent RES and measurement delays from power electronic…
The non-equilibrium dynamics of matter excited by light may produce electronic phases that do not exist in equilibrium, such as laser-induced high-transition-temperature superconductivity. Here we simulate the dynamics of a metal driven at…
Secure operation of electric power grids fundamentally relies on their dynamical stability properties. For the third order model, a paradigmatic model that captures voltage dynamics, three routes to instability are established in the…
Pull-in (or electro-mechanical) instability occurs when a drastic decrease in the thickness of a dielectric elastomer results in electrical breakdown, which limits the applications of dielectric devices. Here we derive the criteria for…
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