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Accurate power system state estimation (PSSE) is an essential prerequisite for reliable operation of power systems. Different from static PSSE, dynamic PSSE can exploit past measurements based on a dynamical state evolution model, offering…
In this paper, we prove comparison principles for nonlinear differential equations with time-varying coefficients and develop Lyapunov analytical tools for the integral input-to-state stability (iISS) analysis of nonlinear non-autonomous…
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The present work provides two alternatives to formulate time-discounted incremental input/output-to-state stability (i-IOSS) as a suitable detectability notion for general nonlinear systems with non-additive disturbances. Both formulations…
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