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Phase change materials (PCMs) hold considerable promise for thermal energy storage applications. However, designing a PCM system to meet specific performance presents a formidable challenge, given the intricate influence of multiple factors…
In this paper, we propose a deep unfolding-based framework for the output feedback control of systems with input saturation. Although saturation commonly arises in several practical control systems, there is still a scarce of effective…
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Heating in private households is a major contributor to the emissions generated today. Heat pumps are a promising alternative for heat generation and are a key technology in achieving our goals of the German energy transformation and to…
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