Microgrids are highlighted as the technology which can help in providing sustainable and
efficient electrical energy solutions. They employ distributed energy resources to efficiently …

An expected lifetime of converters is of great importance for optimal decision-making in the
planning of modern Power Electronic (PE) systems. Hence, the lifetime management of …

In the last two decades, the number of strategies for planning the maintenance of power
systems have increased considerably. As societal dependence on power system …

The trend toward integrating power electronic converters and pushing their device utilization
toward physical limits puts the spotlight on the junction temperature of the devices. The …

Today's power distribution system is changing to a power-electronics-enabled distribution
system, especially with the increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) …

The main factor that drives the aging of power semiconductor modules is the thermally
induced stress caused by the maximum temperature and temperature swings. This thermally …

High power grid-connected converters exposed to disturbances such as grid faults and
cyber-attacks may pose enormous threat to the safety of the power system. This predicament …

This paper presents a generalized restructured topology for boost, buck-boost and its
derived dc/dc converters with rearranging branches to enhance the reliability of the …

Natural disasters such as storms usually bring significant damages to distribution grids. This
paper investigates the optimal routing of utility vehicles to restore outages in the distribution …

Power electronic converters (PECs) are workhorses of emerging distribution networks. PEC
interfaced grids can function as flexible power corridors facilitating compact and efficient …