Engineering Proceedings, Volume 20, Issue 1

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Pakistan is a developing country that is facing its worst energy crisis in two decades. In recent years, the gap between demand and supply has multiplied. With increasing demand, this situation has triggered a complete power shutdown in urban areas f...

In both developed and developing countries, air pollution is increasing daily, compromising the air quality index and causing harm to everyone. Some of the reasons for this rapid increase in air pollution include the growing population, rising number...

This paper depicts the RFID-based programmed cost assortment framework for the cost entryway. Most of the cost assortment systems consistently used as a piece of Pakistan contain manual trade. By and by, a day’s action has developed a broad sca...

Increases in population and industrialization have caused the consumption of electrical energy to perpetually increase. Therefore, it has become necessary to monitor, control, and efficiently utilize the energy consumption. Present power systems cann...

Due to rapid increase in the installation of renewable energy resources in the grid, the use of power electronic-based devices is increasing day by day. Whenever a wind farm is installed and integrated with the grid, most of the work and control depe...

Millimeter wave (mmwave) is a potential technology to cater to the data requirements of future cellular networks through its wider spectrum and directional beamforming. With such directional communication, exact alignment of communicating beams is cr...

A model order reduction framework for limited frequency interval response optimization of reduced order models (ROMs) for index-3 second-order form of systems (SOSs) is presented in this paper. Firstly, an index-3 SOS system is transformed into index...

As the demand for electricity increases day by day, the integration of battery energy storage systems (BESS) has become highly influential when considering power systems. Battery energy storage systems have the advantage of improving the economy of p...

This paper presents an overview in relation to observed changes in saturation and hue. The magnitude and phase components of color images are analyzed using the Complex Hadamard Transform. By considering the human visual system, CIE La*b* color space...

Electrical treeing is a type of dielectric breakdown in solid insulation when exposed to high voltage. It usually occurs due to non-uniform electric field, or by the presence of foreign particle (impurities) where partial discharge begins. Nanofiller...

The restoration of power systems is emphasized in the modern electric power system (EPS) due to complex, interconnected networks, and natural catastrophic events. However, large-scale disruptions in the power system result in a partial or complete bl...

Locating a dynamic object in an industrial environment in real time has been a significant scientific problem. The precise localization and positioning of an object are achieved by Satellite communication, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth technolo...

The term “Industry 4.0” refers to a new phase of the Industrial Revolution that emphasizes interconnection, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Reading gas meters is not an easy job and walking to and from the meter can be i...

People have been fascinated with humanoid robots for over two decades. They are expected to assist and collaborate with humans in the future. However, due to the limitations and complications of bipedal humanoids’ walking mechanisms, this goal...

In the modern world, High Impedance (HI) Faults’ identification is challenging in renewable energy-based distribution networks (REBDNs) due to the low level of the fault current. In this paper, a new HI fault detection/classification strategy i...

Due to the increase in renewable energy resources the need for highly efficient power electronics converters at flexible operating conditions has increased. The newly introduced wide bandgap switches, such as Gallium Nitride (GaN) are more suitable m...

In electrical power systems, the popularity of the microgrid is significantly increasing because of its remarkable advantages. However, the microgrid often exhibits protection problems and seriously affects the reliability of power system. Hence, a p...

CNC machining is a high precision computer-controlled subtractive manufacturing technique. In this paper, motor selection for a custom-made, low-cost, multi-axis CNC machine is discussed. The paper also deals with mechanical assembly of the custom-ma...

In this paper, an energy management schedule is proposed for a renewable energy (RE)-based grid-connected electric vehicle (EV) charging system (commercial charging station). This energy management schedule was converted into an energy management alg...

A new technique for preserving the stability of a reduced-order model (ROM) for index-3 second-order systems (SOSs) in a limited frequency interval is discussed in this paper. This technique is implemented by making indefinite terms of algebraic Lyap...

The typical current meter reading method used by power distribution companies is outdated and complex since it relies on a manual process of capturing images of meter values by a human and then manually updating a server with the new readings. This p...

The ongoing coronavirus and its variants are alarming the world inadequately. Extreme reciprocal pneumonia is the primary element of serious COVID-19, and sufficient ventilator help is vital for patient endurance. Supplemental oxygen is the first fun...

The substantial growth in energy utilization, and the expansion of renewable energy resources, mainly winds and solar, poses challenges to the environment and energy security. Therefore, smart energy meters (SEMs) are the bottom-line modules in such...

Security is a big challenge for developing and implementing IoT in smart building situations. In this context, our goal is to create a secure blockchain-based trust management system. To do so we take advantage of the security features that blockchai...

The full-vectorial finite difference method with perfectly matched layer boundaries is used to identify the single-mode operation region of submicron rib waveguides fabricated using silicon-on-insulator material system. Achieving high-mode power conf...

With today’s technological advancements, electromagnetic interference (EMI) in high voltage (HV) Laboratories is extremely important, especially for sensitive Partial Discharge (PD) measurements. To avoid electromagnetic interference during par...

An effective and reliable grounding system is a necessary parameter for ensuring the safety of test equipment and personnel working in a high-voltage laboratory. This paper analyzes the performance of the grounding system of a high-voltage laboratory...

As the years progress, the research focal point has been shifted to an alternative way of generating electricity, employing renewable and environmentally friendly approaches, explicitly using wind energy. Today, wind power plant technologies are expe...

According to the global perspective, overpopulated urban areas require increased electric utility and demand. The national and regional energy supply and distribution companies find it difficult to fulfill this increasing demand. This study involves...

Researchers have proposed several designs and techniques to obtain sustainable development for industries for which growth will be escalated by automation in the future. Nowadays, automated soldering for printed circuit boards (PCBs) employs vision-b...

With growing technology, the cloud is becoming a center of sensitive information, making it more open to danger, especially when access to users with malicious plans increases. A huge amount of users use the cloud for various reasons, therefore, data...

Energy-efficient modes of transportation have become essential today due to environmental challenges. However, utilities and decision-making bodies are reluctant to proceed in this direction because of the expected system instability. This paper cont...

Text-to-image generation is a method used for generating images related to given textual descriptions. It has a significant influence on many research areas as well as a diverse set of applications (e.g., photo-searching, photo-editing, art generatio...

The soiling phenomenon occurs when photovoltaic panels are covered with layers of dust resulting in the reduction of radiation reaching the panels, thus reducing PV performance. This research focuses on the PV performance degradation due to soiling a...

As software systems are becoming more and more complex and standard testing practices are exhausting, we need smart solutions to reduce the time, efforts and resources spent on software testing. The aim of this paper was to critically analyze machine...

A normal operating study of the ITER PF AC/DC converter system commissioning the new Takagi–Sugeno (TS) fuzzy controller is presented in this work. The performance of the PI and TS fuzzy controllers is compared. The Mamdani fuzzy controller is...

In renewable energy sources, specifically in photovoltaics systems, DC/DC converters play vital roles, as the power generated by PV systems is non-linear and changes with solar irradiance and temperature. Therefore, these systems require converters t...

With the growth of renewable energy sources around the world, the demand for cost-effective and efficient converters that can operate at high frequency and have less switching and conduction loss has grown. High efficiency is one of the most difficul...

Motor selection is an important step in designing a mobile robot since it governs the payload capacity of the robot. In this paper, a method is presented for the calculation of motor parameters when the robot payload is known and the motor is to be s...

Stable operation of power systems contributes towards the economic growth of developed and developing countries around the globe. Blackouts due to technical faults put the whole power system in danger. In this paper, a comprehensive analysis of power...

With the increasing utilization of plastic bottles in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, the efficiency and accuracy of the bottle defect inspection process becomes very important for quality assurance. Deep-learning-based inspection is accurat...

Energy demand forecasting is a crucial activity in deciding the energy generation requirements of developing countries. Pakistan is one of the developing countries in South Asia. This paper presents an overview of the electric power sector structure...

The simplicity of contact and the significant improvement in records that are easily accessible through the use of web-based broadcasting methods have made it complicated to distinguish between bogus and genuine information. The unchecked distributio...

Herein, we numerically elucidate the effect of varying surface recombination velocity ($S_r{}_v$) at the front and back metal contact on the device performance for our reported lead-free formamidinium tin triiodide (${\mathrm{FASnI}}_3$) perovskite solar cell. The $S_r{}_v$ i...

The purpose behind this research paper is to recognize the principal achievement factors for the powerful execution, activity, and accreditation of an energy executive’s framework (EnMS) as per ISO 50001, which addresses the quickest-developing...

Fabric is an important part and parcel of our lives. In addition to fabric color and texture, fabric weave also determines the physical appearance and physical properties of the fabric. At times, it is necessary to determine the weave type of the fab...