Special Issue "Mechatronics Technology and Transportation Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin
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Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Interests: electrical drives; mechatronics; electric vehicles; electrical machines
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Prof. Dr. Kari Tammi
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Interests: mechatronics; electric machines; energy efficiency; dynamics; control; adaptive systems; new machine concepts; innovation management
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Prof. Dr. Galina Demidova
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Faculty of Control System and Robotics, ITMO University, Kronverkskiy Prospekt, 49, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: electrical engineering; industrial engineering; control systems engineering; fuzzy logic; neural network
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Prof. Dr. Hassan HosseinNia
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Department Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Technical University of Delft, Mekelweg 5, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: precision mechatronic system design; precision motion control and mechatronic system with distributed actuation and sensing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Since mechatronics was proposed in 1969, it has been applied in many fields, such as automotive, manufacturing, materials processing, consumer production, defense systems, aerospace, medical, etc. Mechatronics is defined as the combination of mechanical and electronic engineering with computational power. The design of any mechatronic system is a multidisciplinary activity and is performed to attain product-related advantages, which cannot be obtained by monodisciplinary efforts. Along with the benefits from having several engineering disciplines involved in the design activity, complexity of the task increases accordingly.

Rapid development of intelligent control techniques has also brought changes in the automotive industry and led to the development of autonomous or self-driving vehicles. To overcome traffic and environment issues, self-driving transport uses a number of sensors for vision and navigation systems, actuators to control mechanical systems, and computers to process the data. At present, transportation is an interdisciplinary area that covers all mechatronics fields.

This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality research papers on the interdisciplinary field of mechatronics technology and transportation sustainability.

Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin
Prof. Dr. Kari Tammi
Prof. Dr. Galina Demidova
Dr. Hassan HosseinNia
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Keywords

  • autonomous and smart systems
  • electrical drives
  • human centered robotics
  • industrial AI systems
  • intelligent control
  • intelligent transportation systems
  • mechatronics system control
  • robotic control and sensorics
  • self-learning mechatronics and robotics systems

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Estimation of Harmonic Emission of Electric Vehicles and Their Impact on Low Voltage Residential Network
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8551; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158551 - 31 Jul 2021
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The EV penetration in the low voltage residential grids is expected to increase rapidly in the coming years. It is expected that EV consumers will prefer overnight home charging because of its convenience and lack of charging infrastructure. The EV battery chargers are [...] Read more.
The EV penetration in the low voltage residential grids is expected to increase rapidly in the coming years. It is expected that EV consumers will prefer overnight home charging because of its convenience and lack of charging infrastructure. The EV battery chargers are nonlinear loads and likely to increase the current harmonic emission in the distribution network. The imminent increase of EV load requires upgrading or managing the existing power system to support the additional charging load. This paper provides the estimation of the current harmonic emission of the EV charging load at different voltage distortions using the stochastic EV load model. The impact of EV charging on the distribution transformer is also presented. Full article
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Travel Activity Based Stochastic Modelling of Load and Charging State of Electric Vehicles
Sustainability 2021, 13(3), 1550; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031550 - 02 Feb 2021
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The uptake of electric vehicles (EV) is increasing every year and will eventually replace the traditional transport system in the near future. This imminent increase is urging stakeholders to plan up-gradation in the electric power system infrastructure. However, for efficient planning to support [...] Read more.
The uptake of electric vehicles (EV) is increasing every year and will eventually replace the traditional transport system in the near future. This imminent increase is urging stakeholders to plan up-gradation in the electric power system infrastructure. However, for efficient planning to support an additional load, an accurate assessment of the electric vehicle load and power quality indices is required. Although several EV models to estimate the charging profile and additional electrical load are available, but they are not capable of providing a high-resolution evaluation of charging current, especially at a higher frequency. This paper presents a probabilistic approach capable of estimating the time-dependent charging and harmonic currents for the future EV load. The model is based on the detailed travel activities of the existing car owners reported in the travel survey. The probability distribution functions of departure time, distance, arrival time, and time span are calculated. The charging profiles are based on the measurements of several EVs. Full article
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A Review of Synchronous Reluctance Motor-Drive Advancements
Sustainability 2021, 13(2), 729; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020729 - 13 Jan 2021
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Recent studies show that synchronous reluctance motors (SynRMs) present promising technologies. As a result, research on trending SynRMs drive systems has expanded. This work disseminates the recent developments of design, modeling, and more specifically, control of these motors. Firstly, a brief study of [...] Read more.
Recent studies show that synchronous reluctance motors (SynRMs) present promising technologies. As a result, research on trending SynRMs drive systems has expanded. This work disseminates the recent developments of design, modeling, and more specifically, control of these motors. Firstly, a brief study of the dominant motor technologies compared to SynRMs is carried out. Secondly, the most prominent motor control methods are studied and classified, which can come in handy for researchers and industries to opt for a proper control method for motor drive systems. Finally, the control strategies for different speed regions of SynRM are studied and the transitions between trajectories are analyzed. Full article
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