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19 Citations
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4 April 2023

Single-phase inverters with an output LC filter, can generate low distortion output voltages, which are suitable for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. The UPS system provides emergency power in the case of utility power failure, requiring h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Sensing and Control Technologies in Power Electronics)
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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,347 Views
21 Pages

10 July 2024

This study presents a comprehensive multi-model machine learning (ML) approach to predict river bed load, addressing the challenge of quantifying predictive uncertainty in fluvial geomorphology. Six ML models—random forest (RF), categorical boo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Machine Learning in Hydrologic Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
15,000 Views
12 Pages

A Novel Approach to 1RM Prediction Using the Load-Velocity Profile: A Comparison of Models

  • Steve W. Thompson,
  • David Rogerson,
  • Alan Ruddock,
  • Leon Greig and ,
  • Harry F. Dorrell and
  • Andrew Barnes
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 June 2021

The study aim was to compare different predictive models in one repetition maximum (1RM) estimation from load-velocity profile (LVP) data. Fourteen strength-trained men underwent initial 1RMs in the free-weight back squat, followed by two LVPs, over...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Perspectives in Resistance Training)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
977 Views
32 Pages

14 November 2025

Predicting structural loads on offshore wind turbine support structures under varying environmental conditions is a complex yet critical task, particularly for large-capacity turbines such as the 15 MW offshore wind turbine. Current prediction method...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,187 Views
18 Pages

2 November 2020

Considering that most of the photovoltaic (PV) data are behind-the-meter (BTM), there is a great challenge to implement effective demand response projects and make a precise customer baseline (CBL) prediction. To solve the problem, this paper propose...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers of Forecasting)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,377 Views
18 Pages

Enhanced Sliding-Mode Observer for Mechanical Parameter Estimation and Load Compensation in PMSM Drives

  • Chuanyu Sun,
  • Zhihao Wang,
  • Chunmei Wang,
  • Xingling Xiao and ,
  • Shanshan Gong and
  • Junjie Wan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This paper presents an improved sliding-mode observer (SMO) for estimating mechanical parameters and compensating load torque in permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. Traditional SMOs have limited robustness when the motor model is inaccu...

(This article belongs to the Section Propulsion Systems and Components)
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  • Open Access
1,676 Views
18 Pages

A New Linear Two-State Dynamical Model for Athletic Performance Prediction in Elite-Level Soccer Players

  • Nicolò Colistra,
  • Vincenzo Manzi,
  • Samir Maikano,
  • Francesco Laterza and ,
  • Rosario D’Onofrio and
  • Cristiano Maria Verrelli
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 November 2025

Recent advancements in wearable technology have allowed researchers to collect high-resolution data on athletes’ workloads and performance, paving the way for more accurate mathematical models in sports science. In this paper, inspired by the m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Mathematical Modelling and Dynamical Systems, 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,251 Views
18 Pages

Short-Term Load Interval Prediction Using a Deep Belief Network

  • Xiaoyu Zhang,
  • Zhe Shu,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Tao Zhang and
  • Yabing Zha

13 October 2018

In load predication, point-based forecasting methods have been widely applied. However, uncertainties arising in load predication bring significant challenges for such methods. This therefore drives the development of new methods amongst which interv...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,098 Views
25 Pages

Management Information Systems for Tree Fruit–2: Design of a Mango Harvest Forecast Engine

  • Hari Krishna Dhonju,
  • Thakur Bhattarai,
  • Marcelo H. Amaral,
  • Martina Matzner and
  • Kerry B. Walsh

Spatially enabled yield forecasting is a key component of farm Management Information Systems (MISs) for broadacre grain production, enabling management decisions such as variable rate fertilization. However, such a capability has been lacking for so...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Orchard Precision Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
181 Views
27 Pages

Fruit-specific estimates of failure-related force could support grip force planning in tomato harvesting robots. This study evaluated whether the apparent compression stiffness obtained during pre-bioyield low-load compression can predict the individ...

(This article belongs to the Topic Towards Intelligent and Automated Agricultural Production)
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  • Open Access
78 Citations
5,303 Views
30 Pages

14 June 2018

Effective and reliable load forecasting is an important basis for power system planning and operation decisions. Its forecasting accuracy directly affects the safety and economy of the operation of the power system. However, attaining the desired poi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Short-Term Load Forecasting by Artificial Intelligent Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,020 Views
26 Pages

12 October 2022

During the design and planning stage of a district energy system, the prediction of the cooling and heating loads is an important step. The accurate estimate of the load pattern can provide a basis for the configuration and optimization of the system...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Building Performance Simulation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,664 Views
12 Pages

Development of a Prediction Model to Estimate the Glycemic Load of Ready-to-Eat Meals

  • Hosun Lee,
  • Mihyang Um,
  • Kisun Nam,
  • Sang-Jin Chung and
  • Yookyoung Park

29 October 2021

The glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of a single food item has been used to monitor blood glucose level. However, concerns regarding the clinical relevance of the GI or GL have been raised on their applicability to a combination of several...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,661 Views
24 Pages

19 April 2023

This study provides a reference for estimating the building envelope thermal performance at the initial stage of design for nearly zero-energy buildings in different climate zones. A simplified model of heat load prediction, which combines the quasi-...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prediction and Monitoring of Building Energy Consumption)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,409 Views
20 Pages

Estimation of Fruit Load in Australian Mango Orchards Using Machine Vision

  • Nicholas Todd Anderson,
  • Kerry Brian Walsh,
  • Anand Koirala,
  • Zhenglin Wang and ,
  • Marcelo Henrique Amaral,
  • Geoff Robert Dickinson,
  • Priyakant Sinha and
  • Andrew James Robson
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

27 August 2021

The performance of a multi-view machine vision method was documented at an orchard level, relative to packhouse count. High repeatability was achieved in night-time imaging, with an absolute percentage error of 2% or less. Canopy architecture impacte...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue In-Field Estimation of Fruit Quality and Quantity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,746 Views
23 Pages

Deriving Early Citrus Fruit Yield Estimation by Combining Multiple Growing Period Data and Improved YOLOv8 Modeling

  • Menglin Zhai,
  • Juanli Jing,
  • Shiqing Dou,
  • Jiancheng Du and ,
  • Rongbin Wang,
  • Jichi Yan,
  • Yaqin Song and
  • Zhengmin Mei
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

31 July 2025

Early crop yield prediction is a major challenge in precision agriculture, and efficient and rapid yield prediction is highly important for sustainable fruit production. The accurate detection of major fruit characteristics, including flowering, gree...

(This article belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,023 Views
23 Pages

1 February 2019

Power systems that are known as the most complex systems encounter different types of disturbances and emergence events. To operate such systems in a stable mode, several control protection techniques are in need. Frequency plays a vital role in powe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Developing and Implementing Smart Grids: Novel Technologies, Techniques and Models)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,790 Views
35 Pages

28 February 2024

The transition to sustainable energy sources presents significant challenges for energy distribution and consumption systems. Specifically, the intermittent availability of renewable energy sources and the decreasing usage of fossil fuels pose challe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Complicated Relationship between Innovation and Sustainability: Opportunities, Threats, Challenges, and Trends)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,893 Views
16 Pages

10 July 2024

Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) play a crucial role in the transition to sustainable energy systems. Accurately estimating the state of health (SOH) of PEMFCs under dynamic operating conditions is essential for ensuring their reliability...

(This article belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
  • Review
  • Open Access
84 Views
69 Pages

7 November 2026

Internal combustion engine-powered working machines often operate under rapidly varying loads, while conventional controllers typically infer operator demand from mechanical inputs and machine sensors. This review examines whether electromyography (E...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancements in Combustion Engine Technology: From Combustion Efficiency to Emission Reduction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,097 Views
27 Pages

14 October 2021

The proliferation of renewable energy sources distributed generation (RES-DG) into the grid results in time-varying inertia constant. To ensure the security of the grid under varying inertia, techniques for fast security assessment are required. In a...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,894 Views
15 Pages

5 January 2021

Building safe, reliable, fully automated energy smart grid systems requires a trustworthy electric load forecasting system. Recent work has shown the efficacy of Long Short-Term Memory neural networks in energy load forecasting. However, such predict...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Electric Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,425 Views
17 Pages

31 August 2022

The purpose of this study is to propose a practical formula for estimating the maximum load bearing capacity of partially concrete-filled steel tubes (PCFST) without using complicated numerical analysis and estimation procedures. This study focused o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies for Bridge Design and Construction)
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  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,777 Views
21 Pages

Estimating Fuel Loads and Structural Characteristics of Shrub Communities by Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning

  • Cecilia Alonso-Rego,
  • Stéfano Arellano-Pérez,
  • Carlos Cabo,
  • Celestino Ordoñez and ,
  • Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González,
  • Ramón Alberto Díaz-Varela and
  • Ana Daría Ruiz-González
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 November 2020

Forest fuel loads and structural characteristics strongly affect fire behavior, regulating the rate of spread, fireline intensity, and flame length. Accurate fuel characterization, including disaggregation of the fuel load by size classes, is therefo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 3D Point Clouds in Forest Remote Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
339 Views
32 Pages

27 September 2026

The Energy Community (EC) can play an essential role in collective energy sharing and management by maximising on-site energy use among its members (i.e., consumers, producers, and prosumers). ECs can play a pivotal role in maximising emission reduct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Future Intelligent Power Grids: Sustainability, Resilience, and AI Innovations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,361 Views
23 Pages

Improving the Load Estimation Process in the Design of Rural Electrification Systems

  • Jane Namaganda-Kiyimba,
  • Joseph Mutale and
  • Brian Azzopardi

3 September 2021

The design of reliable and sustainable rural electrification systems relies on accurate prediction of the electrical load. This paper evaluates the current methods for load estimation and proposes an improved approach for load estimation for off-grid...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability Assessment, Analysis and Planning of Renewable-Based Electrification Projects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,756 Views
12 Pages

24 August 2020

Distribution planning refers to the act of estimating the risks of distribution systems that may arise in the future and establishing investment plans to cope with them. Forecasted loads are one of the most typical variables used to analyze the risk...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forecasting and Planning in Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,250 Views
27 Pages

22 May 2020

The accurate estimate of sediment load is important for management of the river ecosystem, designing of water infrastructures, and planning of reservoir operations. The direct measurement of sediment is the most credible method to estimate the sedime...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,325 Views
23 Pages

3 February 2026

Accurate braking-distance prediction for heavy-duty multi-axle trucks remains challenging due to the large gross vehicle weight, tandem-axle interactions, and strong transient load transfer during emergency braking. Recent studies on tire–road...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Autonomous Vehicles, Automation, and Robotics)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,700 Views
17 Pages

Spatial and Temporal Variations of Predicting Fuel Load in Temperate Forests of Northeastern Mexico

  • Ma. del Rosario Aradillas-González,
  • Virginia Vargas-Tristán,
  • Ausencio Azuara-Domínguez,
  • Jorge Víctor Horta-Vega and ,
  • Javier Manjarrez,
  • Jorge Homero Rodríguez-Castro and
  • Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 June 2022

The prediction of fuel load areas and species associated with these events reduces the response time to fight forest fires. The objective of this study was to estimate the annual fuel load from 2009–2013, predict the annual fuel load in the res...

(This article belongs to the Topic Estimating Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems: From Allometric Equations to Remote Sensing-Based Methods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
935 Views
21 Pages

23 December 2025

The uncertainty of baseline load forecasting critically influences both the assessment of load reduction potential and demand response (DR) settlement. Therefore, this paper focuses on assessing load reduction potential based on probabilistic predict...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power System Optimization for Energy Storage: Methods and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
519 Views
35 Pages

To address the speed oscillation and stability degradation caused by load imbalance in a single−inverter dual−permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) parallel system, this paper proposes an adaptive control strategy based on a sliding m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,340 Views
14 Pages

27 December 2021

Short-term load forecasting is an important part of load forecasting, which is of great significance to the optimal power flow and power supply guarantee of the power system. In this paper, we proposed the load series reconstruction method combined i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Trends in Energy Economics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,135 Views
20 Pages

Prediction Interval Adjustment for Load-Forecasting using Machine Learning

  • Miguel A. Zuniga-Garcia,
  • G. Santamaría-Bonfil,
  • G. Arroyo-Figueroa and
  • Rafael Batres

4 December 2019

Electricity load-forecasting is an essential tool for effective power grid operation and energy markets. However, the lack of accuracy on the estimation of the electricity demand may cause an excessive or insufficient supply which can produce instabi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning for Energy Forecasting)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,939 Views
15 Pages

Particle Filter-Based Electricity Load Prediction for Grid-Connected Microgrid Day-Ahead Scheduling

  • Qiangqiang Cheng,
  • Yiqi Yan,
  • Shichao Liu,
  • Chunsheng Yang and ,
  • Hicham Chaoui and
  • Mohamad Alzayed
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

8 December 2020

This paper proposes a particle filter (PF)-based electricity load prediction method to improve the accuracy of the microgrid day-ahead scheduling. While most of the existing prediction methods assume electricity loads follow normal distributions, we...

(This article belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,237 Views
7 Pages

29 April 2024

Background: This study aimed to analyze the correlation between the cycle threshold (Ct) values of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus small (S) and middle (M) segments and the SFTS viral load, aiming to estimate the initial vira...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 3.0)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,466 Views
17 Pages

Wireless Battery Charging Circuit Using Load Estimation without Wireless Communication

  • Sang-Won Lee,
  • Yoon-Geol Choi,
  • Jung-Ha Kim and
  • Bongkoo Kang

25 November 2019

A wireless battery charging circuit is proposed, along with a new load estimation method. The proposed estimation method can predict the load resistance, mutual inductance, output voltage, and output current without any wireless communication between...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Wireless Power Transfer System and Its Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,690 Views
18 Pages

10 December 2024

Accurate load prediction is critical for boosting high-quality electricity use, as well as safety in energy and power systems. However, the power system is fraught with uncertainty, and cyber-attacks on electrical loads result in inaccurate estimates...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,191 Views
13 Pages

Estimating the Remaining Useful Life of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells under Variable Loading Conditions Online

  • Penghao Wang,
  • Hao Liu,
  • Ming Hou,
  • Limin Zheng and ,
  • Yue Yang,
  • Jiangtao Geng,
  • Wei Song and
  • Zhigang Shao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 August 2021

The major challenges for the commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are durability and cost. Prognostics and health management technology enable appropriate decisions and maintenance measures by estimating the current state...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling Approaches in Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,330 Views
16 Pages

Bayesian Estimation on Load Model Coefficients of ZIP and Induction Motor Model

  • Haifeng Li,
  • Qing Chen,
  • Chang Fu,
  • Zhe Yu and ,
  • Di Shi and
  • Zhiwei Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

11 February 2019

Parameter identification in load models is a critical factor for power system computation, simulation, and prediction, as well as stability and reliability analysis. Conventional point estimation based composite load modeling approaches suffer from d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
392 Views
23 Pages

7 September 2026

Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) aims to estimate appliance-level power consumption from aggregate household measurements and provides an effective solution for fine-grained energy management. However, multi-appliance NILM remains challenging bec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,919 Views
16 Pages

25 July 2014

This paper addresses the precision in factor loadings during partial least squares (PLS) and principal components regression (PCR) of wood chemistry content from near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectra. The precision of the loadings is considered imp...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,580 Views
13 Pages

26 August 2016

Water quality samples are typically collected less frequently than flow since water quality sampling is costly. Load Estimator (LOADEST), provided by the United States Geological Survey, is used to predict water quality concentration (or load) on day...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,397 Views
12 Pages

25 March 2022

This paper presents different CPT methodologies for the prediction of the pile shaft resistance in tension on the example of three reference screw piles of the Jazowa test site in Poland. The shaft capacity was estimated based on the cone resistance,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fatigue and Fracture of Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,059 Views
23 Pages

Multispectral LiDAR-Based Estimation of Surface Fuel Load in a Dense Coniferous Forest

  • Alexandra Stefanidou,
  • Ioannis Z. Gitas,
  • Lauri Korhonen,
  • Nikos Georgopoulos and
  • Dimitris Stavrakoudis

13 October 2020

Surface fuel load (SFL) constitutes one of the most significant fuel components and is used as an input variable in most fire behavior prediction systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of discrete-return multispectral...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,652 Views
18 Pages

7 November 2023

Gas foil thrust bearings (GFTBs) have been successfully used to support the axial load of oil-free microturbomachinery with low drag friction due to the low viscosity of gas or air used as a bearing lubricant. However, the widespread use of GFTBs in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the K-TRIB2023)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,089 Views
17 Pages

22 December 2018

Force changes in axially loaded members can be monitored by quantifying variations in impedance signatures. However, statistical damage metrics, which are not physically related to the axial load, often lead to difficulties in accurately estimating t...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,677 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation of Fatigue Crack Propagation of Gears Considering Uncertainties in Loading and Material Properties

  • Haileyesus B. Endeshaw,
  • Stephen Ekwaro-Osire,
  • Fisseha M. Alemayehu and
  • João Paulo Dias

29 November 2017

Failure prediction of wind turbine gearboxes (WTGs) is especially important since the maintenance of these components is not only costly but also causes the longest downtime. One of the most common causes of the premature fault of WTGs is attributed...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
464 Views
22 Pages

12 June 2026

This study presents an upper bound energy-based offline digital twin framework developed for rapid forging load prediction during early-stage spur gear forging die design. The proposed framework integrates an analytically driven prediction model base...

  • Article
  • Open Access
355 Views
26 Pages

28 September 2026

Accurate tire load information is crucial for improving agricultural vehicle traction, mobility, and soil protection, yet real-time monitoring is difficult due to nonlinear tire deformation under varying conditions. This study developed an intelligen...

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