Christopher S. Edrington

ORCID: 0000-0001-8883-834X
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Research Areas
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Real-time simulation and control systems
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Induction Heating and Inverter Technology
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics
  • Modeling and Simulation Systems
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Frequency Control in Power Systems
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Simulation Techniques and Applications

Clemson University
2020-2025

Dominion (United States)
2023

Goodyear (United States)
2023

Afe Babalola University
2020

Florida State University
2009-2019

Corporación Universitaria del Huila
2018

Mississippi State University
2009

Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering
2008-2009

Arkansas State University
2005-2007

Missouri University of Science and Technology
2003-2005

The lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles have a shorter lifespan than other vehicle components, and the degradation mechanism inside these reduces their life even more. Battery is considered significant issue battery research can increase vehicle's reliability economic concerns. This study highlights mechanisms batteries. aging cannot be eliminated but minimized depending on operating conditions. Different conditions affect differently. Knowing factors how they impact capacity...

10.1109/access.2023.3271287 article EN cc-by-nc-nd IEEE Access 2023-01-01

Recently, the thermal management of power electronic converters has gained significant attention due to continuous trend developing very compact with high density. With evolution semiconductor devices, operating temperatures and large cycles have become possible, necessitating a improvement in system designs. Researchers made efforts develop effective systems for improving reliability lifetime converters. This article intends present thorough review employed electronics cooling. The applied...

10.1109/access.2024.3385429 article EN cc-by-nc-nd IEEE Access 2024-01-01

Switched reluctance machines (SRM) offer attractive attributes for automotive applications. These include robustness to harsh operational conditions, rugged structure, fault resilient performance, and a wide range of speed. The main debate over the adequacy switched drives in applications has often focused on efficiency position sensorless control entire speed range, adaptation algorithms presence parameter variations, high levels acoustic noise vibration. present paper demonstrates three...

10.1109/tpel.2006.872371 article EN IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2006-05-01

We report on the application of a 5-MW variable voltage source (VVS) amplifier converter for utilization in power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) experiments with megawatt-scale motor drives. In particular, commercial 2.5-MW speed drive (VSD) active front end was connected to virtual system using VVS integrating simulated system. An illustrative example is given, whereby 4-MW gas turbine generator system, including various loads, and interfaced VSD hardware lab through current feedback...

10.1109/tie.2009.2036639 article EN IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2009-12-01

This paper discusses the growing influence of renewable energy and distributed generation, emphasizing need for smart control systems to maximize benefits optimize network performance. However, absence a standardized evaluation framework makes it challenging compare different effectively, especially in large-scale hybrid networks with both AC DC components. While show promise greener more reliable power networks, they introduce complexity methods. Researchers are exploring innovative...

10.1016/j.prime.2024.100640 article EN cc-by-nc-nd e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering Electronics and Energy 2024-06-15

Development of a reliable, smooth, and precise position sensorless startup routine is an integral part the switched reluctance machine (SRM) control. The proposed method presented in this paper presents high grade performance does not require additional hardware or memory. Further, technique extended to rotating shaft conditions. These capabilities are highly demanded by automotive applications such as starter/alternator electric power steering systems. An assessment impact motor parameters...

10.1109/tpel.2005.861169 article EN IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2006-01-01

Power converters have widespread applications in automotive, renewables, and power systems. The demand for modules with low consumption high efficiency has increased due to advancements semiconductor devices. So, need be highly efficient reduce costs associated energy dissipation cooling requirements. This paper discusses various active thermal control methods high-power converters. It covers modulation configuration techniques, ranging from single configurations cascaded, modular,...

10.1109/access.2023.3308523 article EN cc-by-nc-nd IEEE Access 2023-01-01

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly recognized as an effective solution in the battle against climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Lithium-ion batteries have become standard for energy storage automobile industry, widely used EVs due to their superior characteristics compared other batteries. The growing popularity of Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept can be attributed its surplus capacity,...

10.4271/2024-01-2000 article EN SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series 2024-04-09

Current vehicle architectures utilize belt driven components such as the coolant pump, air-conditioner, power steering etc. However, trend toward more electric vehicles requires electromechanical energy conversion devices to replace these inefficient mechanical components. It is essential that electrical machines used in automotive applications be compatible with corresponding and terminals. Furthermore, replacement of drives should performed efficient cost effective possible. Bipolar...

10.1109/tvt.2005.847220 article EN IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2005-05-01

In this study, an optimal multi-loop linear resonant control structure for a voltage source inverter (VSI) coupled to inductor-capacitor (LC) filter is proposed supplying nonlinear loads. A controller ensures that sinusoidal references are properly tracked and current disturbances rejected without steady-state error under stable conditions. desired transient response, on the other hand, can only be obtained by setting coefficients. Further challenges include reduction of output total...

10.1049/iet-pel.2011.0400 article EN IET Power Electronics 2012-07-04

Cyber-physical system (CPS) of EV on-board chargers is connected to an IOT-based communication network for coordinated control, which highly vulnerable cyber-attacks. This charging coordination control incorporating hundreds EVs and associated sessions, feed in a stochastic reference input energy management (EMS) chargers. Hence, under these varying operating conditions, pure data-driven-based detection model can experience disturbance failure. Therefore, predictive (MPC) based machine...

10.1016/j.trpro.2023.10.007 article EN Transportation research procedia 2023-01-01

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">Semiconductor devices in electric vehicle (EV) motor drive systems are considered the most fragile components with a high occurrence rate for open circuit fault (OCF). Various signal-based and model-based methods explicit mathematical models have been previously published OCF diagnosis. However, this proposed work presents model-free machine learning (ML) approach single-switch detection localization (DaL) two-level,...

10.4271/2024-01-2790 article EN SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series 2024-04-09

The power hardware in the loop (PHIL) method is a reliable simulation and validation technology. It can be utilized to augment test of electrical, mechanical or electromechanical components subsystems with high ratings. In addition, it also used characterize their behavior when connected some complex electrical networks environment. Reliable safe performances are paramount PHIL system. Thus, proper modeling interface precedes any experimental implementation. this paper, we focus on stability...

10.1109/ests.2013.6523758 article EN 2013-04-01

This paper proposes a novel metrics analysis of the control and management system for an efficient resilient post-hurricane integrated recovery framework. To enhance resiliency networked-microgrids (MGs), resources such as mobile emergency (MERs), electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage systems (ESSs) associated with reconfiguration strategy are utilized to decrease blackouts minimum time. In proposed method, local power-flow path is actively altered by network reconfiguration. capability...

10.1109/tste.2021.3129450 article EN IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 2021-11-19

The increasing popularity of electric vehicles is driven by their compatibility with sustainable energy goals. However, the decline in performance storage systems, such as batteries, due to degradation puts and hybrid at a disadvantage compared traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. This paper presents prognostic-based control framework for reduce cost operating considering systems. strategy utilizes forecasting model electrical components predict pattern uses prediction via...

10.1109/access.2023.3332689 article EN cc-by-nc-nd IEEE Access 2023-01-01

Power electronics are widely used in power and energy systems, such as electrified transportation renewable systems. These systems increasing related simulations' size complexity, resulting longer computation times. Advanced computing techniques offer new tools for efficient simulation while designing simulating complex This paper introduces high-performance intensive demonstrates resultant speedup a quantified scalable manner. First, quantitative study is performed to compare...

10.37256/jeee.4120255919 article EN cc-by Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering 2025-02-28

Development of a precise dynamic model is critical step in design and analysis optimal control strategies for switched-reluctance machines (SRM). This paper focused on important issues concerning the development such models their subsequent use designing SRM drives. The main goal modeling to provide good accuracy over entire speed torque range. To achieve this objective, following requirements need be met: 1) matching inductance each stator phase; 2) inclusion mutual effects when significant...

10.1109/tie.2007.895118 article EN IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2007-08-01

This paper represents the development of an intelligent control by applying model predictive to power management a DC-based ship system. In shipboard system, approach should ensure optimal load sharing among generators while maintaining DC bus voltage stability. Model is promising which has been proven be efficient and robust for dynamic systems. applied in order meet centric energy/power demand. It will provide adaptive routines. The algorithm method are presented validated through...

10.1109/ests.2015.7157855 article EN 2015-06-01

In recent years, there has been growing research interest in the virtual integration of hardware and software assets across different geographical locations. However, achieving joint real-time simulation virtually connected laboratories presents several challenges that must be addressed. One critical aspect involves selecting suitable interface algorithms to conserve energy, ensure signal decomposition, reconstruct data accurately, thereby preventing distortions. Additionally, communication...

10.1109/access.2023.3317250 article EN cc-by-nc-nd IEEE Access 2023-01-01

Electrified transportation is considered one of the most feasible technological solutions to address growing climate change challenges in electric sector. However, batteries used vehicles (EVs) and hybrid (HEVs) have limited life. The degradation battery accelerated by operating conditions vehicle, which further reduces its life increases reliability economic concerns for vehicle's operation. This paper provides a technique minimize HEVs called prognostic-based control framework. A...

10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.001 article EN Transportation research procedia 2023-01-01

A new space vector (SV) current control scheme for shunt active power filters (APFs) is introduced first, with a three-level neutral point-clamped voltage source inverter (VSI) as well standard two-level VSI. Then, the proposed compared other SV method to evaluate inherent advantages and drawbacks of schemes. The can selectively choose harmonic components by using real-time fast Fourier transform generate compensation current. utilises rotating coordinate system, processing information...

10.1049/iet-pel.2008.0086 article EN IET Power Electronics 2009-11-01
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