Zhaohui Cen

ORCID: 0000-0001-6803-4037
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Research Areas
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
  • Real-time simulation and control systems
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Advanced Data Processing Techniques
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Algorithms and Applications
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Aerospace and Aviation Technology
  • Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters

Technology Innovation Institute
2023-2024

Qatar Foundation
2014-2023

Hamad bin Khalifa University
2016-2023

University of Lincoln
2014

Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2006-2013

United Arab Emirates University
2013

Compared with battery Equivalent Circuit Models (ECM), Single Particle Model (SPM) has more appropriate physics representation and higher accuracy theoretically. However, SPM-based parameter estimation performance is restricted by the SPM model complexities. In this paper, a simplified its corresponding adaptive State of Charge (SOC)/State Health (SOH) scheme are studied. First, from Partial Differential Equation (PDE) to Ordinary (ODE) for trade-off between complexity consistency. Second,...

10.1002/er.5374 article EN International Journal of Energy Research 2020-04-03

DC-DC power converters such as buck are susceptible to degradation and failure due operating under conditions of electrical stress variable sources in conversion applications, electric vehicles renewable energy. Some key components electrolytic capacitors degrade over time evaporation the electrolyte. In this paper, a model-observer based scheme is proposed monitor states Buck estimate their component parameters, capacitance inductance. First, diagnosis observer proposed, generated residual...

10.1109/tr.2016.2618320 article EN IEEE Transactions on Reliability 2016-10-31

Abstract A systematic fault tolerant control (FTC) scheme based on estimation for a quadrotor actuator, which integrates normal control, active and passive FTC parking is proposed in this paper. Firstly, an adaptive Thau observer (ATO) presented to estimate the rotor magnitudes, then faults with different magnitudes time-varying natures are rated into corresponding severity levels pre-defined fault-tolerant boundaries. Secondly, strategy can coordinate various methods designed compensate...

10.1515/amcs-2015-0012 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science 2015-03-01

Being reliant on Air Conditioning (AC) throughout the majority of year, desert countries with extremely hot weather conditions such as Qatar are facing challenges in lowering weariness cost due to AC On-Off switching while maintaining an adequate level comfort under a wide-range ambient temperature variations. To address these challenges, this paper investigates optimal control strategy improve utilization process. overcome complexities online optimization, Elman Neural Networks (NN)-based...

10.3390/en13051021 article EN cc-by Energies 2020-02-25

The starter generator, characterized by controllable starting torque and disturbance in generator load torque, poses challenges for the multi-electric aero engine control. key to addressing this issue lies control with collaboration of a generator. Firstly, model is established, comprising full-state turbofan enhance low-speed simulation capability an external characteristic improve real-time capability. Subsequently, methods coordination are proposed three processes, including process,...

10.3390/aerospace11040271 article EN cc-by Aerospace 2024-03-30

The characteristics of aeroengine components at sub-idle conditions are difficult to obtain directly through experiments and must be extrapolated from the above idle. However, existing extrapolation methods face issues such as incomplete utilization available data, infeasibility under limited inability completely cap-ture unique operating modes components. To address these challenges, this pa-per proposes an method for component aeroen-gines based on curve surface fitting. In consideration...

10.20944/preprints202504.0690.v1 preprint EN 2025-04-08

A novel gray-box neural network model (GBNNM), including multi-layer perception (MLP) (NN) and integrators, is proposed for a identification fault estimation (MIFE) scheme. With the GBNNM, both nonlinearity dynamics of class nonlinear dynamic systems can be approximated. Unlike previous NN-based methods, GBNNM directly inherits system separately models nonlinearities. This corresponds well with object easy to build. The embedded online as normal reference obtain quantitative residual between...

10.1142/s0129065713500251 article EN International Journal of Neural Systems 2013-06-19

Abstract Gird-connected Photo-Voltaic (PV) systems rated as 5-10 kW level have advantages of scalability and energy-saving, so they are very typical for small-scale household solar applications. In this paper, an 8 three-phase grid-connected PV system model is proposed studied. high-fidelity model, some basic components such panels, DC-DC converters, DC-AC inverters utility grids mathematically modelled organized a complete simulation model. Also, overall power controller with Maximum Power...

10.1515/phys-2017-0070 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Open Physics 2017-01-01

This paper proposed an Engineering Implementation scheme on fault diagnosis for a real quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with actuators fault. A novel nonlinear observer is utilized to estimate the state of system and generate offset residuals diagnosis. The Fault Diagnosis (FD) rules based are designed isolate faults. Unlike former research work in FD quadtrotors, flying data but not model simulation still have acceptable accuracy. Experiments rotor been carried out show performance...

10.1109/ccdc.2013.6561454 article EN 2022 34th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC) 2013-05-01

As a result of modeling uncertainties, data decade unbalanceand noise, Fault Estimation (FE) for real quadrotor is rough with low accuracy when model observer based FE scheme-Adaptive Thau Observer(ATO) applied. Based on these issues, this paper proposes comprehensive optimization approach using ATO. First, the ATO improved by adding unmolded terms parameters derived from identification. Secondly, adjustment amplifying and reducing introduced to overcome unbalance. Thirdly, Infinite Impulse...

10.1109/icuas.2013.6564732 article EN 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) 2013-05-01

As a new alternative to tilting rotors or turbojet vector mechanical oriented nozzles, ACHEON (Aerial Coanda High Efficiency Orienting-jet Nozzle) has enormous advantages because it is free of moving elements and highly effective for vertical/short-take-off landing (V/STOL) aircraft. In this article, an integrated flight/thrust vectoring (TV) control scheme jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with nozzle proposed assess its suitability in jet aircraft flight applications. First,...

10.1177/0954410014544179 article EN Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering 2014-07-29

Fault Estimation (FE), as the central part of an Active Tolerant Control System (AFTCS), detects and estimates magnitude a fault when fault/failure occurs. Especially for quadrotor UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) system, it is necessary helpful to estimate severity its actuator has partial loss effectiveness (LOE) time-varying fault. In this paper, novel Adaptive Thau Observer (ATO) proposed detect Partial Loss actuators. Unlike earlier Diagnosis (FD) methods in quadrotors, The FD scheme based...

10.1109/systol.2013.6693918 article EN 2013-10-01

The observing failure and feedback instability might happen when the partial sensors of a satellite attitude control system (SACS) go wrong. A fault diagnosis isolation (FDI) method based on observer is introduced to detect isolate sensor at first. Based FDI result, object state-space equation transformed divided into correspon-sive triangular canonical form decouple normal subsystem from subsystem. And then KX fault-tolerant observers in different modes are designed embedded online...

10.1109/jsee.2012.00013 article EN Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics 2012-02-01

This paper proposed a novel composite Fault Tolerant Control (FTC) approach based on fault estimation for quadrotor actuator fault. Firstly, an Adaptive Thau Observer is used to estimate the magnitudes, and then faults with different time-varying natures are classified into corresponding severity levels predefined fault-tolerant bounds. Secondly, FTC strategy including passive active designed compensate levels. Unlike former single FTC, our can in way of Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)...

10.1109/iciea.2013.6566373 article EN 2022 IEEE 17th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA) 2013-06-01

This paper presents a Model Identification scheme for class of nonlinear dynamic systems. A novel Grey-Box Neural Network (GBNNM), including Multi-Layer Perception (MLP) (NN) and integrators, is proposed to approximate both the nonlinearity dynamics object system. self-defined exciting strategy introduced into NN training improve its generalization ability. Unlike previous based model identification methods, GBNNM directly inherits system models nonlinearities separately. accords well with...

10.1109/iwaci.2011.6160021 article EN 2011-10-01

This paper proposes an online fault detecting and isolating (FDI) scheme of satellite attitude control system (SACS) based on Wavelet Dynamic Recurrent Neural Network (DRNN) which is capable processing time-varying signals in real time. First, a novel improved wavelet method proposed to detect faults; then, DRNN designed for (FI) the relevant decision module as well. The trained by corresponding target FDI result data set sampled from actuator sensor outputs. Unlike many previous...

10.1109/ccdc.2010.5498162 article EN Chinese Control and Decision Conference 2010-05-01

as a basis for Battery SOC estimation and grid integration numerical analysis, Equivalent Circuit Model (ECM) based on RC circuit topology is one of the most widely-used battery models. In ECM model, model parameters such internal resistance, capacitance, resistance are physically time-variant depend temperature. However, trade-off gap between complexities computation simplification, usually considered constant or be piece-wisely constant. this paper, we proposed an Adaptive Thau...

10.1109/irsec.2016.7983979 article EN 2016-11-01

Abstract Air conditioning (AC) is crucial for comfortable living in countries with challenging desert climates like Qatar. In the face of such harsh conditions, cooling applications account up to 70% energy consumption residential buildings. Given high-energy demand and region's abundant solar resources, rooftop photovoltaics (PVs) can offer an ideal sustainable solution, as peak supply closely aligns electricity demand. This study aims enhance feasibility, effectiveness, system design ACs...

10.1115/1.4062840 article EN ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities 2023-06-27

An optimal on-off Air-Conditioner (AC) control scheme, which is proposed to address variable outdoor temperatures under extremely hot weather and desert climate conditions, studied in this paper. The controller adaptively regulates indoor temperature against outdoors ambient variations based on optimum values generated by an offline multiple-objective optimization tool. tool uses a cost function for minimum calculation accounts both Coefficient of Performance (COP) AC compressor weariness...

10.1109/irsec.2018.8703001 article EN 2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC) 2018-12-01

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for photovoltaic (PV) arrays is essential to optimize conversion efficiency under variable and nonuniform irradiance conditions. Unfortunately, conventional MPPT algorithms such as perturb observe (P&O), incremental conductance, current sweep method need iterate command or voltage frequently operate converters with associated losses. Under partial overcast conditions, the real MPP in multipeak P-I P-V curve model becomes highly challenging, increase...

10.1155/2015/424628 article EN cc-by International Journal of Photoenergy 2015-01-01

As an important component of a dynamics system,the actuator is generally nonlinear and its output immeasurable.It challenging problem for diagnosing estimating process fault parameters actuator.Aimed at this problem,a joint observer method proposed to observe control system actuator.A novel adaptive observer(NAO) first estimate the with diagnosis fault.The input then feed extended state observer(ESO) parameters.Finally,the FD scheme applied high-fidelity Reaction Wheel(RW) in Satellite...

10.3873/j.issn.1000-1328.2011.06.018 article EN 2011-06-01
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