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As a result of the massive undergoing developments in the semiconductor industry, pulse-width modulated (PWM) power converters are becoming more feasible. Such converters offer nearly sinusoidal input current, good power factor and compactness. The control of such converters sta…

In 14th August 2003, the Northeast USA suffered its worst power outage event in history. The power disturbance spreading through the system caused mal-trips of the distance relay remote back-up protections, which indeed contributed to the power outage cascading a wide area. The …

Decarbonizing the electricity sector, which today accounts for 27% of the US carbon footprint, will require connecting low and no carbon resources to the grid while still meeting growing demand. To successfully meet these two challenges of more and different power the US transmi…