Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering - Volume 14, Issue 4, 2021

Background: Immense growth in the field of VLSI technology is fuelled by its feasibility to realize analog circuits in μm and nm technology. The current mirror (CM) is a basic building block used to enhance performance characteristics by constructing complex analog/mixed-signal circuits like amplifier, data converters and voltage level converters. In addition, the current mirror finds diverse applications from biasing to current- Read More

Background: With the advancement in the field of software development, software poses threats and risks to customers’ data and privacy. Most of these threats are persistent because security is mostly considered as a feature or a non-functional requirement, not taken into account during the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Introduction: In order to evaluate the security performance of a software system, it is necessa Read More

Background: Researchers have proposed a number of basic building blocks for various electronics applications. The current conveyor trans-conductance amplifier is one of them, which is suitable for linear as well as nonlinear applications of current and voltage mode circuits. Objective: This paper provides a review of the implementations proposed to date for the same with its applications in analog signal processing. The Read More

Background: Full adder is the key element of digital electronics. The CNTFET is the most promising device in modern electronics. To enhance the performance of the full adder, CNTFET is used in place of the CMOS. Objective: To implement the high speed full adder circuit for advance applications of the digital world. Methods: Full adder circuit with a new Gate diffusion technique has been implemented in this work. This Read More

Background: In the image processing area, deblurring and denoising are the most challenging hurdles. The deblurring image by a spatially invariant kernel is a frequent problem in the field of image processing. Methods: For deblurring and denoising, the total variation (TV norm) and nonlinear anisotropic diffusion models are powerful tools. In this paper, nonlinear anisotropic diffusion models for image denoising and deblurring Read More

Background: The present paper is based on models of conformable fractional differential equations to describe the dynamics of certain epidemics. Methods: In this paper, we have divided the population into groups, namely susceptible, exposed, infectious, and recovered, and also described the treatment modalities. Results: The analytical study of the model shows two equilibrium points (disease-free equilibrium and endemic equ Read More

Background: In this article, an efficient direct method has been proposed in order to solve physically significant variational problems. The proposed technique finds its basis in Bernstein polynomials multiwavelets (BPMWs). The mechanism of the proposed method is to transform the variational problem into an algebraic equation system through the use of BPMWs. Objective: Since the necessary condition of extremization consist Read More

Because of the consistently expanding demand of energy, the introduction of a decentralized microgrid based on energy resources will soon be the most exciting development in the power system. Microgrids (MGs), which are mainly based on inverters, are becoming more popular as they can handle different forms of renewable energy effectively. However, one of the most challenging areas of research is their control. In the la Read More

Background: Power distribution Internet of Things is a smart service system in which traditional distribution networks comprehensively apply modern computing technologies, such as cloud computing, mobile Internet of Things, and big data to realize the interconnection of all things in the power system and human-computer interaction. In the power distribution Internet of Things, there are many types of main power distrib Read More

Background: With respect to the problem of wind power and photovoltaic (PV) gridconnected accommodation, a power system optimization dispatching method is proposed that introduces a concentrating solar power (CSP) station to promote wind power and PV accommodation, considering the dispatch-ability of the thermal storage system (TSS) and the accommodation capacity of the electric heating device (EH Read More

Background: This study aims at solving the problems of large design size and insufficient number of the notched band for traditional ultra-wideband (UWB) filters. A planar compact microstrip UWB bandpass filter (BPF) with quad notched bands and good selectivity is proposed using a modified multiple-mode resonator (MMR) and defected ground structure (DGS). Methods: The MMR consists of a stepped impedance stub above Read More

Objective: In this paper, an optimal control scheme for the Interlinking Converter (IC) system is achieved by the proper regulation of its gate switching functions through appropriate optimal feedback controller design. Methods: Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID), Fractional Order Proportional-Integral-Derivative (FOPID) and H-infinity loop shaping controller have been designed for the two-fold control objective of si Read More

Background: The present paper compared two methods that are employed to determine the fault location in VSC-HVDC transmission lines. These systems are widely recognized for their fast and reliable control. Methods: Wavelet transform was employed as an advanced technique of signal processing to extract important characteristics of fault signal from both sides of the line by phasor measurement unit (PMU). Deep Lear Read More