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The utilisation on a large-scale basis of more sustainable solutions for the transport sector represents an essential step to comply with international standards and regulations as well as to reduce the impacts of human activities on the environment. Considering the current global emissions, the...

Motion planning for autonomous active perception in cluttered environments remains a challenging problem, requiring real-time solutions that both maximize safety and achieve a desired behavior. In dynamic underwater environments, such as in aquaculture operations, the robots are additionally...

Utilization of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) topology can enable transformer-less interfacing between electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and the power distribution grid. Such configurations are claimed to significantly reduce the system costs, space requirements and complexity...

This paper investigates the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) potential of the large scale electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructures where the grid-side interface is based on a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). In this topology, each phase of the grid-side interface consists of two arms, each of which...

This study proposes a load management strategy for parking and charging facilities with the capacity to serve several hundreds of electric vehicles. The strategy is built upon two assumptions on power distribution systems of large charging stations: i) they are configured as clusters, each...

The offshore floating wind energy sector is poised for exponential growth in the coming decades. A pivotal challenge within this context is the imperative to substantially decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) to enhance competitiveness. A significant proportion of these LCOE costs are...