Publications
* Please refer to CV for additional PRESENTATIONS, DATASETS, PATENTS, THESIS/REPORTS *
JOURNAL ARTICLES (* advised student as first author)
[J17-IP] M. Tarriquzzaman*, S. Barton, P. Li, Y. Cao, "Multi-physics Multi-timescale Modeling of Hydrokinetic Turbine Energy Conversion System," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, under submission.
[J16-IP] D. Jackson*, Y. Cao, "A Universal Modeling Framework for Hybrid Real and Virtual Energy Storage Systems," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, under submission.
[J15]
S. Zhao, Y. Cao, F. Lu, et al., “Soft Turn-Off DC
Solid-State Circuit Breakers with Flexible Dual Tripping
Schemes,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics
in Power Electronics, vol. 99, pp. 1-11, 2023
[J14]
F. Guo, Y. Zhao, P. Wheeler, Y.
Cao, "Hybrid
Active PWM Strategy with Dual-Mode Modulation Waves of
Three-Level T-type Converter for Aircraft Turboelectric
Propulsion Systems," IEEE Transactions on Industry
Applications, vol. 99, pp. 1-11, 2023.
[J13] A. Thurlbeck* and Y. Cao, "An Online Peak Shaving Controller for Optimized Power-electronic Converter Lifetimes in Turbine Array Generation Systems," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 99, pp. 1-13, 2023.
[J12]
Y. Wang, H. Zhang, Y. Cao, F. Lu, "Remaining
Opportunities in Capacitive Power Transfer Based on
Inductive Power Transfer Duality," IEEE
Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol.
99, pp. 1-13, 2023.
[J11] M. Fard, J. He, H. Huang, Y. Cao, "Aircraft Distributed Electric Propulsion Technologies - A Review," IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 99, pp. 1-24, 2022. (Review article) (Consistently ranked top 20 downloads of all TTE papers)
[J10] A. Thurlbeck* and Y. Cao, “A Mission Profile Based Reliability Modeling Framework for Fault-tolerant Electric Propulsion,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 2312-2323, 2022.
[J9] D. Jackson*, S. Belakaria, Y. Cao, J. Doppa, X. Lu, “Machine Learning Enabled Design Automation and Multi-Objective Optimization for Electric Transportation Power Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1467-1481, 2022.
[J8] N. Swaminathan*, N. Lakshminarasamma, and Y. Cao, “A Fixed Zone Perturb and Observe MPPT Technique for Standalone Distributed PV System,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 361-374, 2022.
[J7] C. Zhu, Y. Cao, H. Zhang, F. Lu, and X. Zhang, “Comprehensive Design and Optimization of an Onboard Resonant Self-Heater for EV Battery,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 452-463, 2021.
[J6] N. Swaminathan* and Y. Cao, “An Overview of High-Conversion High-Voltage DC-DC Converters for Electrified Aviation Power Distribution System,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1-15, 2020. (Review article) (Consistently ranked top 30 downloads of all TTE papers)
[J5-IP] Y. Cao, J. A. Magerko, J. Galtieri, R. Serna, S. Qin, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, and P. T. Krein, “One-year fast-dynamic solar database: collection, investigation, and application,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, under submission, preliminary version published at ECCE 2019.
[J4] Y. Cao, J. A. Magerko, T. Navidi, and P. T. Krein, “Power electronics implementation of dynamic thermal inertia to offset stochastic solar resources in low-energy buildings,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1430-1441, 2016. (Direct accept without revision)
[J3]
Y. Cao, R. C.
Kroeze, and P. T. Krein, “Multi-timescale
parametric electrical battery model for use in dynamic
electric vehicle simulations,” IEEE
Transactions on Transportation Electrification,
vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 432-442, 2016. (Consistently ranked top
50 downloads of all TTE papers)
[J2]
F. Filho, Y.
Cao, L. M. Tolbert, and B. Ozpineci, “Real-time
selective harmonic minimization for multilevel inverters
connected to solar panels using artificial neural network
angle generation,” IEEE Transactions on Industry
Applications, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 2117-2124, 2011.
[J1] Y. Cao, “Multilevel DC-AC converter interface with solar panels,” PURSUIT The Journal of Undergraduate Research at the University of Tennessee, vol.1, no.1, pp. 83-88, 2010.
BOOK CHAPTERS
[B1] X. Lu and Y. Cao, “Dynamic Microgrids for Grid Resiliency Enhancement: Modeling, Control, and Implementation,” in Power Grid Resilience – Springer Power Electronics and Power Systems Series, New York: Springer, 2023, pp. 1-27, in press. (copy available upon request)
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (* advised student as first author)
[C43]
D. Jackson*, Y. Cao,
"Aggregating Real and Virtual Energy
Storage Systems Using a Universal
Modeling Framework," in Proc. IEEE
Energy Conversion Congress and Expo
(ECCE), 2023
[C42]
M. Tariquzzaman*, S. Barton, P. Li, Y.
Cao, "Multi-physics Modeling of
Hydrokinetic Turbine Energy Conversion
System," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion
Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2023
[C41]
P. Li*, Y. Cao, "Fault-Tolerance
MPPT Design and Analysis for
Hydrokinetic Turbine Systems," in Proc.
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo
(ECCE), 2023
[C40]
T. Murphy*, Y. Cao, B. Polagye,
T. Dillon, B. Robertson, E. Amon,
"Techno-Economic-Based Design of a DC
Nanogrid Using a Wave Energy Converter,"
in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress
and Expo (ECCE), 2023.
[C39]
M. S. Shaikh*, Y. Cao, "Traction
Inverter Reliability Analysis for
e-Truck," in Proc. IEEE Energy
Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE),
2023.
[C38] I. Kim*, T. Brekken, B. Johnson, Y. Cao, et al., "Equivalent circuit modeling of a Wave Energy Converter via Eigenmode analysis," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2023.
[C37]
A. Thurlbeck*, Y. Cao, "Machine
Learning based Condition Monitoring
for SiC MOSFETs in Hydrokinetic
Turbine Systems,"
in
Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress
and Expo (ECCE), 2022.
[C36]
T. Kilgore*, M. Tariquzzaman, Y. Cao,
"Thermal
Management of SiC MOSFETs within
Hydrokinetic Applications," in
Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress
and Expo (ECCE), 2022.
[C35]
D. Jackson*, Y. Cao, I. Beil, "Bi-Level
Optimization Framework for Heavy-Duty
Electric Truck Charging Station Design,"
in
Proc. IEEE Transportation
Electrification Conf. (ITEC),
2022.
[C34]
V. Guov*, Y. Cao, I.
Beil, "Islanding
of a Topologically Realistic
Rural Grid Using Grid-Forming
Inverters," in Proc. IEEE
International Symposium on Power
Electronics for Distributed
Generation Systems (PEDG), 2022.
[C33]
V. Guov*, D. Jackson, Y. Cao,
"Sizing
BESS and On-site Renewable for
Battery-electric Freight Rail
Charging Station," in
Proc. IEEE International
Symposium on Power Electronics
for Distributed Generation
Systems (PEDG), 2022.
[C32]
D. Jackson*, C. Dizon, M. S.
Shaikh, Y. Cao, T.
Brekken, A. Edwards "Mitigating
Peak-to-Average Power
Variability in Wave Energy
Converter Systems: A Design
Comparison," in Proc. IEEE
International Symposium on Power
Electronics for Distributed
Generation Systems (PEDG), 2022.
[C31]
T. A. Shifat*, X. Tu, Y. Cao,
A. Schultz, "New design of
marine controlled-source
electromagnetic transmitter
using supercapacitors," in Proc.
International Meeting for.
Applied Geoscience & Energy
(IMAGE), 2022.
[C30]
O. Bilgen, R. Wang, Y. Cao,
N. Erol, X. Shan, "A
Reconfigurable Ducted Turbine
Array Concept for Renewable
Flow Energy Harvesting,"
in Proc. AIAA Science and
Technology Forum and Exposition
(AIAA SciTech), 2022.
[C29] A. Thurlbeck*, D. Jackson, V. Guov, Y. Cao, “Exploring Improvement in PMSM Drive Performance and Reliability Enabled by Futuristic Power Electronics,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines Power Electronics and Drives (SDEMPED), 2021, pp. 1-7.
[C28]
N. Swaminathan*, B. Sauter, Y. Cao,
“Control
Architectures of Solar-Powered HVAC
Systems: A DC-DC Converter’s
Perspective,” in Proc. IEEE Energy
Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE),
2021.
[C27]
R. Cao*, D. K. Hu, Y. Cao, “Practical
Compensation Strategy for Accurate
Torque Control in Mass-Produced
High-speed Traction IPM E-Drives,”
in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress
and Expo (ECCE), 2021.
[C26] J. G. Hayes, Y. Cao, X.M. Yuan, J. L. Suda, X.F. Yang, J. Friebe, O. Ogashawara, J. P. Renie, and G. A. Goodarzi, “Global perspectives on electric vehicles education: Part II,” in Proc. Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD), Cork, Ireland, 2021. (Education paper)
[C25] J. G. Hayes, Y. Cao, X.M. Yuan, J. L. Suda, X.F. Yang, J. Friebe, O. Ogashawara, J. P. Renie, and G. A. Goodarzi, “Global perspectives on electric vehicles education: Part I,” in Proc. Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD), Cork, Ireland, 2021. (Education paper)
[C24]
N. Swaminathan*, N. Lakshminarasamma,
and Y. Cao, “DCM
and CCM operation of buck-boost
full-bridge DC-DC converter,” in
Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics
Conference (APEC), 2021, pp. 1-6.
[C23]
D. Jackson*, S. Belakaria, Y. Cao,
J. Doppa, X. Lu, “Machine
Learning Enabled Fast Multi-Objective
Optimization for Electrified Aviation
Power System Design,” in Proc.
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo
(ECCE), 2020. (student travel award)
[C22]
A. Thurlbeck* and Y. Cao, “Fully
Integrated Fault-tolerance for PMSMs
in Aviation Applications,” in
Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress
and Expo (ECCE), 2020.
[C21] A. S. Haider*, T. Brekken, Y. Cao, “FACTS-based Grid Interface Design with Embedded Energy Storage for Ocean Wave Power,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2020.
[C20]
D. Sun, X. Lu, L. Du, and Y. Cao,
“Optimal
Design of PV Systems Considering
Levelized Cost of Energy and Power
Density,” in Proc. IEEE Energy
Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE),
2020
[C19] Y. Men, L. Ding, Y. Du, X. Lu, D. Zhao, Y. Cao, “Holistic Small-Signal Modeling and Region-based Stability Analysis of Autonomous AC and DC Hybrid Microgrids,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2020. (student travel award)
[C18]
T. Kilgore*, A. Thurlbeck, Y.
Cao,
T. Brekken, C.S. Li, P. Krein, “PowerBox:
A Modern Power Electronics Education Toolbox Using Si and
SiC Devices,” in
Proc. IEEE
Applied
Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC),
2020, pp. 1-6. (Education paper)
[C17]
Y. Cao, J. A. Magerko, R. Serna, S. Qin, R.
Pilawa-Podgurski, and P. T. Krein, “One-year
submillisecond fast-dynamic solar database: collection,
investigation, and application,” in Proc. IEEE Energy
Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2019, pp. 1-7.
[C16] Y. Cao and A. Thurlbeck, “Heavy-duty UAV Electric Propulsion Architectures and Multi-timescale Multi-physics Modeling,” in Proc. AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS), 2019, pp. 1-13.
[C15]
K. Gulan*, E. Cotilla-Sanchez,
and Y. Cao, “Charging
analysis of ground support
vehicles in an electrified
airport,” in Proc. IEEE
Transportation Electrification
Conf. (ITEC), 2019, pp. 1-6.
[C14] A. Thurlbeck* and Y. Cao, “Analysis and modeling of UAV power system architectures,” in Proc. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conf. (ITEC), 2019, pp. 1-8. (student travel award)
[C13] Y. Cao, K. Rogers-Davis, and S. A. Zonouz, “A framework of smart and secure power electronics driven HVAC thermal inertia in distributed power systems,” IEEE GreenTech of Smart City, 2018, pp. 1-6.
[C12] Y. Cao, M. A. Williams, P. T. Krein, and A. G. Alleyne, “Mitigating power systems variability in more electric aircraft utilizing power electronics implemented dynamic thermal storage,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2017, pp. 1412-1418.
[C11] Y. Cao, M. A. Williams, B. J. Kearbey, A. T. Smith, P. T. Krein, and A. G. Alleyne, “20x-Real Time Modeling and Simulation of More Electric Aircraft Thermally Integrated Electrical Power Systems,” in Proc. IEEE International Conf. Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles (ESARS-ITEC), 2016, pp. 1-6.
[C10] T. Navidi*, Y. Cao, and P. T. Krein, “Analysis of wireless and catenary power transfer systems for EV range extension on rural highways,” in Proc. IEEE Power and Energy Conf. at Illinois (PECI), 2016, pp. 1-6.
[C9] J. A. Magerko, Y. Cao, and P. T. Krein, “Quantifying photovoltaic fluctuation with 5 kHz data: implications for energy loss via maximum power point trackers,” in Proc. IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), 2016, pp. 1-7.
[C8] Y. Cao, J. A. Magerko, T. Navidi, and P. T. Krein, “Dynamic energy management needs in low-energy buildings imposed by stochastic solar resources,” in Proc. IEEE International Conf. Complex Systems Engineering (ICCSE), 2015, pp. 1-6. (Invited paper)
[C7] Y. Cao, Y. Lei, R.C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski, and P. T. Krein, “Modular switched-capacitor dc-dc converters tied with lithium-ion batteries for use in battery electric vehicles,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2015, pp. 85-90. (student travel award)
[C6] Y. Cao, J. A. Magerko, T. Navidi, and P. T. Krein, “Dynamic filtering stochastic solar resources using HVAC drive control - A determination of feasible bandwidth,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), 2015, pp. 3127-3134. (student travel award)
[C5] Y. Cao and Z. Ye, “Simulation and analysis of switched capacitor dc-dc converters for use in battery electric vehicles,” in Proc. IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), 2015, pp. 1-6.
[C4] Y. Cao and P. T. Krein, “An average modeling approach for mobile refrigeration hybrid power systems with improved battery simulation,” in Proc. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conf. (ITEC), 2013, pp. 1-6.
[C3] Y. Cao and P. T. Krein, “Average and detailed modeling approaches emphasizing subsystems in a hybrid mobile refrigeration,” in Proc. IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf. (IEMDC), 2013, pp. 1132-1136. (student travel award)
[C2]
F. Filho, Y.
Cao, L. M. Tolbert, and B. Ozpineci, “Real-time
selective harmonic minimization for multilevel inverters
connected to solar panels using artificial neural network
angle generation,” IEEE Energy Conversion Congress
and Expo (ECCE), 2010, pp. 594-598.
[C1]
F. Filho, Y. Cao, and L. M. Tolbert, “11-level
cascaded H-bridge grid-tied inverter interface with solar
panels,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference
and Exposition (APEC), 2010, pp. 968-972.