2022

Dong, Hongyang, Xie, Jingjie and Zhao, Xiaowei (2022) Wind farm control technologies : from classical control to reinforcement learning. Progress in Energy . doi:10.1088/2516-1083/ac6cc1 (In Press)

Xie, Jingjie, Dong, Hongyang, Zhao, Xiaowei and Karcanias, Aris (2022) Wind farm power generation control via double-network-based deep reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18 (4). pp. 2321-2330. doi:10.1109/TII.2021.3095563

Sun, Li and Zhao, Xiaowei (2022) Impacts of phase-locked loop and reactive power control on inertia provision by DFIG wind turbine. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 37 (1). pp. 109-119. doi:10.1109/TEC.2021.3100685

Li, Juan, Wang, Yinan, Lin, Shuyue and Zhao, Xiaowei (2022) Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines. Renewable Energy, 186 . pp. 677-690. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.020

Dong, Hongyang and Zhao, Xiaowei (2022) Wind-farm power tracking via preview-based robust reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18 (3). pp. 1706-1715. doi:10.1109/TII.2021.3093300

Edrah, Mohamed, Zhao, Xiaowei, Hung, William, Qi, Pengyuan, Marshall, Benjamin, Baloch, Shurooque and Karcanias, Aris (2022) Electromechanical interactions of full scale converter wind turbine with power oscillation damping and inertia control. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 135 . 107522. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107522

Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2022) Wind farm wake modeling based on deep convolutional conditional generative adversarial network. Energy, 238 (Part B). 121747. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.121747

Wang, Yinan, Zhao, Xiaowei, Palacios, Rafael and Otsuka, Keisuke (2022) Aeroelastic simulation of high-aspect ratio wings with intermittent leading-edge separation. AIAA Journal . pp. 1-14. doi:10.2514/1.J060909 (In Press)

Sun, Li and Zhao, Xiaowei (2022) Modelling and analysis of frequency-responsive wind turbine involved in power system ultra-low frequency oscillation. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy . doi:10.1109/TSTE.2021.3134910

Lv, Yongfeng, Na, Jing, Zhao, Xiaowei, Huang, Yingbo and Ren, Xuemei (2022) Multi-H∞ controls for unknown input-interference nonlinear system with reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems . pp. 1-13. doi:10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3130092 (In Press)

Dong, Hongyang, Zhao, Xiaowei and Luo, Biao (2022) Optimal tracking control for uncertain nonlinear systems with prescribed performance via critic-only ADP. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 52 (1). pp. 561-573. doi:10.1109/TSMC.2020.3003797

2021

Qinglei, Hu, Haoyang, Yang, Hongyang, Dong and Xiaowei, Zhao (2021) Learning-based 6-DOF control for autonomous proximity operations under motion constraints. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57 (6). 4097 -4109. doi:10.1109/TAES.2021.3094628

Li, Juan, Wang, Yinan, Zhao, Xiaowei and Qi, Pengyuan (2021) Model free adaptive control of large and flexible wind turbine rotors with controllable flaps. Renewable Energy, 180 . pp. 68-82. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.050

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Optimal power extraction of a two-stage tidal turbine system based on backstepping disturbance rejection control. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 132 . 107158. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107158

Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Three-dimensional spatiotemporal wind field reconstruction based on physics-informed deep learning. Applied Energy, 300 . 117390. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117390

Yang, Haoyang, Hu, Qinglei, Dong, Hongyang and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) ADP-based spacecraft attitude control under actuator misalignment and pointing constraints. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics . doi:10.1109/TIE.2021.3116571 (In Press)

Dong, Hongyang, Zhao, Xiaowei and Yang, Haoyang (2021) Reinforcement learning-based approximate optimal control for attitude reorientation under state constraints. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 29 (4). pp. 1664-1673. doi:10.1109/TCST.2020.3007401

Dong, Hongyang, Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Intelligent wind farm control via deep reinforcement learning and high-fidelity simulations. Applied Energy, 292 . 116928. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116928

Xie, Jingjie, Xiaowei, Zhao and Hongyang, Dong (2021) Learning-based nonlinear model predictive control with accurate uncertainty compensation. Nonlinear Dynamics, 104 . pp. 3827-3843. doi:10.1007/s11071-021-06522-z

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Data driven learning model predictive control of offshore wind farms. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 127 . 106639. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.106639

Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Spatiotemporal wind field prediction based on physics-informed deep learning and LIDAR measurements. Applied Energy, 288 . 116641. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116641

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Deep neural learning based distributed predictive control for offshore wind farm using high fidelity LES data. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68 (4). pp. 3251-3261. doi:10.1109/TIE.2020.2979560

Tong, Xin and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Vibration and power regulation control of a floating wind turbine with hydrostatic transmission. Renewable Energy, 167 . pp. 899-906. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.009

Chen, Kaixuan, Qiu, Yiwei, Lin, Jin, Liu, Feng, Zhao, Xiaowei and Song, Yonghua (2021) Wake‐effect aware optimal online control of wind farms : an explicit solution. IET Renewable Power Generation, 15 (4). pp. 877-888. doi:10.1049/rpg2.12078

Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Machine-learning-based surrogate modeling of aerodynamic flow around distributed structures. AIAA Journal, 59 (3). pp. 868-879. doi:10.2514/1.J059877

Li, Juan, Wang, Yinan, Graham, Michael and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Evaluating unsteady fluid dynamic forces in viscous flows from the vorticity field. AIAA Journal, 59 (1). pp. 1-12. doi:10.2514/1.J059575

Dong, Hongyang and Zhao, Xiaowei (2021) Composite experience replay based deep reinforcement learning with application in wind farm control. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology . doi:10.1109/TCST.2021.3102476 (In Press)

Dong, Hongyang, Zhao, Xiaowei, Hu, Qinglei, Yang, Haoyang and Qi, Pengyuan (2021) Learning-based attitude tracking control with high-performance parameter estimation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems . doi:10.1109/TAES.2021.3130537 (In Press)

2020

Zhang, Yangming, Zhao, Xiaowei and Wei, Xing (2020) Robust structural control of an underactuated floating wind turbine. Wind Energy, 23 (12). pp. 2166-2185. doi:10.1002/we.2550

Zhang, Jincheng, Zhao, Xiaowei and Wei, Xing (2020) Reinforcement learning-based structural control of floating wind turbines. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems . pp. 1-11. doi:10.1109/TSMC.2020.3032622

Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) A novel dynamic wind farm wake model based on deep learning. Applied Energy, 277 . 115552. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115552

Li, Juan, Zhao, Xiaowei and Graham, Michael (2020) Vortex force maps for three-dimensional unsteady flows with application to a delta wing. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 900 . A36. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.515

Dong, Hongyang, Edrah, Mohamed, Zhao, Xiaowei, Collu, Maurizio, Xu, Xue, Abhinav, K A and Lin, Zi (2020) Model-free semi-active structural control of floating wind turbines. In: 2020 Chinese Automation Congress (CAC), Shanghai, China, 6-8 Nov 2020 ISBN 9781728176871. ISSN 2688-0938. doi:10.1109/CAC51589.2020.9327083

Lin, Shuyue, Zhao, Xiaowei and Tong, Xin (2020) Feasibility studies of a converter-free grid-connected offshore hydrostatic wind turbine. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 11 (4). pp. 2494-2503. doi:10.1109/TSTE.2019.2963628

Wei, Xing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) Vibration suppression of a floating hydrostatic wind turbine model using bidirectional tuned liquid column mass damper. Wind Energy, 23 (10). pp. 1887-1904. doi:10.1002/we.2524

Yin, Xiuxing , Zhao, Xiaowei, Lin, Jin and Karcanias, Aris (2020) Reliability aware multi-objective predictive control for wind farm based on machine learning and heuristic optimizations. Energy, 202 . 117739. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.117739

Edrah, Mohamed, Zhao, Xiaowei, Hung, William, Qi, Pengyuan, Marshall, Benjamin, Karcanias, Aris and Baloch, Shurooque (2020) Effects of POD control on a DFIG wind turbine structural system. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 35 (2). pp. 765-774. doi:10.1109/TEC.2020.2966181

Li, Juan, Wang, Yinan, Graham, Michael and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) Vortex moment map for unsteady incompressible viscous flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 891 . A13. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.145

Zhang, Jincheng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) Quantification of parameter uncertainty in wind farm wake modeling. Energy, 196 . 117065. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.117065

Lin, Shuyue, Qi, Pengyuan and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) Power generation control of a hydrostatic wind turbine implemented by model-free adaptive control scheme. Wind Energy, 23 (4). pp. 849-863. doi:10.1002/we.2437

Qi, Pengyuan and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) Flight control for very flexible aircraft using model-free adaptive control. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 43 (3). pp. 608-619. doi:10.2514/1.G004761

Khosravi, A., Malekan, M., Pabon, J. J. G., Zhao, Xiaowei and Assad, M. E. H. (2020) Design parameter modelling of solar power tower system using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system optimized with a combination of genetic algorithm and teaching learning-based optimization algorithm. Journal of Cleaner Production, 244 . 118904. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118904

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2020) Sensor-less maximum power extraction control of a hydrostatic tidal turbine based on adaptive extreme learning machine. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 11 (1). pp. 426-435. doi:10.1109/TSTE.2019.2894064

Zhang, Jincheng, Zhao, Xiaowei and Wei, Xing (2020) Data-driven structural control of monopile wind turbine towers based on machine learning. In: The 21st IFAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany, 12-17 Jul 2020. Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, 53 (2). pp. 7466-7471. ISSN 2405-8963. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.1299

2019

Qiang, W., Voss, Christopher and Zhao, Xiaowei (2019) Deployment strategies for service innovation. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 66 (4). pp. 514-528. doi:10.1109/TEM.2018.2850452

Wei, Xing, Ng, Bing Feng and Zhao, Xiaowei (2019) Aeroelastic load control of large and flexible wind turbines through mechanically driven flaps. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 356 (14). pp. 7810-7835. doi:10.1016/j.jfranklin.2019.02.030

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2019) ADV preview based nonlinear predictive control for maximizing power generation of a tidal turbine with hydrostatic transmission. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion . doi:10.1109/TEC.2019.2938062

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2019) Big data driven multi-objective predictions for offshore wind farm based on machine learning algorithms. Energy, 186 . 115704. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2019.07.034

Khosravi, A., Syri, S., Zhao, X. and Assad, M.E.H. (2019) An artificial intelligence approach for thermodynamic modeling of geothermal based-organic Rankine cycle equipped with solar system. Geothermics, 80 . pp. 138-154. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2019.03.003

Yin, Xiuxing and Zhao, Xiaowei (2019) Composite hierarchical pitch angle control for a tidal turbine based on the uncertainty and disturbance estimator. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics . pp. 1-11. doi:10.1109/TIE.2019.2896261

Yin, Xiuxing , Tong, Xin, Zhao, Xiaowei and Karcanias, Aris (2019) Maximum power generation control of a hybrid wind turbine transmission system based on H∞ loop-shaping approach. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy . p. 1. doi:10.1109/TSTE.2019.2897549

Qi, Pengyuan, Zhao, Xiaowei and Palacios, Rafael (2019) Autonomous landing control of highly flexible aircraft based on Lidar preview in the presence of wind turbulence. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems . p. 1. doi:10.1109/TAES.2019.2892639

2018

Qi, Pengyuan, Zhao, Xiaowei, Wang, Yinan, Palacios, Rafael and Wynn, Andrew (2018) Aeroelastic and trajectory control of high altitude long endurance aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 54 (6). pp. 2992-3003. doi:10.1109/TAES.2018.2836598

Zhao, Xiaowei and Weiss, George (2018) Strong stability of a coupled system composed of impedance-passive linear systems which may both have imaginary eigenvalues. In: Conference. on Decision and Control - CDC2018, Miami, USA pp. 521-526. doi:10.1109/CDC.2018.8619326

Tong, Xin and Zhao, Xiaowei (2018) Power generation control of a monopile hydrostatic wind turbine using an H∞ loop-shaping torque controller and an LPV pitch controller. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 26 (6). 2165 -2172. doi:10.1109/TCST.2017.2749562

Yin, Xiuxing , Zhang, Wencan and Zhao, Xiaowei (2018) Current status and future prospects of continuously variable speed wind turbines: A systematic review. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 120 . pp. 326-340. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.05.063

Malekan, Mohammad, Khosravi, Ali and Zhao, Xiaowei (2018) The influence of magnetic field on heat transfer of magnetic nanofluid in a double pipe heat exchanger proposed in a small-scale CAES system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 146 . pp. 146-159. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.09.117

Wei, Xing, Zhao, Xiaowei and Feng Ng, Bing (2018) Aeroelastic Load Control Through the Use of a Mechanically Driven Flap. In: 2018 UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL), Sheffield, England pp. 211-216. doi:10.1109/CONTROL.2018.8516896

Tong, Xin, Zhao, Xiaowei and Karcanias, Aris (2018) Passive vibration control of an offshore floating hydrostatic wind turbine model. Wind Energy, 21 (9). pp. 697-714. doi:10.1002/we.2188

Tong, Xin and Zhao, Xiaowei (2018) Passive vibration control of the SCOLE beam system. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 25 (8). e2204. doi:10.1002/stc.2204

Lin, Shuyue, Tong, Xin, Zhao, Xiaowei and Weiss, George (2018) Application of a Parallel Virtual Infinite Capacitor to DC-link Voltage Filtering for a Doubly Fed Induction Wind Generator. In: IEEE 18th Int. Conf. on Environment and Electrical Engineering, Palermo, Italy, 12-15 June 2018. Published in: IEEE 18th Int. Conf. on Environment and Electrical Engineering pp. 1-6. ISBN 9781538651872 . doi:10.1109/EEEIC.2018.8493689

Qi, Pengyuan, Zhao, Xiaowei, Wang, Yinan, Palacios, Rafael and Wynn, Andrew (2018) Automatic Landing Control of a Very Flexible Flying Wing. In: 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC) , Milwaukee, WI, USA , 27-29 June 2018. Published in: 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC) pp. 2599-2604. ISBN 9781538654293 . doi:10.23919/acc.2018.8431539

2017

Zhao, Xiaowei and Weiss, George (2017) Stability properties of coupled impedance passive LTI systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 62 (11). 5769 -5779. doi:10.1109/TAC.2017.2694558

Tong, Xin, Zhao, Xiaowei and Zhao, Shi (2017) Load reduction of a monopile wind turbine tower using optimal tuned mass dampers. International Journal of Control, 90 (7). pp. 1283-1298. doi:10.1080/00207179.2015.1124143

2016

Gouder, K., Zhao, X., Limebeer, D. J. N. and Graham, J. M. R. (2016) Experimental aerodynamic control of a long-span suspension bridge section using leading- and trailing-edge control surfaces. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 24 (4). pp. 1441-1453. doi:10.1109/TCST.2015.2501346

Zhao, X., Gouder, K., Graham, J. M. R. and Limebeer, D. J. N. (2016) Buffet loading, dynamic response and aerodynamic control of a suspension bridge in a turbulent wind. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 62 . pp. 384-412. doi:10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2016.01.013

2014

Zhao, Xiaowei and Weiss, George (2014) Strong stabilization of a wind turbine tower model in the plane of the turbine blades. International Journal of Control, 87 (10). pp. 2027-2034. doi:10.1080/00207179.2014.897759