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Overview

Robert S. Balog is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on Engineering, with a specific emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. The work also covers areas related to Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Water Science and Technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques
  • Power Line Communications and Noise
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Aaqib Peerzada
  • Wesam Rohouma
  • Miroslav M. Begovic
  • Morcos Metry
  • László B. Kish

Their work has been published in various venues, with notable contributions to:

  • IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Fluctuation and Noise Letters
  • IEEE Sensors Journal

Selected recent papers by Robert S. Balog include:

  • Technologies Driving the Shift to Smart Farming: A Review, 2022, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • An Adaptive Model Predictive Controller for Current Sensorless MPPT in PV Systems, 2020, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • Dynamic thermal modelling of PV performance and effect of heat capacity on the module temperature, 2020, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
  • Adaptive Model Predictive Controller to Reduce Switching Losses for a Capacitor-Less D-STATCOM, 2020, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • Analysis of the Capacitor-Less D-STATCOM for Voltage Profile Improvement in Distribution Network With High PV Penetration, 2022, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics

Best Publications

  • Minimum Energy and Capacitance Requirements for Single-Phase Inverters and Rectifiers Using a Ripple Port

    P. T. Krein;R. S. Balog;M. Mirjafari

  • Control and Circuit Techniques to Mitigate Partial Shading Effects in Photovoltaic Arrays

    A. Bidram;A. Davoudi;R. S. Balog

  • Time series forecasting of solar power generation for large-scale photovoltaic plants

    Hussein Sharadga;Shima Hajimirza;Robert S. Balog

  • Multi-Objective Optimization and Design of Photovoltaic-Wind Hybrid System for Community Smart DC Microgrid

    Mohammad B. Shadmand;Robert S. Balog

  • Cost-Effective Hundred-Year Life for Single-Phase Inverters and Rectifiers in Solar and LED Lighting Applications Based on Minimum Capacitance Requirements and a Ripple Power Port

    Philip T. Krein;Robert S. Balog

  • Reliability of Candidate Photovoltaic Module-Integrated-Inverter (PV-MII) Topologies—A Usage Model Approach

    S. Harb;R. S. Balog

  • Model Predictive Control of PV Sources in a Smart DC Distribution System: Maximum Power Point Tracking and Droop Control

    Mohammad B. Shadmand;Robert S. Balog;Haitham Abu-Rub

  • Apparatus for converting direct current to alternating current using multiple converters

    Patrick L. Chapman;Brian T. Kuhn;Robert S. Balog;Jonathan W. Kimball

  • Model Predictive Control of a Voltage-Source Inverter With Seamless Transition Between Islanded and Grid-Connected Operations

    Xiao Li;Haiyu Zhang;Mohammad B. Shadmand;Robert S. Balog

  • Multilevel Medium-Frequency Link Inverter for Utility Scale Photovoltaic Integration

    Somasundaram Essakiappan;Harish S. Krishnamoorthy;Prasad Enjeti;Robert S. Balog

  • The Load as an Energy Asset in a Distributed DC SmartGrid Architecture

    R. S. Balog;W. W. Weaver;P. T. Krein

  • MPPT of Photovoltaic Systems Using Sensorless Current-Based Model Predictive Control

    Morcos Metry;Mohammad B. Shadmand;Robert S. Balog;Haitham Abu-Rub

  • Lighting control system for different load types

    Siddharth Prakash Sinha;Robert S. Balog

  • Arc Fault and Flash Signal Analysis in DC Distribution Systems Using Wavelet Transformation

    Zhan Wang;Robert S. Balog

  • High-frequency link inverter for fuel cells based on multiple-carrier PWM

    P.T. Krein;R.S. Balog;Xin Geng

  • Bus Selection in Multibus DC Microgrids

    R S Balog;P T Krein

  • Power inverter docking system for photovoltaic modules

    Marco A. Marroquin;Stephen P. Wurmlinger;Thomas Paul Parker;Robert S. Balog

  • A System Design Approach for Unattended Solar Energy Harvesting Supply

    J.W. Kimball;B.T. Kuhn;R.S. Balog

  • Microinverter and string inverter grid-connected photovoltaic system — A comprehensive study

    Souhib Harb;Mohit Kedia;Haiyu Zhang;Robert S. Balog

  • Ripple-Port Module-Integrated Inverter for Grid-Connected PV Applications

    Souhib Harb;Mehran Mirjafari;Robert S. Balog

Frequent Co-Authors

Haitham Abu-Rub
Haitham Abu-Rub Hamad bin Khalifa University
Philip T. Krein
Philip T. Krein University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Baoming Ge
Baoming Ge Michigan State University
Prasad Enjeti
Prasad Enjeti Texas A&M University
Jonathan W. Kimball
Jonathan W. Kimball Missouri University of Science and Technology
Miroslav Begovic
Miroslav Begovic Texas A&M University
Ali Davoudi
Ali Davoudi The University of Texas at Arlington
Shehab Ahmed
Shehab Ahmed King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Patrick L. Chapman
Patrick L. Chapman Redwood Materials
Laszlo B. Kish
Laszlo B. Kish Texas A&M University

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