This project is aiming at the development of flywheel-based energy storage platform as integrated with power grid substation that will ensure sustainable and safe operation during normal and emergency conditions. It provides reduced operational costs with reduced GHG emissions in energy infrastructures. The design of a resilient energy storage platform is developed to be integrated […]

Recent studies have called into question the Linear No Threshold (LNT) model of radiation protection, which predicts a linear increase in cancer risk with low-dose radiation exposure. However, current experimental evidence suggests that low-dose radiation (LDR,

Recent studies have called into question the Linear No Threshold (LNT) model of radiation protection, which predicts a linear increase in cancer risk with low-dose radiation exposure. However, current experimental evidence suggests that low-dose radiation (LDR,

This study focus on the understanding of radiation-induced embrittlement in CANDU reactor spacer material, Inconel X-750. The helium pre-implantation following by proton irradiation will be employed as a surrogate for neutron irradiation to simulate the radiation damage on the microstructure of Inconel X-750. Micro-tensile test on irradiation X-750 material will be carried out to evaluate […]

PbS CQDs solar cells have limitations of improving the efficiency due to low open-circuit voltage (Voc) and low absorbance between 600 nm and 900 nm. To solve these problems, PbS CQDs-polymer hybrid tandem solar cell was developed by introducing a low band-gap polymeric photo-active layer, exhibiting high absorbance in the region of 600 nm to […]

Metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) are discrete molecular capsules formed by coordination of metal ion and organic linkers. They possess a nanoscale cavity which can have potential applications in gas storage, separations, drug delivery or sensing. To enhance their usage for practical purposes, these materials need to be translated into membranes. MOP-polymer composites where MOPs are blended […]

Ecobee is a home automation company that makes thermostats for residential and commercial use. Smart lights are the second-most desired home automation devices after thermostats, but being able to remotely control the lights is only a small part of the vision. ecobee light switches have embedded microphones, a speaker, and far-field voice technology that allows […]

Electric power is almost entirely transmitted through polymer insulated cables or wires in every home, factory, plant or apparatus. If the temperature of a cable increases, it would be an indication that some accidents or malfunctions such as inflow of excess electric current occur in the cable. The generated heat, indeed, degrades the polymer insulations […]

Smart home devices with artificial intelligence (machine learning and deep learning) will change our lifestyles in the near future. The objective of this project is to develop an artificial agent, which will power the smart light switches produced by ecobee. The artificial agent, a machine learning program, will use the data collected by the sensors […]

Afin de gérer les réservoirs hydroélectriques, des modèles hydrologiques sont utilisés pour estimer les divers apports et sorties d’eau. Ces modèles comprennent typiquement une estimation empirique de l’évapotranspiration qui est la même pour l’ensemble du territoire. Or, les conditions régissant l’évaporation au-dessus d’un plan d’eau diffèrent de celles en milieu terrestre. De plus, les modèles […]

Power Line Communication uses the existing infrastructure of electrical power lines for high frequency data transmission. The availability of such power line communication modems across the grid, which are typically used for enabling smart-grid connectivity, also gives us the opportunity to extract insight into the nature of the grid. This includes investigating the health of […]

This project aims at applying the technique of Model Predictive Control (MPC) to control the thermostatic loads in HVAC systems in the context of smart buildings. The main objective of this project is to verify the capability of MPC-base control schemes developed in academic research projects with a real system operated by Fusion in terms […]