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In this paper, the Generalized Kharitonov Theorem for quasi-polynomials is exploited for the purpose of synthesizing a robust controller. The aim here is to develop a controller to simultaneously stabilize a given interval plant family with unknowing and bounded time delay. Using a constructive procedure based on Hermite–Biehler theorem, we obtain all PI gains that stabilize an uncertain first-order delay system. An application example is presented for the temperature control of a heated air stream, process trainer PT326.

A complete characterization of the stability boundary of a class of nonlinear dynamical systems that admit energy functions is developed in this paper. This characterization generalizes the existing results by allowing the type-zero saddle-node nonhyperbolic equilibrium points on the stability boundary. Conceptual algorithms to obtain optimal estimates of the stability region (basin of attraction) in the form of level sets of a given family of energy functions are derived. The behavior of the stability region and the corresponding estimates are investigated for parameter variation in the neighborhood of a type-zero saddle-node bifurcation value.

A complete characterization of the boundary of the stability region (or area of attraction) of nonlinear autonomous dynamical systems is developed admitting the existence of a particular type of nonhyperbolic equilibrium point on the stability boundary, the supercritical Hopf equilibrium point. Under a condition of transversality, it is shown that the stability boundary is comprised of all stable manifolds of the hyperbolic equilibrium points lying on the stability boundary union with the center-stable and\or center manifolds of the type-k, k ≥ 1, supercritical Hopf equilibrium points on the stability boundary.

This paper analyzes the convergence properties and convergence region of a class of trajectory-based power flow methods. The convergence region of the trajectory-based method is a connected set and possesses the near-by property. The convergence region of Newton method and trajectory-based method in solving power flow problems are numerically investigated. Since the convergence region of trajectory-based method corresponds to the stability region of the nonlinear dynamic system, the stability regions of two dynamic systems are computed. The numerical results indicate that the stability region of the dynamic system possesses better geometry features than the convergence region of Newton method. These properties make the trajectory-based power flow method robust, especially on heavy loading conditions.

Electric energy routers (EERs) can effectively deal with the energy management issues caused by the access of multi-sources and multi-loads. Different from the energy transmission form in the existing series architecture EER (SA-EER) for low-voltage distribution networks, a new series-parallel architecture EER (SPA-EER) has the advantages of high-power transmission capability and reactive power flexible operation. However, if controller parameters change beyond their critical stability boundaries, SPA-EER will produce slow- and fast-scale bifurcation behaviors, which are manifested as low- and high-frequency oscillations of port voltages or port currents in varying degrees. To avoid the system instability caused by controller parameter changes, how to discriminate the stability regions of controller parameters for SPA-EER is a key research content in this paper. To this end, the stroboscopic mapping discrete model of SPA-EER system is first established, and system bifurcation behaviors are analyzed based on bifurcation theory. Furthermore, the critical stability boundaries of controller parameters are discriminated by using Jacobian matrix, root locus and bifurcation diagram. After that, a time delay feedback control (TDFC) is employed to suppress system bifurcation behaviors. Finally, the correctness of bifurcation analysis and the effectiveness of TDFC are verified by a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) experimental platform.

This paper presents an improved generalized procedure for dealing with the stability of thin-walled beams under combined symmetric loads based on the energy method. The differential equations for the case of complex loading conditions were developed using an axis transformation matrix. The work caused by external loads was related to the work of internal forces to simplify the computational procedure. The thin-walled beam subjected to axial force $F$, bending moment $M$ at both ends, and concentrated load $P$ at midspan was studied. The case of a concentrated load $P$ replaced by a distributed load $q$ over partial beam length was also examined. The stability region boundary of the beam was derived by two approaches: one was to estimate an approximate angle of twist prior to determination of the deflection and the other was to do it in the reverse way. Numerical results reveal that the first approach yields less error than the second; however, the outcome obtained by the former was more cumbersome than the latter. Above all, both approaches provided feasible results and are useful for further applications dealing with the stability analysis of thin-walled beams.