Dr Carlos Fernandez's Outputs (304)

A novel practical state of charge estimation method: an adaptive improved ampere‐hour method based on composite correction factor. (2020)
Journal Article
XIONG, X., WANG, S.-L., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C.-M., ZOU, C.-Y. and JIANG, C. 2020. A novel practical state of charge estimation method: an adaptive improved ampere-hour method based on composite correction factor. International journal of energy research [online], 44(4), pages 11385-11404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5758

The research of the real-time state of charge (SOC) estimation method for lithium-ion battery is developing towards the trend of model diversification and algorithm complexity. However, due to the limitation of computing ability in the actual battery... Read More about A novel practical state of charge estimation method: an adaptive improved ampere‐hour method based on composite correction factor..

A novel battery state of charge estimation based on the joint unscented Kalman filter and support vector machine algorithms. (2020)
Journal Article
XIE, F., WANG, S., XIE, Y., FERNANDEZB, C., LI, X. and ZOU, C. 2020. A novel battery state of charge estimation based on the joint unscented Kalman filter and support vector machine algorithms. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 15(8), pages 7935-7953. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.08.83

With the development of new energy sources becoming the mainstream of energy development strategies, the role of electric vehicle-powered lithium-ion batteries in the field of automobile transportation is becoming more and more obvious. An efficient... Read More about A novel battery state of charge estimation based on the joint unscented Kalman filter and support vector machine algorithms..

Adaptive iterative working state prediction based on the double unscented transformation and dynamic functioning for unmanned aerial vehicle lithium-ion batteries (2020)
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SHI, H., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C., LI, X. and ZOU, C. 2020. Adaptive iterative working state prediction based on the double unscented transformation and dynamic functioning for unmanned aerial vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Measurement and control [online], 53(9-10), pages 1760-1773. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020294020923057

In lithium-ion batteries, the accuracy of estimation of the state of charge is a core parameter which will determine the power control accuracy and management reliability of the energy storage systems. When using unscented Kalman filtering to estimat... Read More about Adaptive iterative working state prediction based on the double unscented transformation and dynamic functioning for unmanned aerial vehicle lithium-ion batteries.

A novel charged state prediction method of the lithium ion battery packs based on the composite equivalent modeling and improved splice Kalman filtering algorithm. (2020)
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WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C., FAN, Y., CAO, W. and STROE, D.-I. 2020. A novel charged state prediction method of the lithium ion battery packs based on the composite equivalent modeling and improved splice Kalman filtering algorithm. Journal of power sources [online], 471, article ID 228450. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228450

As the unscented Kalman filtering algorithm is sensitive to the battery model and susceptible to the uncertain noise interference, an improved iterate calculation method is proposed to improve the charged state prediction accuracy of the lithium ion... Read More about A novel charged state prediction method of the lithium ion battery packs based on the composite equivalent modeling and improved splice Kalman filtering algorithm..

Electrochemical determination of gallic acid in food matrices using novel materials. (2020)
Thesis
CHIKERE, C.O. 2020. Electrochemical determination of gallic acid in food matrices using novel materials. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Gallic acid (GA), as an endogenous polyphenol, has shown many different important properties that have influenced its use in the food and pharmaceutical industry. These properties include its antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-tumor, anti-HIV and anti-ul... Read More about Electrochemical determination of gallic acid in food matrices using novel materials..

Associations between IGF1, IGFBP2 and TGFß3 genes polymorphisms and growth performance of broiler chicken lines. (2020)
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HOSNEDLOVA, B., VERNEROVA, K., KIZEK, R., BOZZI, R., KADLEC, J., CURN, V., KOUBA, F., FERNANDEZ, C., MACHANDER, V. and HORNA, H. 2020. Associations between IGF1, IGFBP2 and TGFß3 genes polymorphisms and growth performance of broiler chicken lines. Animals [online], 10(5), article ID 800. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050800

Marker-assisted selection based on fast and accurate molecular analysis of individual genes is considered an acceptable tool in the speed-up of the genetic improvement of production performance in chickens. The objective of this study was to detect t... Read More about Associations between IGF1, IGFBP2 and TGFß3 genes polymorphisms and growth performance of broiler chicken lines..

Study of physico-chemical changes of CdTe QDs after their exposure to environmental conditions. (2020)
Journal Article
HOSNEDLOVA, B., VSETICKOVA, M., STANKOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., OFOMAJA, A., FERNANDEZ, C., KEPINSKA, M., BARON, M., NGOC, B.D., NGUYEN, H.V., THU, H.P.T., SOCHOR, J. and KIZEK, R. 2020. Study of physico-chemical changes of CdTe QDs after their exposure to environmental conditions. Nanomaterials [online], 10(5), article ID 865. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10050865

The irradiance of ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a physical parameter that significantly influences biological molecules by affecting their molecular structure. The influence of UV radiation on nanoparticles has not been investigated much. In this wor... Read More about Study of physico-chemical changes of CdTe QDs after their exposure to environmental conditions..

An accurate time constant parameter determination method for the varying condition equivalent circuit model of lithium batteries. (2020)
Journal Article
ZHANG, L., WANG, S., STROE, D.-I., ZOU, C., FERNANDEZ, C. and YU, C. 2020. An accurate time constant parameter determination method for the varying condition equivalent circuit model of lithium batteries. Energies [online], 13(8), article ID 2057. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13082057

An accurate estimation of the state of charge for lithium battery depends on an accurate identification of the battery model parameters. In order to identify the polarization resistance and polarization capacitance in a Thevenin equivalent circuit mo... Read More about An accurate time constant parameter determination method for the varying condition equivalent circuit model of lithium batteries..

Heterojunction-composited architecture for Li–O2 batteries with low overpotential and long-term cyclability. (2020)
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GE, B., WANG, J., SUN, Y., GUO, J., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2020. Heterojunction-composited architecture for Li–O2 batteries with low overpotential and long-term cyclability. ACS applied energy materials [online], 3(4), pages 3789-3797. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c00203

The crucial issue among lithium−oxygen batteries (LOBs) lies in the development of highly efficient catalysts to improve their large discharge−charge polarization, poor rate capability, and short cycle life. Herein, a composite of three-dimensional h... Read More about Heterojunction-composited architecture for Li–O2 batteries with low overpotential and long-term cyclability..

Coherent interface strengthening of ultrahigh pressure heat-treated Mg-Li-Y alloys. (2020)
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ZHANG, S., SUN, Y., WU, R., WANG, X., CHEN, X.-B., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2020. Coherent interface strengthening of ultrahigh pressure heat-treated Mg-Li-Y alloys. Journal of materials science and technology [online], 51, pages 79-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2020.02.039

Achieving good strength-ductility of Mg alloys has always been a crucial issue for the widespread applications of Mg-based structural materials. Herein, an unexpected double-stage strengthening phenomenon was discovered in Mg-8Li-1Y(wt.%) alloys thro... Read More about Coherent interface strengthening of ultrahigh pressure heat-treated Mg-Li-Y alloys..

Interaction between amorphous zirconia nanoparticles and graphite: electrochemical applications for gallic acid sensing using carbon paste electrodes in wine. (2020)
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CHIKERE, C.O., FAISAL, N.H., KONG THOO LIN, P. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2020. Interaction between amorphous zirconia nanoparticles and graphite: electrochemical applications for gallic acid sensing using carbon paste electrodes in wine. Nanomaterials [online], 10(3), article ID 537. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030537

Amorphous zirconium oxide nanoparticles (ZrO2) have been used for the first time, to modify carbon paste electrode (CPE) and used as a sensor for the electrochemical determination of gallic acid (GA). The voltammetric results of the ZrO2 nanoparticle... Read More about Interaction between amorphous zirconia nanoparticles and graphite: electrochemical applications for gallic acid sensing using carbon paste electrodes in wine..

Hierarchical porous MXene/amino carbon nanotubes-based molecular imprinting sensor for highly sensitive and selective sensing of fisetin. (2020)
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MA, X., TU, X., GAO, F., XIE, Y., HUANG, X., FERNANDEZ, C., QU, F., LIU, G., LU, L. and YU, Y. 2020. Hierarchical porous MXene/amino carbon nanotubes-based molecular imprinting sensor for highly sensitive and selective sensing of fisetin. Sensors and actuators B: chemical [online], 309, article ID 127815. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.127815

In this work, a highly selective and sensitive electrochemical sensor based on hierarchical porous MXene/amino carbon nanotubes (MXene/NH2-CNTs) composite and molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was developed for fisetin detection. The porous MXene/N... Read More about Hierarchical porous MXene/amino carbon nanotubes-based molecular imprinting sensor for highly sensitive and selective sensing of fisetin..

A novel safety assurance method based on the compound equivalent modeling and iterate reduce particle‐adaptive Kalman filtering for the unmanned aerial vehicle lithium ion batteries. (2020)
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WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., FAN, Y., FENG, J., YU, C., HUANG, K. and XIE, W. 2020. A novel safety assurance method based on the compound equivalent modeling and iterate reduce particle-adaptive Kalman filtering for the unmanned aerial vehicle lithium ion batteries. Energy science and engineering [online], 8(5), pages 1484-1500. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.606

The safety assurance is very important for the unmanned aerial vehicle lithium ion batteries, in which the state of charge estimation is the basis of its energy management and safety protection. A new equivalent modeling method is proposed for the ma... Read More about A novel safety assurance method based on the compound equivalent modeling and iterate reduce particle‐adaptive Kalman filtering for the unmanned aerial vehicle lithium ion batteries..

A novel energy management strategy for the ternary lithium batteries based on the dynamic equivalent circuit modeling and differential Kalman filtering under time-varying conditions. (2020)
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WANG, S., STROE, D.-I., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C., ZOU, C. and LI, X. 2020. A novel energy management strategy for the ternary lithium batteries based on the dynamic equivalent circuit modeling and differential Kalman filtering under time-varying conditions. Journal of power sources [online], 450, article ID 227652. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227652

The dynamic model of the ternary lithium battery is a time-varying nonlinear system due to the polarization and diffusion effects inside the battery in its charge-discharge process. Based on the comprehensive analysis of the energy management methods... Read More about A novel energy management strategy for the ternary lithium batteries based on the dynamic equivalent circuit modeling and differential Kalman filtering under time-varying conditions..

Biophysical analysis of silver nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis and their use for 3D printing of antibacterial material for health care. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SEHNAL, K., GARGULAK, M., OFOMAJA, A.E., STANKOVA, M., HOSNEDLOVA, B., FERNANDEZ, C., DOCEKALOVA, M., SOCHOR, J., KEPINSKA, M., TOTHOVA, Z., BACH, D.N., KIZEK, R., UHLIROVA, D. and NGUYEN, H.V. 2019. Biophysical analysis of silver nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis and their use for 3D printing of antibacterial material for health care. In Proceedings of the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International sensors and nanotechnology conference (SENSORS AND NANO 2019), 24-25July 2019, Penang, Malysia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 8940081. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019.8940081

The resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics is growing steadily. The development of new antibacterial agents is highly topical. Metal nanoparticles have shown significant antibacterial activity similar to the plant/animal materials used in tradit... Read More about Biophysical analysis of silver nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis and their use for 3D printing of antibacterial material for health care..

3D-printed CdTe QDs-based sensor for sensitive electrochemical detection of viral particles. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
GARGULAK, M., DOCEKALOVA, M., KEPINSKA, M., SEHNAL, K., OFOMAJA, A.E., MILNEROWICZ, H., HOSNEDLOVA, B., STANKOVA, M., FERNANDEZ, C., HOAI, N.V., UHLIROVA, D., VASICKOVA, P. and KIZEK, R. 2019. 3D-printed CdTe QDs-based sensor for sensitive electrochemical detection of viral particles. In Proceedings of the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International sensors and nanotechnology conference (SENSORS AND NANO 2019), 24-25July 2019, Penang, Malysia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 8940069. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019.8940069

Preventing the spread of dangerous viral diseases such as flu, Ebola or HIV requires rapid and effective diagnostic approaches to detect these diseases at an early stage. Quantum dots (QDs) are nanocrystals that exhibit a variety of unique properties... Read More about 3D-printed CdTe QDs-based sensor for sensitive electrochemical detection of viral particles..

Phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) prepared by green synthesis using sage leaves (Salvia officinalis). (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
GARGULAK, M., HOSNEDLOVA, B., KEPINSKA, M., STROFOVA, N., DOCEKALOVA, M., MILNEROWICZ, H., SEHNAL, K., OFOMAJA, A.E., FERNANDEZ, C., SOCHOR, J. and KIZEK, R. 2019. Phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) prepared by green synthesis using sage leaves (Salvia officinalis). In Proceedings of the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International sensors and nanotechnology conference (SENSORS AND NANO 2019), 24-25July 2019, Penang, Malysia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 8940063. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019.8940063

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely investigated with regard to their physical, chemical, but also biological properties. Antibacterial and antitumor properties of AgNPs have been intensively studied. In addition, the synthesis using a green appr... Read More about Phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) prepared by green synthesis using sage leaves (Salvia officinalis)..

The development of an electrochemical sensing device for controlled drugs. (2019)
Thesis
WADDELL, S.A. 2019. The development of an electrochemical sensing device for controlled drugs. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1677791

Forensic chemists can be faced with a wide array of substances to test when attending clandestine drug manufacture crime scenes. Whilst many techniques exist at their disposal - such as chemical colour test reagents and immunoassays - these methods a... Read More about The development of an electrochemical sensing device for controlled drugs..

A novel weight coefficient calculation method for the real‐time state monitoring of the lithium‐ion battery packs under the complex current variation working conditions. (2019)
Journal Article
WANG, S.-L., FERNANDEZ, C. XIE, Z.-W., LI, X.-X., ZOU, C.-Y. and LI, Q. 2019. A novel weight coefficient calculation method for the real‐time state monitoring of the lithium‐ion battery packs under the complex current variation working conditions. Energy science and engineering [online], 7(6), pages 3038-3057. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.478

A novel real-time state monitoring method is proposed to realize the real-time energy management of the lithium-ion battery packs, which is conducted in the iterative computational calculation process by introducing an improved weighting factor-unsce... Read More about A novel weight coefficient calculation method for the real‐time state monitoring of the lithium‐ion battery packs under the complex current variation working conditions..

Development of a thiophene derivative modified LDH coating for Mg alloy corrosion protection. (2019)
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LI, L.-X., XIE, Z.-H., FERNANDEZ, C., WU, L., CHENG, D., JIANG, X.-H. and ZHONG, C.-J. 2020. Development of a thiophene derivative modified LDH coating for Mg alloy corrosion protection. Electrochimica acta [online], 330, article ID 135186. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135186

A new thiophene derivative corrosion inhibitor (CI) was developed to functionalize the layered double hydroxide (LDH) primer on Mg alloy to enhance corrosion protection. Compared with bare LDH coating, the composite coatings consisting of a MgAl-LDH... Read More about Development of a thiophene derivative modified LDH coating for Mg alloy corrosion protection..