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This work highlights the fundamental mechanisms and historical perspective for military PV technology applications and addresses the operational considerations for effectively deploying PV technology. PV materials, structures and architectures have matured into competitive and readily available energy technologies based on their levelized cost of energy (LCOE). However, enhancing warfighting capabilities requires attention to systems considerations […]

“U.S. Army Research Laboratories and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory have developed a new draft standard called Tactical Microgrid Standard (TMS). Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) was hired to validate the specification by building a prototype TMS microgrid system. SEL teams blended proven powerMAX® control and protection methods with the TMS standard, […]

“Cyber-Physical Systems of mission-critical infrastructure are susceptible to cyber-attacks, such as ransomware attacks Dependency on vulnerable Information Technology (IT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) of cyber-physical systems equates to an increased risk of threat exposure to a cyber-attack.” Cyber-physical systems relate to mission-critical infrastructure systems affecting the physical environment, such as power, water, wastewater, safety […]

“Structural batteries, i.e. those that can perform two functions at the same time – to store charge and to carry structural load, are known to effectively reduce total system weight [1,2]. This is a universal design improvement for all the devices that have potteries regardless of their size- from electric vehicles [3-8] to airplanes and […]

From passport issuing authorities and border protection to law enforcement, security officials around the world make identity judgements about members of the public based on photo-ID every day. Crucially, research tells us that this is a difficult and error-prone task [1-3]. In this article, we will detail some of the most up-to-date research on issues […]